Category: Government

Youths’ leadership needed to transform way of thinking: BRIN

The younger generation has a crucial role in transforming the way of thinking since they will receive the baton of the nation’s leadership, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) researcher Siti Zuhro stated. “I think they should speak out. They have to start transforming the way of thinking,” Zuhro said

National Red Cross distributes aid to Manggarai fire victims

Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) South Jakarta Branch distributed aid to fire victims in Manggarai, Tebet, South Jakarta, as form of support and sympathy. “We have moved directly since the day of the incident by dispatching 10 volunteers along with an ambulance and a motorbike,” chairman of Indonesian Red Cross South Jakarta Branch Abdul Haris said here

2024 elections to be the biggest ever, President tells poll watchdog

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to exercise caution during the 2024 General Elections and regional head elections. The elections will be the largest ever democratic fiesta in Indonesia, if not the world, he said during the national consolidation meeting of Bawaslu in Jakarta

SAR conducts search for two missing people in Sumedang landslide

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team conducted a search for two missing people due to a landslide that caused mud flooding in Sawah Dadap Village, Cimanggung Sub-district, Sumedang, West Java. “As of 11 p.m. local time (December 17), the rescue team had carried out an assessment, coordination, and search for

Tourism Malaysia bags tourism award in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Tourism Malaysia has won the National Tourism Organisation of The Year for the third time in a row at the 13th Indonesia Travel and Tourism Awards (ITTA) 2022/2023.   ITTA, organised by the ITTA Foundation, honours travel agencies, hotels, hospitality investors and foreign tourism boards for their efforts in

Some 1,200 scouts participate in KBN in Bengkulu

Bengkulu City, Bengkulu Some 1,200 Indonesian scouts from 22 provinces are participating in the 2022 State Defense Camp (KBN) organized by the Indonesia Scout Movement in Bengkulu on December 16-22.   “Some 1,200 scouts from 22 provinces participated in the State Defense Camp in Bengkulu, the Land of Rafflesia,” Indonesia

Some 13 Iraqi stranded in NTT en route to Australia

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Law and Human Rights Office sent a team to check 13 Iraqi nationals, who are stranded in the Rote Ndao waters while sailing to Australia. “We have coordinated, and this morning, the team has departed for Rote Ndao to record a number of Iraqi nationals,”

Air travelers should plan trips well in advance: Ministry

Air Transportation Directorate General at the Transportation Ministry urged people, who will travel by air transportation, to research and purchase tickets far ahead of the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holiday season. “This period is a high season since there are the Christmas, New Year, and school holidays,” Air

Indonesia, France discuss Rafale pilot training program

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu discussed a training program for Indonesian Air Force (AU) pilots who will operate Dasaault Rafale fighter jets. Subianto in a statement  here on Friday, said that the training program is important to strengthen the Indonesian Air Force’s combat power

Need to resolve 5 issues ahead of general elections: Bawaslu

Based on the 2024 Election Vulnerability Index (IKP), five strategic issues need to be addressed properly to ensure more open, honest, and fair 2024 General Elections, the General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has said. “Referring to findings and research from the 2024 Election Vulnerability Index, the Bawaslu noted that some