Day: April 5, 2022

Regional offices must disseminate vaccination-while-fasting fatwa

The Religious Affairs Ministry has instructed regional Religious Affairs Offices to inform Muslims about the Indonesian Ulema Council’s (MUI’s) fatwa declaring that vaccination does not invalidate fasting, according to a ministry official. “The COVID-19 vaccine administered through intermuscular injection does not invalidate fasting. It is allowed as long as it

Jakarta imposes sanctions on two firms for polluting environment

The Jakarta Provincial Environment Office imposed sanctions on two bulk loading and unloading service companies in Marunda, North Jakarta, for polluting the environment. “Given the sanctions, we hope environmental pollution in Maruda can be handled, and environmental management there will improve,” Chief of the Jakarta Provincial Environment Office Asep Kuswanto

Fault within Maluku Sea Plate caused West Halmahera earthquake: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the earthquake that rattled Halmahera Island, North Maluku Province, on Tuesday morning was triggered by a fault within the Maluku Sea Plate. In a statement received here on Tuesday, Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation Coordinator at the agency Daryono remarked that the

Bali Airport sees 56% increase in passengers in March

The number of passengers arriving and departing through Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in March 2022 increased by 56 percent compared to February, state airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I informed. According to the general manager of PT Angkasa Pura I at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport

President urges cabinet to maintain food, energy resilience: minister

President Joko Widodo has instructed ministers in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet to maintain food and energy resilience amidst rising global commodity prices. “All countries in the world are facing difficult situations. Therefore, food resilience and energy resilience need to be improved,” Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said at the Presidential

Millennials, Gen Z should be able to optimize productivity: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stressed that financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and digital prowess capabilities are indispensable for millennials and the Generation Z to optimize their productivity to better face the future. “(Millennials and Gen Z) must have financial literacy and entrepreneurship as well as possess digital prowess and savviness that makes