Indonesia: Initiative for cleaner cooking
Yogyakarta/Indonesia – Ratinem, a farmer living in Central Java, explains why she uses a traditional stove that uses tree bark for fuel. She gathers the wood, she says, from nearby fields. “I use a traditional cook stove because it’s cheap. I don’t … Continue reading Indonesia: Initiative for cleaner cooking
Germany to Further Deepen Cooperation with ASEAN
Jakarta – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, paid an official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat and met with Secretary-General of ASEAN, Le Luong Minh yesterday. Secretary-General Minh welcomed Minister Steinmeier … Continue reading Germany to Further Deepen Cooperation with ASEAN
Indonesia to fully implement worker’s insurance program
Jakarta – A senior official at a state-run agency providing social insurance (BPJS) for workers said Tuesday that the agency was scheduled to provide full insurance benefits for workers in the country next year, targeting to serve 20.7 million workers … Continue reading Indonesia to fully implement worker’s insurance program
Newest Haze Treaty Member Tops October “ASEAN Today”
JAKARTA – The step taken to clear ASEAN skies of annual haze tops the October 2014 edition of “ASEAN Today.”Ain Bandial of the Brunei Times co-anchors the program from Bandar Seri Begawan, with Dalton Tanonaka of The Indonesia Channel at … Continue reading Newest Haze Treaty Member Tops October “ASEAN Today”
Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia
Jakarta – Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, one of most active volcanoes in Indonesia, erupted on Wednesday, spewing hot ash to 2 km to southeast, official here said.Hot ash and gravel erupted from the rumbling volcano in western Indonesia at 13:43 … Continue reading Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia