Day: July 28, 2021

59% of Indonesian rivers heavily polluted: Environment Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Fifty-nine percent of the 564 rivers in Indonesia are heavily polluted, according to Luckmi Purwandari, director of water pollution control, Directorate General of Pollution and Environmental Damage Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry. “Based on data that I collected in 2020, out of 564 points (rivers), 59

Govt continuing efforts to check early hepatitis transmission

Jakarta (ANTARA) – With the number of hepatitis cases in the country estimated at around 18 million, the Health Ministry has continued to intensify efforts to prevent early transmission of the disease, an official has said. “(As many as) 2.5 million of them (the 18 million patients) are Hepatitis C

‘Love’ signs for West Java COVID-19 heroes

Bandung (ANTARA) – After cutting the ribbon at the door of a house, painted white, Dayat Hidayat (47) stepped inside, then raised his hands in prayer. Looking around the house awarded to him by Jabar Bergerak volunteers, Hidayat, who works as a janitor at Soreang Regional General Hospital (RSUD), Bandung district, West

Economic transformation necessary amid pandemic: expert

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Dean of IPB University’s Economy and Management Faculty, Nunung Nuryanto, has highlighted the importance of the economic transformation in Indonesia, a phenomenon that most nations are experiencing to varying degrees amid the pandemic. “The thing that differentiates them is the speed of the transformation within those countries

Bandung residents come forward to help one another amid pandemic

Bandung (ANTARA) – The COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing since 2020, has had an impact on the economy of the people in Indonesia, including the residents in Bandung, which is currently the epicenter of COVID-19 in the Greater Bandung area. Owing to this impact, the government, entrepreneurs, and the community have to

Governor Baswedan opens forum on Jakarta’s public transport system

Jakarta (ANTARA) – DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan opened ‘3 Pillars of Integration Forum Group Discussion (FGD)’, themed ‘The Future of Jakarta Transportation’, in Jakarta on Wednesday. The governor said he expected the forum to generate inputs related to transportation management in the capital. The 1.5 years of the pandemic