Day: September 4, 2021

The Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society Presents the 2021 Virtual Conference

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Oligo Meeting is purposefully designed to bring people together to share incredible advancements in the field of oligonucleotide therapeutics. While still unable to come together in person, OTS leadership believes in the power of sharing science and the dedicated organizing committee has planned

Ministry launches Merdeka Belajar’s Indonesian culture channel

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has launched Merdeka Belajar (Freedom in Learning) Episode 13, namely Kanal Indonesiana, which is a digital channel that promotes Indonesian culture. “Kanal Indonesiana is one of the endeavors to realize the vision of cultural promotion as Indonesia is happy based on its cultural diversity

Floating isolation center to help make W Papua COVID-free: minister

The establishment of a floating centralized isolation at the Port of Sorong and residents’ enthusiasm for vaccination can help make West Papua free from COVID-19, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said. “If this enthusiasm is maintained, I am optimistic that West Papua province as a whole can

Easing of restrictions combined with health protocol adherence: govt

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has said that the gradual easing in the implementation of public activity restrictions (PPKM) must be accompanied by the application of health protocols. “This gradual easing means that we can begin to relax restrictions in some sectors by still implementing strict health protocols: wearing masks

Social assistance not enough to eradicate extreme poverty: minister

Extreme poverty cannot be resolved through just social assistance programs, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has said. “President Joko Widodo has targeted extreme poverty rate of zero percent by 2024. Hence, currently, the government is striving to overcome extreme poverty with various attempts,” he stated in

N Sumatra police arrest courier, seize 28 kg drugs

Police officers in Asahan district, North Sumatra province, seized 28-kg of crystal methamphetamine from a suspected drug courier arrested in a raid on August 28, 2021. The suspect, only identified by his initials NT (39), is a resident of Sei Tualang Raso sub-district, Tanjungbalai Ccty, North Sumatra, Asahan Police chief