Day: December 21, 2021

Indonesia’s environmental quality index increased in 2021: Ministry

Indonesia’s environmental quality index climbed by 1.16 points to 71.43 in 2021, from 70.27 in 2020, Director General of Pollution and Environmental Damage Control (PPKL) Sigit Reliantoro of the Environment and Forestry Ministry stated. “If you look at it, Alhamdulillah (Thanks Allah), this year there has been an increase in

N Kalimantan green industrial area to become world’s largest: Widodo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that he expects the green industrial area in North Kalimantan to become the largest in the world once it is expanded to 30 thousand hectares. The industrial area was originally planned to be developed on 13 thousand hectares of land. “We expect (the green

Minister Uno outlines Tourism Ministry’s achievements in 2021

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry met with success in its efforts to revive the tourism and creative economy sector in 2021, as evidenced by increasing tourist arrivals in Bali, Minister Sandiaga Uno has said. “This shows that all tourism and creative economy stakeholders are able to adapt, innovate, and

Jokowi conducts groundbreaking of green industry area in N Kalimantan

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officiated the groundbreaking ceremony for the Indonesian Industrial Park (KIPI) in Bulungan District, North Kalimantan, on Tuesday. “I really laud the initiative from the investors, capital owners, and CEOs, who have come and built their industry in here,” he said here on Tuesday. Jokowi remarked that

Central Java seeks collaboration on disaster mitigation with Japan

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has said that his administration is seeking to collaborate with the Japanese government on disaster mitigation. He conveyed the plan for collaboration while receiving the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Kanasugi Kenji, here on Tuesday. Pranowo said that he was interested in establishing cooperation with Japan

Over 50 percent of complaints concern prosperity: Komnas HAM

More than 50 percent of the complaints received by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) concern rights over prosperity, Deputy Chairman of Komnas HAM Amiruddin Al Rahab stated. “This demonstrates that among members of the public, the Indonesian citizens, prosperity remains a serious problem,” he said during an