Day: August 19, 2021

BIN starts vaccinating Islamic Boarding School students in Sleman

The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Office in Yogyakarta province and  the Sleman district government have launched a mass vaccination program for thousands of students of the Sunan Pandanaran Islamic Boarding School in Sleman, Yogyakarta. “The first is part of a series of implementations of Mr. President’s directive and the order of the Head of

President reviews door-to-door vaccinations in East Java’s Madiun

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Thursday reviewed a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination program organized for people residing on Kampung Pesilat street alley, Madiun district, East Java. He reviewed the program following a visit to 3 Mejayan Junior High School, Madiun district, where a vaccination program had also been organized for students.

Expert urges complete television signal coverage nationwide

The government must ensure terrestrial television broadcasting is accessible to all viewers after phasing out the analog system, dean of the Faculty of Communication Studies of the Padjadjaran University, Dadang Rahmat Hidayat, has said. “We should ensure after the analog switch-off, the digital television broadcast would be accessible to all

MPR speaker urges govt to change vaccine distribution pattern

The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Speaker has urged the government to change the distribution pattern of COVID-19 vaccines to eliminate the gap in the vaccination program between Java and Bali islands and other regions. “I ask the government to immediately change the pattern of vaccine distribution that has been

People aged above 12 can take Pfizer jab: spokesperson

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Pfizer vaccine can be used for citizens aged above 12 in the country, spokesperson for the COVID-19 Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, has said. “The Pfizer vaccine can be used for people aged 12 years and over and local governments who will receive Pfizer vaccine allocations are

How Surabaya students raised over Rp1 billion for COVID handling

A sense of empathy among students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Surabaya, East Java has given birth to a social movement aimed at gathering aid and providing assistance to fellow students. The social movement dubbed ‘Gotong Royong Sekolah Peduli Suroboyo’ (Together Schools Care for Surabaya) has seen many elementary