Day: January 16, 2022

Children must be vaccinated before returning to school: epidemiologist

An epidemiologist from Sriwijaya University urged authorities in Indonesia to ensure that all children aged  6 to 11 must get vaccinated before allowing them to join a physical return to school at full capacity. “Getting vaccinated must be a requirement for the implementation of the face-to-face learning session, because children

Indonesian gov’t encourages MSMEs to penetrate global market

The Cooperative, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises Ministry has encouraged MSMEs to improve competitiveness to penetrate the global market and increase their contribution to Indonesia’s export. “This is one of our priorities to encourage micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to enter global market,” the ministry’s Deputy for SME Hanung Harimba Rachman

Indonesia receives more COVID-19 vaccine doses from Japan

Indonesia has received more COVID-19 vaccine doses from Japan under dose-sharing cooperation scheme. East Asia Director at Foreign Affairs Ministry Santo Darmosumarto said in a press release received here on Sunday that the current vaccine assistance deliveries were divided into four batches. The first and second batches arrived on Saturday

Banten’s earthquake has damaged 1,909 houses in Pandeglang: BPBD

A strong earthquake that jolted Sumur Sub-district in Pandeglang District, Banten Province, on Friday has damaged 1,909 houses, Head of the Pandeglang Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) Girgi Jantoro said. The number of the damaged houses increased from 1,904 as the agency’s personnel continue the data collection and verification on the

Indonesia implements zero tolerance for ‘cantrang’ ban violators

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has pledged to impose legal sanction against those using “cantrang” fishing gear in the Indonesian waters to ensure the implementation of sustainable fishing. “We can assure that fishing vessels with cantrang are operated ilegally. This will threaten the implementation of sustainable fishing. It is

Young Balinese artists urged to stay creative despite pandemic

The Badung district government in Bali Province encourages local artists, especially young ones, to stay creative even though they are currently in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic situation. Despite the pandemic, young Badung artists have shown great creative works through the performance of the Creative and Independent Gema Raga Muda at