Day: November 25, 2022

Ministry prepares food, medicine management road map for Hajj, Umrah

The Religious Affairs Ministry is currently preparing a road map for the management of drugs and food during Hajj and Umrah implementation with the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM). “It is important for us to properly design a road map for cooperation and BPOM’s involvement in the Indonesian Hajj

Ministry drives growth of specialist doctors through scholarships

The Health Ministry is keen to drive growth of medical specialists to meet the needs of Indonesians by providing scholarships. President Director of the Harapan Kita Heart and Vascular Center Hospital Dr Iwan Dakota, Sp. JP (K), MARS, FIHA said that his administration and the ministry had searched for data

Indonesia, Brunei explore cooperation in IKN development

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry has discussed cooperation in infrastructure development at the new Indonesian capital (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan province with Prince Abdul Qawi of Brunei Darussalam. In a statement issued on Friday, secretary general of the PUPR Ministry Zainal Fatah said that the ministry is open

Teachers should nurture tolerance, avoid religious politicization

Teachers and educators should foster religious moderation and tolerance and avoid the politicization of religion in their activities, according to Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs Zainut Tauhid Sa’adi. “Continue improving religious moderation for the success of the Year of Tolerance. Avoid politicization of religion and division, particularly those who use

Extremists abuse Internet for spreading propaganda: BNPT

Extremist groups that lean toward terrorism often abuse the Internet to spread propaganda, head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), Commissioner General Boy Rafli Amar  has said. “Beyond using the Internet for propaganda, they also try to siphon terrorism funding that targets the younger generation,” he added in a statement

Minister calls for boosting preventive measures for health improvement

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized the significance of prevention through screening to improve public health and to detect diseases early. “If we can control diabetes, cholesterol, and hypertension, then we can improve public health,” Sadikin remarked at the 2022 Indonesian Society of the Interventional Cardiology Annual Meeting (ISICAM),