Day: November 25, 2022

Maitara Island biggest tourist magnet in Ternate: Uno

Maitara Island, which featured on a Rp1 thousand banknote issued in 2000, is the biggest tourist attraction in Ternate city, North Maluku, according to Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno. The city of Ternate has immense natural beauty and Maitara Island, which is located between Ternate Island

Ministry holds 2022 Industrial Vocational Year event

The Industry Ministry held the Industrial Vocational Year (IVY) 2022 event from November 21 to 24 with domestic and foreign partners in industry and development to promote industrial HR development through vocational programs. “The Industry Ministry is aware that the provision of competent human resources is part of investment in industrial

The urgent need for disaster mitigation in West Java

The 5.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted Cianjur District, West Java, on Monday (November 21, 2022) has underlined the importance of disaster mitigation. Mitigation includes efforts to reduce the risks of disaster, as stipulated in Law Number 24 of 2007 on Disaster Management. The earthquake that hit Cianjur District on Monday caused

BPJS to be well-designed to offer just services: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the service system and budgeting at BPJS Kesehatan (health insurance) must be designed better, so it would offer fair services for all citizens. “BPJS must be able to serve all Indonesian people. Ideally, BPJS should cover 270 million Indonesians, whoever they are. It

Gear up for likely surge in COVID-19 cases: Minister Sadikin

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin urged all parties to brace for a possible spike in COVID-19 cases expected to occur in the upcoming weeks. “We have monitored the (number of COVID-19) cases daily, and I believe that the surge in cases will peak in the upcoming one or two weeks,”