Day: March 17, 2022

Government to dissolve three inactive SOEs

State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir will soon dissolve three state-owned enterprises (SOEs) that stopped operating since a long time ago. “There are three SOEs we will soon (dissolve) and then several other SOEs that will be under state-owned holding company, PT Danareksa Investment Management (Danareksa PPA),” he said at an

Indonesia should emulate other countries to reduce stunting: BKKBN

Indonesia should mimic several interventions made by other nations, so that the stunting prevalence rate can decline to 3.4 percent per year, the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) stated. During the Stunting Case Audit Kick-Off Webinar on Thursday, BKKBN’s Children Family Guidance Acting Director, Irma Ardiana, remarked that

BI keeps benchmark interest rate at 3.5%

The Board of Governors of Bank Indonesia decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate, or the 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate, at 3.5 percent during their meeting on March 16–17, 2022. Meanwhile, the deposit facility interest rate has been kept unchanged at 2.75 percent, and the lending facility interest rate is

Ministry to review Internet network prior to G20 meet in Belitung

The Communication and Informatics Ministry will review Internet connectivity in Belitung district, Bangka Belitung Islands province, as it has been designated as the location for the G20 Development Ministers meeting from September 7 to 9, 2022. “A team from the Communication and Information Technology Ministry has (been dispatched) to the

BNPB-BMKG program for 25 provinces with high tsunami risk

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) will implement the Indonesia Disaster Resilience Initiatives Project (IDRIP) in 25 provinces facing a high risk of tsunami this year. While reading the opening remarks from BNPB’s prevention deputy Prasinta Dewi at a webinar on Wednesday,

Social distancing deteriorates children’s development: expert

Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic can affect three important aspects of child development, child and family psychologist Samanta Elsener said here on Thursday. “The aspects are language and cognitive, motor and sensory, and social and emotional development,” Elsener informed. In terms of language and cognitive development, she said, many