Day: September 26, 2022

Indonesians urged to take booster shot despite COVID decline

Acting Director of Immunization Management at the Ministry of Health Prima Yosephine has urged Indonesians to take the COVID-19 booster vaccine without delay despite the decline in coronavirus cases in the country. “Our current problem is that the people’s awareness of declining COVID-19 cases has caused their awareness to get booster shots to

Expediting startup creation to expand job opportunities: Thohir

The creation of startups in Indonesia is being accelerated to provide and expand job opportunities in the country, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), Erick Thohir said. He delivered the remarks at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE), BSD city, Tangerang, Banten, on Monday. The majority of jobs are currently provided by micro, small, and

Official presses for transparency in education development efforts

Deputy Chairperson of the People’s Consultative Assembly Lestari Moerdijat emphasized the need for transparency in the government’s measures to pursue development of the education sector in Indonesia. “Efforts to pursue the development of national education require transparency of the process it goes through,” Moerdijat noted in a written statement received

West Java readies Rp225 billion for social assistance

The West Java provincial, district, and city governments have prepared a total of Rp225 billion in funds to provide social assistance to residents affected by the recent fuel price hike, Governor M. Ridwan Kamil has informed. “The total is around Rp225 billion combined from the province and from cities, districts,”

Net Sink 2030: S Sumatra seeks to rehabilitate Dangku Wildlife Reserve

The South Sumatra Conservation and Natural Resources Center (BKSDA) has been focusing on rehabilitating the Dangku Wildlife Reserve in Musi Banyuasin district to help achieve Indonesia’s Forestry and Other Land Uses (FOLU) Net Sink 2030 target. The restoration of Dangku Wildlife Reserve is part of the government’s efforts to achieve

Jokowi visits SE Sulawesi, N Maluku to review social aid distribution

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) started his three-day working visit to Southeast Sulawesi and North Maluku on Monday to ensure that beneficiaries in the two provinces’ outermost regions receive social aid. “Mr. President will ensure that the distribution of social assistance does reach recipients in remote towns,” head of the Presidential