Day: February 6, 2023

OJK highlights steps to push capital market industry in 2023

Jakarta – Executive Head of the Financial Services Authority’s (OJK’s) Capital Market Supervisor Inarno Djajadi outlined various efforts to push the domestic capital market industry in 2023.During the Financial Service Industry Annual Meeting (PTIJK) s…

Limiting protest coverage to prevent copycat actions: KPI

Jakarta – The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission’s (KPI’s) decision to restrict the broadcasting and coverage of demonstrations on television is aimed at preventing copycat actions, chairperson Aswar Hasan has clarified.”When we were in office in 2019,…

Govt looks to tackle peatland fires with weather modification

Jakarta – The Peat and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM), in collaboration with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), is preparing to prevent peatland fires using weather modification technology.”In very vulnerable locations, we are working …

Jakarta acting governor probing acute kidney injury re-emergence

Jakarta – Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono is investigating the re-emergence of acute kidney injury cases in Jakarta after they subsided in November 2022.”We are handling it seriously. This morning, I spoke with the Health Office to handle …

Indonesia’s open water swim team bags 4 golds in Malaysia

Jakarta – Indonesia’s open water swim team collected four gold medals at the 1st SEA Open Water Swimming Championship in Putra Jaya, Malaysia, on February 2–4, 2023.According to a written statement received from the Indonesian Swimming Association (PRS…

Competency-based training offers chance to improve future: Ministry

Jakarta – Competency-based training offers an opportunity to the people to improve their future, according to the Ministry of Manpower.”Do not be easily satisfied with the competencies you get from the training program. You must maintain and continue t…

Minister highlights importance of health checks for brides, grooms

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has highlighted the importance of health checks for prospective brides and grooms to support efforts to accelerate stunting reduction.”Through health checks, the physica…

Indonesia’s economy grew 5.01% in Q4 of 2022: BPS

Jakarta – Indonesia’s economy grew 5.01 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the year-ago period on the back of positive growth in all business sectors, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).”Business fields with the highest gro…

Ministry asks people to increase data protection practices

Jakarta – Director general of informatics application at the Communication and Information Ministry, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, urged Indonesians to strengthen personal data protection practices to prevent any data breach or exploitation by irrespons…

Minister Uno calls for improving connectivity at JIS

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has said that he is keen to see better public access integration and connectivity at Jakarta International Stadium (JIS).He made the statement in response to queries about whether his min…