Day: November 15, 2021

Indonesia needs tech-savvy generation: Minister Makarim

Indonesia needs a world-class superior generation proficient in utilizing and developing technology to outdo the progress made by countries in the world, Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Anwar Makarim stated. “We need the next generation to possess world-class skills and knowledge and be proficient in utilizing and developing technology

Call for closer gov’t-industry collaboration for cooking oil stocks

Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi has called on industries to work closely with the government in stabilizing the price of cooking oil by providing buffer stock. “We should not ignore this, and we have to cooperate. Here, we called on the industry to provide buffer stock, so (the price) hike would

Gov’t still studying Vaccinated Travel Lanes program: minister

The government is still reviewing the possibility of Indonesia’s participation in the Vaccinated Travel Lanes program to revive its tourism sector, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. The Vaccinated Travel Lanes program is a tourism concept implemented by several countries, including those in the Asia-Pacific, that is

Gov’t prioritizing elderly over children for COVID-19 vaccination

The Indonesian government is still prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for the elderly and adults over children, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “The elderly tend to have more risk with COVID-19 than children. We are prioritizing vaccinating the elderly among whom now the coverage is still around 40 percent. Once

Need to strengthen digital security in apparatus recruitment exam

A member of the Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia has highlighted the need to improve the security of the digital system used in the national state apparatus recruitment examination to prevent increasingly sophisticated cheating methods. “We have just heard a case in Sulawesi 2-3 weeks ago when the examination

A peek at the strict, but cozy badminton festival ‘bubble’

Competitions in badminton, one of the sports loved by many Indonesian people, have returned to the nation after a gap of two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Indonesia Badminton Festival (IBF), which will take place from November 16, 2021 to December 5, is claimed to be the