Day: September 22, 2022

Minister supports internet signal improvement in W Kalimantan border

Coordinating Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Muhadjir Effendy commended efforts initiated by the public university in Pontianak, Tanjungpura University, to improve internet signal in border regions. “There are border regions in West Kalimantan. Hence, improvement in border regions will be essential,” Effendy stated after presenting a public lecture to

Jakarta to conduct green fuel RDF production trial in October

The Jakarta Environmental Office will conduct a trial of the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) production from waste processed at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST) from October to December 2022. “We will conduct the operation trial until December 2022, and the target is that by January 2023, we can

BI lowers prediction on global economic growth to 2.8 percent

Bank of Indonesia (BI) slightly lowered its projection for global economic growth in 2022 at the monthly Board of Governors’ Meeting here on Thursday. Initially, in July 2022, BI predicted a 2.9 percent growth, but now lowered it to 2.8 percent. “The global economy is at risk of lower growth

Foreign Ministry denies Indonesian official’s visit to Israel

The Foreign Ministry on Thursday denied a report that an Indonesian delegation led by “a senior official” visited Israel as part of efforts to normalize relations between the two countries. As the custodian of Indonesia’s foreign policy, the Finance Ministry has never taken steps pointing to the normalization of relations,

Lampung’s fuel cash assistance beneficiary families up by 100,211

State-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia-Bandarlampung Main Office stated that the number of beneficiary families of the fuel cash assistance (BLT BBM) in Lampung province had increased by 100,211. “We received additional (quota of) BLT BBM beneficiary families from the central government, including 100,211 (beneficiary families) spread in 15 districts

Jakarta uses social media to broadcast disaster-alert information

The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) utilizes social media and an application-based communication platform for broadcasting disaster-alert information, such as the potential for floods during the peak of the rainy season. “We disseminate the latest weather information and water surface level conditions to the public through (our) social media