Day: November 7, 2022

Hong Kong Sevens returns to kick off Asia’s top sporting weekend

Sixteen of the world’s top rugby sevens teams are battling it out for one of world rugby’s most coveted crowns, the Hong Kong Sevens Cup, from 4 to 6 November at Hong Kong Stadium. The sports extravaganza is only being held in Hong Kong for the first time since 2019;

Indonesia should highlight “Pancasila” at G20 Summit: Expert

Indonesia, as this year’s G20 president, is suggested to spotlight the advantages of its values, especially those contained in the state’s ideology of Pancasila. “Indonesia is in an ideal position to play its role at the global level,” French anthropologist Jean Couteau told the G20 Communication and Media Team in Bali

Residents should be vigilant against new COVID-19 variants: Ministry

Residents should be vigilant against the COVID-19 new variants of Omicron XBB and XBB.1 due to the reported high contagion level, according to the Coordinating Ministry of Human Development and Cultural Affairs. “Residents must be vigilant, yet they must not overly panic,” the coordinating ministry’s Deputy for Health Quality Improvement

Indonesia successfully curbed land, forest fires during 2020-2022

Indonesia succeeded in reducing land and forest fires as well as tackling cross-border haze in the past three years, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya stated. “We need to underscore that Indonesia succeeded in preventing fires that might cause haze during three years of the pandemic from 2020 to 2022,”

Second booster provision to depend on pandemic situation: ministry

The provision of the second COVID-19 booster vaccine to the general public will depend on the COVID-19 pandemic development and epidemiological factors, according to the Health Ministry. “There is a possibility of the (second booster vaccine’s) administration. The government, as per the prevailing guide, believes that changes in the COVID-19

IDAI, RSCM conducting research on using ethanol as AKI antidote

Experts from the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI) and Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) are currently studying the use of ethanol as an alternative antidote for treating progressive acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by drug poisoning. “It is true that ethanol is one of the recommended medicines for the antidote of progressive