Day: September 17, 2021

Regions should open schools by expediting teachers’ vaccination: Plate

The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry, along with the Health Ministry have encouraged local governments to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination program for teachers to support the implementation of face-to-face learning (PTM). In response to this, Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G. Plate emphasized that the government had appealed

President Jokowi rewards 2020 Paralympics athletes

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) disbursed bonuses at the Bogor Presidential Palace on Friday as a mark of appreciation for the achievements of the athletes and coaches that participated in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. “Some Rp5.5 billion will be rewarded to the gold medalists, Rp2.5 billion to silver medalists, and

Home Affairs Ministry reminds regions to report their innovations

The Ministry of Home Affairs has again drawn the attention of regions to report their innovations for measurement and evaluation for the 2021 Region Innovation Index. In his statement received here on Friday, the Ministry’s Research and Development Head, Agus Fatoni, highlighted that 29 regions had yet to report their

Liberica coffee, a black diamond to save peatlands

The Javanese calls it “jackfruit coffee” for its jackfruit aftertaste, and it is less sour than arabica, albeit stronger than robusta, with a sweet, cocoa flavor. Liberica coffee, which originated in Liberia, West Africa, might not be as popular as arabica and robusta, although it was introduced in Indonesia earlier

Surabaya city govt to launch medical tourism on September 27

Medical tourism will be launched in Surabaya City on September 27, 2021, following the decision in which Surabaya was selected as a pilot project for medical tourism along with Jakarta and Medan. Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi noted here Friday that the Surabaya city government had communicated and discussed with the