Day: November 12, 2022

Wage subsidy assistance reaches 69.05% of workers in NTT

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) – Wage subsidy assistance (BSU) has reached 69.05 percent of the 38,426 targeted beneficiaries in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), the Kupang main branch office of state-owned postal company PT Pos Indonesia reported on Friday. “The realization of distribution has surpassed 50 percent and is close

Sorghum genome editing can help bolster national food security: BRIN

…sorghum has high nutritional content, thus it can be developed as an alternative food ingredient to strengthen domestic food security and overcome the global food crisis. Jakarta (ANTARA) – Genome editing can prove useful for developing several higher quality sorghum varieties to strengthen national food security, according to the National

Restorative justice not the way to resolve corruption cases

Corruption is an extraordinary crime and eradicating it also necessitates putting in extraordinary efforts. Corruption, as an extraordinary crime, is described within the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in which Indonesia is one of the countries that ratified it. Amid the efforts to eradicate corruption in Indonesia, a notion

Riau Islands BPBD forms quick response team for handling disasters

Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – The Riau Islands Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has formed a quick response team to handle potential disasters. “The quick response team works 24 hours, receives reports from residents, and handles disasters,” Head of Riau Islands BPBD Muhamad Hasbi remarked here on Saturday. Hasbi noted

Minister presses for implementing ESG for investments for IKN project

Badung, Bali (ANTARA) – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati encouraged the implementation of an environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-based framework to attract investments for the development of Indonesia’s future capital city (IKN) Nusantara. “If we want to attract (investment) funds from the private sector or international (institutions), the strategic

Jakarta limits audience capacity at music concerts to 70 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office has capped the audience capacity at music concerts to 70 percent for ensuring security and safety of visitors. “This provision can be a reference for organizers to present a safe and conducive concert,” Head of the Jakarta Tourism and Creative