Day: October 29, 2021

Saving Indonesian university students from drug abuse, addiction

While the government has pinned its hopes on the youth to help Indonesia beat the fierce competition among nations in the current era of disruption, the nation’s youth are wrangling with a grave problem: drug abuse and addiction. This challenging reality was confirmed by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) and

Perception, culture are primary challenges to handle stunting: BKKBN

Perception and culture within society are the primary challenges to handle the problem of stunting in Indonesia’s children, Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo stated. “There is also the fact that a lot of people are not poor, but they have the wrong eating

IMPC sales increase in Q3 2021

PT Impack Pratama Industri Tbk (IMPC) sales in Q3-2021 were recorded at Rp526 Billion. Compared to Q3 of 2020 which is Rp465 Billion, a growth of 13%.   “In Q2-2020, our performance was greatly affected by the lockdown in Indonesia and our overseas subsidiaries. The same thing has also impacted

Aceh police seize 2.2 kg crystal meth from three suspects

Police officers in Lhokseumawe City, Aceh Province, thwarted four drug traffickers’ attempts to trade 2.2 kg of crystal methamphetamine, or sabu-sabu, and apprehended three of the four suspects. The arrested suspects are only identified by their initials as ZK (40), MZ (45), and MM (30), while the other suspect is

Apply comprehensive rational method for capital relocation: researcher

The comprehensive rational methodology should be applied for relocation of the nation’s capital to East Kalimantan, the National Research and Innovation Agency’s (BRIN’s) Political Research Center’s researcher, Syafuan Rozi, opined during a webinar here, Thursday. “This method mandates that a policy should be based on research. Without it, it would

World PPI expected to boost people-to-people diplomacy: Ambassador

The Indonesian Student Association (PPI), an organization that links the nation’s students who are studying abroad, is expected to help strengthen people-to-people diplomacy in several nations. The hope to build wider and better diplomacy was voiced by Indonesian Ambassador to Australia and Vanuatu Kristiarto S. Legowo during the  inauguration of