Day: December 12, 2021

Legislator highlights sexual violence in educational institutions

Deputy Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Lestari Moerdijat has called for ratification of sexual violence prevention bill following increased prevalence of sexual violence cases in Indonesia’s educational institutions. “I am extremely concerned regarding various acts of sexual violence that occurred in a number of educational institutions, both

Minister’s Special Staff urges students to open business opportunities

Special Staff of the Law and Human Rights Ministry Bane Raja Manalu has called on university students, especially those in Nommensen HKBP University, to be more courageous in opening entrepreneurial opportunities. “Start doing business. Dare to be young creative entrepreneurs and be smart in looking for and utilizing opportunities,” he

GATF to boost tourism industry recovery: Tourism Minister

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) Hybrid 2021, organized jointly by the state bank BNI and flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, would boost tourism industry recovery. The event was expected to encourage workers absorption, Uno said in a statement here on Sunday. “We

Riau Island’s P3AP2KB Service urges victims of child abuse to speak up

Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands (ANTARA) – Riau Islands’ Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Population Control and Family Planning (P3AP2KB) Service has urged children who became victims of violence, to speak up and tell what had happened to them to their parents. Head of Riau Islands’ P3AP2KB Service Misni said here on

Ministry to integrate Batam, Bintan, Karimun development

The Industry Ministry would integrate the development and management of the Batam, Bintan and Karimun (BBK) areas in Riau Islands Province, that have great potential and play an important role in accelerating the national economic recovery. “The government will integrate the development and management of the BBK area. This integration

Jakarta Gov’t schedules COVID-19 vaccination for children next week

The Jakarta Provincial Government has scheduled COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 6 to 11 years next week, Jakarta’s Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria said in Condet, East Jakarta, on Sunday. Jakarta’s Health Service is ready to conduct COVID-19 vaccination for children, according to him. “When it comes to vaccination for