Day: December 17, 2021

Riau Islands aims to finish vaccinating children by Jan-end

The provincial government of Riau Islands is targeting to complete COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 6–11 by the end of January 2022. “We are targeting to complete children’s vaccinations by January 31, 2022,” Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad said during the launch of COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 6–11 here

Six sailors rescued by tuna fishing vessel arrive at Timika

KMN Hasil Tuna, a tuna fishing vessel that rescued six sailors of MV Kalimas 4 arrived at Timika, the capital of Mimika district, Papua, on Friday morning, officials said. MV Kalimas 4 sank in the Asmat estuary waters on December 12, 2021. “The evacuees are all in good health,” head of the National

Earning world’s trust to ‘recover together, recover stronger’

Indonesia assumed the Presidency of the G20, a global forum comprising countries that account for 80 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP), for the first time on December 1, 2021. The presidency was officially handed over by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to the President of the Republic

All-party synergy key to preventing female circumcision: ministry

Synergy between all parties is essential to prevent female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), assistant deputy for participation enhancement of professional institutions and businesses at the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection, Eko Novi, said. “Synergy between all parties, including the government, community institutions, religious leaders, community leaders, mass media, and

Controlling pandemic key to economic recovery: Hartarto

Handling the COVID-19 pandemic and adopting an accommodative policy is crucial to script a national economic recovery, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has said. “Economic growth highly hinges on handling the pandemic. The government and all parties must assist each other in controlling COVID-19 in order to recover the