Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) outlines water infrastructure target for 2022

Soure: ANTARADate: February 16, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - An official from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) outlined several targets for developing natural resources (SDA) infrastructure this year during a meeting with Commission V of the House of Representatives on Tuesday."(Spe...

Luhut Offers Investment to Japan in Hydropower Plant

Source: TEMPO.CODate: January 12, 2022 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan offered investment opportunities to Japan to build hydroelectric power plants in a green industrial area in North Kalimantan.The offer was made during his meet...

Measured fishing policy aims to balance ecology, economy: minister

Source: ANTARADate: August 23, 2021  Jakarta (ANTARA) - Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has said that the implementation of the measured fishing policy prepared by his administration could ensure a balance between the ecological and economic aspects of fishing. "The ...

Indonesia’s Batam Receives Two New Special Economic Zones

Source: Asean Briefing Date: 12 August 2021  Indonesia is set to open two new special economic zones (SEZs) in the island city of Batam after President Joko Widodo recently approved the decision. The new zones aim to develop a number of industries in Batam, with an emphasis on the digital ...

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Achieving Blue Economy in Indonesia: further steps in sustainable fishing

Ocean has become the blood on Indonesian veins for centuries. There is even a children's song titled "Nenek Moyangku Seorang Pelaut", which translates directly into "My Ancestor was a Sailor". The blood has been ingrained since Javanese sailors arrived in China in 131 AD to the heyday of Srivijaya E...

Water management in Java adds to burden on women and reduces their incomes

Source: The Conversation Date: 14 August 2020  Women make up half the Indonesian population but their roles and contribution to the economy are still limited. The 2020 Global Gender Gap Index shows Indonesian women earn only half of men's estimated income. The latest research reveals how g...