Day: January 6, 2022

Face-to-face learning running well amid Omicron threat: Jakarta gov’t

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria confirmed that face-to-face learning at 100-percent capacity in Jakarta had been conducted smoothly despite the rise in Omicron cases. “Until today, no significant problems have been encountered. There have been no cases (of Omicron transmission in schools) until today,” Patria stated at the

Indonesia needs Rp300 trillion to tackle climate change: BKF

Indonesia needs around Rp300 trillion in funding to deal with climate change, head of the Financial Sector Policy Center of the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF), Adi Budiarso, has said. “That is 27 percent of the state budget. We do budget packing, we also give budgeting to local governments,” he informed

Indonesia must produce its own vaccines: Marsudi

Health diplomacy remains Indonesia’s priority program for 2022, including efforts to indigenously produce vaccines, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has stressed. “Indonesia must be able to produce its own vaccines and become a hub for vaccine production in the region. Indonesia must have the ability to make its own medicines

KKP ready to maintain coverage of Indonesian fishery products globally

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is ready to maintain the scope of acceptance of marine and fishery products from the Republic of Indonesia to as many as 171 countries worldwide. Acting Head of the Fish Quarantine, Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products Agency (BKIPM) at the

Indonesian government invites public to receive vaccine booster

The Indonesian government has invited people included in the category to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster to increase the body’s immunity to protect against the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in public places. Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate remarked that vaccine boosters to prevent COVID-19 have proven to be

Indonesia needs green economy to reach developed status: Bappenas

If Indonesia fails to implement a green economy, the President’s target to make it a developed country by 2045 would be difficult to achieve, an official from the Ministry of National Development Planning (PPN) has said. The green economy is a development model for preventing further climate change, which can