Day: February 7, 2022

Publisher’s rights support national digital sovereignty: MPR speaker

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The concept of publisher’s rights or journalistic copyright has an imminent role in building national sovereignty in the digital world, according to People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) speaker Bambang Soesatyo. Soesatyo made the statement at the National Convention on Mass Media of the National Press Day 2022

Minister asks labs to go online, integrate data with PeduliLindungi

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Monday said that he has instructed COVID-19 test laboratories to put results online so patients’ data can be integrated with the PeduliLindungi application. This would reduce the burden on laboratories that are performing a high number of tests of late, resulting

Law Ministry continues free legal aid program for poor

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The government has extended the free legal aid program for the underprivileged or poor people again, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly said. “This legal aid shows the state’s role in protecting and guaranteeing citizens’ human right to access to justice and equality before law,” Laoly said

Jakarta seeks citizens’ inputs on capital status law revision

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Jakarta provincial government invited citizens to offer their inputs in the revision of Law No. 29 of 2007 on Jakarta as Indonesia’s capital after it will no longer hold the status. “We are preparing and inviting experts to offer inputs and contributions, and anyone outside Jakarta

Press industry must keep pace with technology changes: council

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian press industry must adapt quickly to rapid developments in technology, including the metaverse phenomenon, head of the Press Council Mohammad Nuh said at the opening of the 2022 National Press Day Convention. “Technology can be a guide for the press industry in facing current various challenges,” he

West Java’s COVID-19 cases concentrated in six regions: Governor

Bandung, W Java (ANTARA) – West Java Governor M. Ridwan Kamil confirmed that 80 percent of the COVID-19 cases in the province were concentrated in Depok City, Bogor District, Bogor City, Bekasi District, Bekasi City, and Bandung City. “Thus, 80 percent of the cases in West Java are spread out