Day: March 20, 2022

Minister of Communication and Information Visits MCI MotoGP 2022 Mandalika

Central Lombok, Kominfo – Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G. Plate visited the Indonesia Media Center (MCI) MotoGP 2022 at Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Sunday (20/03/2022). During the visit, the Minister of Communication and Information was accompanied by  the Director General of Information and Public Communication

Two migrants dead in Indonesia boat accident

A wooden boat carrying 90 illegal immigrants heading for Malaysia capsized off the coast of North Sumatra, Indonesia after it sprung a leak in the early hours on Saturday. Two of the victims had died and the remaining including the boat skipper and crew were rescued by fishermen and the

President Jokowi to inaugurate 144th IPU Assembly

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to open the 144th Session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) at Bali International Convention Center (BICC), Nusa Dua, Bali Province, on March 20, 2022. He will greet around 1,000 delegates from 115 countries joining the conference in person. “The event will end on

President reiterates climate finance when opening 144th Session of IPU

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated the significance of climate finance while opening the 144th Assembly Session of  the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and related sessions in Nusa Dua, Bali, Sunday. In principle, energy transition from fossil energy to new and renewable energy  is not as easy as imagined, especially for developing countries, the President

Ministry seeks to boost brown sugar production

The Agricultural Human Resources Extension and Development Agency at the Agriculture Ministry has called for the development of brown sugar production to reduce dependence on granulated sugar. “I compel all my brothers and sisters now to diversify white sugar into palm sugar. We can produce as much brown sugar as

IPU to discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict despite delegations’ absence

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) will still discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict despite the absence of their delegations at the 144th IPU Assembly in Nusa Dua, Bali, a House of Representatives (DPR) official has said. “We are still waiting. We hope that they attend, but thus far, Ukraine and Russia do not