Anies issues regulation to make reading mandatory
(WorldNews Indonesia)

The Jakarta administration is amplifying efforts to improve the interest in reading among students and the public in general by holding events such as literacy tours and competitions, in line with Gubernatorial Regulation No. 76/2018 on improving reading interest issued last month. The regulation, which also requires schools to oblige students to visit libraries, came after studies showed that literacy levels in the capital — and the country — were shockingly low. In the 2015 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, which measures the reading,...