The revised Law Number 38/2004 concerning Roads—to be ratified by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) on Thursday—is aimed at improving road services, the Public Works and Public Housing Minister has said. “We have just revised the law. Insya Allah (if God wills), it will be ratified at the
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has urged regional governments to raise awareness and increase vigilance to deal with the emergence of the Omicron or B.1.1.529 variant of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. “We must be alert, alright. Right from the start, we have warned that we should not be like other countries,
Responding to the first Omicron infection in Indonesia, the Transportation Ministry has said it will continue monitoring the implementation of the health protocols by travelers using all modes of transportation, both domestic and international. “The Transportation Ministry refers to the Domestic Instructions and Circulars of the Covid-19 Handling Task Force
The likelihood of stunting at birth could be detected prior to birthing, thereby enabling earlier intervention to improve foetal conditions, National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Head Hasto Wardoyo stated. “Our medical technology has advanced significantly, as we could use medical ultrasound equipment to examine foetal conditions and length
Behind the high enclosure of a religious boarding school complex in Cibiru, West Java, Herry Wirawan, the school’s leader, allegedly raped 21 female students over a span of five years, without parents, neighbors, and law enforcers finding out. Wirawan reportedly forced the students, some of whom even got pregnant and
The death toll of Indonesians aboard the ship that sunk in Malaysian waters on Dec 15 rose to 16 after the Malaysian authority found five more bodies, Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, stated. The immigration office of the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru noted in a statement