Indonesian president seeking to shorten year-end long holiday


Visitors stroll around the famous Malioboro tourist site in Yogyakarta on Oct. 30. As the government extended a holiday celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, which fell on Oct. 29, 2020, visitors flocked to tourist destinations all over the country. - Antara This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "President seeking to shorten year-end long holiday, says minister". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/11/24/president-seeking-to-shorten-year-end-long-holiday-says-minister.html.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko 'Jokowi’ Widodo has instructed his subordinates to cut the 2020 year-end holiday short to curb Covid-19 transmission, a minister has said.

Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy revealed the instruction at a press conference after attending a Cabinet meeting on Monday (Nov 23).

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