Day: January 13, 2022

Highly educated workforce must be increased: VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin affirmed that Indonesia had a major task to complete in terms of increasing the number of human resources to constitute more higher education graduates. “High school alumni still constitute a major chunk of the current workforce at around 32 percent,” Amin stated while delivering a scientific

Mandalika Circuit road beautification to get completed by Feb: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked related government officials to complete the beautification of the main roads leading to the Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara, by February 2022. After hosting the WSBK championship at the end of 2021, the next major event that will be hosted

Halal industry will hopefully flourish in Madura: VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has expressed the hope that the halal product industry will flourish on Madura Island, East Java, where Islamic values and lifestyles have flourished and have been embraced by most residents for long. “The Islamic values firmly upheld by locals is a good start for the advancement

Yogyakarta to give booster shots to 1.2 million people

The Yogyakarta government is aiming to give booster shots to 1.2 million residents in five districts and cities. Data shows that 1.2 million people in the five areas received the second vaccine dose six months ago, thus they are eligible for the booster shot, head of the Yogyakarta Health Office,

Indonesia fights for island countries’ interests during G20 Presidency

Indonesia will fight for the interests of island countries during its G20 Presidency, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahendra Siregar, said in a statement released here on Thursday. For the first time in history, the G20 Presidency has decided to invite small archipelagic countries, represented by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)

Yogyakarta examines eight samples from Omicron suspects

The Yogyakarta Special Region Government examined eight samples of people suspected to have contracted the new variant of Omicron. Head of the province’s Health Office Pembajun Setyaningastutie noted that the whole genome sequencing (WGS) examination of eight samples of Omicron suspects was conducted by the Veterinary Center (BBVet) Wates, Kulon Progo,