Day: July 3, 2022

3 districts chosen for cluster-based forest fire prevention pilot

Three Indonesian districts have been chosen for a cluster-based forest and land fire prevention pilot program organized by international social institutions. The three districts are Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) in South Sumatra, Pelalawan in Riau, and Pula…

Seventeen sailors rescued from troubled fishing vessel: Basarnas

Seventeen sailors had been rescued from their fishing vessel MV Cendrawasih 276 which underwent an engine failure in the waters of South Halmahera, North Maluku Province, on Saturday, a rescue worker said.The seafarers were all residents of Maitara Vil…

Thirty three hotspots detected in East Kalimantan: BMKG

The Indonesian province of East Kalimantan has been warned of potential wildfires as the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 33 hot spots since Saturday.The hotspots were detected in Balikpapan City and five districts, a…

Universities across Indonesia urged to pay more attention to STEM

Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto urged Indonesia’s universities to pay more attention to the revolution of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to enable them to produce more quality STEM graduates.Indonesia remains left behind in …

House Speaker urges people to implement health protocols

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Puan Maharani has urged the people to always implement health protocols, particularly while in open public spaces, to anticipate the recent COVID-19 cases surge.”We remain anticipating (COVID…