Day: November 4, 2022

Will expand sugarcane acreage to ensure sugar self-sufficiency: Jokowi

The Indonesian government will prepare 700 thousand hectares of sugarcane fields to support the sugar self-sufficiency target for the next 5 years, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) informed on Friday. “It was said earlier that if we can actually prepare 700 thousand hectares, we will be independent, we will be self-sufficient

Ministry seeks improvement in fishery product branding at global level

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry is seeking an improvement in the branding or trademarking of Indonesian fishery products as “naturally diverse, safe, and sustainable” at the global level in order to attract investors. “The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry will continue to encourage the improvement of Indonesian seafood branding

Second-home visa introduced to foreign investors by immigration, SIER

The Directorate General of Immigration and PT Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut (SIER) Surabaya, East Java, held a “coaching clinic” to provide information on second-home visas to foreign investors and consul generals from several countries this week. The participants of the “Coaching Clinic on Immigration Services and Second-Home Visa Assistance,” which

Riau Islands targets to electrify all houses in 3T regions

Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – The Riau Islands Provincial Government has targeted to emplace new electrical installations to reach all houses in the province’s frontier, outermost, and underdeveloped (3T) areas. Riau Island’s Head of the Mineral Resources Energy Office, Muhammad Darwin, stated in Tanjungpinang, Friday, that electrical installation is being

Need lithium research to support electric battery production: BRIN

Research and exploration of lithium need to be undertaken to support the development and production of batteries for domestic electric vehicles, a researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency’s (BRIN’s) Metallurgical Research Center has said. “The demand for lithium until 2030 and beyond will continue to rise. The question

Youth digital skills to put Indonesia on progress path: ministry

The youth’s digital skills could help push Indonesia’s progress in the future, the Communication and Informatics Ministry has said. “We hope that our young friends have an extraordinary enthusiasm to encourage Indonesia’s progress through their digital skills,” coordinator of the education sector digital literacy team of the ministry, Bambang Tri