The realization of the first phase of disbursement of fuel cash assistance (BLT BBM) has reached 98.1 percent in Yogyakarta, with only around seven thousand beneficiary families in the province yet to receive the aid. “As of now, we have not closed the disbursement of the cash assistance. We are
The National Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Handling Task Force has reported that 11 provinces in Indonesia have recorded zero active FMD cases in farm animals as of October 24, 2022. The 11 provinces are Lampung, West Sulawesi, Bali, Riau Islands, Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Jakarta, Banten, South Sumatra, and
This year’s meeting of members of the Partnerships in Environmental Management for The Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) Network of Local Governments (PNLG) has resulted in an important document called the Tangerang Initiative. The collective statement reflects the commitment of PNLG members, as non-state partners in the Partnership in Environmental
Someone must be held responsible for the cases of acute kidney injury that have claimed the lives of over 150 children in Indonesia, the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has said. “Because this can be called an extraordinary incident, thus someone must be (held) responsible for this incident,” deputy
The government is aiming to reduce 38.5 percent of sea waste by the end of 2022 as part of its larger goal of removing 70 percent of marine debris by 2025. Stakeholders from the central government, regional governments, community groups, and the Navy are currently collaborating in picking up garbage
State-owned electricity provider PT PLN managed to process 2.1 tons of organic waste disposed at Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Management Facility (TPST) into fuel for steam-fired power plants (PLTUs) within two weeks. The attempt was a part of the pilot implementation of the on-site waste processing technology (TOSS), general manager