Day: November 4, 2022

Minister offers assistance to chronically ill children in Riau

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini and House member Achmad handed over social rehabilitation assistance (ATENSI) and donations from an Indonesian fundraising platform to three children suffering from chronic diseases at Abiseka Center, Pekanbaru. “We will definitely find them, (who are) poor and have no money. For instance, if they are

BPOM issues EUA for IndoVac booster

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for the IndoVac COVID-19 vaccine produced by state-owned pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma for use as a booster vaccine. “I approved the EUA for the IndoVac booster vaccine on Thursday. It can be issued immediately,” BPOM Head

New COVID-19 variant wave to peak in 1–2 months: minister

The wave of infections caused by the new COVID-19 variants will peak in the next one to two months, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has predicted. This is based on the data that the government has observed and the past COVID-19 case trajectory, he said in

Pos Indonesia steps up wage subsidy distribution

State-owned enterprise PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) has expedited the distribution of wage subsidy assistance (BSU) for 3.6 million recorded workers spread across Indonesia. BSU has been distributed simultaneously across all Pos Offices in Indonesia since November 2, 2022, the financial service business director at PT Pos Indonesia, Haris, informed in

People removing license plates will be sanctioned: police

The National Police’s Traffic Corps has warned that strict sanctions will be imposed on drivers who remove their vehicle number plates to avoid getting an electronic ticket. The warning follows similar violations committed by some Probolinggo motorists. “For motorists who do not use plates or use fake license plates, they

Tourist arrivals in Batam up 30.29% in Sep

A total of 78,498 international tourists visited Batam city, Riau Islands, in September 2022, up 30.29 percent from 60,249 the previous month, according to the local office of Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The increase in tourist arrivals resulted from the reopening of entry points to Batam and the lifting of the