Day: July 14, 2021

Need more student participation in COVID-19 vaccinations: police chief

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has urged more students and young citizens to take part in the national vaccination program to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic quickly.   “Thank you to all students who always provide support. We hope you will always

Pertamina provides 20-ton oxygen tank to Jakarta Hajj Dormitory

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Pertamina has installed a 20-ton ISO oxygen tank at Jakarta Hajj Dormitory (Asrama Haji) located in Pondok Gede after the government deemed it an emergency hospital for treating COVID-19 patients with mild and moderate symptoms. The tank will be used to store oxygen to fulfill COVID-19 patient

Drugstores running out of three COVID-19 drugs: ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Health Ministry on Wednesday afternoon flagged a shortage in stocks of three types of therapeutic drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19 in Kimia Farma’s pharmacy network. According to the Farma Plus website, 3,114 Kimia Farma stores across Indonesia reported insufficient stocks of Immunoglobulin, Remdesivir, and

Creative economy to be next driver of development: Uno

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, has said he believes the creative economy could become a driving force of the national development through a synergy among  MSMEs so they could give larger contribution to GDP particularly from tax payments. “MSME players are the main

Indonesia’s COVID-19 handling to impact investor sentiment: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s COVID-19 handling efforts will be among the factors considered by investors to continue to invest in the nation, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has said. Indonesia is facing big challenges in handling the pandemic, starting from the supply of medicines, oxygen,

Papua’s PON expected to boost SME growth: govt

Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – The Papua administration has expressed the hope that the PON National Games would serve as an impetus for the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia’s easternmost province. “The sporting event must be a momentum for Papua’s small and medium entrepreneurs to keep growing