Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has asked police officers to take legal action against a woman arrested in Semarang, Central Java, recently for offering herself as a “vaccine jockey”. “Those vaccine jockeys are hindering government efforts in protecting the people against COVID-19. We warn others not to offer themselves as
Environmental Director of the Ministry of National Development Planning/ National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Medrilzam cautioned that Indonesia could incur losses to the tune of nearly Rp544 trillion by 2024 on account of climate change. “The projection of climate change in Indonesia can be said to be unfavorable, as global
Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga has warned that social conflicts could have a negative impact on women and children. “As a result of social conflict, women and children can experience various impacts, such as physical injury, loss of access to basic needs, loss of access to natural
The Indonesian Health Ministry confirmed it was investigating the incident of data breach of millions of patients on their servers that were sold on dark web forums. “We are assessing the problems that occurred and (currently) evaluating our systems,” Chief Digital Transformation Officer at the Ministry of Health Setiaji noted
At least 61 foreign nationals were deported from several cities in Papua for having violated the immigration law. The 61 deportees comprised 54 Papua New Guineans, of which 23 were repatriated by the Jayapura Immigration Office, 19 from the Jayapura immigration detention house (Rudenim), and two from the Merauke Immigration
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has asked regional leaders to do their job with prudence and refrain from corruption following the recent arrest of Bekasi Mayor Rahmat Effendi by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). “The central government has instructed regional leaders to conduct their job properly. They should not commit the