Indonesia to fully implement worker’s insurance program
Jakarta – A senior official at a state-run agency providing social insurance (BPJS) for workers said Tuesday that the agency was scheduled to provide full insurance benefits for workers in the country next year, targeting to serve 20.7 million workers … Continue reading Indonesia to fully implement worker’s insurance program
Newest Haze Treaty Member Tops October “ASEAN Today”
JAKARTA – The step taken to clear ASEAN skies of annual haze tops the October 2014 edition of “ASEAN Today.”Ain Bandial of the Brunei Times co-anchors the program from Bandar Seri Begawan, with Dalton Tanonaka of The Indonesia Channel at … Continue reading Newest Haze Treaty Member Tops October “ASEAN Today”
Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia
Jakarta – Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, one of most active volcanoes in Indonesia, erupted on Wednesday, spewing hot ash to 2 km to southeast, official here said.Hot ash and gravel erupted from the rumbling volcano in western Indonesia at 13:43 … Continue reading Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia
Poverty Reduction in Indonesia Slows
Jakarta – Poverty reduction in Indonesia continues to slow down, with only a reduction of 0.7 percentage points over the last two years – the smallest decline in the last decade, says the World Bank.Inequality has also increased in recent … Continue reading Poverty Reduction in Indonesia Slows
5.5-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta – An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted 29 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia at 18: 27:13 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at … Continue reading 5.5-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Indonesian president nominated as GGGI president
Jakarta – Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been nominated as a candidate of president of the Seoul-based international environmental organization Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to replace Lars Lokke Rasmussen.President Yudhoyono accepted the nomination. The election of the GGGI president will … Continue reading Indonesian president nominated as GGGI president
Indonesian energy minister declared corruption suspect
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK, the Indonesian anti-corruption watchdog, declared on Wednesday that Energy and Mines Minister Jero Wacik is a suspect in a corruption case, The information was made public by Deputy Chairman of KPK Zulkarnaen.
Widodo attends to social issues first
Jakarta – A close aide to Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo said on Tuesday that he and his running mate Jusuf Kalla would create the social security net first before deciding to increase the price of subsidized fuel to ease the state … Continue reading Widodo attends to social issues first
Indonesia’s power transition talks on schedule
Jakarta – Indonesian outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and president-elect Joko Widodo were scheduled to have a meeting aimed at smoothing transfer of power as energy subsidy issue would likely to highlight in the meeting.The upcoming meeting, scheduled on the island of … Continue reading Indonesia’s power transition talks on schedule
Defeated Indonesian presidential candidate accepts court ruling
Jakarta – Losing Indonesian presidential contender, former general Prabowo Subianto accepted the final decision of the Constitutional Court that rejects all of his allegations stipulated on his lawsuit on the result of last month’ s presidential race, party’s coalition spokesman said … Continue reading Defeated Indonesian presidential candidate accepts court ruling