Day: January 26, 2023

No plans to make second COVID booster travel requirement: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has informed that the government so far has no plans to make the fourth dose or second booster of the COVID-19 vaccine a travel requirement.”No,” he said when asked about it after he attended the opening of the “Nati…

Government to consider banning e-cigarettes if proven dangerous

The government is contemplating on prohibiting electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) if found to be harmful to public health, according to Vice President Ma’ruf Amin.”We will consider (the prohibition of e-cigarettes), but in principle, everything that …

Varsities vie for international accreditation to boost reputation

Indonesian universities have continued to make the utmost effort to get international accreditations for their undergraduate and postgraduate programs from reputable international quality assurance agencies to improve their global reputation.Through in…

Ministry revving up immunizations lagging due to COVID-19 pandemic

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the government is catching up on immunization programs that lagged due to COVID-19 vaccination programs to respond to a measles outbreak in some regions.The minister noted that the country recorded a tota…

Indonesia Masters: Malaysia’s Zii Jia advances to second round

Malaysia’s top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia began his Indonesia Masters campaign with a win over Lin Chun Yi of Taiwan at the Istora Senayan, Jakarta early Thursday. The world number four took 41 minutes to dispose of the Taiwanese shuttler 21-18…

Destruction of Quran not freedom of expression: VP Amin

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has emphasized that recent incidents involving the destruction of the Quran in Sweden and the Netherlands cannot be condoned as freedom of expression.”I do not think it is right if it is (called) freedom of expression if peop…