Day: March 13, 2022

Flooding displaces 60 residents of Sintuwu, Central Sulawesi

A flood swamped homes in Sintuwu Village, Palolo Sub-district, Sigi District, Central Sulawesi Province, on Saturday evening, displacing at least 60 people who were forced to take refuge in higher grounds. The flooding was triggered by incessant heavy rain that had fallen since Saturday afternoon, and caused Kana’a River to

MPR Deputy Chief asks stakeholders to address child marriage seriously

Deputy Chief of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat has appealed to  stakeholders to pay serious attention to the rise in early marriage cases so that the quality of Indonesia’s human resources can continue to improve to answer the nation’s challenges in the future. “In the midst of efforts to make

Health Ministry to monitor Deltacron situation

The Indonesian government is monitoring the development of the Deltacron variant of COVID-19, a combination of Delta and Omicron mutations which has been detected in Europe. the Health Ministry said. “Its development is still being monitored. Because there is no evidence of an increase in transmission, severity, and others,” Spokesperson

Indonesia to host 2nd Asia International Water Week

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry will host the 2nd Asia International Water Week (AIWW) along with the Asia Water Council (AWC) on March 14-16, 2022, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. “The 2nd AIWW will show that the latest technology application and public participation can

BNPB vaccinating Lombok people prior to Mandalika MotoGP event

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is conducting simultaneous COVID-19 vaccination in  Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara on March 12-17, ahead of the Mandalika MotoGP event to anticipate the arrival of foreign and domestic tourists. In a statement received here on Sunday, BNPB Head Lieutenant General Suharyanto, said the activity aimed

Flood, landslide hit three hamlets in Sigi, Central Sulawesi

Floods and landslides hit three hamlets in Sintuwu Village, Palolo Sub-district, Sigi District, Central Sulawesi Province, on Saturday evening. “Flooding has occurred since Saturday at 5:30 p.m local time, inundating residents’ homes and public facilities,” Mohammad Safir, secretary of the Sintuwun rural admistration, said here on Sunday. The flood current