Day: October 3, 2021

Indonesia Officially Launches Electronic Stamps

Indonesia’s Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, officially launched an electronic seal with a nominal value of 10,000 rupiahs (0.70 U.S. dollars) per stamp, which can give legal certainty to electronic documents. According to the minister, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the application of digital technology, including in transactions using no

Head of Undip Social Anthropology Study Program Elected as Chair of the Indonesian Anthropology Association (AAI) for the Central Java Regional Committee for the 2021-2026 Period

The purpose of the Regional Deliberation of the Indonesian Anthropology Association (AAI) is to discuss policy lines and work programs as well as the management of AAI for Central Java Regional Management (Pengda) for the period 2021-2026. The Musda mechanism is guided by the Musda implementation guide issued by the Central

Developing Merauke and South Papua province in waiting

After officially opening Papua’s 20th PON National Games on Saturday evening, President Joko Widodo continued his working visit on Sunday by inaugurating several infrastructure projects in Merauke District. The infrastructure projects that the President inaugurated during his visit to Merauke that will sooner or later become the capital of a

Batik industry absorbs more than 200 thousand workers

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said that Indonesia’s batik industry has driven the community’s economy by absorbing more than 200 thousand workers. “Batik industry can absorb more than 200 thousand workers in more than 47 thousand business units spread across 101 batik industry centers,” Uno said in

President Jokowi inaugurates Papua’s Sota cross-border post

After officially opening Papua’s 20th PON National Games on Saturday evening, President Joko Widodo continued his working visit on Sunday by inaugurating the Sota cross-border post (PLBN) in Merauke District. In a speech he delivered at the opening ceremony of this integrated cross-border post, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed hope

Jokowi inaugurates Mopah Airport terminal in Merauke

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Sunday inaugurated the new 7,200-square-meter passenger terminal at Mopah Airport in Merauke District, Papua Province. “We continue to develop Mopah Airport in Merauke, which is situated at the easternmost tip of Indonesia. Today, we have finished the construction of the new passenger terminal in a 7,200 square

Two E Kalimantan judokas have tested positive for COVID-19

Two East Kalimantan’s judokas, who have completed their matches in the 20th National Sports Week (PON) being held in Papua, have tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, their returns to their respective hometowns were delayed. The athletes have conducted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test before returning home scheduled on Sunday.

Govt plans to establish seaweed farming villages in eastern Indonesia

The Marine and Fisheries Affairs Ministry has planned to establish seaweed farming villages in the eastern regions of Indonesia, as part of efforts to develop the top commodity in the fisheries sub-sector. “The government will develop seaweed villages starting next year in Southeast Maluku and East Sumba,” the ministry’s Director General

President Jokowi visits Sota market in Merauke

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited a market in Sota Sub-district, Merauke District, Papua Province, on Sunday after inaugurating the Sota cross-border post (PLBN). As revealed by a written statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, at the market which is one of the facilities around the Sota integrated cross-border

Mimika Health Office ensures malaria under control during PON

The Mimika District Health Office has ensured that the spread of malaria in the district continues to be under control, as the 20th National Sports Week (PON) takes place in several areas in Papua, including Mimika. Head of the Mimika Health Office Reynold Ubra said here Sunday that anticipatory measures regarding malaria containment leading