Day: July 18, 2021

Vice President urges Muslims to perform Idul Adha prayer at home

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has appealed to Indonesia’s Muslims to perform Idul Adha prayer at home with their families, as there should be no congregational prayer either in the mosques or in the fields. “Performing a mass prayer is voluntary, but protecting ourselves from the COVID-19 pandemic

Slaughter of qurban animals to be conducted at slaughterhouse: Amin

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Vice President Ma’ruf Amin urged people to slaughter sacrificial animals (Qurban) of Idul Adha at slaughterhouse (RPH) in attempts to shun the crowds during the enforcement of emergency restriction of movements (PPKM) amid the COVID-19 case spike. Amin has also asked all ulemas, clerics, and religious figures

BIN conducts door-to-door vaccination drive in six provinces

Jakarta (ANTARA) – BIN, Indonesia’s National Intelligence Agency, conducted door-to-door vaccination drive against COVID-19 in six provinces in Indonesia on Sunday. “Today, in accordance with the President’s directives, BIN is holding door-to-door vaccinations for the public and students in remote areas of six provinces,” General (retired) Budi Gunawan, Head of

Govt to raise budget for pre-employment card program by Rp10 trillion

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government is set to raise the budget for the pre-employment card program by Rp10 trillion to Rp30 trillion from Rp20 trillion earlier to help alleviate the financial burden of the people during the enforcement of emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM). “We will raise the budget by

Social Ministry distributes 200 million kg of rice to needy families

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Social Affairs with the cooperation of the National Logistic Agency (Bulog) were distributing a total of 200 million kilograms of rice to 10 million beneficiary families (KPM) under the Family Hope Program (PKH), and another 10 million beneficiaries under the Cash Social Assistance (BST)

South Korea donates oxygen concentrators, ventilators to Indonesia

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The South Korean government has donated 350 oxygen concentrators and 35 ventilators to help Indonesia cope with an exponential spike in COVID-19 cases. “No singe country is able to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic alone,” South Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Park Tae-Sung said in a written statement released