The domestic consumer price index (CPI) inflation in 2022 is projected to reach 4.5 percent to 4.6 percent year on year (yoy), or higher than the target of 2–4 percent, Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo has predicted.”It’s owing to price hikes…
The Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) will discuss the responsibilities of stakeholders for building digital literacy and skills, Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate has informed.”This is a reminder that increasing digital lite…
A plethora of products of micro, small, and medium enterprises were showcased at the third Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) hosted in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, that made the G20 event livelier.Among the myriad products on dis…
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed the Indonesian Police (Polri) to conduct comprehensive investigation into a fatal shootout between two police officers that left one of them dead on July 8, 2022.“I have ordered (them) to thoroughly investigate…
The World Food Programme (WFP) reported that at least 828 million people suffer from starvation this year due to several factors comprising steep food prices, impact of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and war.The problem of starvation drew the w…
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, emphasized the importance of women’s economic empowerment and equitable recovery in his virtual speech at the Women 20 (W20) Summit.The summit is being held in North Sumatra from July 19 t…
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) will seek to further biodiversity research on a molecular level by utilizing an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), BRIN’s head, Laksana Tri Handoko, has said.Advan…
The 2022 National Children’s Day is a momentum to fulfill children’s rights in order to build superior human resources (HR) in Indonesia, the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has emphasized.”The commemoration of the 2022 National …
Participants of the Women 20 (W20) Summit are expected to help promote Samosir Island, particularly Lake Toba in North Sumatra Province, once they return to their respective countries, an official has said.”Of course, we hope that the W20 participants …
Floods and landslides triggered by high-intensity rainfall damaged 106 homes in Ambon City, Maluku Province, between June 19 and July 20, 2022, according to data provided by the Ambon Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD).The number of damaged houses incre…
