Day: November 6, 2022

6.1-magnitude quake jolts southwest of Sitaro Islands

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted southwest of Ondong, Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi Province, on Sunday morning, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The epicenter of the earthquake, which struck at 07.30 WIB (West Indonesia Standard Time), was located at sea, about 69 kilometers southwest of Ondong at a depth

Riau Islands Governor urges residents to be wary of Omicron XBB

Governor of Riau Islands Ansar Ahmad has urged residents to be wary of the Omicron XBB subvariant of COVID-19 and continue to implement the health protocol to avoid the virus infection. According to the governor, residents’ compliance toward the health protocol has declined as most of them did not wear

War Fallout, Aid Demands Overshadow Climate Talks in Egypt

When world leaders, diplomats, campaigners and scientists descend on Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt for talks on tackling climate change, don’t expect them to part the Red Sea or other miracles that would make huge steps in curbing global warming. Each year there are high hopes for the two-week United Nations

BKKBN provides health management training to Afghanistan delegations

The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) provided training on mother and child health as well as family planning service program management to 38 delegates from Afghanistan. The training entitled Capacity Building on Maternal Health, Children, and Family Welfare Program for the Afghan delegations has been held in Yogyakarta

East-West dialogue must be based on mutual need: academic

The development of the East-West dialogue should be based on mutual need, according to an Indonesian professor. “Both sides must feel that they need each other. The East needs the West for its scientific and technological advancement, and the West needs the East for its moral values and natural resources,”

Accelerate booster vaccine, strengthen health protocols: Governor

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has reminded all parties to re-strengthen health protocols and accelerate COVID-19 booster vaccination in response to a recent spike in cases,. The former minister of social affairs announced that there had been an increase in positive confirmed cases of COVID-19 in East Java in the last four