Day: October 5, 2022

P20 and parliament’s role in addressing global issues

People may not easily notice the solar panels installed in a circular pattern at a park within the Parliament Complex in Jakarta, which form the complex’s solar energy power plant. The new solar power plant, installed at the complex’s Energy Park, is expected to meet up to 25 percent of

BPJAMSOSTEK facilitates social security for online taxi drivers

The Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan/BPJAMSOSTEK) is committed to facilitating social security for online taxi drivers categorized as non-wage earners (BPU). “We know that online transportation drivers have high risks for work accidents in Jakarta. In regions, the risk is crime-related,” Assistant Deputy Director of Jakarta region BPJAMSOSTEK Zayn

Need to provide emotional education to students from the start: expert

Education that builds mental and emotional maturity must be provided from the start to students at all levels of educational units, an expert in education management has opined. “Education basically aims not only to build intellectual intelligence, but also aims to build emotional intelligence,” Prof. Sagaf S. Pettalongi, MPd., from

Shipping industry helping make Indonesia maritime axis: minister

The shipping industry is playing a role in making Indonesia the world’s maritime axis, as conveyed by President Joko Widodo, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on Wednesday. “Our job is to make Indonesia a strong and independent maritime country. Thus, synergy is needed in order to formulate policies and

Grave risks to women, children due to divorce: Bappenas

Divorce causes serious risks and impact for children and women, according to Family, Woman, Child, Youth, and Sport (KPAPO) Director at the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Woro Srihastuti Sulistyaningrum. For instance, economic vulnerability due to divorce is very likely to occur due to reduction in income, she highlighted. That

DPR Speaker urges P20 to address climate change

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani, on Wednesday urged P20 parliaments to tackle climate change since its impact has increasingly been felt by people across the globe. Natural disasters, such as droughts and floods, have continued to occur with increasing frequency. The global temperature has increased