Day: October 22, 2021

Minister believes tourism can contribute more to Indonesian economy

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno believes that tourism is a strategic sector that can generate revenue for the Indonesian economy. “I believe that tourism in Indonesia is a strategic sector to provide income to the Indonesian economy through its contribution to the GDP,” the minister noted in

Finance Ministry explains Indonesia’s green financing policy

The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF) said that in the last five years the government had used an average of 4.1 percent of state spending to mitigate the impact of climate change. “Meanwhile, in financing, the government has issued green sukuks (sharia-based bonds) since 2018,” acting head of BKF,

MPR Speaker urges members to promote pillars of nation’s values

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has urged MPR members to intensively promote and propagate the four pillars of the nation’s values to the public. The four pillars refer to Pancasila, the 1945 Constitution, the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, and “unity in diversity”. “The four

Sleman allows under 12-year-old children to enter public facilities

Sleman government in Yogyakarta has allowed children below 12 years of age to visit public facilities after the community activities restrictions (PPKM) status in its area was lowered to Level 2 on October 19-November 1. Head of the Protocol and Communications Division for the Regional Secretariat of Sleman District, Shavitri

Illegal fintechs do not meet legal requirements : Minister

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has said that illegal financial technology companies (fintechs) do not fulfill civil law requirements for them to be recognized as business institutions by the state. “From a civil point of view, we consider that they do not meet the requirements.

Indonesian women talent pool database has to be formed: Researcher

A researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has underlined the importance of forming a national talent pool database to identify women who have potential in politics. In a seminar that was streamed live on YouTube on Friday, Siti Zuhro said that the formation of such a database