Day: January 26, 2022

Malang to expedite COVID-19 tracing

The Malang Government, East Java, is expediting the tracking of cases of COVID-19 transmission following an increase in the case count in the city. Currently, the city government has recorded 157 active cases of COVID-19, the highest in East Java Province. “We have told the Malang City Health Office to

Indonesia’s G20 presidency beneficial for national agenda: Ministry

The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) assessed that the G20 Presidency of Indonesia will be beneficial for the national agenda. “The country is fortunate that our national agenda can be raised at an international forum,” the ministry’s Secretary General Mira Tayyiba stated during a virtual event on “Indonesian Leadership in

Jakarta never designed to become nation’s capital: West Java Governor

West Java’s Governor M. Ridwan Kamil said Jakarta was never designed to become the nation’s capital city. “I have read that actually during the colonial period, Batavia (Jakarta’s old name) was unfit to become a capital city,” he stated in a statement here on Wednesday. “Back then, a malaria pandemic had

Tangerang health office readies 296 beds at isolation centers

The Health Office of Tangerang City has readied 296 isolation beds for COVID-19 patients at six isolation centers, Head of the Tangerang City Health Office Dr Dini Anggraeni stated. Anggraeni noted here on Wednesday that the six isolation centers readied to accommodate COVID-19 patients are the 60-bed capacity Jurumudi Baru

Solo city prepares to host ASEAN Para Games

Solo city, Central Java is preparing to host the 2022 ASEAN Para Games from July 20–31, 2022, with officials studying the event budget, accommodation, and venue, Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka said on Wednesday. According to Raka, the facilities prepared for the event are adequate, and the committee will talk about

Energy diversification can minimize power crisis threat: ministry

The diversification of renewable energy sources can minimize the potential threat of an energy crisis in Indonesia, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s director general of renewable energy and energy conservation, Dadan Kusdiana, has said. “With the diversification of renewable energy sources by simultaneously harnessing solar, hydro, bioenergy, wind, geothermal,