Day: December 17, 2021

Village Fund’s 40 percent for BLT to support poor: Minister

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions Development, and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has said  that 40 percent of the Village Fund budget allocated for Village Cash Assistance (BLT) is a form of support for the poor. “Every village chief and official should support this. This is a form of the government’s commitment

Access to electricity helps improve living standards of poor: Thohir

Access to electricity for the poor can help improve their standards of living, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir stated. The ministry will continue to increase the electrification ration through PLN Cares, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) program of the state electricity firm PT PLN, he added. “Access to electricity

Tangerang City Gov’t to take precautionary measure against Omicron

The Tangerang City Government Health Service will conduct active surveillance at public places, including bus terminals and stations, as a precautionary measure against the transmission of COVID-19, especially the Omicron variant. Tangerang Mayor Arief R. Wismansyah said that the surveillance activity was an early precautionary measure by the city government

North Jakarta entrusts Health Ministry to handle Omicron quarantine

North Jakarta Mayor Ali Maulana Hakim said he entrusts the handling of quarantine process for those getting infected by the Omicron variant of novel coronavirus disease to the Indonesian Health Ministry and Jakarta Health Office. “We believe the Health Ministry and Jakarta Health Office can handle the quarantine process for

No additional flight capacity during year-end holidays: ministry

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation at the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation will not increase flight capacity during the 2021 Christmas and 2022 New Year holiday periods. To this end, Director-General of Civil Aviation Novie Riyanto noted that his office had issued Circular Letter Number 111 of 2021 on Regulation

First Omicron case a wake-up call for society: task force

The first positive case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a wake-up call for people to remain disciplined in implementing the health protocols, COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Wiku Adisasmito has said. “The discovery of the first Omicron case is a warning. We must remain vigilant by consistently implementing the