Day: October 15, 2021

Pelindo merger realizes Jokowi’s hopes for Indonesia’s port future

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir affirmed that Pelindo’s merger had helped to realize President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) aspirations regarding Indonesia’s readiness and competitiveness in the global market. “This merger had been able to realize President Jokowi’s hopes for these past seven years,” Minister Thohir said as quoted from his

BNPB lauds 445 XX Papua PON health protocol volunteers

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) rewarded 445 volunteers through the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) Health Protocol Task Force. In a written statement received here on Friday, the head of the task force Prasinta Dewi lauded all parties that had supported the XX Papua PON health protocol strengthening

Uno invites 19 EU ambassadors to discuss synergy in tourism

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno invited several European Union ambassadors to discuss various forms of synergy in the tourism and creative economy sectors with Indonesia. “It is an honor for us to have a meeting with the ambassadors from EU members,” Uno stated at the Soesilo Soedarman Hall,

Visiting Asei Village, the home of bark craftsmen in Papua

One of the typical Papuan handicrafts made from bark that still relies heavily on traditional manufacturing techniques remains popular among visitors. ANTARA seized the opportunity to see firsthand the center of production of tree bark crafts in Papua, precisely in Asei Village, which is a tourist village as well as

Embassy of Indonesia exhibits local jewelry products in Singapore

Indonesian gold, silver, and pearl jewelry products forayed into the Singapore market through an online exhibition at the Adinata Center of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Singapore on Thursday. The exhibition — titled Celebration of Indonesian Jewel — is an introduction to the Indonesian Pavilion that

Illegal online lending company raided in Yogyakarta, 83 staffers held

West Java police have arrested 83 employees of an illegal online lending syndicate operating out of Depok sub-district, Sleman district in Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta Police joined the West Java police’s Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation in the raid and conducted a preliminary investigation at the location, a spokesperson for the Yogyakarta