Day: November 8, 2022

Working-age population affected by pandemic shrinks significantly

The employment sector has continued to improve since 2020 with a significant decline recorded in the size of the working-age population affected by the pandemic besides improvements in job creation, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has said. At least 29.12 million people in the working-age population were affected by COVID-19, including

Indigenous people contributed to emission reduction: ministry

Indigenous peoples have made an important and positive contribution to efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are a part of Indonesia’s climate targets, according to the Environment and Forestry Ministry. The local wisdom of indigenous peoples has contributed positively to efforts to cut emissions, as stipulated in the

Jambi strengthens mitigation against hydrometeorological disasters

With the onset of the rainy season, the Jambi Provincial Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) is working to mitigate potential hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, in the region. “To deal with hydrometeorological disasters, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has released (a statement) that the rainy season

Indonesia must not get complacent over Q3 economic growth: KSP

Indonesia must not get complacent over the 5.72-percent economic growth recorded in the third quarter of 2022 and remain vigilant against possible risks arising from global uncertainty, the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) has said. “We must be thankful that our third quarter economic development is accelerating. We must not get

Biofarma utilizes momentum for international collaboration

State-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma utilizes the momentum of the G20 Summit to bolster international collaboration in a bid to improve production capacity to meet global demand for vaccines and drugs. “As we recover from the pandemic, there is a G20 event, and we use it for collaboration. We