Day: January 11, 2022

Indonesia has adequate booster vaccine stock: Moeldoko

Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko affirmed that the government’s stock of the third dose of the COVID-19 booster vaccine was sufficient and had not expired. “We have a sufficient supply of vaccines. The health minister had reported to President Joko Widodo about the vaccine stock and will make immediate efforts

Actress Nia Ramadhani sentenced to one-year imprisonment for drug use

Actress Ramadhania Ardiansyah Bakrie, better known as Nia Ramadhani, burst into tears after the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced her to one year in prison after finding her guilty of consuming crystal methamphetamine. The panel of judges also awarded one year in prison to her husband, Anindra Ardiansyah Bakrie, better

West Java residents asked to remain calm amid Omicron threat

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil on Tuesday appealed to the public not to panic and remain alert amid the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the province. The Omicron variant is indeed much more contagious than the Delta variant, he noted. However, Omicron has lower severity, he added.

Indonesia must restrict no more than 680,000 stunted babies annually

To reduce childhood stunting to 14 percent by 2024, stunting at birth needs to be limited so that no more than 680 thousand babies are born stunted per year, a top government official said. Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Hasto Wardoyo, delivered the statement during

Jakarta readies four school buses to transport COVID-19 patients

The Jakarta provincial government has prepared four school buses to evacuate COVID-19 patients from Krukut, Taman Sari Sub-district, West Jakarta, to Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital in Kemayoran. “We have prepared four buses with four drivers, who are on standby if needed,” head of the school transportation management unit (UPAS)

West Java’s 26,312 vocational schoolers join digital business class

A total of 26,312 vocational high school students in the West Java Province partook in the inaugural digital business class training program to be hosted for up to a year from January 2022. “This digital business class training program is implemented in collaboration with Shopee Indonesia. The training is conducted