The provincial government of Bengkulu stated that funds collected for assistance for victims of the November earthquake in Cianjur District, West Java, had reached Rp1.3 billion. Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah noted that as the aid fund had been collected, next week, representatives from the Bengkulu provincial government would conduct a
Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo coordinated with state-run ferry operator PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (PT Pelni) to help rescue hundreds of tourists trapped on Karimunjawa Island, Jepara, due to bad weather. “I requested for a Pelni ship to go there, and we urged (the trapped tourists) to calm down first,”
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono is optimistic that four domestic marine commodities — shrimp, lobster, crab, and seaweed — would become Indonesia’s superior commodities. “We want the four commodities to be able to become champions in the future,” he stated at a maritime discussion in Jakarta, Monday. Trenggono
The Ministry of Finance has published its Tax Expenditure Report for 2021, which lists various tax incentives provided by the government to support economic performance. According to head of the Ministry of Finance’s Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF), Febrio Kacaribu, tax incentives played an effective role in accelerating economic recovery in 2021, with
The government ensures that national energy supplies and stocks, especially of fuel oil (BBM) and LPG, are in safe condition until the implementation of the New Year 2023. Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Rida Mulyana noted in a statement in Jakarta, Monday, that currently, the
The Transportation Ministry has decided to open Terminal 2 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, for international flights during the ongoing holiday period. Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said that the decision is aimed at anticipating any surge in international passengers and alleviating congestion at the airport’s Terminal 3, which