Day: February 1, 2022

Happy Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year (Imlek) is the most important celebration for Chinese people, with 16-day-long celebrations, commencing on the first day of the Chinese calendar’s first month and ending with Cap Go Meh on the 15th. Chinese New Year’s Eve is known as Chúxī, which means “New Year’s Eve.” Every year, Imlek is celebrated on a different

Striking a work-life balance: a female journalist’s predicament

The global community, including Indonesia, has been co-existing with COVID-19 for over two years, and amid the looming threat of the Delta variant, Indonesia faces yet another danger of the Omicron variant, with ever-increasing cases. It is beyond mere claims. There is data to back it up, as was announced

Communication Ministry limits staff attendance at head office

Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny G. Plate has sought limited physical attendance for staff at the ministry’s head office and instructed employees to take turns working from home. His instructions are aimed at maintaining the health and safety of the ministry staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press

COVID-19 task force in Sleman relocates patients to isolation center

Sleman District’s COVID-19 Task Force in Yogyakarta relocated dozens of COVID-19 patients, earlier self-isolating in a private school dormitory in Mlati Sub-District, to the Sleman Hajj Dormitory’s Centralized Isolation Shelter. “Some 43 confirmed COVID-19 positive patients are self-isolating in a school dormitory. They are willing to be transferred to the

Cyber security, metaverse, fintech are future businesses: Uno

Three businesses would be in high demand in future namely cyber security, metaverse, and payment systems and financial technology/fintech, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said. “Thank God, there were no cyber-attacks in our session, but the session with Minister of Communications and Informatics Johnny G. Plate was repeatedly hit

Jakarta governor visits Chinese temple, conveys New Year greetings

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan on Tuesday visited Bio Hok Tek Tjeng Sin Temple in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, and conveyed Chinese New Year greetings to visitors praying at the temple. “We are visiting Bio Hok Tek Tjeng Sin to greet visitors and convey Chinese New Year greetings. Gong Xi Fa Cai (may you