Day: December 13, 2022

Minister hands over eight houses to Tropical Cyclone Seroja victims

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini handed over assistance in the form of eight housing units for victims of Tropical Cyclone Seroja in Kupang, Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara. “The construction of these houses is aided by the Kompas humanitarian fund for our brothers and sisters whose houses were destroyed by

Admiral Margono to set priority focus as new TNI commander

Admiral Yudo Margono accentuated that he will channel attention on several priorities in advancing the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) following the House of Representatives’ (DPR RI’s) approval of his candidature as new TNI Commander. Margono said the priority focus will be consistent with what he expounded during the fit

Shortage of rangers to guard West Papua’s 8.39-million ha forests

West Papua needs more forest rangers due to its expansive forest area, reaching 8.39 million hectares, while currently, the number of forest rangers reaches only 98. “Our forest rangers are only 98 people. However, many will retire. Ideally, the number of forest rangers in West Papua should be 240 to

Representatives from 14 countries learn peat management in Riau

Representatives from 14 countries and several international institutions visited Riau to learn about the management of its peatland ecosystem. “After attending an international workshop on the protection and management of peatland ecosystems, they visited Siak district to see firsthand how peat is handled there,” Riau Governor Syamsuar informed here on

Bio Farma, MSD cooperate for HPV vaccine production in Indonesia

State-owned pharmaceutical firm PT Bio Farma established a technology transfer cooperation with an American pharmaceutical company, Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), to produce the 4-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Indonesia. President Director of Bio Farma Honesti Basyir and Managing Director of MSD Indonesia George Stylianou signed the cooperation agreement

2022 Parekraf Rakornas to discuss three main issues: minister

The 2022 Tourism and Creative Economy (Parekraf) National Coordination Meeting will discuss three main issues, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno informed in a statement issued on Tuesday. The first issue will be the tourism and creative economy program transformation, in keeping with the results of the 2022 G20