Day: December 15, 2021

Minister lauds Japan’s commitment to realizing Patimban’s Car Terminal

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi lauded Japan’s commitment to realizing the operations of the Car Terminal in a bid to optimize the utilization of Patimban Port. “I am very happy to meet to discuss the operational readiness of the Car Terminal. Although some challenges were earlier encountered during the discussions,

ANTARA bags award for promoting research via online media

National News Agency Institute (LKBN) ANTARA won the 2021 Best Research and Innovation Supporting Online Mass Media award at the Journalist and Media Award held by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) on Wednesday. “The role of delivering the research and innovation result from local researchers is inseparable from

Indonesia a balancing force between China, US: minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has highlighted Indonesia’s position as a strong country that can be a balancing force between the two major global powers, China and the United States (US). “Indonesia is a big country, a rich country, a country that doesn’t need to

BRIN to build several research facilities in 2022

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) will build various research facilities in 2022 to complement numerous research infrastructures, an official from the agency stated. “We will continue to focus on completing work to build national strategic research facilities next year,” Head of BRIN Laksana Tri Handoko stated during the

PLN to boost Labuan Bajo electricity capacity to support DPSP

State-owned electricity firm PT PLN (Persero) will augment the capacity of the Labuan Bajo Main Substation from 20 megavolt-ampere (MVA) to 50 MVA to support the development of Labuan Bajo Super Priority Tourism Destination (DPSP). “The electricity system in Labuan Bajo will be more reliable in future to support the

Finance Ministry projects positive export-import performance

The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Agency head, Febrio Kacaribu, projected a positive trend on the national export-import performance after 19 months of consecutive surplus on the national trade balance. The national export performance will increase following commodity price hikes and global demand increase, while domestic activities would stimulate import activity,