Day: September 14, 2021

Life insurance industry has paid Rp74.66-trillion claims, benefits

The life insurance industry paid Rp74.66-trillion claims and benefits during the 2021 first semester, a 6.1-percent rise, from Rp70.36 trillion during the corresponding period of 2020, the Indonesian Association of Life Insurance (AAJI) stated. “The payment of claims and benefits is clear proof of the insurance industry’s commitment to customers,”

Present objective information on traditional medicines: BPOM

An official of the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) emphasized that advertisements on traditional medicines appearing in the media are currently only for personal medical purposes, so the related information should be objective so as not to mislead consumers. “Hence, what are the symptoms that can be

COVID-19 vaccine stocks sufficient to inoculate 77% citizens: VP

Indonesia has sufficient COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate 77 percent of the country’s total population and build herd immunity, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said. “The government is deploying various efforts to accelerate vaccinations. The (number of) vaccines itself is sufficient enough to vaccinate 77 percent (of the population),” he noted

Soldier injured in gun battle with Papuan terrorists

An Indonesian soldier sustained minor injuries in a gun fight with several Papuan separatist terrorists in Kiwirok sub-district of Pegunungan Bintang District, Papua, on Monday morning (September 13, 2021), police said. The soldier was injured on the right arm after a bullet ricocheted off a surface, Pegunungan Bintang police chief Adjunct

Smesco Papua Event to encourage MSME digitalization: minister

Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Minister Teten Masduki has expressed the hope that the Smesco Papua Event will serve as a trigger for the digitization of Papuan micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). “I emphasize that being connected to the digital ecosystem is important so that Papuan MSMEs can

Palangka Raya mayor confirms 35 COVID-19 recoveries

Palangka Raya Mayor Fairid Naparin revealed that 35 other COVID-19 patients had recovered from the deadly virus, thereby bringing the total to 11,233. “Until yesterday, 11,233 patients had recovered from COVID-19 after an addition of 35 patients that had made a recovery,” Naparin noted here on Tuesday. Currently, some 88.01