Day: December 16, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination supports limited face-to-face learning: Ministry

Director-General of Early Childhood Education (PAUD), Basic Education, and Secondary Education from the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry Jumeri affirmed that COVID-19 vaccination supports the optimization of limited Face-to-face Learning (PTM) in schools. “Vaccination is our ammunition to accelerate the recovery of learning in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic,”

EU underscores significance of addressing human rights violations

The European Union (EU) emphasized the importance of handling human rights violations worldwide, Head of Political, Press, Information of the European Union Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam Margus Solnson stated. “Putting an end to human rights violations and abuses worldwide is a key priority for the EU,” Solnson stated

Bandung to vaccinate six- to 11-year-old children

Bandung, W Java (ANTARA) – Bandung has commenced offering COVID-19 vaccination to children aged six to 11 years, with the target of covering as many as 438 elementary schools and 31 Madrasa Ibtidaiyah (MI). Acting Mayor of Bandung Yana Mulyana remarked that vaccination for children in the age bracket of six to

BI holds benchmark interest rate at 3.5%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain the benchmark interest rate or the BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) at 3.5 percent following a meeting of its board of governors in Jakarta on Thursday. The central bank has also kept the deposit facility and lending facility rates unchanged at 2.75

VP urges East Java to conceive Semeru victims’ relocation plan

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin called on the East Java provincial authority to conceive a relocation plan for residents, whose houses were damaged in the recent Semeru eruption. The vice president had received reports and testimonials presented by East Java and Lumajang district government officials, the regional disaster mitigation agency, and

Gov’t to offer Rp1-billion assistance to Mount Semeru eruption victims

The Religious Affairs Ministry handed over aid worth Rp1 billion, collected through donations from the state civil apparatus, to assist victims of the Mount Semeru eruption in Lumajang District, East Java. The assistance was handed over by Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas at the ministerial office here on Thursday.