Day: February 11, 2021

Banda Aceh, Aceh Five Acehnese fishermen, who were repatriated from India recently, have tested negative for COVID-19 and will return home on Friday, according to deputy secretary general of the traditional fishing community Panglima Laot, Miftach Cut Adek. “They will fly with Garuda Indonesia; (they are) scheduled to take off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at mid-day on Friday,” Adek told journalists in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province, on Thursday. The fishermen, Basri bin Hamdani, Samudi, Samsul Kahar Kaoy, Helmi Arahman, and Husaini Husen, could not return home along…

Jakarta Clean water needs in Indonesia rose two- to three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to under normal conditions, according to a survey conducted by the Indonesia Water Institute (IWI). “The increase is related to the application of health protocols during the pandemic,” IWI researcher and founder Firdaus Ali said. The research was conducted from October 15 to November 12, 2020 and involved 1,296 respondents across Indonesia. Citing the survey’s results, Ali reminded the government of the concrete challenge that needs to be addressed to meet the rising need for…

  Jakarta Clean water needs in Indonesia rose two- to three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to under normal conditions, according to a survey conducted by the Indonesia Water Institute (IWI). “The increase is related to the application of health protocols during the pandemic,” IWI researcher and founder Firdaus Ali said. The research was conducted from October 15 to November 12, 2020 and involved 1,296 respondents across Indonesia. Citing the survey’s results, Ali reminded the government of the concrete challenge that needs to be addressed to meet the rising need…