Day: August 3, 2021

Surviving the pandemic behind prison walls

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Who would have thought that the insidious grasp of the coronavirus would extend beyond people with high mobility? The Delta variant, described by scientists as the strongest and fastest coronavirus variant so far, has already shown its deadliness and has spread quickly among people, even those living

Beware of high interest rate instruments: OJK

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Chairman of the Commissioner Board of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Wimboh Santoso, has urged citizens to be wary of financial instruments offering high interest rates, especially those traded outside the capital market. “Outside of the capital market is like other assets such as crypto assets. Do

Financial sector must recover intermediary function: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has urged the financial sector to recover its intermediary function, saying that would determine the course and the goal of the nation’s development. At an online discussion on ‘Advancing Indonesia’s Financial Literacy’ here on Tuesday, Indrawati said that a financial sector

Vaccine card not for access to public places yet: Ministry

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Health has yet to hold discussions on the agenda pertaining to the use of COVID-19 vaccine cards as an administrative requirement for people to access public places. “The Ministry of Health has not yet held any discussions regarding this plan,” Ministry of Health’s COVID-19

Officials must not take ‘cuts’ from social funds: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini has said that officials distributing social assistance are being paid salaries by the government. Therefore, it is not right for them to take “cuts” from funds earmarked for beneficiary families. “These assistants have already received their salaries, and that means that there

Public should follow health protocols during PPKM: West Jakarta mayor

Jakarta (ANTARA) – West Jakarta Mayor Uus Kuswanto once again reminded the public to consistently follow health protocols and abide by the government’s decision to extend Level 4 community activities restriction (PPKM) on August 3-9, 2021. The mayor deemed these actions as necessary in order to help the government stem