Indonesia’s parliament approves $1 billion budget top-up for new capital
JAKARTA, 9 June 2023 – Indonesia’s parliamentary budget committee has approved additional 15 trillion rupiah ($1.01 billion) to speed up construction of the flagship new capital Nusantara, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. Said Abdullah, the committee’s chair, said the additional 15 trillion will go to this year’s construction, on top of the 22 trillion […]
GOTO to Appoint Patrick Walujo as New CEO
JAKARTA, 8 June 2023 – Technology company GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO) announced on Thursday the plan to appoint Patrick Sugito Walujo as the chief executive officer replacing Andre Soelistyo. The appointment will be confirmed in shareholders’ meetings, which will include the annual meeting and an extraordinary meeting, scheduled for June 30. Patrick’s appointment will […]
Environment Ministry applies circular economy for waste management
JAKARTA, 6 June 2023 – Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has stated that they are implementing the circular economy as a strategy for sustainably managing waste in Indonesia. “Circular economy is a concept of maximizing the value of a product and its components by using them repeatedly to prevent resources from being wasted,” KLHK Minister […]