Day: October 31, 2022

Govt pushes greater health protocol compliance amid global COVID spike

Government spokesperson for COVID-19 Handling, Reisa Broto Asmoro, has asked the community to strengthen health protocol compliance as COVID-19 cases are showing an increasing trend again worldwide. “If we look at them (COVID-19 positive cases) globally, unfortunately, they are rising again. Indeed, we can connect it (the rise in cases)

President asks Agriculture Minister to check national rice stocks

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo to check data on national rice stocks with regional authorities to ensure rice availability and price stability. “I have been given one week to recheck the (rice stocks) factual data together with all officials, governors, and district heads,” Limpo

Ministry prescribes active lifestyle for osteoporosis prevention

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture is urging the community, especially older adults, to implement an active lifestyle to prevent osteoporosis. “The community, especially older adults, must be active and exercise regularly to prevent osteoporosis,” the ministry’s deputy for the coordination of health quality improvement and population development,

Biden to visit Cambodia for dual summits

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Phnom Penh next month for two regional summits, according to the White House, which said the trip will underscore America’s “enduring commitment to Southeast Asia” amid a growing rivalry for influence between Beijing and Washington. Biden will join leaders of the Association of Southeast

VP, UAE ambassador discuss advancing bilateral cooperation

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin met with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Indonesia, Abdulla Salem Obaid Aldhaheri, on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation in various sectors. The Vice President expressed the hope that earlier agreements, such as the one inked in the education sector between Yogyakarta’s Nahdlatul

Lampung to reactivate COVID command posts amid XBB threat

The government of Lampung province will reactivate COVID-19 handling command posts from the district and city to the village levels to curb the transmission of the XBB sub-variant of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “Regarding the XBB variant, it needs quick anticipatory measures because currently, everything is slowly recovering,” assistant I