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ASEAN let Myanmar contemplate after the members had decided not to invite its military junta to the summit held on October 26-28, 2021, according to the international relations expert at Padjadjaran University Teuku Rezasyah. “ASEAN needs to ensure the international community that Myanmar has to be let alone first at this moment. This is a contemplating momentum for the country, but the decision is not aimed to expelled it from the association,” Rezasyah told Antara here on Sunday. The association’s decision was based on some considerations, he said adding that…

Indonesia’s diverse natural wealth must be used for the benefit of the people and human resources must be nurtured to process the natural wealth, People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Deputy Speaker Jazilul Fawaid said. “Our natural resources will be meaningless if we are lacking competent human resources to process the resources on our own,” Fawaid stated in a written statement received here on Sunday. He made the remark during socialisation of the four pillars of the nation in Ternate, North Maluku, on Saturday (Oct 23). Indonesia’s natural wealth had been attested…

The government should implement a segmented communication strategy in the campaign to reduce smoking prevalence by adopting different campaign approach for different social groups, Professor Kholil of Sahid University Jakarta stated. Kholil said in a statement here on Sunday, he has recognised the government’s measures to reduce the number of smokers in Indonesia, currently recorded at 65 million people. One of the measures is mandating graphic health warnings that must be printed on every cigarette package, he said, adding that the method must be improved and complemented with a comprehensive communication…