Indonesia

It’s only the second month of the year and there’s something urgent to deal with as Environmentalists have cautioned that Indonesia’s aggressive biodiesel scheme would raise the likelihood of deforestation as more tropical forests will be cleared to cultivate palm oil, encouraging lawmakers to enforce a long-term ban on new plantations. Indonesia which is the home to the third largest …

Through the application of tissue culture methods to improve these techniques, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will establish multiple seaweed cultivation centers across regions in eastern Indonesia. The seaweed production centers will also be established at sites such as Maluku, Papua, and NTT to make full use of tissue-grown seaweed seeds. Through this, Soebjakto clarified that by taking …

Indonesia would no longer allow mining waste to be disposed of in the ocean to alleviate concerns about the environmental impact of the production of nickel used in electric vehicle batteries. In view of this, The South-east Asian country, the world’s largest producer of nickel, has not officially banned so-called deep sea tailings (DST), but it could delay planned projects …

President Joko Widodo emphasized the micro or local-level enforcement of public activity prohibitions. The president issued instructions at the small cabinet meeting just now, so that COVID-19 is managed more efficiently by maximizing the performance of PPKM. The President urged that a micro-based or local solution be implemented. The goal of the micro strategy is to implement PPKM, beginning at …

Progress has set its thing in Pasuruan city, East Java, as part of efforts to avoid coastal abrasion and a labor-intensive initiative, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has established a mangrove nursery. To ensure the supply of mangrove seeds to satisfy the needs of mangrove nurseries and for planting and restoration activities, the mangrove nursery in Pasuruan was …

In addition to triggering serious public health issues, the current COVID-19 pandemic has also devastated the economies of numerous countries, including Indonesia, leading to tight limits on public travel and activities. Because of the pandemic, the Indonesian economy shrank 5.32 percent in the second quarter and 3.49 percent in the third quarter of 2020. The Task Force for COVID-19 Handling …

Looking back, The Law No. 13 of 2003 established that under the Civil Code, a corporation refusing to pay severance compensation would be fined and this would take a longer time to resolve. Ironically, it was the worker who had to pay the costs of the federal case, as the complainant. In order to improve job growth and ease-of-doing business, …

Surprisingly, Indonesian lenders are buying up Sea Ltd and Gojek, hoping they will make progress in one of the largest unbanked markets in the world. As financial technology companies set their sights on the nation’s more than 175 million Internet users, many of whom rely on online banking services, the buying spree is set to continue. This year, Sea acquired …

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries shared that Indonesian yellow fin tuna and skipjack tuna fishery products have been accredited as meeting the global standard for sustainable fisheries set by the Marine Stewardship Council which is a great start for this year. In view of this, Zaini credited this Indonesian accomplishment to the efforts of the KKP and the …

The National Population and Family Planning Department have been charged by President Joko Widodo with handling stunt avoidance. The Head of State noticed that the BKKBN has been named to lead attempts to minimize stunting. The stunting rate in Indonesia, estimated at 37 percent five years ago, decreased in 2019 to 27.6 percent. The President recalled that the national aim …