The Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s official highlighted several ways in which mercury could be emitted into the environment, including waste from small-scale gold mining activities and leaks in landfills. “There are emissions from coal burning, cement industry, and also activities from small-scale gold mining,” Garbage, Waste, and Toxic and
The government will only foot the quarantine bill for Indonesian migrant workers (PMI), Indonesian students studying abroad, and state civil apparatus or government employees returning from official travel, the COVID-19 task force has said. The government is providing centralized quarantine facilities for migrant workers, students, and civil service staff. “Indonesian
The culinary or food and beverage industry has the potential to grow since the national economy has shown improvement, Minister of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises, Teten Masduki, has said. “This has happened because the domestic food and beverage industry is supported by the availability of abundant raw materials,”
Eight thousand personnel from the police, military, and Jakarta administration have been prepared for the 2021 Lilin Jaya Operation from December 24, 2021, to January 2, 2022, an official informed on Tuesday. One of the aims of the operation is to ensure the security of the upcoming Christmas and New
The relocation of Indonesia’s capital from Jakarta to Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan, is expected to encourage diversification in the economic sector, considering that the region is dominated by mines. The Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Indonesia (FEB UI), Teguh Dartanto, made the
The departure of the first batch of Umrah pilgrims during the COVID-19 pandemic will require an optimal mitigation strategy, director-general of Hajj and Umrah at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hilman Latief, has said. “The Ministry of Religious Affairs, as the regulator that is in charge of protecting pilgrims, must