Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo has said he is optimistic the Indonesian economy will grow seven percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2021 in view of improving macro economic indicators. “We all remain optimistic that Insya Allah (God willing), the economy will grow by about 7 percent in the
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Ocean noise and marine debris are two factors that are threatening the survival of marine mammals in Indonesian waters, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has revealed. “There are two points identified as threats to marine mammals. Both are ocean noise and marine debris,” said expert
Semarang, C Java (ANTARA) – Central Java is prepared for the imposition of emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM), in accordance with the central government’s instructions, to deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Governor Ganjar Pranowo has said. “Of course, we are ready. I think that is the better way,”
Lebak, Banten (ANTARA) – Paramedics from the Cisimeut Public Health Center, which serves the remote areas of Lebak district, Banten, said they are striving to convince the indigenous Baduy communities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A special approach is needed because none of the Baduy people showed up at a
Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo has said that Indonesia has taken lessons from the handling of the spike in COVID-19 cases in India earlier this year while drawing up pandemic control measures at home. “At the moment, the case number in India has gone down again to 50 thousand
With Indonesia’s second COVID-19 wave affecting a significant number of children, the government has been quick to decide on opening vaccinations for the 12-17 age group. According to the COVID-19 task force, the number of coronavirus cases involving children reached 12.6 percent, accounting for more than 250 thousand of the