Day: March 1, 2022

MSP’s positive performance in 2021 aligned with rising tin prices

PT Mitra Stania Prima (MSP) recorded positive performance in 2021 in line with a rise in the world’s tin prices. “The company’s net sales in 2021 increased, as the price of the commodity rose,” Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Arsari Tambang Aryo Djojohadikusumo noted in a statement here on Tuesday.

Jakarta must remain alert for COVID-19 uptick: official

The Regional House of Representatives has urged the Jakarta government to pay closer attention to the increase in daily COVID-19 cases. Chairman of the Regional House of Representatives, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, said on Tuesday that the trend of daily cases in Jakarta is inversely proportional to the national rate. Every

Military, police officers must not meddle in democracy: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Tuesday asked Indonesian military and police officers to refrain from meddling in democracy as that might compromise discipline. “Soldiers and police cannot meddle in democracy. No lower-ranking officers should feel free, (feel) different from their superiors, no,” he said during the annual joint military and

Committed to continued people’s infrastructure development: minister

Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono on Tuesday said he is committed to continuing the development of people’s infrastructure. With the construction of Air Lontar Bridge that connects Pengandonan and Muara Jaya Districts in  South Sumatra Province, economic activities in the surrounding areas are expected to

Legislator backs gov’t’s proposal to convert BSI into state-owned bank

House of Representatives’ (DPR RI’s) Commission VI legislator, Achmad Badrowi, supports the government’s proposal to convert Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) as a fully-fledged state-owned company to augment the company’s performance and drive future development. “BSI today cannot move much, as the bank has — BRI, Mandiri, and BNI — the

Improving community’s economy through Kampoeng Durian agro-tourism

Kampoeng Durian (Durian Village), an agro-tourism destination located in Datar Lebar Village, Taba Penanjung Sub-district, Central Bengkulu District, Bengkulu Province, has improved the community’s economy and encouraged development of the local village. Durian is a large round fruit, with a strong odor and thorn-covered thick rind. The fruit is native