Day: December 9, 2021

PLN opens first electric vehicle charging station in Labuan Bajo

State-owned electricity provider PT PLN (Persero) is expanding the operations of electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) by establishing the first SPKLU in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. The facility is located at the Kampung Ujung Tourism Parking Lot, Labuan Bajo Village, West Manggarai District, NTT Province, and aims to expedite

Workers’ safety paramount in high-speed railway development: PT KCIC

Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project executor PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) has assured the company is prioritizing workers’ safety and quality following an accident at its construction site. “PT KCIC will not tolerate any construction errors beyond tolerable values,” the company’s president director, Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi, said in Jakarta on

Military personnel involved in violence to face legal sanctions

The Commander of the National Defense Forces (TNI), General Andika Perkasa, has assured that any personnel involved in acts of violence against civilians will face legal sanctions, in accordance with the applicable laws. “Report it to me. I will make sure we will enforce the law. I promise we will

Some 31 veterinarians stationed at East Java’s Semeru disaster zone

The Indonesian Veterinarian Association (PDHI)-East Java chapter has deployed 31 members to the disaster zone of Mount Semeru’s eruption in Lumajang District to tend to the locals’ affected cattle. “We have commenced our door-to-door service since yesterday,” Chairperson of the PHDI-East Java chapter Puput Rijal stated in Lumajang District, East Java Province,

Issues of violence against women akin to iceberg phenomenon: Minister

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga drew a parallel between the issue of violence against women and the iceberg phenomenon. “Violence against women can be likened to the iceberg phenomenon wherein the real problem is much deeper and more complex than what is seen on the surface,” Puspayoga

Younger generation key to nation’s development: BRIN

The younger generation is key for developing Indonesia into an advanced nation, head of the National Research and Innovation Agency Laksana Tri Handoko has said. “The younger generation is a valuable asset for sustainable development that would decide the fate of our nation in the future,” he remarked during the BRIN Young