Day: February 16, 2022

BMKG urges Banten govt to strengthen disaster preparedness

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has asked the Banten administration to strengthen its disaster mitigation system, taking note of the potential for a strong earthquake and tsunami in Cilegon city. The mitigation system could be developed and strengthened by preparing evacuation facilities, along with regular disaster risk reduction

JHT will offer protection to workers in old age: Ministry

The Old-age Insurance Program (JHT) will revert to its vital role of protection to old-age workers, with the emergence of the Job Loss Guarantee Program (JKP), Manpower Ministry’s Manpower Social Security Director Retno Pratiwi stated. Pratiwi noted that the JHT was earlier used to support laid-off workers, though currently, the

Some 364,850 COVID-19 patients accessed telemedicine services

Some 364,850 COVID-19 patients undergoing self-isolation utilized telemedicine services for health recovery from January 17 to February 14, 2022, Ministry of Health’s official stated during a virtual press conference on Wednesday. “Out of the 391,978 positive cases, 364,850 patients received telemedicine services through WhatsApp messaging,” the Ministry’s Chief of the

Gov’t to build first modern permanent mangrove nursery in Indonesia

The Forestry Office, along with the National Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM), will build the first modern permanent mangrove nursery in Indonesia in Sengkong Village, Tana Tidung, North Kalimantan. “The nursery that will be built is the first modern nursery in Indonesia that contains 51 million mangrove seeds,” North

Uno highlights need for continuous HR development

The development of human resources (HR) must continue even as Indonesia makes efforts to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno has said. “These human resources must have skills that are in accordance with the new era of tourism. They must have quality and

Government to expand COVID-19 telemedicine services outside Java-Bali

A Health Ministry’s official confirmed that the ministry will expand the coverage of free COVID-19 telemedicine services for self-isolating patients outside Java-Bali regions from Saturday (Feb 19). “Considering the fact that the number of active cases have been increasing in more regions, we plan to expand the coverage of telemedicine