Day: October 11, 2022

Ministry targets one million small industries with TKDN certificates

The Ministry of Industry has aimed for one million small industries with domestic component level (TKDN) certificates in accordance with President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) instruction. “The president has set the target of one million small industries with TKDN certificates, which we will provide free of charge. We will also exert

3.85 mln farm animals vaccinated against FMD

At least 3,855,737 farm animals have been vaccinated against the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) as of Tuesday, the FMD handling task force has said. According to the task force’s report on Tuesday, the vaccinated animals comprise 3,487,873 cows, 71,982 buffaloes, 47,066 sheep, 118,821 goats, and 130,004 pigs. The report showed that

Wage subsidy distribution in West Java reaches 77%: Manpower Office

The distribution of the 2022 Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU) has reached 77 percent of the total 2.1 million recipients in West Java, the province’s Manpower and Transmigration Office has informed. Each recipient has been provided a sum of 600 thousand as a one-time transfer, head of the office, Taufik Garsadi,

Kanjuruhan fact-finding team to submit final report this week

The Joint Independent Fact-Finding Team that is investigating the Kanjuruhan stampede will submit its final report to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Friday (October 14, 2022), the team’s head, Mahfud MD, confirmed on Tuesday. “The fact-finding team, on Wednesday (October 12), will perform their analysis and draft the conclusion and

Rp30 trillion allocated for devices for catastrophic disease patients

The Health Ministry has allocated a budget of Rp30 trillion for the procurement of non-surgical intervention tools for patients with catastrophic diseases in all cities/districts of Indonesia. “We are in the process of meeting the needs of the tools. I have allocated around Rp30 trillion until 2027 (for the procurement

Village Ministry seeks to conserve mangroves in underdeveloped areas

The Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Ministry is striving to preserve mangrove ecosystems, especially in underdeveloped regions, since such ecosystems can be found only in 6,136 villages out of the 74,962 villages in Indonesia. Out of the 6,136 villages, only 3,763 villages have mangrove forests in good condition,