Day: June 24, 2021

Police, TNI chiefs review implementation of COVID-19 restrictions

Jakarta (ANTARA) – National Police chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto conducted a sudden inspection (sidak) on the implementation of micro-scale public activity restrictions (PPKM mikro) in DKI Jakarta on Thursday. The inspections were carried out at Jagakarsa village, South Jakarta; Pondok Kelapa

Unidentified gunmen fatally shoot 5 people in Papua’s Yahukimo

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Commander of the Military District 1715, Lt. Col Christian Irreuw, confirmed a report that unidentified gunmen shot dead five civilians near Wit river in Pingki area, Yahukimo district, Papua province on Thursday. One of the victims was identified as Pingki tribal chief Obaja, while four others

Micro-scale PPKM effective in cutting COVID-19 transmission: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The implementation of Micro-scale Community Activity Restrictions (Micro-scale PPKM) is still effective in reducing the transmission of COVID-19, Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration, Abdul Halim Iskandar, has said. “Micro-scale PPKM is still the most effective policy to stop the spread of COVID-19 at

Papua preparing for Pacific Exposition 2021

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – The Papua provincial government is making preparations for the Pacific Exposition, which is scheduled to be held in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, on October 28-30 this year. The provincial government has appointed chief of the Border and Foreign Cooperation (BPKLN), Suzana Wanggai, as the

Govt working with Twitter to increase social media literacy

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology  is working with Twitter to increase social media literacy among students, teachers, and educational workers at the junior high school (SMP) level. “Social media, of course, was initially designed for good things and has many benefits if used wisely

COVID-19: Indonesia adds 20,574 cases, 355 deaths in single day

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s daily coronavirus cases hit a record on Thursday, with 20,547 fresh infections confirmed in a single day, bringing the total tally to 2,053,995, the Task Force for COVID-19 Response reported. The task force also recorded 9,201 recoveries, which brought the total number of people recovering from