Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria said Jakarta has currently become one of the priority provinces to administer the third dose of vaccination, or booster shot, on account of the high COVID-19 transmission rate. At the Jakarta City Hall on Wednesday, Patria noted that ever since it was implemented on January 12, 2022, a
Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah, at an online event here, Wednesday, drew attention to several challenges that women faced in the working world, including being stereotyped and facing sexism, which became the root of gender-based discrimination. At a discussion on gender shaming or sexism in the working world held by PLN
Eight Rohingya refugees have fled their shelter in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, according to the task force for the handling of Rohingya refugees. The task force’s spokesman, Marzuki, stated here on Wednesday that the authority only realized that the refugees had fled when officials from the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology has confirmed that it will induct 293,848 honorary teachers as contract government employees. Honorary teachers are appointed by school authorities. Since they are not hired as government employees, they only receive honorariums, without any other benefits. “We have a total of 293,848
The Chapter of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of Jakarta denied having filed a lawsuit with the State Administrative Court (PUTN) against Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan’s decision to raise provincial minimum wages for 2022. The denial suggests that the chamber is at odds with the Association of
The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) officially launched progestin, a safe birth control pill for nursing mothers for breastmilk production to support exclusive breastfeeding that can prevent stunting in children. “The pill only contains progesterone. Insya Allah (God willing), it does not inhibit breast milk (production), so once