Day: January 5, 2022

Garuda offers softball practice for employees, beginners

The Garuda Baseball-Softball Association is holding softball training for employees and beginners that was halted in mid-2020 on account of the pandemic. Garuda’s commitment to developing baseball and softball in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta, is apparent from events regularly held every Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning at the Gelora Bung

People awaiting gov’t intervention in cooking oil price: DPR

The Indonesian people are waiting for swift intervention from the government for lowering the price of cooking oil, which has continued to spike in recent weeks, Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani has said. “The people are waiting for the government’s fast work to lower the price of

President Jokowi inaugurates renovated Semarang Johar Market

President Joko Widodo on Wednesday afternoon inaugurated the newly renovated Semarang Johar Market in Central Java, which was damaged in a fire several years ago. Prior to the inauguration, he visited the cultural heritage building, which has been completely revitalized. Jokowi spent around 30 minutes reviewing conditions in the North,

Yogyakarta steps up contact tracing amid Omicron threat

The City Government of Yogyakarta has taken several steps as a precautionary measure against the spread of the Omicron variant by increasing contact tracing. “Tracing and testing will be expanded. Maybe the figure has more than doubled the standard number for contact tracing,” an official from the COVID-19 Handling Task

Jokowi inaugurates Randugunting Dam in Central Java

Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated operations at Randugunting Dam in Blora district, Central Java province, during a working visit to the province on Wednesday. He also took a tour of the reservoir in a dragon boat. “Alhamdulillah (all praises be to God), Randugunting Dam in Blora district, Central Java province, has been

SBSN worth Rp6.48 trillion issued to finance East Kalimantan projects

The State Sharia Securities (SBSN) issued for financing various projects in East Kalimantan reached Rp6.48 trillion for the 2014-2022 period, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani stated. “The SBSN issued in 2021 reached Rp1.1 trillion and touched Rp961 billion in 2022,” Mulyani noted during a press conference on SBSN’s asset marking inscription