The Yogyakarta Crafts and Batik Agency, under the Industry Ministry’s Industrial Service Standardization and Policy Agency, and the Indonesian Consulate General in Chicago, US, recently organized a batik design competition to introduce batik to US citizens. “We expected the batik pattern design competition to introduce Indonesian batik to the general
The ongoing conflict in Myanmar is believed to be one of the reasons behind the recent increase in drug trafficking and abuse in Indonesia, Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) Petrus Reinhard Golose has said. “In Myanmar, there are many so-called clandestine laboratories (for illicit drugs) guarded by armed militia forces.
The Ministry of Communication and Informatics is continuing to bolster efforts to increase people’s digital literacy in a bid to prevent hoaxes from spreading, a ministry’s official stated. Until 2021, the Ministry of Communication and Informatics had implemented the digital literacy program for around 12.5 million Indonesian people. “Over 10
The government should create a policy strategy driven by the COVID-19 pandemic situation to bolster digitalization that is equitable for all strata of society, according to an economist. “There is a need for a change in mindset and policy strategies in internet penetration that is followed with an economic ‘cake’
Jambi Governor Al Haris has instructed district heads and mayors in the province to scale up COVID-19 vaccinations in a bid to support national vaccination achievement. “It is hoped that the COVID-19 task force in the regions is not careless even though Jambi’s COVID-19 cases are currently declining. I urge
Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian, here on Wednesday, spoke of his intent to deploy several teams to monitor local governments that were inaccessible and considered less innovative. Karnavian deemed this step as important after reviewing the regional innovation index assessment results. “I will send several teams comprising representatives from