The Setu Babakan Betawi cultural village has won first place in the CHSE category (Cleanliness, Health, Safety, and Environment Sustainability) at the 2021 Indonesian Tourism Village Awards organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy. Head of the Jakarta Cultural Office, Iwan Henry Wardhana, said 1,831 tourism villages were
The Confederation of Indonesian Labor Unions (KSPI) has threatened to call a nationwide strike if the government does not meet workers’ demands. Their demands include the government revising gubernatorial decisions fixing the provincial minimum wage for 2021, revoking a regulation on wages, and implementing the Constitutional Court’s decree declaring the
The Indonesia-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IK-CEPA) will further strengthen relations between the two countries, Deputy Minister of Trade, Jerry Sambuaga, said in a statement received here on Wednesday. “With the agreement, the two countries have agreed to bring their relationship to a higher level in the industry, infrastructure, employment,
The Yogyakarta City Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has sent humanitarian aid ranging from masks to boots for Lumajang district residents affected by the recent eruption of Mount Semeru. “The assistance has been prepared according to the necessity of the Lumajang disaster mitigation agency. Thus hopefully it can be used immediately,” the agency’s
The global demand for green finance has created an opportunity for Indonesia’s economic sectors, senior deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), Destry Damayanti, said at an online discussion on Wednesday. “The opportunity comes from Indonesia’s vast and diverse natural resources. Thus, we can achieve zero emissions earlier,” she added. President
The Indonesian State Audit Board (BPK) has been elected as Deputy Chair of the 2022 Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations (UN) during the 61st regular session of the panel, held in New York, United States. According to an official statement released by the board here on Wednesday,