Day: March 29, 2022

Warning Humanity Still Doing More Harm than Good to Nature, Speakers Urge Corrective Action, at Preparatory Meeting for Stockholm International Environmental Conference

Humanity continues to do more harm than good to nature, with the planet facing multiple existential threats requiring urgent corrective action, speakers and panellists today told the preparatory meeting for “Stockholm+50:  a healthy planet for the prosperity of all — our responsibility, our opportunity”, the international environmental conference scheduled for

Botswana Approves Texas-Made COVID Vaccine, Manufacturing Plant

GABORONE, BOTSWANA — Botswana has become the first country in Africa to approve the use of the Texas-made COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax. Botswana’s president and California biotech company NantWorks made the announcement Monday as they began construction of a plant to produce COVID-vaccines and drugs to fight cancer. CEO of biotech firm

PLN offers 30% discount to electric vehicle owners

State-owned electricity provider PT PLN (Persero) is offering a 30-percent discount to electric vehicle owners who charge their vehicles using home-charging facilities from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. “Thus, they only need to pay Rp1,100 per kilowatt per hour (kWh) out of the normal tariff of Rp1,450 per kWh,” president

Task Force reminds people to get booster dose before Eid exodus

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force has asked people who want to join the Eid al-Fitr mudik (homecoming exodus) to get the booster vaccine as part of efforts to maintain public health and safety. “Whoever who has not received the booster (dose), immediately get the booster. Whoever who has not completed

PPKM outside Java-Bali extended until April 14: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has extended the implementation of Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM) for outside Java-Bali regions, from March 29 to April 14, 2022. “The criteria for implementing PPKM levels outside Java-Bali are based on the COVID-19 pandemic situation, such as local transmission, the number of cases,

State revenues rise 37.7% to Rp302.4 trillion in Feb

State revenues swelled by 37.7 percent to Rp302.4 trillion in February 2022 from Rp219.6 trillion in the year-ago period, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has informed. “The growth of state revenues is 37.7 percent, or we have collected Rp302.4 trillion,” she said at a press conference on APBN KiTA (Our