Day: November 4, 2022

Medicines, medical devices should be domestically produced by 2023-end

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin targets domestic production of 50 percent of drugs and medical devices by the end of 2023 through the implementation of health system transformation. “We want to make sure that at least 50 percent of all vaccines, drugs, and medical devices can be produced domestically. Earlier,

East Java asked to strengthen FMD handling strategy

Head of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Handling Task Force Suharyanto has asked East Java to improve its FMD handling strategy as the province currently has the highest number of active cases. “East Java province is currently recorded to have the highest active cases in Indonesia. Please collaborate to accelerate FMD handling in

Bulog to import 350 thousand tons of soybean

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will import 350 thousand tons of soybeans to address the issue of rising price of the commodity, Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan stated. “(The price of) soybeans has increased. The current stock was bought during the July-August period when the price was still high. President Joko

US defense industry leaders attend IndoDefence 2022 in Jakarta

Key U.S. defense industry leaders and trade representatives participated in the IndoDefence Expo & Forum (IndoDefence 2022) held in Jakarta on November 2-5. IndoDefence is Indonesia’s official Tri-service Defense, Maritime and Security event, hosted by the Indonesian Ministry of Defense and the Indonesian Armed Forces. “After several years’ pause due

Bangka Belitung offers college scholarships to high school graduates

Looking to improve the quality of human resources in the region, the Bangka Belitung Islands provincial government is offering scholarships for high school/vocational high school graduates to pursue higher education. “Currently, the participation of children aged 19 years and above in higher education is still low,” Acting Governor of Bangka

Jokowi presses for improving quality, productivity of local sugarcane

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expects the productivity and quality of sugarcane to increase with the bioethanol production program from these plants in Mojokerto, East Java. “We have started to plant sugarcane that is grown in a modern way, and we hope that later, productivity of the plant will be better