Day: March 11, 2022

Ministry to issue circular on worship in places of worship

The Ministry of Religion Affairs will immediately issue a Circular Letter on worship activity in places of worship in line with the easing of several regulations to curb the spread of COVID-19 by the government. “The ministry will issue a circular letter regarding worship activity in places of worship,” Director

Need to vaccinate 750,000 people daily to meet target: ministry

The government will need to administer 750 thousand COVID-19 vaccine doses per day to meet the target of 70-percent vaccination coverage by April, the month of Ramadan, a Health Ministry spokesperson has said. “We have calculated the scenario, in April 2022 we can achieve our vaccination target,” Siti Nadia Tarmizi

Financial education must be bolstered among youth: OJK

The financial education of young people must be strengthened to improve Indonesia’s financial literacy index, head of education at the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Primandanu Febriyan Aziz said here on Friday. “We hope that with the initiative of all stakeholders, financial education can be kept being encouraged so the financial literacy index

IESF World E-sports Championship to support sports tourism: PBESI

IESF World E-sports Championship, which will start on November 27, 2022, is expected to contribute to the sports tourism sector, chairman of the Indonesian E-sports Executive Board (PBESI) Bambang Sunarwibowo said. It is hoped that the selection of Bali as the location and host of the international match would help develop sports tourism

Synergy key for success in 2024 elections: Bawaslu

Commissioner of the General Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) Mochammad Afifuddin has said he expects synergy with the General Elections Commission (KPU), the public and voters, and political parties to make the 2024 elections a success. “We hope that synergy with the general public and other stakeholders will enhance further to answer challenges

Gov’t to focus on welfare to resolve Papua situation: VP

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has said that the government will resolve security disturbances in Papua region through peaceful efforts such as by improving the welfare of the community. “We will still prioritize improving the people’s welfare to handle the security disruptions,” he said while inspecting Cipinang Rice Market, East Jakarta,