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        "id": 1650122,
        "msgid": "minister-abdul-muti-encourages-students-to-cycle-to-school-1775104106",
        "date": "2026-04-01 21:41:42",
        "title": "Minister Abdul Mu'ti Encourages Students to Cycle to School",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, has urged parents to contribute to energy conservation by having children cycle or walk to school if distances are short, promoting safer and more comfortable alternatives to excessive private vehicle use. This appeal aligns with the government's work-from-home policy for civil servants, aimed at reducing energy consumption amid global dynamics, and includes calls for local governments to enhance pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. The initiative, supported by Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto, also seeks to foster healthier lifestyles through public transport and active mobility, while limiting official vehicle usage to optimise efficiency.",
        "content": "<p>Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Abdul Mu\u2019ti has urged\nparents to contribute to energy-saving efforts. One way to do this is by\ntaking children to school by bicycle or on foot if the distance between\nhome and school is short.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I may appeal, parents should not excessively deliver their\nchildren using private vehicles,\u201d said Mu\u2019ti when met at the Ministry of\nBasic and Secondary Education office in South Jakarta on Wednesday, 1\nApril 2026. \u201cIf the distance is not far, cycle or walk, as long as it is\nsafe and comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The appeal was made amid the work-from-home policy targeted at civil\nservants (ASN). This policy is part of the government\u2019s efforts to save\nenergy in response to global dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>Mu\u2019ti also hopes that local governments can increase facilities for\npedestrians or cycling lanes. Adequate local infrastructure, he said,\ncan greatly help the public to adopt environmentally friendly\ntransportation. \u201cThere used to be in Jakarta. It\u2019s a shame it\u2019s been\nremoved now. Cycling is healthier. There\u2019s physical movement,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to contributing to saving energy resources, Mu\u2019ti said\nthat walking or cycling also makes the body fitter. \u201cPerhaps children\ncan also be encouraged to use public transport or cycle,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga\nHartarto stated that the work-from-home policy every Friday for ASN is\nexpected to optimise a more adaptive work pattern. In addition, this\npolicy is also an effort to reduce the burden of energy and mobility\ncosts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an adaptive and preventive step to face global dynamics, the\ngovernment has set a work culture transformation policy that encourages\nchanges in more efficient, productive, and digital-based work\nbehaviour,\u201d said Airlangga in a hybrid press conference from Seoul,\nRepublic of Korea, on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>For mobility efficiency, the government has set restrictions on the\nuse of official vehicles by up to 50 percent, except for operational\nneeds and electric vehicles, and encourages the use of public transport.\n\u201cSo reducing official vehicles and using public transport as much as\npossible,\u201d said Airlangga.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/minister-abdul-muti-encourages-students-to-cycle-to-school-1775104106",
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