Day: December 7, 2022

Ministry to pursue distributing remaining 8.8 percent of BSU target

The Ministry of Manpower stated that the government had disbursed Wage Subsidy Assistance (BSU) to 11.67 million beneficiaries until December 5, 2022, and would pursue distribution of the remaining 8.8 percent of the target. Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower Anwar Sanusi remarked that BSU had been distributed to 11.67 million

Satellite cities could help ease Jakarta population density

Those who often walk around in the densely-populated villages of Jakarta can easily see that health and living comfort are no longer visible there. Throughout the day, the villages are bursting with the sounds of music, vehicles, people talking, and even, people quarreling—and they can be heard even if windows

Indonesia asks Asian-Pacific nations to push human-centered recovery

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah has urged Asian-Pacific countries to encourage efforts toward inclusive and human-centered post-pandemic recovery that are in line with the International Labor Organization’s (ILO’s) campaign. “It is time for Asia-Pacific (countries) to rise together by promoting cooperation, solidarity, social justice, and the spirit of humanity,” she said

Eliminate stunting to ensure children’s competitiveness: Bappenas

The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has asked ministries/agencies to collaborate on eliminating stunting to ensure the competitiveness of the nation’s children at the global level in the future. “This is a challenge for nutrition policy in Indonesia. We are experiencing various dynamics to improve nutrition

Still need investment in digital sector: Minister

Investment is still needed to optimize Indonesia’s digital economy potential, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said here on Wednesday. The investment he referred to is for telecommunications infrastructure strengthening and equalizing access such as the provision of an Internet network from upstream to downstream. Pandjaitan said he

Foreign exchange reserves increase to US$134 billion in Nov

Indonesia’s foreign exchange reserves swelled to US$134 billion at the end of November 2022 from US$130.2 billion in October, Bank Indonesia (BI) reported on Wednesday. The increase in the foreign exchange reserves in November was supported by tax and service revenues as well as oil and gas foreign exchange receipts,