Day: November 23, 2021

Pandemic opportunity to improve global health system: minister

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 5 million lives and infected over 250 million people globally, has provided great collaboration opportunities for building a stronger international health system, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin   has said. “We should not let the crisis continue and become increasingly worrying,”Sadikin emphasized at an international

Expert lists strengths, weaknesses of Indonesian nutmeg varieties

A variety of nutmeg crops are grown in Indonesian regions, but they have their own disadvantages and advantages, chief researcher at the Spice and Medicinal Plant Research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture has said. The advantages are there are many varieties of nutmeg, Otih Rostiana said. Moreover, nutmeg can

Minister disburses aid to underprivileged people in Indramayu

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini disbursed Social Rehabilitation Assistance (ATENSI) for orphans, disabled people, poor people, and owners of uninhabitable houses (RLTH) in Indramayu district, West Java Province, on Tuesday. “Everyone will get a savings book and a bank card. Do not lose them because every month, a number of

Understanding Sintang flood through spatial analysis

After remaining flooded for one month, Sintang, the capital city of Sintang district in West Kalimantan, on Sunday (November 21, 2021) started to show signs of people’s activities again. The main road in the city, the Melawi highway, which was heavily inundated, can now be navigated even though it is

House member calls for transparency in PT Kertas Leces auction

Member of Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR), Achmad Baidowi, has sought transparency in the auction of the assets of state-owned paper company Kertas Leces. “Commission VI hopes that all the process of auctioning PT Kertas Leces’ assets and other SOEs (state-owned enterprises) that have been declared bankrupt

Govt must explain year-end Level 3 PPKM rationale: expert

The Indonesian Government should provide a clear explanation for its decision to impose simultaneous Level 3 restrictions on public activities (PPKM) on December 24, 2021, Airlangga University public policy observer, Gitadi Tegas Supramudyo, has said. The implementation of Level 3 PPKM is part of the government’s efforts for preventing COVID-19