Day: October 25, 2022

President Jokowi travels to new capital site by sea

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) traveled to the site of the future Indonesian capital, Nusantara, by sea on board KRI Escolar-871 military ship on Tuesday. Accompanied by the head of the Nusantara Capital Authority, Bambang Susantono, the President spent an hour traveling by sea to Cita Sabut Port in North Penajam Paser, East

Apkesmi seminar focuses on three efforts for advancing health centers

The Indonesian Public Health Center Association (Apkesmi) is holding the 2nd national seminar and workshop in Padang, West Sumatra, to discuss efforts and strategies to advance public health centers (puskesmas) in the country. “In this activity, we carry three themes to advance public health centers. There are 600 participants from puskesmas across

Jakarta boosts PICU capacity to handle acute kidney injury cases

The Jakarta Health Office has increased the bed capacity at pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in hospitals in the province from 197 to 219 as part of efforts to handle acute kidney injury (AKI) in children. “As one of the strategies for handling acute kidney injury in children, the capacity

Bali government should exercise vigil against potential flash flood

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) appealed to the Bali provincial government to pay attention to several rivers that can potentially cause flash floods. Acting Head of BNPB’s Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Center Abdul Muhari emphasized that the rivers should be checked to ensure there are no piles of

Tangerang district hosts 2022 PEMSEA NLG Summit

Tangerang district has been chosen as the host of the “2022 Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Network of Local Government Summit,” which is being held from October 25–29. The event is being attended by 11 member countries, namely Cambodia, China, North Korea, Japan, Laos,

BP2MI seeks to revoke permit of company supplying workers illegally

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) has proposed the revocation of the permit of a company found placing Indonesian migrant workers illegally despite sanctions. BP2MI Head Benny Rhamdani said that the company, Bekasi city-based PT Zam Zam Perwita, placed Indonesian migrant workers illegally despite inviting a three-month activity suspension