The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has called on all concerned stakeholders to help the government achieve its target of 250 percent increase in shrimp export value by 2024.
Helen Brown
It was a weekday morning in Kojem, an impoverished neighbourhood in the northern part of Jakarta, and children as young as seven were coming home from a day of fishing on the rough Java Sea instead of going to school.
In the centre of the vast Indonesian archipelago – hundreds of giant lizards roam Rinca Island. The Komodo dragon – or Komodo monitor – is the world’s largest and heaviest lizard. Fossils indicate they have ancient origins dating back millions of years.
Indonesia is grappling with what health authorities have described as a “significant increase” in medical waste during the COVID-19 outbreak, with a shortage in processing facilities forcing the government to allow hospitals to burn their waste without license in times of emergency.
Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s address to the Australian Parliament in February 2020 reiterated that Indonesia and Australia cannot choose their neighbours and that their proximity is destiny.
Indonesia fell into recession for the first time in more than 20 years in the third quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic battered consumption and business activity in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, official data showed on Thursday.
“COVID-19 presents the greatest global challenge in our lifetime. It has caused unprecedented health and economic distress for countries across the globe and severely impacted our region,” write Josh Frydenberg and Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed appreciation to the innovators and founders of the country’s financial technology industry as they have made a positive contribution to the national economy and increase the people’s access to financial services.
The UGM Faculty of Animal Science UGM organized an Open Senate Meeting in the context of its 51st Anniversary on Tuesday (10/11) at the Auditorium of drh. R. Soepardjo. The meeting was not only held offline, but it was also broadcasted online via the UGM Faculty of Animal Science Youtube channel.
PAIR researchers are analysing South Sulawesi’s seaweed industry to better understand its drivers, value chain, impact on over 35,000 coastal households, and effects of COVID-19.
Communities living along Indonesia’s Cisadane river have reported seeing a constant stream of COVID-19 medical waste, such as syringes, face masks and hazmat suits, washing up on the banks of the river.
In celebration of NAIDOC week we’re looking again at the documentary “Trading Cultures” which reminds us of the connection between Makassar, Indonesia and Indigenous Australia that started 400 years ago. A fascinating look at culture and deep connections.
An Indonesian journalist started a campaign to provide mobile phones for underprivileged students, many of whom were still not allowed to do face-to-face learning because of covid, when the new school year started in July.
Healthcare workers are crucial to the fight against COVID-19, but how are their conditions at work impacting their ability to treat patients?
Changes to the laws around the minimum age for marriage are a step in the right direction, but concerns continue that not enough to stamp out systemic issues which have become apparent during the coronavirus pandemic.
The growth was fuelled by the second rice grand harvest and high demand for fruits, vegetables, and plantation commodities, including cocoa, rubber, cloves, and tobacco
