Day: January 24, 2022

Gov’t expanding COVID-19 testing, tracing, treatment: official

The Indonesian government has continued to expand testing, tracing, treatment (3T) to deal with asymptomatic Omicron patients, government spokesperson for COVID-19, Reisa Broto Asmoro, has affirmed. “We have to be careful. Cases (of COVID-19) have increased, and the Omicron variant has already infected many people,” she remarked at an online

Jokowi promotes Pagar Alam to be Indonesia’s first zero-emission city

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) encouraged the Pagar Alam city government in South Sumatra to follow up on the use of green energy in day-to-day life, so that it can become Indonesia’s first zero emission city. “Pagar Alam will be the first zero emission city in Indonesia, if the use of

General elections slated for Feb 14, 2024: KPU

The General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Home Affairs Ministry have agreed to schedule the next general election for February 14, 2024. “We have proposed that it will be carried out on February 14, 2024,” head of KPU, Ilham Saputra, informed during a meeting with Commission II of the House

Minimum wage, not effective wage, must be safety net: minister

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has said that the widespread practice of using minimum wage as the effective wage by companies, instead of implementing the wage structure and scale, is an issue that needs to be addressed. The minimum wage is intended to apply only to workers who are in their

Indonesia Reports 2,925 Newly-Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 14 More Deaths

Indonesia, yesterday, confirmed 2,925 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country’s tally of infections to 4,286,378, according to the country’s Health Ministry. The ministry said, in the past 24 hours, the death toll from COVID-19 in Indonesia, rose by 14 to 144,220, while 712 more people recovered from the disease, bringing

Philips delivers Q4 sales of EUR 4.9 billion and income from continuing operations of EUR 139 million; Adjusted EBITA margin amounts to 13.1%, operating cash flow is EUR 720 million; good demand drives mid-single-digit order intake growth

January 24, 2022 Fourth-quarter highlights Group sales amounted to EUR 4.9 billion, with a 10% comparable sales decline Comparable order intake increased 4%, driven by double-digit growth in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses Income from continuing operations amounted to EUR 139 million and included an impact of EUR 220 million related to the addition to […]