Day: January 5, 2022

Bali applies new-fangled regulations to thwart Omicron transmission

The Denpasar Tourism Office, Bali, will enforce new regulations for traveling in the area to stem the spread of the new variant of COVID-19, Omicron. “We do not want to be fooled after the exposure of tourists from East Java following their vacation to Bali due to the Omicron variant.

Gov’t to provide cooking oil at Rp14,000 per liter

The Indonesian government has implemented a policy for providing cooking oil at just Rp14 thousand per liter (US$1) to the public. The policy will be in effect for six months, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto informed during a meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday. The policy will be evaluated in May and

As Sunnah boarding school’s attackers should face legal action: VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin urged law enforcers to legally process 300 unidentified people, who attacked the As Sunnah Islamic boarding school in Bagek Nyaka, East Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). “If there is an incident, such as this in Lombok, I press for a legal process to be followed

MPR supports free COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for public

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo supports the government’s plan to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, or the third dose vaccine, to people, though he expects them to be provided free of cost. “This is especially for the elderly and fund assistance recipients (PBI) of the Healthcare and Social Security

Ministry supports fisheries SOEs to improve processing, trading sector

The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry encourages fisheries SOEs to strengthen the fish processing and trading sector to meet the domestic and export demand. “Fisheries is one of the commodities that must be prioritized according to the directives of President Joko Widodo and SOEs Minister Erick Thohir,” First Deputy Minister of

Prosperity-based approach to be prioritized in Operation Nemangkawi

The Indonesian National Police is planning to implement a prosperity-based approach under Operation Nemangkawi in Papua Province in 2022, according to a spokesperson. To this end, the Nemangkawi Task Force is preparing whatever is necessary for implementing the prosperity-based approach, National Police spokesperson Brig.Gen. Ahmad Ramadhan said. The task force’s