Day: January 5, 2022

Villages should ensure prevention of violence against women, children

Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Abdul Halim Iskandar expressed firm belief that villages should be the place where efforts to avert violence against women and children are made. “Villages must be able to create safe and comfortable conditions for children and women. The village must be

Gov’t continuing to fix errors in PeduliLindungi app: KSP

The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) has emphasized that the government is continuing to work on revamping the PeduliLindungi application, which has been evaluated as less than optimal. During a meeting with Kendal district head Dico Ganinduto in Central Java on Wednesday, KSP expert officer Abraham Wirotomo advised the public to

Imported cases dominate new COVID infections: Jakarta health office

Imported cases account for most of the new COVID-19 cases confirmed in the capital, the Jakarta Health Office has reported. “We need to be aware of this transmission,” head of the Jakarta Health Office, Widyastuti, said here on Wednesday. As of January 5, 2022, active COVID-19 cases (under treatment and

Positive economic growth to continue in first quarter: CORE

There is potential for continued positive economic growth in the first quarter of 2022, an economist with the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia, Yusuf Rendy Manilet, has said. “The potential for continued positive economic growth in the first quarter of 2022 is still open; when compared to growth

Ministry calls for collaboration to boost student vaccinations

Support and collaboration from all parties are essential to scale up COVID-19 vaccinations among students, an official from the Ministry of Health has stressed. “It has been said that there are many (students) that have not been vaccinated. This is our task, the Ministry of Health, universities, and schools to

5.8-Magnitude Quake Jolts Central Indonesia

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake, struck off South-east Sulawesi province, in central Indonesia early today, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake jolted at 03:55 Jakarta Time today (2055 GMT Tuesday), with the epicentre at 182 km north-east of Wakatobi district, and the depth of 569 km under seabed, the