In 2022, photographers with The Associated Press captured signs of a planet in distress as climate change reshaped many lives. That distress was seen in the scarred landscapes in places where the rains failed to come. It was felt in walloping storms, land-engulfing floods, suffocating heat and wildfires no longer
Indonesia pledged to make ASEAN a motor of peace and stability, and also an epicentre of economic growth, said Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, when meeting with her Malaysian counterpart Zambry Abdul Kadir yesterday. Indonesia will start its Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship for 2023, after completing its
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with a delegation led by ASEAN Secretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi at Merdeka Palace here on Friday. Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, who was also present at the meeting, said that Lim Jock Hoi’s visit was aimed at expressing his gratitude for Indonesia’s support to ASEAN when
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that the government would continue to distribute social assistance to beneficiaries despite community activity restrictions (PPKM) being lifted. “I must say that people do not need to worry regarding the revocation of PPKM. The government will continue to provide social assistance in 2023,” he
East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa is targeting the electrification ratio in East Java Province to reach 100 percent in 2024. “Electrification is very important to improve the quality of life of people. Currently, all aspects, like the economy, education, and other social activities, really need electricity,” she stated here
The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded 10,792 earthquakes in Indonesia from January 1 to December 29, 2022. “From the total number of earthquakes in 2022, there were 807 earthquakes that the people felt and 22 earthquakes that were destructive,” the Head of BMKG’s Earthquake and Tsunami Center, Daryono,