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Ministers officiate station, Garut-Cibatu railway line's reactivation

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir officiated the Garut ...

BUMDes should be supported by quality human resources: minister

To make villages economically independent, village-owned enterprises (BUMDes) need to be supported by quality human ...

News Focus

Balancing Gernas BBI and local component score for economic recovery

In the past two years, the government has pressed for prioritizing local products for household-level consumption under ...

Garuda offers softball practice for employees, beginners

The Garuda Baseball-Softball Association is holding softball training for employees and beginners that was halted in ...

First electric vehicle charging station launched in Kalimantan

State-owned electricity provider PT PLN (Persero) has launched its first electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) on ...

Indonesia, explore Seychelles blue economy collaboration

Indonesia and the Republic of Seychelles are exploring opportunities for strategic cooperation and investment based on ...

Expert projects EVs to draw greater public interest by 2022

Automotive expert and Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) academic Yannes Martinus Pasaribu believes the electric ...

Ministry lauds Serdang Bedagai for successful digital literacy drive

The Communication and Informatics Ministry praised the Serdang Bedagai (Sergai) district government, North Sumatra, for ...

The government is open to criticism: Mahfud MD

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has said that the Indonesian government is ...

Tourism Ministry to make West Java's vaccine car pilot project

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has initiated to make the COVID-19 Vaccine Car program in West Java a ...

Sidoarjo Police continues to expedite COVID-19 vaccination in schools

The Sidoarjo Police Force in East Java  has continued to expedite COVID-19 vaccination in schools, such as at the ...

TransJakarta must evaluate, improve performance on accidents: Patria

Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, has urged the operator of Jakarta's bus rapid transit system, ...

News Feature

Climate change is the front-page story of the rest of our lives

The text from my local police department came without warning or detail – mandatory evacuation. A fire had ...

Indonesian film directors highlight importance of film festivals

Indonesian film directors Joko Anwar, Edwin, and Yosep Anggi Noen drew attention to the importance of film festivals ...

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President Jokowi to open PON XX National Games

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially launch the opening ceremony of the PON XX National Games at the Lukas ...