Day: December 26, 2021

Mandalika beach getting crowded during Christmas holidays

A picturesque beach in the Mandalika Special Economic Zone of Kuta Village in Pujut Sub-district, Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara Province, has started to garner some crowds during this year’s Christmas holiday. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, local tourists from various parts of Lombok Island were seen mingling at Kuta Beach on Sunday. They came

34.5 percent of Kulon Progo children aged 6 to 11 get vaccinated

A total of 12,235 or 34.5 percent of 35,457 children aged six to 11 in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta, had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Head of the district’s health office, Sri Budi Utami, said. “As of December 24, 2021, the COVID-19 vaccination rate for children in age bracket of

Photojournalists hold exhibition to mark 17 years of Aceh’s tsunami

The Indonesian Photojournalist Association (PFI)-Aceh Chapter held a photo exhibition on December 25-26 to commemorate 17 years of deadly earthquake and tsunami that rattled Aceh Province on December 26, 2004. “This exhibition is aimed at reminding us of not forgetting the events that had devastated Aceh. It is aimed to remind us

COVID-19 – Kendari’s vaccination rate has reached 75 percent: official

As many as 265,147 residents of Kendari or about 75 percent of the city’s eligible target population for COVID-19 vaccination have received their first dose of the vaccine, according to a local health official. Data from the Kendari Health Office demonstrated that as of Sunday, some 200,902 people or 75.77 percent

Disaster education and literacy must be improved: minister

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno stated that education and literacy on disasters must be improved so that people are ready to address the catastrophes. “Disaster mitigation is not only supported by technology, but must also be followed by an increased awareness,” he said in Banda Aceh, the capital

MPR lauds Aceh’s post-tsunami infrastructure development

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Deputy Speaker Ahmad Muzani lauded the infrastructure development in Aceh in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the province on December 26, 2004. “I am quite amazed, and surprised that various types of infrastructure have been constructed here (in Aceh). This shows that