Day: July 8, 2021

Possible for Indonesia to regain upper-middle income status: official

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia can return to its upper middle-income status in one to two years, if annual economic growth reaches 5-6 percent and population rises 1.2 percent per year, Presidential Special Staff for Economic Affairs said. “In the next one-two years, we can return to our position as an

Papuan rebels disrupt Ilaga stone-burning ceremony: military

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Several armed Papuan separatists disrupted a stone-burning ceremony held by locals in Ilaga, Papua province on Thursday to celebrate the restoration of peace and security in the capital of Puncak district, the military said. The armed rebels sporadically shot at locals joining the “Bakar Batu”, or

Indonesia pushing ASEAN-Italy partnership for sustainable development

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia is encouraging close cooperation between ASEAN and Italy to bring about sustainable development, particularly to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and benefit from the post-pandemic cooperation potential. Indonesian Ambassador to Italy, Esti Andayani, made the remarks during a webinar on ‘Italy-ASEAN Partnership for Development:

Lampung gateway to Sumatra, needs tighter restrictions: minister

Bandarlampung, Lampung (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, has urged the Lampung provincial government to tighten surveillance of public activities to curb the spread of coronavirus infections in Sumatra. “The governor must be consistent in controlling (public activities) in the province to prevent the spread

Jakarta rolls out mobile ambulances to expand vaccination coverage

Jakarta (ANTARA) –  Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Thursday launched 16 mobile vaccine ambulances as part of efforts to expand the coverage of the COVID-19 vaccination program in the capital city. The mobile vaccine ambulances will visit densely populated areas where vaccination coverage is low, he informed. The proactive vaccination