Day: September 4, 2021

NTT cricket athletes train online for PON National Games XX

Cricket athletes have undergone online training for competing at the PON National Games XX in Papua, chairwoman of the Provincial Board of the Indonesian Cricket Association of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Inche Sayuna, has said. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, our cricketers continued to train online under the guidance and mentoring

Susanto-Oktila pair inches closer to securing Tokyo Paralympic gold

Indonesia’s para-badminton national team boosted victory prospects to win gold at the Tokyo Paralympics after its fourth contenders, Hary Susanto-Leani Ratri Oktila, cleared the final round in the SL3-SU5 mixed doubles on Saturday. The Susanto-Oktila pair won the semi-finals against Indians — Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli — with a

Village-Owned Enterprises should not harm local businesses: Minister

The presence of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) should not harm the businesses of local residents, according to Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar. “I always emphasize that the business units developed by BUMDes should not interfere with or harm the businesses run by local residents,” Iskandar

South Sulawesi commences vaccination for comorbid, elderly patients

The South Sulawesi provincial government has started the process to administer the Moderna vaccine to residents, especially the elderly and those with comorbidities. Acting Governor of South Sulawesi Andi Sudirman Sulaiman noted in a written statement in Makassar on Saturday that 13 patients with comorbidities were given the Moderna vaccine since Thursday

Jakarta still needs to vaccinate 2.7 million people: Governor

Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, has said that his government still has to vaccinate 2.7 million residents against COVID-19 despite reaching the target set by the central government. “This is because half of the people who were vaccinated in Jakarta are non-Jakarta residents,” Baswedan explained while reviewing a vaccination program

Some 592 Bangka residents yet await PCR test results

The Bangka COVID-19 Task Force recorded that some 592 residents were still awaiting the results of laboratory-conducted PCR tests as of Saturday, September 4. “A total of 592 residents are awaiting the results of the PCR tests from the regional laboratory, which is the result of tracking and tracing conducted