Day: July 18, 2021

West Papua residents urged to maintain peace ahead of Idul Adha

Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) – West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan has urged all residents to maintain peace and harmony as their Muslim brothers and sisters across the province will celebrate Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice), which is set to fall on July 20. The celebrations are taking place in the

Foreign aid starts arriving to help Indonesia fight COVID surge

With Indonesia recording an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases, several countries have stepped in to provide vaccines and medical equipment to help the nation fight the latest spike in infections. Fifteen days since the imposition of public movement restrictions, Indonesia’s COVID-19 cases have continued to explode, with the country adding

Bogor mayor urges central government to deal with oxygen scarcity

Bogor, W Java (ANTARA) – Bogor Mayor Bima Arya has urged the central government to take a swift action to deal with medical oxygen scarcity in the city. “Oxygen supplies from oxygen refilling stations have increasingly become limited. In fact, a hospital in Bogor City has temporarily suspended its emergency

Health Ministry lauds Riau islands’ vaccination rate

Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – Vice Health Minister Dante Saksono has lauded the vaccination rate in Riau Islands Province which recorded that 60.32 percent of its residents have received their first shot of COVID-19 vaccine. “The vaccination rate in Riau Islands in the first phase (of vaccination program) which has

Search continues for 42 West Kalimantan fishermen after 17 boats sink

Pontianak, West Kalimantan (ANTARA) – Search efforts continued for 42 fishermen who went missing on Tuesday evening (13/7/2021) after 17 fishing boats sank in West Kalimantan waters owing to bad weather, according to an official. A total of 17 fishing boats with 134 fishermen aboard sank after being hit by

MUI in collaboration with police, military, hold COVID-19 vaccination

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) in collaboration with the National Police (Polri) and the Indonesian Military (TNI) held a COVID-19 vaccination for residents of  Kota Tua (Old Town) in Jakarta. “MUI protects the people from the dangers of COVID-19. MUI must be at the forefront of helping