Day: October 29, 2022

I want all of us to be able to synergize in improving Indonesia’s productivity and human resources.

Jakarta Comprehensive measurements must be undertaken to encourage improvement in productivity, the Manpower Ministry’s Director General of Vocational Training Development and Productivity (Binalavotas) Budi Hartawan has said.

“Measurement will encourage comprehensive improvement in productivity, efficiency, quality, and capability in responding to manpower challenges,” he said in a statement issued on Saturday.

For companies, productivity measurement is important to determine how far the production process helps balance profit and workers’ wages, he explained.

Meanwhile, for ministries and institutions, productivity measurement is very important since it can help evaluate processes and the results of bureaucratic reforms.

Source: ANTARA News

Several agendas of the G20 must be realized immediately, one of which is the food crisis mitigation efforts

Jakarta Indonesia’s G20 Presidency must seek a solution and formulate a policy to mitigate the food crisis that may occur next year, Executive Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) Bhima Yudhistira  stated.

“Several agendas of the G20 must be realized immediately, one of which is the food crisis mitigation efforts,” he noted here on Saturday.

The G20 is an international forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union that work together to handle major issues. Indonesia is holding the presidency of the grouping this year.

According to Yudhistira, the G20 must handle the crisis, as countries cannot singlehandedly address food-related problems, and to this end, international collaboration is deemed necessary.

Source: ANTARA News

If it is possible, the district government and the community can help to provide additional assistance for the victims. It will be very good

Surabaya, East Java The East Java provincial government has prepared an area for relocation of residents affected by the soil movement disaster in Pacitan some days back.

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said cracks developed on the floors and walls of hundreds of houses as well as roads as a result of the natural disaster in Pacitan.

“Yesterday, I visited the location of the relocation area in Sukorejo Village, Sudimoro Sub-district, Pacitan,” Parawansa said in a statement  here, Saturday.

Accompanied by Pacitan District head, Indrata Nur Bayuaji, the governor directly inspected the land area spanning 3.6 hectares of the Pacitan District Government’s assets that are planned to be used for relocation.

Parawansa affirmed that her side will allocate an unexpected budget of Rp50 million for each housing unit. A similar budget has also been allocated by the East Java provincial government to prepare for the relocation of disaster-affected residents in the districts of Trenggalek and Blitar.

“If it is possible, the district government and the community can help to provide additional assistance for the victims. It will be very good,” she stated.

She noted that the provincial government and Pacitan district government were striving to prepare the best steps, in the form of relocation, for affected residents. However, this step can run smoothly if the community agrees to be relocated.

“One solution to provide safe housing is through permanent housing, as long as the community agrees. The land is available and can be prepared for permanent residential buildings,” Parawansa remarked.

Source: ANTARA News

There are no casualties or sea contamination caused by the incident. We are exerting to evacuate promptly and carefully to prevent excess impact.

Jakarta The Transportation Ministry’s Sea and Coast Guard (KPLP) has commenced an operation to evacuate a Djibouti-flagged tanker MT Young Yong, which ran aground near Takong Kecil Island, Batam city, Riau Islands, on Friday.

“At present, (the operation) is being handled by the relevant institutions, Tanjung Uban Class II Sea and Coast Guard and Tanjung Balai Karimun Class I Harbor Master and Port Authority, as well as the ship owner, for the evacuation measures,” KPLP director Mugen Sartoto informed in a statement released here on Saturday.

According to Sartoto, for the rescue operation, Tanjung Uban Class II Sea and Coast Guard has dispatched the KNP Rantos P-210 boat, while the Tanjung Balai Karimun Class I Harbor Master and Port Authority has dispatched KNP 366.

The Djibouti-flagged tanker ran aground at 8 p.m. local time (UTC +7) on October 27, 2022, he said adding, no casualties or environmental damage were reported in the incident.

Responding to reports of the incident, the KPLP dispatched eight officers on two patrol boats to survey the conditions of the seabed where MT Young Yong had run aground, as well as monitor and secure the ship the same day, he said.

The evacuation operation needs to be conducted carefully as the tanker is within the Singaporean gas pipeline area, he added.

“There are no casualties or sea contamination caused by the incident. We are exerting to evacuate promptly and carefully to prevent excess impact,” the director said.

Sartoto informed that MT Young Yong departed from Tanjung Pelepas Port, Malaysia, on October 18 and its intended destination was Nipa Island in Karimun district, Riau Islands.

The Djibouti-flagged tanker was manned by 25 crew members and was transporting 284,429 tons of oil, he said, adding that the 332-meter tanker is owned by Hong Kong-based East Wind Ship Management Ltd.

Source: ANTARA News