Day: August 8, 2022

At Rp7,000 trillion, Indonesia’s debt smallest in world: Pandjaitan

The Indonesian government’s debt, which currently stands at Rp7 thousand trillion, is the smallest in the world, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has informed. “The Indonesian government has only Rp7 thousand trillion in debt, and it’s the smallest in the world,” the minister said here on

Minister inaugurates EV production to support emissions target

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs  Airlangga Hartarto launched the premiere production of Indonesian-made Wuling Air EV to support the development of battery-based electric vehicles (EV) and expedite the net-zero emissions target achievement. “It is expected that Indonesian citizens can utilize battery vehicles or electric vehicles that have an affordable price,”

Field schools supporting digital agriculture, fisheries: BMKG

The field schools for farmers and fishers are supporting the realization of digital agriculture and fisheries, Head of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati has said. “BMKG keeps implementing climate and weather field schools for (farmers and) fishers to realize and support digital or modern agriculture and fisheries,” she

More than one million cows vaccinated against FMD: task force

At least 1,121,879 cows have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) as of Monday noon, the FMD handling task force has reported. Data received in Jakarta showed that FMD has so far spread to 281 districts/cities in 24 Indonesian provinces. The majority of the infected livestock are cattle. Overall, 468,624 heads of

Ministry supports efforts to preserve Ampih Pare tradition

The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry supports the locals’ efforts to preserve the Ampih Pare tradition in Garut District, West Java, as a form of gratitude for abundant harvest results. “This (Ampih Pare tradition) is followed with the offering of a lot of prayers, so that the harvest can

Positive COVID-19 cases increased by 4,425, mostly in Jakarta

The COVID-19 Handling Task Force reported that the daily rate of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in Indonesia increased by 4,425, with the largest contributor nationwide being Jakarta. The report from the COVID-19 Task Force here on Monday, stated that the number of positive confirmed cases since the pandemic struck Indonesia