The Jakartans are currently witnessing a steady increase in buildings with installed rooftop solar panels, and the Jakarta provincial government’s decision to complete solar panel installation at province-owned buildings by 2022 has boosted the progress. Procuring electricity from solar-powered energy sources proffers myriad benefits. Solar energy is abundant, sustainable, and
Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy urged relevant authorities to expedite production of the Merah Putih vaccine, so that domestically-manufactured COVID-19 vaccine products can be used immediately. Based on a government’s press release received here on Thursday, development of the Merah Putih Vaccine is currently being
The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said its rejection of death penalty against Herry Wirawan, an Islamic boarding school’s owner, who raped 13 students in West Java, was not meant to protect him. “Komnas HAM agrees that the perpetrator should be severely punished. However, it does not mean
A senior researcher of the National Research and Innovation Agency’s (BRIN’s) Economic Research Centre suggested that the National Economic Recovery (PEN) fund allocation in 2022 be focused on the retail sector for prompt fund absorption. Funds for the retail sector can be allocated through direct funding, credit subsidies, or greater
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) rode a custom metallic green motorbike to the Mandalika Circuit in Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, on Thursday, at around 10 a.m. Central Indonesian Standard Time (WITA). The head of state departed for the province from the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base aboard
Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini pressed for the local government’s awareness of residential areas on mountainous slopes that can trigger landslides. Rismaharini pointed to the major impact of global warming that caused the rainfall intensity to increase each year and triggered landslides in nearly all regions of Indonesia. “Conditions in