Day: February 15, 2022

Papua BIN head dies of heart attack while dining out

Refuting media reports, the management of Horison Hotel, Sentani, said that Papua’s State Intelligence Agency (BIN) head, Maj.Gen.Abdul Harris Napoleon, did not suffer a heart attack at its restaurant on Monday afternoon. At the time he suffered the heart attack, Napoleon was at the Horeg Restaurant, which is located on

Bintan police apprehend two transnational drug dealers

Police officers in Bintan District, Riau Islands Province, arrested two men, believed to belong to an international drug ring, and seized two kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine from them. The suspected drug dealers are only identified by their initials as AA and AJ, both aged 23, Bintan Police Chief Adjunct

Risk of disasters has declined in Central Sulawesi: BMKG

The risk of floods and landslides in Central Sulawesi in February 2022 due to the La Nina phenomenon has become relatively low compared to before, the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has said. “Our prediction is that the impact will be relatively (mild) because the rainfall is evenly distributed

Indonesia’s exports plunge 14% in January

Indonesia’s exports declined 14.29 percent to US$19.16 billion in January 2022 compared to December 2021 due to the seasonal factor, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). “(Exports from) all sectors declined due to a seasonal factor because of which exports were lower in January than in December,” BPS deputy chief for

Yogyakarta govt, BKKBN inaugurate school for seniors

The government of Yogyakarta city, in collaboration with the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), inaugurated a school for seniors in Kotagede sub-district on Tuesday. “There will be many activities that older adults can do while they are at the school. It is hoped that older adults, especially in

NTB readies four thousand patient beds to face Omicron spike

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial government has readied nearly four thousand beds for COVID-19 patients as a precautionary measure against a spike in COVID-19 cases due to the spread of Omicron in the province. Head of the NTB Health Office Lalu Hamzi Fikri stated here on Tuesday that his