Day: November 2, 2022

PT DI, Defense Ministry ink contract for CN235-220 aircraft supply

State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) has signed a contract with the Defense Ministry for the supply of fixed-wing cargo aircraft CN235-220, worth Rp748 billion. PT DI President Director Gita Amperiawan and Chief of the Defense Facility Board Rear Admiral Yusuf Jauhari signed the contract in the presence

Need to boost public education on breast cancer screening: Minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has highlighted the need for providing proper education to the community so that they are not afraid to undergo breast cancer screening at health facilities to enable early detection. “They need to be educated so that people are not afraid to get checked. If it

Report criticizes ASEAN, international response to Myanmar humanitarian crisis

A new report by lawmakers from Southeast Asia and other regions criticizes what they describe as a timid response to the post-coup crisis in Myanmar by countries and international blocs that claim to support democracy. The Final Report by the International Parliamentary Inquiry, or IPI, into the Global Response to

Jokowi to call three G20 leaders to confirm summit attendance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that he is planning to make a phone call to three leaders who have yet to confirm their attendance at the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit. The summit is scheduled to be held in the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 15–16, 2022.

Sixth Committee Speakers Debate Functions of State Officials’ Immunity, Sea-Level Rise Impact on Statehood, as International Law Commission’s Cluster 2 Concludes

Commencing Cluster 3, Delegates Take Up General Principles of Law, Succession of States As the Sixth Committee concluded Cluster 2 of the International Law Commission’s report, speakers tackled “Immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction”, debating the differentiated application of the immunity ratione personae and ratione materiae in the criminal jurisdiction of foreign States,

Bunaken Festival expected to have economic impact: ministry

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has said that it expects Bunaken Festival in Manado, North Sulawesi, to have an economic, social, cultural, and environmental impact. “Let’s build together the socioeconomic conditions of the community that are inclusive and sustainable so that it will improve people’s living standards and, of