Day: January 24, 2022

Ensure no delays in downstream projects: President Jokowi

There should be no delays in downstream projects, including the processing of coal into dimethyl ether (DME) in Muara Enim District, South Sumatra, where a plant is being constructed for the purpose, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said. “Earlier, I talked to all stakeholders to ensure that the project would

M2 growth in December 2021 stood at Rp7,867.1 trillion: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded that broad money (M2), as a measure of liquidity in the economy, experienced a growth of 13.9 percent to reach Rp7,867.1 trillion from the corresponding period last year (year-on-year). The growth was driven by the 17.9-percent growth of accelerated narrow money (M1) (yoy) and the 9.3-percent

Legislator suggests central govt’s assets transfer to Jakarta

Deputy speaker of Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) Abdurrahman Suhaimi suggested the central government’s assets in the province to be handed over to the Jakarta authority following the national capital’s relocation to Nusantara, East Kalimantan, in the near future. “I suggest the handover of central government assets (in Jakarta) to be

Govt readies 80,000 hospital beds for COVID-19 patients

The Indonesian government has prepared 80 thousand beds in different hospitals for COVID-19 patients, especially amid the spread of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has informed. “Our hospital is ready for 80 thousand beds, while some 5,000 of them have been filled. There are still (unoccupied) rooms

Ministry plans underwater toll road to new capital

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing is planning to build an underwater toll road or submersible crossing in Indonesia’s new capital in East Kalimantan. “The ministry’s road construction director general Hedy Rahadian wants us to use the best technology, one of which is by benefiting from (the use

Omicron local transmission has notably increased: VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin highlighted the marked increase in the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant through local transmission. “Observing last week’s COVID-19 developments, the number of confirmed positive cases through local transmission had noticeably increased,” Amin remarked in a statement here on Monday. He advised all parties to raise