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DDHK.ORG – After the implementation of the halal menu at KFC's Chuang's London Plaza Jordan branch on November 4 2022, this fast food franchise restaurant is increasingly being visited by the Muslim community in Hong Kong. Since the implementation of the halal menu on Friday 4 November 2022, the Muslim community who long for the crispy Kentucky Fried Chicken has rushed to buy it. GM Dompet Dhuafa Hong Kong Imam Baihaqi warmly welcomed this happy news. The reason is that he has never bought at KFC before there was a halal certification. "This is a very good start, KFC is concerned about providing a halal menu, especially for the Muslim community," he said. KFC Jordan Menu Like ... READ MORE

DDHK.ORG—The Hong Kong government announced an increase in wages and meal allowances for domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong from October 1, 2022. This announcement was officially published on the website labor.gov.hk on Friday, September 30, 2022. Salaries have increased by HK $100 from the previous HK$4,630 to HK$4,730, while the meal allowance rose HK$23 from the previous minimum of HK$1,173 to no less than HK$1,196 per month. Employers may choose to pay their workers' benefits if they do not provide them with free meals. The Hong Kong government said a number of factors were considered before deciding on a pay increase. “We have carefully considered... READ MORE

DDHK.ORG — Indonesian football is in mourning again. An incident broke out at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java after the Arema FC vs. Persebaya Surabaya match, Saturday (1/10/2022), became a new dark sheet in Indonesian football. The tragedy began when Aremania took to the field after their favorite team lost to their arch-rivals. The unfavorable situation forced the security officers to act. As a result, chaos and panic occurred, especially in the stands area of ​​Kanjuruhan Stadium. Based on a number of reports, this tragedy claimed many victims. The East Java Regional Police released that the victims of the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy who died until this news was broadcast on Sunday (2/1/2022) reached 127 people, including two police officers... READ MORE

DDHK.ORG — Hong Kong has removed mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers. This policy is effective from Monday, September 26, 2022. Hong Kong Chief Executive, John Lee, announced it on Friday (23/9/2022). This policy was taken by the government with the consideration that the Covid-19 pandemic is in a stable situation. Under the new policy, visitors to Hong Kong will only be given a yellow health code for 3 days. They are prohibited from entering certain places such as restaurants and bars. "The arrivals will be told to take a rapid Covid test for a week, as well as undergo a PCR test when they arrive at the airport, 2, 4 and 6 days later," it said. READ MORE

DDHK.ORG – An employee at a factory in the Cikupa area, Tangerang Regency, Banten, with the initials HK (47) decided to hang himself. Allegedly, due to being in debt online gambling. "The victim's colleague who just arrived saw the victim already hanging from a tree in front of the employee's mess," said Cikupa Police Chief, AKP Imam Wahyu Pranomo, in the statement he gave. The victim was first discovered by his co-workers on Tuesday (20/9/2022) at around 06.00 WIB. The victim's colleague then reported the incident to the factory security and the Cikupa Police and an evacuation process was carried out. "During the evacuation, officers found a letter in the victim's pants pocket," said Imam. In the ... READ MORE

DDHK.ORG – On Monday, September 19, 2022, the President of the United States (US), Joe Biden, said that the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States was over. Biden's remarks coincided with the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who recently said that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was "at hand". Then, what about Indonesia? The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) stated that the government would wait for further directions and policies from the WHO regarding the revocation of the status of the corona virus pandemic (Covid-19) becoming endemic in Indonesia. "We'll see later how the policies or guidelines from WHO are," said the Head of the Ministry of Health's Communication and Public Service Bureau, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, in a statement. READ MORE

DDHK.ORG – High levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase the risk of various diseases. One of them is heart disease. But you need to worry because high cholesterol can still be lowered to normal limits. Then, how to quickly lower cholesterol? There are several quick ways to lower cholesterol that you can do every day. You can lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and increase HDl (good cholesterol). Quoting from CNN Indonesia, there are several quick ways to lower bad cholesterol that you can do every day. One of them is moving. "It can be a leisurely walk or moderate exercise for at least 30 minutes every day is enough to lower bad cholesterol in your body," wrote CNN. READ MORE

DDHK.ORG – Thousands of religious and far-right activists have taken to the streets in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, against the annual European Gay Pride or EuroPride parade that will take place next week. They considered this march to be damaging to family values ​​because it supported lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, queer (LGBTQ) people. The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bishop Porfirije, said the EuroPride event threatened traditional family values. "They want to tarnish the sanctity of marriage and family, and impose an unnatural union in place of marriage," he said while preaching to the crowd. Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said canceling the EuroPride march by saying authorities had not given permission to celebrate the event... READ MORE

DDHK.ORG – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that there were 2 cases of landslides in Ciamis, West Java, and Cilacap, Central Java. Through a press release conducted on Sunday, September 11, 2022, BNPB also asked residents in 24 regions to be aware of extreme weather in the next week. In Ciamis, said BNPB, there were 2 residents who died due to heaps of landslides. Both were found dead after being buried by a landslide that occurred in Sukamaju Village, Cihaurbeuti District, Ciamis Regency, West Java, Sunday (11/9/2022). The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Ciamis Regency reported that the incident occurred during high-intensity rain at... READ MORE

DDHK.ORG – Chuang Shuk-kwan, from the Hong Kong Center for Health Protection (CHP), said on Sunday, September 11, 2022, that there were signs that local Covid cases were falling. However, the condition still needs to be observed longer to see if cases are indeed leading to a decline. “In recent days, the caseload seems to have dropped a bit. There are signs of a decline in the total number. But we still need to see in a longer period of time how things are," said Chuang, when delivering daily updates on the Covid case, as reported by RTHK, Monday (12/9/2022). Officials at Hong Kong's health authorities are currently watching to see if cases involving the Omicron subvari... READ MORE