Day: June 25, 2022

Maharani looking for tie-ups with political parties ahead of elections

Chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle’s (PDIP’s) Central Executive Board Puan Maharani is planning to meet with political party chiefs to explore the possibility of cooperation ahead of the 2024 general elections. “We will explore (the possibility of) cooperation with other political parties. Don’t misconstrue that only because we have

Health Minister asks youngsters to help prevent drug abuse

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has urged all Indonesian youngsters to actively support drug prevention and eradication efforts and help create a superior and quality generation. “To be more productive and competitive, let’s prevent drug abuse and behave positively to create a golden generation for an advanced Indonesia,” he remarked

Expect Indonesia to help end war: Ukrainian Ambassador

Ukrainian Ambassador to Indonesia Vasyl Hamianin has said that he expects Indonesia to help end the Ukraine-Russia war in response to news of President Joko Widodo’s planned visit to the two countries in June-end. “To stop the war, to put this absolutely irrational aggression to the end,” the ambassador said during a

West Java: 3 die as bus plunges into ravine

Three people died and scores of others sustained injuries after a bus with 59 people on board plunged into a 10-meter ravine in Tasikmalaya District, West Java, early on Saturday. The bus carrying teachers and employees of state elementary school SDN Sayang, Jatinagor, Sumedang District, West Java, met with an

Search on for black boxes of crashed Susi Air plane

Efforts are still on to retrieve the black boxes of the Susi Air plane that crashed en route from Timika to Duma, Papua, on Thursday (June 23, 2022), according to Timika’s Yohanes Kapiyau Airfield commander. The airfield commander, Lieutenant Colonel Slamet Suhartono, said in Jayapura, Papua, on Saturday that he

Joint efforts essential to prevent child marriage: Minister Effendy

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, Muhadjir Effendy, has called for collaboration among parties, particularly parents, to prevent child marriage, which can negatively affect children’s growth. “As we know, child marriage can have negative effects, such as domestic violence, divorce, stunting growth in offspring, and the emergence of