Day: June 16, 2021

Herd immunity targeted among financial services players by August

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) projects that vaccinations being intensified for players of the financial services industry can expedite the process to attain herd immunity in the sector by August 2021. “I am optimistic that all regions can re-manufacture and increase their vaccinations, so that the speed of

Counter-radicalization effort challenged by technological development

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Globalization and highly dynamic technological developments currently pose challenges to the endeavors to tackle radicalism, according to Vice President KH Ma’ruf Amin. “We are faced with the challenges of globalization and the development of communication technology, as well as very dynamic information sharing,” Amin remarked at the

Indonesia confirms 47 new COVID-19 variant cases came from abroad

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Spokesperson for COVID-19 Vaccination of the Indonesian Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, stated that 47 of the total 145 cases of the new SARS-CoV-2 variant that causes COVID-19 and found in Indonesia had come from abroad. “There are 47 imported cases and 98 local cases,” the spokesperson

Jokowi targets vaccinating 100 thousand financial service players

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has outlined a target for the COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to 100 thousand players in the financial services sector to expedite the formation of herd immunity. “Later, the target this week is approximately 100 thousand (vaccine recipients). We are doing this in

Indonesia remains resolute to realizing SDGs targets amid pandemic

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto reaffirmed the Indonesian government’s commitment to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, the pandemic drives us all to assess environmental, social, and governance aspects in each economic activity. “The current pandemic must not lower

BNPB gives due weightage to disaster management in response mechanism

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Director of Disaster Management Strategy Development of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Agus Wibowo underscored the criticality of disaster management in the mechanism to deal with disasters. “Disaster management is not just a response but also disaster risk management before, during, and after a disaster,” Wibowo