Day: March 11, 2022

Commanding officer confirms no reinforcement of Kopassus in Papua

A top commanding officer of the Indonesian Army’s Special Forces (Kopassus) disclosed that no additional soldiers were reinforced in Papua Province following the recent killings of eight workers. “Until now, there is no reinforcement of additional soldiers in Papua,” Kopassus Commanding Officer Major General Widi Prasetijono told journalists at the

National Police to improve public services for disabled people

Chief of the National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo affirmed that the National Police (Polri) will continue to improve its public services, especially facilities for people with disabilities. “We are preparing audio-visual instructions for blind and deaf people,” Prabowo noted in a statement here on Thursday. The police chief affirmed

G20 schedule: Ministry to open DEWG forum next week

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics plans to hold the opening ceremony of the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) forum next week on Monday, March 15. “The DEWG kick-off meeting will be attended by the Indonesia Maju cabinet ministers as well as global knowledge partners comprising many international institutions,

Police officers in Papua instructed to safeguard development agenda

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo directed police officers in Papua to safeguard the regional development agenda in the province through dialogue and humanistic approaches to be applied in their dealings with local communities. However, the police are required to continue to apply stern measures against armed Papuan separatist

Indonesia invests US$5 million for vaccine development

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin highlighted that the country invested US$5million to finance handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world through the development of vaccines while holding presidency of the G20 Forum. In a press release received here on Friday morning, the minister noted that investment in the

Several challenges can potentially rattle recovery path: Minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati believes numerous challenges still exist that can potentially shock the government’s efforts in the path to economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. “Economic recovery is not a smooth and easy process. There are several challenges that can cause shocks in the recovery path,” Indrawati noted