Day: January 13, 2022

Gov’t distributes assistance to Jayapura flood, landslide victims

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini allocated assistance to the victims of floods and landslides in Jayapura, the capital of Papua Province. Rismaharini provided assistance worth Rp15 million to each of the seven heirs of the victims of the flood and landslide that hit certain areas of the city. “According to

Social Affairs Ministry to ready “social warehouse” in Jayapura

The Social Affairs Ministry will ready a social warehouse in Jayapura City, Papua, which will house relief stocks to later be distributed to the natural disaster victims. “Later, a social warehouse will be readied in Jayapura,” Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini delivered the statement at a press conference at the Waringin

Seven schools in Jakarta halt offline learning owing to COVID-19 cases

The provincial government of Jakarta has temporarily closed seven schools implementing 100-percent face-to-face learning after students from the schools tested positive for COVID-19. “There are at least seven schools that we have temporarily closed. We will see the progress,” Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, said at Jakarta City

Pig to human organ transplant requires ethical review: BRIN Head

Pig to human body organ transplant should be reviewed from an ethical standpoint, Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Laksana Tri Handoko told ANTARA here on Thursday. The transplant of an animal organ to human, or xenotransplantation, is a fascinating phenomenon to explore from a research standpoint,

Pre-Employment Card Program continue to benefit people: Chief Minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has assured that the Pre-Employment Card Program in 2022 will continue to benefit the community. The minister met with the alumni of the Pre-Employment Card Program during a visit to Surabaya, East Java province on Thursday. “Congratulations to the beneficiaries of the Pre-Employment Card. We

Minister urges staff to conduct paradigm shift in village development

Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration (Kemendes PDTT) Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar, in a statement here on Thursday, urged his staff to conduct a paradigm shift in village development in the 2022 work plan. “We cannot just be capable of presenting the budget absorption. We should be able of