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Indonesia 4 years ago
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Critics call on govt to suspend in-classroom learning
The coalition has received numerous reports from students and parents about health protocol violations at schools in the past month, including the lack of mandatory sanitation facilities and teachers not wearing masks during class.
National 5 years ago
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Muhammadiyah seeks simpler licensing process, tax exemption for social enterprises
Muhammadiyah, the country's second-largest Muslim organization and which pursues educational and social missions, has asked the government to ease permit application procedures and provide tax exemptions for social enterprises in the forthcoming implementing regulations for the Job Creation Law.
National 5 years ago
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Hospitals, cemeteries overwhelmed as Jakarta faces new spike in COVID-19 cases
The double-burial policy has provided a glimpse into the state of the outbreak in Jakarta, where there have been renewed calls to reimpose large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) amid soaring cases, deaths and hospital occupancy rates.
National 5 years ago
Jokowi calls for patience as schools remain closed amid virus concerns
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called on parents to stay cautious and patiently continue assisting their children in remote learning, suggesting that the majority of schools across the country would still be closed for the remainder of the year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
National 6 years ago
Schools could become new clusters of COVID-19 transmission: Indonesian Red Cross
"Although school reopening is only allowed in green zone areas, we still need to think about the risks. As long as there are new [COVID-19] cases, there is a risk of transmission," PMI secretary-general Sudirman Said said in a written statement on Thursday as quoted by tempo.co.
National 6 years ago
School reopening raises concerns as health risks loom
The plan to start the academic year was immediately met with objections from parents, who feared that it might lead to schools reopening during the so-called “new normal”, even though Indonesia continues to report hundreds of new COVID-19 cases daily.
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