Day: January 17, 2022

ID Food eyeing increased productivity through farming digitalization

The Food State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Holding ID Food is conducting development of farming digitalization to bolster productivity of various food commodities produced by holding members. During a meeting at the parliament building here on Monday, Presidential Director of ID Food Ari Prasetya Adi noted that ID Food will build an

Malang imposes micro-scale restrictions to tackle Omicron

The Malang government has imposed stricter micro-scale community activity restrictions to stem any potential spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Malang Mayor Sutiaji said in Malang city, East Java, on Monday that he had urged government staff to focus on imposing micro-scale community activity restrictions in a sustainable manner.

Jakarta still meets criteria for full offline learning: government

The capital Jakarta still meets the criteria for implementing face-to-face learning at 100-percent capacity, despite the increase in the number of Omicron cases in the city, Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has emphasized. “We can still handle and control it well,” he affirmed at the National Library, here on Monday.

Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway progresses by 79.9 percent: Jokowi

Development of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project has reached 79.9-percent completion and is targeted to become operational by June 2023, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). “So far, work on 79.9 percent of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train project has been completed. We expect to test it by the end of

BPBD Lebak distributes food to quake-affected residents

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Lebak District, Banten Province, has distributed food packages to residents suffering from the impacts of a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted the area of Sumur Sub-district in Pandeglang District, on January 14, 2022. “We have distributed basic assistance needs to the affected residents through the heads of

Indonesia’s trade balance reaches US$35.34 billion in 2021

Indonesia’s trade balance reached US$35.34 billion in 2021, its highest value since 2006, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has reported. “Our trade balance in 2021 recorded a surplus of US$35.34 billion. This is the highest in the last 15 years. Previously, 2006 also recorded a record high of around US$39.37