The spike in imported soybean prices should serve as a momentum for Indonesian farmers to grow soybean and increase domestic production, Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) researcher Aditya Alta said here on Friday. “There have been some media reports on farmers in Central Java who were moved to plant

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Manado-Bitung Toll Road in Bitung City, North Sulawesi, on Friday, after construction of the 13.5-kilometer Danowudu-Bitung section was completed. “Thus, the entire 39.8-kilometer Manado-Bitung Toll Road is complete and ready to be used to support all community activities in North Sulawesi Province,” Jokowi stated

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan affirmed that Phase 2A of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project was fully conducted by Indonesian youngsters. “A sophisticated construction project, with high complexity, is 100 percent executed by Indonesian youngsters. This is the result of education in Indonesia,” Baswedan stated as quoted from his

The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry aims to involve more women, millennials, and Papuans either in its companies or in the ministry itself, in a bid to build a diverse, equal and sustainable leadership. SOEs Minister Erick Thohir will target the promotion of 10 percent of young leaders in the SOEs

In October 2021, former Garuda Indonesia commissioner Peter Ghonta took the lid off various problems brewing in the company. Gontha urged the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry to dismantle past cases of alleged corruption in the company related to aircraft leasing. He cited issues related to powerful groups in the company

Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate welcomed cooperation from the UK for the construction of Satellite of the Republic of Indonesia-2 (SATRIA-2) during a meeting with the British Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN, and Timor Leste, Owen Jenkins. “Today, I was visited by British Ambassador to Indonesia, Jenkins, to follow up