Month: December 2021

Police Chief urges public to celebrate new year at home

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo appealed to the public to celebrate the 2022 New Year at home and with their families and to avoid crowds. In a written statement during mass vaccination at the Celebes Convention Center in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Prabowo remarked that the choice to celebrate

Minister flags off domestic-made goods wagon export to New Zealand

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi symbolically flagged off the first export batch of container flat wagons produced by national rolling stock company PT INKA out of the 262 goods wagons ordered by New Zealand’s KiwiRail. “Today, we sent the first two out of the 262 goods wagons for New Zealand.

Ministry endorses Indonesia’s G20 priority agendas

The Communication and Information Technology Ministry has said it will support Indonesia’s priority agendas at the G20 forum. “Indonesia, through the Communication and Information Technology Ministry, will prioritize three issues in the Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) (meetings),” spokesperson for the ministry, Dedy Permadi, said in a press statement released

Flood mitigation should be priority program in 2022: Expert

Hydrology and Water Resources Expert from Jenderal Soedirman University Yanto, Ph.D. opined that the Indonesian government should continue to make flood mitigation a priority program in 2022. During 2021, the number of natural disasters, such as floods, is still relatively high in the country, he noted here on Friday. According

Year-ender: Bringing killers of four soldiers to justice

The last day of 2021 has marked a new stage in the handling of a deadly attack on Indonesian army personnel stationed in West Papua province on September 2, 2021. On Friday, six men accused of launching an attack on a military post in Maybrat district, which claimed the lives

Bali airport ready for G20 Summit: Angkasa Pura

PT Angkasa Pura I (AP I), the operator of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, said the airport is ready to support the G20 Summit in Bali, which is scheduled to be held in October 2022. “I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, as Bali’s main air gateway for all delegates,