Day: September 14, 2022

Need to ensure workers’ rights to make workplaces inclusive: VP

Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has underlined the need for ensuring workers’ rights to build inclusive and safe work environments, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The global recovery in the world of work is oriented towards humans or workers. This can be realized through at least four steps. The first

Jakarta Governor receives Lee Kuan fellowship from Singapore

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan  has been conferred with the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship by the Singapore government for his contribution to promoting bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries. “On behalf of Indonesia and Jakarta, thank you for this honor,” he posted on his personal Instagram account @aniesbaswedan  on Wednesday

Minister spotlights eight regional inflation control steps

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto highlighted eight steps that should be taken by regional governments to maintain price stability and control inflation in their regions. “First, expanding cooperation between regions, especially for surplus and deficit areas, in maintaining the availability of commodities,” Hartarto remarked at the 2022 Central

Monitor commodities that can contribute to inflation: Hartarto

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs  Airlangga Hartarto  has asked local governments to monitor commodities that could contribute to inflation and increase the poverty rate in order to keep the national inflation rate in check. At the 2022 Central and Regional Inflation Control Coordination Meeting on Wednesday, he said that  Indonesia’s

Governor pushes land restoration for boosting shallot productivity

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has asked stakeholders to contribute to the restoration of agricultural land to increase the production of shallots in several areas, including Brebes District, Central Java Province. “Restoring soil fertility so that productivity can increase again becomes the task of all stakeholders,” he said after visiting

NTB upbeat about recording two million tourist visits until 2022-end

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Tourism Service is upbeat about achieving the target of two million tourist visits to the region by the end of 2022. “Initially, NTB set a fairly high target of 4.5 million visitors for this year, but because COVID-19 has not completely subsided, the target was