The Indonesian government is in the process of framing a direct electricity subsidy scheme to enable targeted recipients to receive the subsidy, an official stated. “Non-subsidized subscribers pay (the electricity bill) based on the tariffs. The subscribers entitled to subsidy will directly be given cash or voucher to pay electricity
Development of the Red and White vaccine to handle COVID-19 remains a priority in the National Research and Innovation Agency’s research and innovation activities, according to the agency’s head, Laksana Tri Handoko. Handoko emphasized that developing the ability to self-sufficiently create and develop the Red and White Vaccine was much
The recent Banten earthquake has signaled the potential of a Sunda Strait megathrust earthquake that could reach 8.7 in magnitude, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has said. The 6.6-magnitude quake that hit Banten at 4:15 p.m. local time on January 14, 2022, is a reminder that Indonesia is
Production of the S-Gene Target Failure, or PCR test, for virus detection in 4-6 hours, as an early indication of the Omicron variant, would be completed by January-end 2022, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated. “Now that we have prepared it, the production is expected to be completed by the
Spokesperson for COVID-19 vaccination at the Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, highlighted that booster vaccination aims to increase the effectiveness of the two-dose primary vaccination series. “The purpose of administering booster vaccinations is to increase the effectiveness of (primary) vaccines that may have decreased,” Tarmizi stated during an online
The Trade Ministry will involve university students in revitalizing traditional markets across Indonesia, an official has said. “Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that the country has 16,235 traditional markets. Of the total, only 46 traditional markets have applied SNI (Indonesian National Standards),” director general of domestic trade