Day: September 24, 2021

Indonesia receives two million Sinovac doses

Indonesia received one million doses of the Sinovac vaccine from the Chinese government and an additional one million free doses from Sinovac on Friday. According to Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, as of September 24, 2021, Indonesia has secured a total of 273,603,790 COVID-19 vaccine doses. “With the arrival of these

Papua PON: Committee launches PONPapua Stream apps

The National Sports Week (PON) Organizing Committee launched the PONPapua Stream apps to provide livestreaming of the XX Papua PON matches that will officially start on October 2, 2021. Chairman of the National Sports Committee (KONI) Marciano Norman has lauded the committee’s attempt, so that the matches can be viewed

MPR urges a comprehensive evaluation of offline learning

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat has urged the government to thoroughly evaluate the face-to-face mode of learning that led to the surfacing of COVID-19 transmission clusters. Careful preparations for offline learning are necessary to prevent the emergence of new clusters when that mode of learning was resumed,

Minister supports smart farming program for millennial farmers

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto echoed support for millennials farmers under the Millennial Smart Farming Program to boost productivity of the agricultural sector. “The Millennial Smart Farming Program is expected to enhance the productivity of agricultural goods to improve food security and the nation’s economic recovery,” Hartarto noted

BRIN head reviews readiness of aeronautics, space facilities

Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Laksana Tri Handoko, reviewed research facilities and infrastructure readiness at the Aeronautics and Space Research Organization Head Office and its Aeronautics and Space Policy Study Center. “This center is very important in its role to produce many materials and results of aeronautics and space

Jakarta Arts Council opens International Ethnic Music Festival

The Music Committee of the Jakarta Arts Council (DKJ) is organizing the International Ethnic Music Festival 2021 from September 24 to 26, 2021 to nurture and promote traditional music, which is adapting to changing times. “Indonesia has very diverse and strong roots in tradition, including its music that is getting