Day: July 6, 2021

Seven provinces susceptible to Delta variant attacks: Health minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – A total of seven provinces in Indonesia are categorized as prone to spikes in COVID-19 cases triggered by the transmission of the Delta variant from India, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated. “We have seen that there are five provinces on the island of Sumatra and two

Indonesian Navy vaccinates 1,000 residents in West Papua’s Sorong

Sorong, W Papua (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Navy’s Third Fleet Command (Koarmada III) joined the government’s mass COVID-19 vaccination drive by inoculating one thousand residents of Sorong City, West Papua Province on Tuesday. Accompanied by several top brass of the Indonesian navy and army, Koarmada III Commander, Rear Admiral Irvansyah, reviewed

Indonesia, Russia discuss Putin’s planned visit

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday discussed preparations for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Indonesia. “We have discussed preparations for President Putin’s visit to Indonesia, while waiting for the right time for the visit,” Marsudi stated at an

Top TNI officer visits Papua to review construction of PON facilities

Timika, Papua (ANTARA) – Commander of the XVII/Cenderawasih Regional Military Command, Maj.Gen. Ignatius Yogo Triyono, visited Timika, Papua Province on Tuesday to review the construction of facilities for the 2021 National Games (PON) and National Para Games (Peparnas). Shortly after arriving at the capital of Mimika District, Triyono and his entourage

Indonesia mulling additional budget for economic recovery program

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said the government is mulling the possibility of expanding the budget for the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program. “The government is mulling the possibility of increasing the budget for the PEN program,” Amin said while giving a public lecture on the

Indonesia orders 10,000 oxygen concentrators from Singapore

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia has ordered 10 thousand oxygen concentrators from Singapore to meet surging domestic demand amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said. “We ordered 10 thousand (units) and some of them have arrived on a Hercules jet from Singapore,