Day: January 10, 2022

Gov’t issues regulation to strengthen cultural heritage preservation

The government has bolstered efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage by implementing Governmental Regulation No. 1 of 2022 on National Registration and Cultural Heritage Preservation. According to the government’s press statement here on Monday, the regulation encompasses stipulation on managing the cultural heritage, starting from registration, preservation, management, incentive

Disciplined quarantine prevents Omicron spreading among Umrah pilgrims

Presidential Staff Office (KSP) expert Abraham Wirotomo believes that disciplined quarantine and health protocol enforcement can lower the potential risk of the COVID-19 Omicron variant infection spreading among Umrah pilgrims arriving in Indonesia. “In essence, a seven-day quarantine will reduce the likelihood of local transmission only to 0.01 to one

Two dead in flooding in Jember, East Java

Flooding in Jember District, East Java Province, on Sunday, claimed two lives and rendered one resident missing, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). “Today’s information shows that the death toll increases by one, bringing the tally to two,” Abdul Muhari, a spokesman of BNPB, noted in a press

Regional gov’ts should focus on boosting vaccination coverage: MP

Member of the House of Representatives’ (DPR’s) Commission IX Nurhadi has urged regional governments to focus on increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage, as they are deemed to play an important role in making vaccination a success. Nurhadi, here on Monday, also highlighted the importance of leadership from the Ministry of Health

Bandung schools reopen at 100% capacity with health protocol adherence

Stringent health protocols were enforced on the first day of school reopening at full capacity in Bandung, West Java, to ensure no COVID-19 cases surfaced during the process. Bandung Municipal Education Office head Hikmat Ginanjar highlighted the importance of face-to-face offline learning activities, as students can study better in an

Indonesia, Japan ink Memorandum of Cooperation on energy transition

The governments of Indonesia and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on energy transition aimed at facilitating efforts to materialize Indonesia’s energy transition program. The MoC was inked by Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda Koichi. “Thank