Day: November 8, 2021

Two wounded soldiers in stable condition evacuated to Timika

Jayapura, Papua Two soldiers, who sustained gunshot wounds in a gunfight against several armed Papuan separatist terrorists that ambushed them in Sugapa Sub-district, Intan Jaya District, Sunday, are in a stable condition, a military officer stated. These two wounded personnel of the 501 Airborne Infantry Battalion were evacuated to Timika,

Seven Central Java districts given one week for boosting vaccinations

Semarang Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has issued a warning to seven districts with vaccination rates below 50 percent and given them a one-week deadline to ramp up immunization. “There are five areas with the lowest vaccination rate for dose one, namely Banjarnegara, Tegal, Purbalingga, Pemalang, and Wonosobo. While areas

Govt committed to bringing COVID medicine production to country

Jakarta Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has assured that Indonesia will be able to entice COVID-19 medicine manufacturers to produce drugs domestically. He said that the government is committed to inviting medicine and vaccine manufacturers to invest in the country. “Regarding this medicine and vaccine,

Mataram City Hospital’s medical team partakes in simulation for WSBK

Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara Some 15 staff members of the medical team of the Mataram City Regional General Hospital (RSUD), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), will partake in a patient handling simulation at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit. The simulation is conducted in preparing for the implementation of World Superbike

Kontras urges Perkasa to prioritize approach-based dialogue in Papua

Jakarta The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has urged General Andika Perkasa, the newly-approved Military Commander (TNI), to prioritize approach-based dialogue to address Papua issues. “We appeal to the Indonesian government or state to use a dialogue for resolving conflicts in Papua,” head of Kontras’ legal

EU still needs Indonesian palm oil: Moeldoko

Jakarta The European Union (EU) still needs Indonesian palm oil, as the country’s palm oil exports to Europe had soared by 26 percent in 2020, according to Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko. Moeldoko conveyed the statement to the Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association (Apkasindo) and the EU Ambassador for Indonesia