Day: December 8, 2022

Companies required to report non-B3 waste usage: ministry

Companies have the responsibility to report the use of non-hazardous and toxic material (B3) waste, an official from the Environment and Forestry Ministry, Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, has said. Non-B3 waste has an important role in the circular economy effort that the government is encouraging, she informed during the “Non-B3 Waste

Stunting surveillance depends on medical human resource capacity

An improvement in the surveillance of stunting cases will depend on the capacity and quality of medical human resources, particularly those outside Java Island, the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has said. “Surveillance of interventions for stunting is important because, after all, there are many sensitive and specific

Spokesman gives clarification on adultery article of new criminal code

The Spokesman of the Dissemination Team of the Indonesian New Criminal Code, Albert Aries, has clarified that in the new criminal code, only the perpetrator’s spouse, parents, or children can file complaints against adultery. “The article on adultery in the new Criminal Code that will take effect three years later

Astanaanyar suicide bomber likely did not work alone: BNPT

The National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) has said it suspects that the perpetrator of the suicide bombing at Astanaanyar Police Post, Bandung city, West Java, was not working alone. The bombing at the police post was the act of a group, as was the case with the 2017 bomb attack on

Minister inspects production of arsenal at PT Pindad Malang

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto inspected the production of the military armament system by state-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad in Malang, East Java, on Thursday. “I checked the production of the military armament system in PT Pindad, which is good. We checked the quality, quantity, and ability,” Subianto informed. The inspection

Indonesia ranks 46th globally in logistics performance: ministry

Logistics costs in Indonesia, which reached 23.5 percent of the national gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, are relatively high, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has said. Meanwhile, the nation’s logistics sector contributed 3.15 percent to the GDP in 2018, it added. According to World Bank data on Logistics