Category: General

KONI urges Mimika to utilize Papua PON facilities

Chairman of the National Sports Committee (KONI) Marciano Norman has asked Mimika district to utilize and optimize the facilities used during the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) to produce quality athletes. In an official statement released on Friday, he said that Mimika district, as one of the four cluster locations for

Jakarta, MRT launch digital service for people with disabilities

The Jakarta provincial government, in collaboration with PT Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Jakarta, unveiled a digital service facility for people with disabilities at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (Bundaran HI) MRT station. “We are committed to providing facilities that are equal for all residents (in Jakarta). Some of our residents,

Education institutions must accommodate children with disabilities

All educational institutions under the Ministry of Religious Affairs must be disabled-friendly, director-general of Islamic Education at the Ministry of Religious Affairs, M. Ali Ramdhani, has underlined. “There should be no Islamic educational institution that refuses to educate children with special needs. Instead, we must ask how far we can

Industry Ministry pushes to boost domestic milk production

Acting Director-General of Agro-Industry at the Ministry of Industry Putu Juli Ardika affirmed that the ministry had always encouraged farmers to boost milk production per cow for improving their welfare. “I visited Pangalengan yesterday and observed that the local farmers were able to produce 15-16 liters of milk from one

Indonesians with disabilities must enjoy same opportunities: Thohir

State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has said that Indonesians with disabilities are citizens of the country and thereby, must get equal opportunities. “They are part of Indonesian citizens who must have the same opportunity. They are no different and should not be discriminated against. God willing, we will continue to

Village Fund Cash Transfers running into administrative issues: KSP

The distribution of Village Fund Cash Transfers (BLT-DD) is encountering administrative issues on the field, an official from the Presidential Office (KSP) has informed. “The distribution of Village Fund BLT is still encountering problems, such as technical administrative issues and a limited budget,” the KSP Deputy III, Panutan Sulendrakusuma, said in