The Transportation Ministry plans to reactivate the Naras-Sungai Limau rail line connecting Pariaman City and Padang Pariaman District in West Sumatra. “Reactivation of the rail line has been included in our strategic plan. We will commence the reactivation process by first preparing the rail track,” Secretary of the ministry’s Directorate
Research from the non-governmental health organization Health Collaborative Center (HCC) indicated that Indonesians vaccinated against COVID-19 tend to comply more with health protocols as compared to their non-vaccinated counterparts. “Despite having an immunity advantage, those who have been vaccinated have a better score in our COVID-19 prevention assessment, as they
The National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) has urged people to not be easily swayed by online loan applications that will further compound the problem, given their high interest rates. “Do not be easily tempted by (online) loans on the web. (Getting) loans is easy, but repaying them is difficult,” Deputy
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said that Indonesia’s Presidency of the G20 is an honor and an opportunity to demonstrate its leadership in the group’s member countries’ economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Indonesia interprets its position in the G20 Presidency as a leader who will determine the
Indonesian celebrity chef Ragil Imam Wibowo pointed to the language barrier being a factor that hindered his efforts to translate and preserve ancient and traditional food recipes. “Ancient and traditional food recipes were not recorded in the Indonesian language but were instead written in Sanskrit,” Wibowo stated at a webinar
Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has attributed the rise in COVID-19 cases in the past three weeks to face-to-face learning in schools (PTM) and condolence visits. “Based on observations from the Ministry of Health, last week, there were 126 districts/cities with increasing cases, some of which had increased for three