Day: February 17, 2022

Indonesia’s agriculture production costs more expensive: Expert

The Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) stated that the cost of production in the agricultural sector in Indonesia is still high as compared to those of other countries on account of several factors. “What I see first is that Indonesia’s production costs are still quite high as compared to

No legal, social problems should plague transmigration areas: Minister

Locations to be converted into transmigration areas should be free of both legal and social problems, according to Villages, Disadvantaged Areas and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar. “Transmigration land should be 2C, specifically clear and clean,” the minister noted through a written statement on Thursday. “In addition, it should be

Vital to ensure all countries recover together: minister

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has emphasized that it is important to ensure all countries recover together from the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid uneven global development. “As we have seen, the global economy has begun to revive. However, the progress is unequal among each country,” she said at the

Professor highlights long-term danger of stunting in children

Stunting, characterized by growth failure in children under the age of two due to long periods of malnutrition, poses a long-term danger for the future of children. “Stunting could hinder brain development, cause mental degradation, and reduce studying capability,” Professor Rini Sekartini from the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Medicine

Indonesia emerges as general champion in ISSF Grand Prix Rifle/Pistol

Indonesia emerged as the general champion in the ISSF Grand Prix Rifle/Pistol after securing six gold, eight silver, and two bronze medals at the Senayan Shooting Range in Jakarta on February 8-18, 2022. Based on the schedule, the event, which was part of the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) calendar,

Expect FMCBG Meeting to yield concrete steps: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he is optimistic that the meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) of the G20 countries will yield concrete steps on fiscal and monetary policies. “I believe that the meeting between the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from G20 countries will