Day: March 11, 2022

G20: Tumpek Wayang aligns with Bali’s goal to be energy-independent

During a period of every 210 days, Balinese Hindus commemorate Tumpek Wayang, one of the holy days to express gratitude to God’s creation in art. In Balinese tradition, Tumpek Wayang is a day to perform rituals for art objects and types of carvings, such as puppets. Hence, people having puppets,

Indonesia’s G20 Presidency to better support Asia-Pacific growth: FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations expects various initiatives during Indonesia’s G20 Presidency to better support economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Ministers and high-level delegates from across Asia and the Pacific met at the 36th Asia and Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) convened by FAO on

COVID-19 active cases continue to decline since Feb: Health Ministry

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continued to decline since February 28, 2022, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health Siti Nadia Tarmizi stated in a press release here on Friday. “The number of active COVID-19 cases continued to decline consistently since late February of 2022. It boosted optimism

IKN becomes breakthrough to realize Indonesia’s Vision 2045: BIN

Construction of Indonesia’s new national capital city (IKN) is a breakthrough to realize the Indonesia Vision 2045, according to State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Chairman Budi Gunawan. Indonesia required a major breakthrough and extraordinary creativity to be able to stay on the road map of Indonesia’s vision 2045 and one of

Middle class constitutes 84 percent of global population by 2045

The middle class will constitute 84 percent of the world’s population that will reach 9.45 billion by 2045, Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi stated at a webinar on Friday. During the “Empowering SMEs to Recover Stronger” webinar, Lutfi noted that the high consumption of this middle class will benefit Micro,

Vice President Amin visits Bulog to oversee rice supplies

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin visited state-owned logistics firm Bulog’s office in Jakarta on Friday to review the availability of rice supplies ahead of the Ramadan month and Eid al-Fitr. “Today, I visited Bulog to seek information regarding the availability of rice supply,” Amin remarked. Earlier, the vice president had visited