Day: March 3, 2022

Perhutani to provide sawdust to power plants as coal replacement

State-owned forestry company Perum Perhutani will supply sawdust as partial fuel replacement for coal-fired power plants (PLTUs) in Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi District, West Java Province, and in Rembang District, Central Java Province. President Director of Perum Perhutani Wahyu Kuncoro conveyed this information in a statement released here on Wednesday “We will

Some 1,117 Hindu inmates granted remission on 2022 Silence Day

The Law and Human Rights Ministry granted special remissions to a total of 1,117 Hindu prisoners across Indonesia for 2022 Hindu Silence Day (Nyepi Day) that coincides with the 1944 Saka New Year. “The granting of remissions is expected to motivate inmates to improve themselves and increase their obedience to

Ministry’s decision awaited for 4th dose vaccination administration

Head of the Indonesia Immunology and Allergy Association (Peralmuni) Iris Rengganis stated that the Ministry of Health’s decision was still awaited for the administration of fourth dose of COVID-19 booster vaccines. “Let us just await the decision of the Ministry of Health regarding the fourth dose of COVID-19 booster vaccines,”

E Java among prioritized provinces for stunting handling: BKKBN

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Hasto Wardoyo, has said that East Java is one of the 12 provinces being prioritized for stunting handling due to the high prevalence of stunting. “Based on the 2021 Indonesian Nutritional Status Study (SSGI), four districts in East Java are

Governor Parawansa reviews flooded area, victims in Pamekasan District

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa along with the Pamekasan district head inspected a number of flooded areas, refugee camps, and public kitchens in the district on Wednesday. The refugee camps they visited included the ones at the deputy head of Pamekasan district’s official residence, Nasrul Ulum Islamic Boarding School,