The 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, held in Paris, France, on 15th December, 2021, recognized gamelan as Intangible Cultural Heritage. “The gamelan inscription, nominated by Indonesia since 2019, has become Indonesia’s 12th cultural heritage acknowledged by UNESCO,” Indonesia’s Ambassador
The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Selayar Islands district, South Sulawesi province, reported that 5,511 families in two sub-districts were affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Flores Sea on Tuesday morning. “According to the recent report, Pasilambena and Pasimarannu sub-districts are severely affected. Currently, the residents are still at
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) outlined two principles that need to be adopted to realize good governance at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit here on Wednesday. “A trusted government is essential for effective government. In this regard, I want to convey two principles. Firstly, public participation needs to be strengthened,” the President
Indonesia recorded 205 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with West Java reporting the most infections, according to the COVID-19 Task Force. Based on data collected by the task force in Jakarta, West Java contributed the most to the national case tally with 52 cases. Meanwhile, Central Java recorded 29 cases,
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught Indonesia the importance of building health sector resilience, Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono, has said. “Turns out, the pandemic teaches (us) to strengthen resilience and coordination because the health sector is a shared responsibility. The coordination carried out by the Ministry of Health includes
The government is only allowing echelon 1 and upper ranks of public officials returning from abroad to self-quarantine, spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Health Ministry, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, has emphasized. Officials need to undergo a 10-day self-quarantine based on specific considerations, she said. “Self-quarantine recommendations are certainly given with