Day: April 14, 2022

Trade Minister presses for sustained price stability for staple goods

The prices of several basic necessities, such as eggs and chicken meat, should remain stable, according to Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi. During his inspection at Rawamangun Market in East Jakarta on Thursday, the minister stated that the supply of chicken meat and eggs was still in surplus, so the price

Indonesia increases rabies control in Sumbawa before MXGP in June

Indonesia has begun intensifying the series of activities on rabies control in Sumbawa in view of the upcoming International MotoCross Grand Prix (MXGP) in Samota area, Sumbawa, in June. The activities on rabies control comprise mass dog vaccinations, training on Integrated Bite Case Management (TAKGIT) and public education campaign targeting

Want SOEs Ministry to be first to implement e-government: Thohir

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Erick Thohir, has said that he wants his ministry (BUMN) to become the first to implement e-government in Indonesia this year. “This year, we have to be the first e-government ministry in Indonesia. We have to show it. Moreover, we are very lean,” Thohir remarked

Papua: Ojek drivers urged to stay alert for terror assaults

Papua Police chief, Insp.Gen.Mathius Fakhiri, has urged residents in the remote Pegunungan Tengah area to remain alert for attacks launched by Papuan separatist terrorists following a deadly assault on an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver. Local residents, especially those working as ojek drivers, must continue to stay alert for the sake

DRI lauds govt decision to provide wage subsidy assistance

Head of the Danareksa Research Institute (DRI), Rima Prama Artha, has lauded the government’s decision to provide wage subsidy assistance (BSU) of Rp1 million to workers earning less than Rp3.5 million. “We welcome well the assistance that is focused on supporting the lower middle class because they are the most

No need for panic buying of fuel: Pertamina

State-run commercial and trading sub-holding PT Pertamina Patra Niaga has appealed to the public against panic buying, saying fuel stocks will be adequate until the 2022 Eid al-Fitr holiday period. “The public does not need to worry about the availability of fuel during the 2022 Ramadan month until Eid al-Fitr,”