General

Jokowi planning to gather potential IKN investors after Eid

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is planning to gather investors who have expressed an interest in investing in the new capital (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan after the Eid al-Fitr 1444 Hijriah.Eid al-Fitr is predicted to fall on …

>

Shopping center visits may peak 2 weeks before Eid: APPBI

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chairperson of the Indonesian Shopping Center Association (APPBI)Alphonzus Widjajahas predicted that visits to shopping centers will peak one to two weeks before Eid al-Fitr.”The peak of visits to shopping centers during Ramadan, in…

>

Eid: Minister urges merchants not to take excessive profit

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has urged merchants selling basic foods not to take excessive profits or stockpile their goods to avoid corrective action by the government’s food task force.”Be careful, those who stockpile stocks will…

>

E-cigarettes pose serious threat to young people: Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Health Ministry has warned the public that e-cigarettes or vaping can pose serious threats to the younger generation.”Vaping is a serious threat to young people in Indonesia. The e-cigarette is not safe for children because it h…

>

Indonesia mulls religious cooperation with Algeria

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Religious Affairs Ministry is exploring expanding cooperation in the religious sector with Algeria, with which Indonesia has already collaborated in various sectors.The cooperation in the religious sector will range from mosque …

>

Weather to turn cooler, rainy in northern Taiwan from Thursday

Temperatures will remain warm across much of Taiwan on Wednesday, but an incoming weather system will bring cooler weather and scattered rain showers in northern areas as the country returns from a long holiday weekend on Thursday, according to the Cen…

>