Day: January 5, 2023

Expect better planning for Aceh-North Sumatra PON: KONI

Chairperson of the National Sports Committee (KONI) Marciano Norman has said that he expects better preparations for the 2024/XXI Aceh-North Sumatra National Sports Week (PON) since there is still sufficient time for its implementation. He made the statement while chairing a plenary meeting of the central executive board of KONI at

Govt plans dams on Timor Island for flood control: NTT

The central government will help the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) government build dams in the northern region of Timor Island to control flooding during the rainy season, Governor Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat has said. “Regarding the control of rainfall that causes flooding in Kupang district, in the future, the regional government

7,000 babies dying yearly due to lack of specialists: health minister

At least 7,000 babies die each year of congenital heart disease in Indonesia due to a lack of cardiologists and low capacity for heart surgery, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has said. “There are around 4.8 million babies born in Indonesia a year. I heard from pediatricians that 1 in

Merdeka Belajar can respond quickly to change: expert

The Merdeka Belajar (Freedom to Learn) program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) is an education policy that can respond quickly to change, a public policy expert from Trisakti University has said. “The key to Merdeka Belajar, which differentiates it from previous policies, is collaboration and

Taiwan’s Next Bank Launches on Temenos

New digital bank backed by Chunghwa Telecom launches on Temenos core banking platform to bring products to market fast and scale efficiently GENEVA, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Next Commercial Bank (Next Bank), a new digital bank backed by Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest