Day: July 26, 2022

East Nusa Tenggara: 122,000 farm pigs die of African Swine Fever

At least 122 thousand farm pigs have died of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the province so far, the East Nusa Tenggara Livestock Office reported on Tuesday. “The number of farm pigs that died due to the ASF virus is around 122 thousand heads, spread across 22 districts/cities,” Head of

Minister urges Polri to frame clear-cut strategy for internal reform

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly has asked the National Police (Polri) to formulate a clear-cut strategy for internal reform to improve public trust. “Internally, the police also encounters problems in containing and guiding officers that stain the institution’s image,” he remarked in a written statement issued

Expect booster vaccination coverage to reach 70%: minister

The policy to expedite booster vaccinations in Indonesia is expected to push booster coverage to 70 percent of the target population, Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, has said. “I observed that, across the world, there is no country that has managed to reach 100 percent (vaccination target),” he informed

Jokowi discusses economic cooperation during meeting with Li Keqiang

President Jokowi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of China Li Keqiang in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, to discuss efforts to improve economic cooperation. “At the meeting with Premier Keqiang, I hope we can discuss about various forms of cooperation, particularly on trade, investment, infrastructure, finance, funding, and

Indonesia invites Japan to invest in health, food sectors

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto invited Japan to invest in the health and food sectors during his meeting with Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Nobumitsu Hayashi. “The health sector has developed health services in the Special Economic Zone of Sanur Bali. In the Special

External risks may pose challenge to 2023 state budget: economist

University of Indonesia (UI) economist Vid Adrison forecast that various external risks may pose a challenge to the drafting and realization of the Indonesian state budget (APBN) in 2023. “(The external risks) may have an implication on fiscal pressures,” Adrison noted in the official statement of the Finance Ministry on