August 22, 2023

Bulog secures 1.6 mln tons of rice for government reserves

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Arief Prasetyo Adi, has informed that the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has secured 1.6 million tons of rice for government rice reserves (CBP).The rice will be used for food assistan…

President hammers out energy, agriculture cooperation with Tanzania

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) visit to Tanzania, East Africa, resulted in an agreement on cooperation in trade, energy, health security, and agriculture sectors.”The Global South contains 85 percent of the world’s population. T…

Nabidz wine has high alcohol content, haram for Muslims: MUI

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Fatwa Commission of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has emphasized that Nabidz wine is haram (forbidden) for Muslims because laboratory tests have found a high alcohol content in the product.Nabidz wine is made from fermented…

Minister provides two electric buses to Gadjah Mada University

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia handed over two electric buses to Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta, on Tuesday to fulfill a promise he made to the university’s rector one year ago.The ceremony for the handover of the el…

Govt aims to make Indonesia world’s largest EV battery producer

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Investment and head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)Bahlil Lahadaliahas said that Indonesia is projected to become the country with the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery industry in the world.This is due t…