To promote jamu – Indonesia’s traditional herbal medicine drink – three ministries started the ‘Jumat Jamu’ (Jamu Fridays) trend to get civil servants drinking the magical cure to common ailments, starting last month. Now the Ministry of Industry is following the trend by holding their own jamu drinking party.
The event was conceived to promote the jamu industry nationally. Industry Minister Saleh Husin invited Coordinating Minister for Human and Culture Development Puan Maharani as a guest of honor to the event.
“Madame Minister [Puan Maharani] is coming,” said Coordinating Ministry for Human and Culture Development spokesman Taufik Rahman, as quoted by Tempo.
Puan Maharani also attended the first jamu drinking party in December, then held at the Ministry of Trade.
