Day: July 30, 2022

Jakarta Vice President Ma’ruf Amin, accompanied by his wife, Wury Ma’ruf Amin, and a limited entourage left for Solo, Central Java, on Saturday to officially open the 2022 XI ASEAN Para Games.

They boarded a Boeing 736-400 Indonesian Air Force aircraft from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, around 4.30 p.m. local time.

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and his wife, Siti Atiqoh Ganjar Pranowo, will welcome them at Adi Soemarmo Air Force Base, Boyolali, Central Java.

From the air force base, Amin and his entourage are scheduled to directly proceed to the venue of the 2022 APG at Manahan Stadium, Solo, by car.

Minister of Youth and Sports, Zainudin Amali; president of the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF), Osoth Bhalivai; as well as the Mayor of Surakarta and chair of the Indonesian ASEAN Para Games Organizing Committee (INASPOC), Gibran Rakabuming Raka, will join the Vice President at the venue.

Amin is scheduled to witness the entire procession at the opening ceremony for the 2022 APG, which will be attended by participants from 11 countries in the Southeast Asian region.

The APG is the largest disabled sports event in Southeast Asia, and will be held in Solo and Semarang, Central Java, from July 30 to August 6, 2022.

The participants will compete in 14 sports, namely athletics, swimming, badminton, table tennis, chess, powerlifting, boccia, blind judo, goalball, wheelchair tennis, archery, CP football, wheelchair basketball, and sitting volleyball.

Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah; head of the Vice President Secretariat Office, Ahmad Erani Yustika; deputy for human development policy support and equal development, Suprayoga Hadi; special staff to the Vice President, Masduki Baidlowi; and the Vice President’s expert team staff Farhat Brachma, accompanied the Vice President to Solo.

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Jakarta The implementation of the Job Creation Law through its derivative regulation, Government Regulation (PP) No. 7/2021, has helped expedite the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) has said.

PP No. 7/2021 on cooperatives and MSME convenience, protection, and empowerment has provided major support to MSMEs in various aspects, Head of the KSP’s job creation law monitoring and evaluation (Monev) team, Edy Priyono, informed.

These aspects include assistance in obtaining capital, permits, certification, marketing support, and partnership encouragement, he said in a statement issued on Saturday.

In addition, the KSP lauded the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry for encouraging the implementation of PP No. 7 of 2021.

In terms of permits, the government has helped 1.3 million micro and small enterprises (MSEs) obtain business identification numbers (NIBs) through the Online Single Submission Risk-Based Approach (OSS-RBA).

MSMEs have also received legal assistance and counseling, Priyono, who is also KSP’s main expert staff, added.

Legal counseling is being provided to micro-enterprises in 15 provinces and has been availed of by 600 micro and small enterprises.

“The Cooperatives and SMEs Ministry is also providing legal assistance to 18 micro-enterprises through advocates and LBHs (Legal Assistance Institutions),” Priyono informed.

To provide promotional spaces to MSMEs, the ministry has encouraged partnerships between micro and small enterprises with terminal managers through MoU inking with several ministries.

Currently, MSMEs’ promotional provision at various public facilities has reached 30 percent, he noted.

As of the end of June 2022, the Cooperatives and SMEs Ministry has expedited data gathering for MSMEs’ single database. Data on at least 857,281 MSMEs from 226 districts or cities and 33 provinces has been recorded in the database so far.

To bolster the competency of MSME human resources, the government is proactively providing training on various aspects such as vocation, e-commerce, financial management, and training for competency-based micro-enterprises.

As of July, 1,110 entrepreneurs have participated in such training.

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The consumers will be educated so they can easily understand the registration process as well as the actual implementation (of the subsidized fuel purchase)

Jayapura, Papua PT Pertamina Patra Niaga will disseminate information among the Papuan community, especially owners of four-wheeled vehicles, on how to register on the subsiditepat.mypertamina.id website for purchasing subsidized fuel.

The state-run oil and gas corporation PT Pertamina’s (Persero’s) commercial and trading sub-holding will carry out the information dissemination in Nabire, Merauke, and Biak Numfor districts.

The sub-holding’s area manager, communication relations and corporate social responsibility for Papua and Maluku regions, Edi Mangun, said here on Saturday that the activity will be held from August 1 to 5, 2022.

Registration booths will be prepared at several gas stations to help customers register for the subsidized fuel.

“The consumers will be educated so they can easily understand the registration process as well as the actual implementation (of the subsidized fuel purchase),” the official said.

In addition to booths, people can also register directly on the website, he added.

Once their registration and verification on the website are completed, applicants will get a quick response (QR) code, which can be used to buy subsidized fuel, he informed.

The code will be scanned by gas station officers every time customers buy subsidized fuel.

“Later, it (the code) can be printed, saved, or even attached to the vehicles,” Mangun said.

The payment for the transaction can still be made using cash, he added.

The confidentiality of customers’ data will be guaranteed, and the data will be useful for the government to develop energy policies and prevent the potential of subsidized fuel misuse, he said.

The company is also coordinating with local governments and other agencies so that the actual implementation of the subsidized fuel purchase policy is not hampered.

Earlier, president director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Alfian Nasution, said that people who wish to buy subsidized Pertalite and Solar diesel fuel, will need to register on the company’s application MyPertamina or on the subsiditepat.mypertamina.id website.

The trial of the application and webpage was launched on July 1 at a number of locations in West Sumatra, West Java, South Kalimantan, Yogyakarta, and North Sulawesi provinces.

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Jakarta Eight domestic investors have expressed interest in channeling Rp156 billion in funds to develop the fishing industry in eastern Indonesia, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has informed.

“Praise God, there are eight investors interested in investing in the marine and fisheries sector in eastern Indonesia,” Director-General of Strengthening the Competitiveness of Marine and Fishery Products (PDSPKP) at KKP Artati Widiarti said in a written statement received here on Saturday.

Specifically, the investors will develop businesses involved in shrimp cultivation, fish processing, and seaweed marketing, she informed.

The investment area will include Sumbawa District in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), with investment interest in shrimp cultivation reaching Rp80 billion and tuna and crab processing Rp10 billion, Widiarti said.

Other investments cover the construction of an ice factory worth Rp500 million and the construction of a fish processing unit (UPI) worth Rp45 billion for fresh fish products and frozen fish in Mimika District, Central Papua, she added.

Meanwhile, in East Flores district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), investors have evinced interest in pumping in Rp20 billion for a fish processing unit (UPI) and Rp500 million for building an ice factory.

“We will definitely follow up this good news,” she remarked.

Director of Business and Investment at the Directorate General of PDSPKP Catur Sarwanto said that his office will coordinate with the local government. At the same time, he said he is ready to help investors who have submitted their investment interest to realize their investment plan promptly.

At an investment promotion activity in Makassar some time ago, Sarwanto assured that PDSPKP is also offering investors an opportunity to invest in Parepare City, South Sulawesi. The city is designated to be a Regional Activity Center (PKW), specifically, as a center for the processing industry.

This is aimed at encouraging economic and agro-industry activities in surrounding areas such as Barru, Pinrang, Sidrap, and Enrekang Districts. In addition, Parepare City has also been included in the list of national strategic areas.

“Parepare’s fishery potential consists of fishing, fish processing, and fish cultivation in a pond with a potential of 64 hectares and 3,355 hectares. This is also an investment opportunity that we offer,” he disclosed.

Based on data from the KKP, the realization of investment in the first half of 2022 has been estimated at Rp4.04 trillion, an increase of 36.29 percent compared to the same period of 2021.

Source: Antara News

Almost all countries are facing challenges in food supply…There is one plant that has great potential, namely sorghum, that needs to be developed.

Jakarta Chief of the Presidential Staff (KSP) Moeldoko has emphasized the importance of strengthening research on sorghum as an alternative to rice amid the current global food crisis.

He conveyed this while welcoming food researchers from 12 countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Jordan, Mongolia, and Pakistan—in Jakarta on Saturday.

“Almost all countries are facing challenges in food supply. Therefore, I encourage food collaboration from food researchers from various countries. There is one plant that has great potential, namely sorghum, that needs to be developed,” he said in a press statement received here the same day.

Indonesian researchers are starting to develop superior varieties of sorghum that are more durable and have higher productivity, he informed.

According to Moeldoko, sorghum is a very useful or superior plant since it offers many benefits, both in terms of nutrition and health.

“Sorghum is very good for people who want to consume foods with high protein while avoiding diabetes and choosing gluten-free options,” he added.

On the same occasion, Indonesian food researcher Soeronto Human said that sorghum is a superior food and suitable to be cultivated in Indonesia. Unfortunately, until now, most Indonesian people are continuing to choose rice and wheat as their main staples.

Therefore, the government and the community must pay more attention to sorghum development and promote sorghum as an alternative food.

Earlier, food researchers from 12 countries participated in joint training and research related to the sorghum plant in Jonggol, West Java, on Wednesday (July 27, 2022).

During the training, food researchers shared their knowledge and experience in the development and processing of sorghum into food sources, bioenergy, and natural sweeteners.

Sorghum seeds can be made into rice and processed into flour, and the stems of sorghum can be processed into liquid sugar, crystal sugar, or bioethanol.

Afterward, the remaining stems, leaves, and roots of sorghum can be further processed into agricultural fertilizers and animal feed.

Source: Antara News