Day: November 22, 2021

Students should steer clear of bullying friends: Minister

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini urged 200 student representatives to desist from bullying their friends, especially those with disabilities. The minister pressed for fostering unity regardless of ethnicity, religion, race, and social or economic class (SARA) to maintain freedom or independence gained by the heroes following their fight with invaders.

Minister projects economic growth of 5.5-6 percent in Q4 2021

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto is optimistic that the Indonesian economy would grow between 5.5 percent and six percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021. “If we want to grow at four percent this year, then in the fourth quarter, we must increase it (economic growth) to

Geoparks development would have multiplier effect: SOEs Minister

The development of geoparks into tourist destinations will have a multiplier effect on the community, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir said at the virtual Indonesian Geopark National Conference here on Monday. It would not only create investment opportunities, but also open new jobs in the creative economy sector, which

Risk of COVID-19 uptick still high: expert

The risk of an increase in COVID-19 cases in the country is still high, an epidemiologist from the Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Iwan Ariawan, has said. “The risk of an increase in cases is still high, although not as high as after the previous Christmas and New Year

Minister Rismaharani encourages students to fight ignorance, poverty

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini sought an enthusiastic response from hundreds of students to fight ignorance and poverty that are the problems currently plaguing the Indonesian nation. “The enemies now are poverty and ignorance. You cannot be stupid, you cannot be poor. That is what we are fighting against,” the