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Search Health worker injects a COVID-19 vaccine into a monk during the first phase of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccine campaign for religious leaders at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta on Feb 25, 2021. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) Indonesia Starts Covid-19 Vaccination for Religious Leaders BY :YUDHA BASKORO FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Jakarta. The Religious Affairs Ministry and the Health Ministry have started Covid-19 vaccination for religious leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
The religious leaders are among 38.5 million people that the government prioritizes to vaccines by the end of May. These include retail traders, educators, hospitality workers, public service officers, lawmakers, government officials, civil servants, military members, police, public transportation workers, athletes, and journalists.
tudung, or any other religious symbol.
The decree was signed by three ministers: Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Minister of Education Nadiem Makarim and newly appointed Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.
Since the fall of President Suharto in 1998 and especially since the establishment of regional autonomy in 2001, there has been controversy over the practice by many Indonesian public schools to require Muslims and non-Muslims to wear symbols related to religion.
This came to a head in December 2020 when a non-Muslim student at a public vocational school in Padang, West Sumatra, was punished after she refused to wear a tudung during an online class. Her mother went to the school to challenge the ruling and posted a video about her protest on YouTube that went viral and drew national media attention to the incident. The school then apologized and withdrew the punishment.
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Indonesian small businesses, which have shown resilience during previous economic downturns, have borne the brunt of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and are now looking for ways to revive their fortunes.
The majority of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have experienced a steep decline in profit margins despite a significant shift to online platforms to reach their customers in the era of restricted mobility.
Curbs on transport also caused 45% of 1,180 MSMEs surveyed in 15 provinces to have problems getting raw materials and distributing their products. The result has been both demand and supply shocks, according to research conducted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Institute for E
Government drafts strategies to strengthen COVID-19 handling 4th February 2021
Deputy chief of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (KPC-PEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. (ANTARA/HO-the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment/sh)
We have to improve the strategy on COVID-19 handling to increase public discipline. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is formulating strategies to strengthen COVID-19 handling, deputy chief of the COVID-19 Handling and National Economic Recovery Committee (KPC-PEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has said.
The strategies include launching a massive campaign on health protocols, developing a central isolation facility, accelerating the vaccination program, and limiting mobility, he added.