Day: November 30, 2021

Vaccine certificate mandatory for domestic travel: COVID-19 task force

A vaccine certificate and a negative COVID-19 test result will be compulsory for domestic travel during the Christmas and New Year holidays, Head of Health Handling at the COVID-19 Task Force Alexander Ginting said. “COVID-19 Task Force Circular Number 24 of 2021 regulates activities for the Christmas and New Year periods for

Indonesia prepares strategic plan for developing biodiesel

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif has said that his ministry is currently preparing a strategic plan for developing Biodiesel 40 (B40), which contains 40 percent biofuel and 60 percent diesel. “Several strategies are being carried out to develop biodiesel; for instance, the development of green diesel through the

Aceh police thwart attempt to distribute 100 kg of crystal meth

Aceh provincial police have thwarted an attempt by a drug-trafficking syndicate to distribute 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in Indonesia and arrested three suspected members of the syndicate. “They were supposed to circulate crystal methamphetamine to Aceh, North Sumatra, and several areas in Indonesia,” chief of the Aceh provincial police,

Upstream oil, gas industry will support affordable energy availability

The upstream oil and gas industry will continue to support the availability of affordable energy supplies and create economic growth in Indonesia, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said. Indonesia still relies on oil and gas as the primary sources of energy and raw materials, he noted adding,

No rice imported at all this year: President Jokowi

Indonesia has not imported any rice in 2021 and the nation’s current rice stocks are also adequate to meet domestic demand, President Joko Widodo (popularly known as Jokowi) has said. He made the statement after participating in a rice plantation activity with several farmers in Trenggalek District, East Java Province, which

Children must complete immunization before getting COVID-19 jab

Parents should ensure children get complete routine vaccinations before obtaining the COVID-19 vaccine, according to chairperson of the Indonesian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ITAGI), Prof. Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro. “This is our and mothers’ common problem, when their children who have not completed the routine vaccinations but want to be