Day: January 24, 2022

Students enhance coffee quality in village through community service

Students of Mataram University’s Department of Food Technology in West Nusa Tenggara partook in an educational activity for improving the quality of producing and serving coffee in Sedau Village, West Lombok, on Monday. The activity was part of the community service program (KKN), initiated under the Ministry of Education, Culture,

Beware of third wave of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Indonesia is about to enter a phase wherein the daily count of COVID-19 cases is starting to increase. The potential third wave due to the transmission of the new variant of COVID-19 called Omicron is estimated to take place between February and March 2022. Although the Indonesian health system is

New license plate colors to be introduced this year: police

The National Police’s Traffic Corps has confirmed that the color scheme for license plates will be inverted from black-based to white-based this year. The corps’ director for registration and identification, Brigadier General Yusri Yunus, informed that besides the new color scheme, all new license plates will also be fitted with

15 Jakarta schools remain closed due to COVID-19 transmission

So far, 15 out of 43 schools reporting COVID-19 transmission have not returned to the implementation of face-to-face learning (PTM) at 100-percent capacity, Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria has informed. “Of the 43 schools that were closed, 28 schools have reopened, and 15 schools remain closed; hopefully, they will

Regions outside Java-Bali account for 11.4% of active COVID cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in regions outside Java and Bali islands has reached 2,145, accounting for 11.4 percent of the total active cases in Indonesia. Chief of the COVID-19 Handling Committee and National Economic Recovery (KPC-PEN), Airlangga Hartarto, conveyed this information at a press conference on Monday. “Regions

Surakarta to commence construction of Islamic Centre next year

The Surakarta municipal government in Central Java confirmed that construction of an Islamic Centre, sponsored by the United Arab Emirates Government, will commence next year following the finalisation of the building’s design. Construction of the Islamic Centre in Surakarta will be entirely sponsored by the Crown Prince of the United