Day: January 6, 2023

Hope Safe Routes to School will keep children safe: Minister

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga has expressed the hope that the Safe Routes to School program will help protect children from criminal acts. “The child kidnapping case (in Gunung Sahari) has become a force for us to optimize these programs to prevent similar cases,” she said in

Indonesia in WIPO’s top 10 list for IP applications

Indonesia has been included in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) list of top 10 developing countries with the highest number of intellectual property (IP) applications, the Law and Human Rights Ministry has said. “This achievement is the result of the hard work of all parties in increasing the number

Several notable figures win King Faisal Prize 2023

A number of the world’s leading figures have won the King Faisal Prize for 2023, which was announced at a ceremony on Wednesday evening in Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA. The announcement was made in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Advisor

BMKG identifies 7 active faults around Cianjur

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said seven active faults have been identified around Cianjur district, West Java. Residents of Cianjur have been asked not to panic even though they are surrounded by many faults, BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said here on Friday. “Don’t panic, but you must remain

Hydrometeorological disasters in NTT damage 396 homes

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has informed that 396 houses in the province have been damaged in hydrometeorological disasters in the period from December 2022 to early January 2023. “From as many as 1,377 residents’ houses that were affected by disasters, there were 396

All parties must support posyandu revitalization: MPR

All parties must support the revitalization of integrated health posts (posyandus) to build a national health system that prioritizes preventive and promotive efforts, People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Lestari Moerdijat has said. “The government program to revitalize posyandus needs support from all parties in a bid to realize a