Day: July 1, 2021

Navy confirms inoculation of 600 Talise islanders in North Sulawesi

Manado, N Sulawesi (ANTARA) – The Navy’s Main Naval Base (Lantamal) VIII administered 600 doses of Biofarma and AstraZeneca vaccines to Talise islanders in Likupang Barat Sub-district, Minahasa Utara District, North Sulawesi Province. The vaccination drive was held in Talise Island and at the deck of navy ship KRI Tedong

Health Ministry issues guidelines on vaccination of children

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Health Ministry has issued guidelines on the vaccination of 12- to 17-year-olds against COVID-19. “With the issuance of a circular on Wednesday (June 30), the vaccination program for children can be started,” COVID-19 vaccination spokesperson of the Health Ministry Siti Nadia Tarmizi stated here on Thursday.

Police force should streamline, fortify institutional management

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo highlighted the need for the National Police Force (POLRI) to improve and strengthen institutional management to address challenges that surface as time progresses and the increasingly complex demands it brings. “In responding to the challenges of time and the demands of the people

Indonesian defense minister, WHO Director General hold discussion

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, met with WHO Director General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus at the WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday, to hold talks on approaches to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and health security. In a press statement released on Thursday, Prabowo noted that Indonesia lauded

Foreign tourist arrivals decreased 3.85 percent in May 2021: BPS

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that foreign tourist arrivals in May 2021 reduced by 3.85 percent from the figure in May 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic that prompted the government to restrict public mobility. “It is very clear that foreign tourist visits are still constrained by

House speaker optimistic of POLRI’s deepening closeness with public

Jakarta (ANTARA) – House of Representatives speaker Puan Maharani expressed optimism on the 75th anniversary of the Indonesian Police Force (POLRI) that the institution would stay close to Indonesians and that the bond would deepen. Maharani reaffirmed that the police force that served the public for 75 years had brought