Day: April 8, 2022

Ministry ensures BPNT beneficiaries receive cooking oil cash aid

The Social Affairs Ministry has made assurance that the cooking oil cash aid will reach beneficiary families of the staple food card program or non-cash food assistance (BPNT).Since the launch of cooking oil cash aid on Thursday (April 7), the ministry…

Cooking oil BLT can be used for business capital: Ministry

Secretary-General at the Ministry of Social Affairs Harry Hikmat stated that the cooking oil cash assistance (BLT) can be used for fulfilling other basic needs and as business capital.Hikmat conveyed that statement by referring to President Joko Widodo…

Minister calls for technological innovation for food resilience

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has pushed for technological innovation to improve food resilience.The minister lauded the innovative Ratun R5 method developed by the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Techn…

Pay THR allowance 7 days before Eid, minister tells firms

Companies must pay the 2022 Eid al-Fitr allowance (THR) to their employees no later than seven days before Eid al-Fitr, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah stressed at a virtual press conference here on Friday. The THR payment must be in accordance with the…