Day: January 30, 2022

India, Philippines sign $375-million BrahMos missile deal

India’s BrahMos Aerospace and the Philippines on Friday signed a deal worth almost $375 million for the Philippine Marines to acquire three batteries of the BrahMos cruise missile, a shot in the arm for New Delhi’s efforts to emerge as an exporter of major defence hardware, Trend reports citing Hindustan Times. Philippine defence

Indonesian Schools Reopen Face-To-Face Classes Despite Omicron Scare

Ilmia Rahayu’s days have been filled with worries, since the Indonesian government decided to restart face-to-face learning in schools, in the first week of Jan, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases triggered by the Omicron variant. She does not want her only child, Zaki Alhaq, a fifth grader at a

Arab league announces “Arab Talented” initiative results

The King Abdul Aziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) announced the results of the first edition “Arab Talented” initiative on Saturday (29/1). The statement, released by the Union of OIC

Four provinces set as pilot project of Prosperity Program for coffee

Four provinces have been set as pilot projects of Prosperity Program (Program Makmur) ecosystem for coffee, State Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said. “The four regions that have become the pilot projects are Lampung, North Sumatra, West Java and East Java,” Thohir said here on Sunday. The project has covered a

SOEs ready to cooperate in establishing coffee ecosystem: Thohir

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir said the ministry is ready to cooperate with various stakeholders in building an ecosystem for coffee industry. He noted that it is easier for state enterprises to establish the ecosystem since 96 percent of the commodity is produced by local farmers. “Hence, I ask

Eight parks in Surabaya closed to avoid Omicron spread

The Surabaya city government in East Java has closed eight parks as part of precautionary measures against the spread of Omicron variant. The closure of the eight parks began to take effect this week, Chief of the Surabaya City Environmental Office Hebi Agus Djuniantoro said in Surabaya on Sunday. The