Day: January 21, 2022

Suspension bridges facilitate public mobility: PUPR Minister

Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono stated that suspension bridges, such as Girpasang suspension bridge in Klaten District, Central Java, help village residents by reducing the travel time and boosting mobility. “This especially holds true during activities to schools, markets, and workplaces, as well as taking care

Indonesia can take Omicron lessons from 6 countries: task force

The Omicron surge in six countries could serve as a lesson for Indonesia to prevent domestic infections, the COVID-19 Handling Task Force has said. The six countries are Italy, France, Canada, Australia, the United States, and England, national spokespersons for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Wiku Adisasmito said at an

Prototype curriculum will support learning loss recovery amid pandemic

The option of applying a prototype curriculum policy offered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) is believed to help recover from learning loss due to the pandemic conditions. “This is one of our efforts to prevent demotivation among children and parents during online learning,” Director of

Indonesian lion dance majorly contributes to sports tourism : KONI

The lion dance performance, or barongsai, hugely contributes to driving the country’s sports tourism, National Sports Committee (KONI) Chairman Marciano Norman stated here on Friday. Norman suggested to the Indonesian Lion Dance Federation Board Management (PB FOBI) to regularly hold events in order to produce great lion dance athletes. He also advised

Health minister reviews COVID-19 vaccination for elderly in Bantul

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin observed the COVID-19 vaccination activity for the elderly in Sumbermulyo Village, Bambanglipuro Sub-district, Bantul District, Yogyakarta Province. “I want to see vaccination and the community empowerment here,” Sadikin stated on Friday. The health minister noted that enabling COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly, who were earlier not

Home minister monitors child vaccinations in Pekanbaru, Riau

Home Minister Tito Karnavian reviewed the implementation of mass vaccination for children aged 6-11 years at 36 Teladan Elementary School in Pekanbaru City, Riau Province, on Friday. “Although the number of active COVID-19 cases, mortality rate, and bed occupancy rate had decreased quite considerably, we must not let our guard