Category: General

Racing to end 26-year wait

The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) has completed the asphalting of the main track of the Special Road Area (JKK) of the 4.31-kilometer Mandalika Circuit in Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province. The completion of the paving work on the main track was marked by a ceremony held at

BMKG issues warning of extreme weather in parts of Indonesia

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for potential extreme weather particularly heavy rains in a number of provinces between August 15 and 20, 2021. Among provinces expected to experience moderate to heavy rains were Aceh, North Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu, South

Densus 88 arrests four terrorist suspects in Banten and West Java

The National Police’s Counter-terrorism Squad, Densus 88, has arrested four suspected terrorists in Banten and West Java provinces on Sunday, a police spokesman said. “Today, one (terrorist suspect) was arrested in Banten and three others in West Java,” Chief of the Public Information Section of the Public Relations Division at

Constitutional amendment will not modify other articles: MPR Speaker

Jakarta (ANTARA) – A proposed limited amendment to the 1945 State Constitution will not open a Pandora’s box by encroaching on other articles of the Constitution, Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Bambang Soesatyo has stressed. “I have affirmed with President Joko Widodo, in regard to Article 37

Tokyo Paralympics: Indonesian contingent aiming for five medals

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s contingent is aiming to secure five medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Chef de Mission (CdM) of the Indonesia team Andi Herman said. The calculation is based on an evaluation of each athlete’s prospects in each sports branch, he added. During the virtual send-off event for

Indonesia Healthtech Association to hold Health Technology Solution

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Healthtech Association will hold the Health Technology Solution (HTS) 2021 from August 25-26, 2021 with the aim of strengthening Indonesia’s health technology sector. HTS is an annual event for health industry’s stakeholders such as policymakers, producers, operators, and workers in the health industry. “The Health Ministry