Day: September 19, 2022

BPJS Kesehatan carries out trial on new payment scheme in Serang

The state-run Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) and the Indonesian Health Ministry has piloted a payment system with the Strategic Health Expenditure for Maternal and Child Health (BKS KIA) in 40 first-level health facilities (FKTP) in Serang, Banten. “This scheme has been formulated since 2019 as a step

Unpad, Bio Farma hold training for researchers from OIC countries

Padjadjaran University (Unpad) and state-owned pharmaceutical firm PT Bio Farma conducted vaccine manufacturing technology training for four researchers from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries. Unpad Rector Prof Rina Indiastuti remarked that the four researchers would study vaccine manufacturing technology at the Unpad central laboratory that had been appointed

Sea toll road should be optimized to support distribution of goods

Secretary of President University Foundation Jony Oktavian Haryanto has emphasized the optimization of the sea toll road project to support the distribution of goods. “For around eight years, this large sea toll road project has been implemented, but the results have not been maximized,” Jony Oktavian Haryanto said during a

Ministry continues evaluation of tourism vehicles in Indonesia

The Transportation Ministry continues to evaluate and withhold vehicle permits of operators of modes of transportation in the tourism sector that failed to meet applicable regulations. The measure was taken since during the COVID-19 pandemic, transportation modes, including tourism transportation were impacted, and there were periods when the fleets were

Minister Effendy to preside over Azyumardi Azra funeral ceremony

Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Cultural Affairs Muhadjir Effendy will preside over the funeral ceremony for the late Indonesian Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, South Jakarta, on Tuesday. “If there is no change, Mr Muhadjir Effendy will preside over the funeral ceremony,” Indonesian Press Council Deputy

President orders non-reliance on imports for domestic soybean stocks

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto highlighted President Joko Widodo’s directives to no longer rely on imports for domestic soybean stocks. “Mr President wants to not be 100-percent dependent on imports (for domestic soybean stocks), because of almost all the demand for 2.4 (million tons, source from) national production