Day: February 22, 2023

Indonesia’s health minister plans to meet WHO, discuss endemic status

Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said he  is planning to meet Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in May this year to discuss changing the status of COVID-19 in Indonesia from pandemic to endemic. “I want to meet personally with the head of the WHO in

Indonesia declares walking sharks as protected species

Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has declared walking sharks (Hemiscyllium spp) as a fully-protected species to ensure their continued existence and to prevent their population from declining. “The population decline and vulnerability of the walking shark species have been the deciding factors on the need to set up a

Jakarta govt targets solar energy utilization at 31 public facilities

The Jakarta provincial government is aiming for the use of solar energy at 31 public facilities in the capital city in a bid to support energy efficiency and eco-friendliness in 2023. “Five of these public facilities are schools in Jakarta’s five regions,” Head of the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy

Raw nickel export ban to be beneficial to public: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that the ban on raw nickel exports in the mining industry’s downstreaming process will benefit the country and people through taxes and added value. While opening the XVIII Conference of Muhammadiyah Youth in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Wednesday, the president explained that Indonesia’s nickel trade value

State spending up 11.2%, reaches Rp141.4 trillion in Jan: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that state expenditure in January 2023 reached Rp141.4 trillion (US$9.3 billion), reflecting an increase of 11.2 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. “This realization makes up 4.6 percent of the state budget target of Rp3,061.2 trillion (US$201 billion),” Minister

Ministry, foundation publish storybook introducing children to emotion

The Women’s Empowerment and Children Protection Ministry and a philanthropist organization released a story book titled “Saat Noni Datang” (When Noni Comes) that introduces children to an array of emotions. “The book was published as an educational medium for you to know the wide range of emotions or feelings and