Day: January 26, 2022

Support full employment access for people with disabilities: minister

The Ministry of Manpower is promoting full employment access for people with disabilities, Minister Ida Fauziyah said in a written statement issued on Wednesday. The government has been encouraging vocational training so that people with disabilities have an alternative means to obtain competent certification, she explained. “This should also be

Uno urges Central Sulawesi to tap tourism potential

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno has asked the regional government of Central Sulawesi to take efforts to develop regional tourism that is geared towards economic recovery. “Some of the interesting sub-sectors of the creative economy are culinary, craft, fashion, and there is also a growing film sub-sector in

Tourists using travel bubble need health insurance cover: official

Singaporean tourists arriving in Lagoi, Bintan, Riau Islands, under a bilateral travel bubble arrangement will be required to take out health insurance of 30 thousand Singapore dollars, or around Rp300 million, a port official has said. “Health insurance is very necessary to anticipate risk factors,” head of the Tanjungpinang Port

2,946 COVID-19 patients receiving treatment at Wisma Atlet

As many as 2,946 COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment at Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital, Kemayoran, Jakarta, head of information for Joint Regional Defense Command I, Marine Colonel Aris Mudian, has said. According to a statement received here on Wednesday, the number of inpatients at Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency

BI projects economy to grow at swifter pace in 2022

Bank Indonesia (BI) believes the national economy will grow at a faster pace this year as compared to that in 2021. The projection is contained in the Indonesian Economic Report published along with Bank Indonesia’s Annual Report and Indonesia Sharia Economic and Financial Report 2021. “Under the Indonesian Economic Report,

Official points to major increase in COVID-19 cases in Indonesia

The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased significantly within the last few days, Head of State-owned Healthcare and Social Security Agency’s (BPJS Kesehatan’s) Supervisory Board Acmad Yurianto stated. “Recently, this COVID-19 pandemic could not be considered as not dangerous,” Yurianto noted while delivering his statement during a virtual unveiling