Day: September 8, 2021

West Jakarta government to distribute medical device packages to MSMEs

The West Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Office plans to distribute packages of medical devices to MSMEs engaged in the entertainment and tourism sector to support the implementation of health protocols to expedite economic recovery. “It is definitely headed towards (economic recovery). We do not close the possibility of distributing

Task Force confirms 1,052,743 Riau Islands residents vaccinated

As per Monday, September 6, the Riau Islands COVID-19 Task Force recorded that some 1,052,743, or 76.65 percent of the residents had received the first dose of the vaccine. Some 507,748, or 36.97 percent of the residents had received the second dose of the vaccine. Among those in the age

VP highlights enthusiasm among Jakarta students for offline classes

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin highlighted the enthusiasm among students that attended the province’s schools allowed to reopen by the Jakarta authority and commence face-to-face offline learning activities since Aug 30. “I see the students are high-spirited and impassioned when attending school. We are optimistic that the reopened schools would continue

Government targets under one percent illiteracy rate by 2024

The government has targeted the national illiteracy rate in 2024 to reach below one percent after touching 1.71 percent in 2020. “The government has conceived a strategy to reduce the illiteracy rate in Indonesia to below one percent by 2024 and below 0.05 percent at the end of 2030,” Director

Ministry emphasizes importance of conservation in climate mitigation

The Environment and Forestry Ministry drew attention to the importance of conservation to control climate change through the marine and coastal sectors. “It should be noted that efforts to control climate change from the marine and coastal sectors is highly dependent on coastal and marine conservation itself,” Director General of

Extending PPKM can help lower active cases to 100,000: expert

The government could push active COVID-19 cases down to 100 thousand per day if it continues to enforce community activity restrictions, Dr. Iwan Ariawan, an epidemiologist from University of Indonesia, has said. “Such a target could be achieved if the community activity restrictions policy is continuously enforced,” he said in