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Snoh Aalegra –Sunday Headliner at BNI Java Jazz Festival 2024

Jakarta, IO – Jakarta International BNI Java Jazz Festival is thrilled to announce that Iranian Swedish-born singer and songwriter Snoh Aalegra, who was recognized with...

Dengue Fever Emergency in Jakarta

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Indonesia Receives World Cultural Heritage Plaques from UNESCO

The plaques were conferred for the designation of Sumbu Filosofis Yogyakarta (Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its historic landmarks) and the Jamu Wellness Culture. They were handed over by the Foreign Ministry’s (Kemlu) Directorate General of Multilateral Cooperation secretary Yophy Ichsan Wardana to the Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemdikbudristek) Culture director general Hilmar Farid, who will hand them further to the Indonesian National Archives director Imam Gunarto on Thursday (25/4).

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Captains of the Indonesian Thomas and Uber Cup team

Men’s doubles athlete Fajar Alfian and women’s doubles athlete Apriyani Rahayu were chosen as captains of the Thomas and Uber Indonesia team. This selection is based on the voting results of all athlete members of the team. 

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Reverse Glass Painting Exhibition at Dia.lo.gue

Hermawan and Engel Tanzil, the owners of Dia.lo.gue gallery in Kemang, Jakarta launched a truly impressive exhibition of reverse glass paintings on the 3rd of February 2024. The exhibition will be open to the public until the 19th of April 2024 and is a visually as well as mentally appealing experience.  Reverse glass paintings are a special form of folk art in Indonesia that is both vibrant and charming. The artist paints an image on glass which is later viewed from the other side of the glass. Th glass paintings are often produced by untrained or even anonymous artists and are characterized by eye-catching colours with strong forms in simple designs with one-dimensional perspectives.

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Govt to disburse Rp4.3tn in April to build Nusantara

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the government has started disbursing Rp4.3 trillion funds for the development of the Indonesian administrative capital Nusantara since April 1. This accounted for 10.9 percent of the total ceiling allocation of Rp39.6 trillion for 2024, per CNN Indonesia, Fri (26/4).

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Gerindra affirms that Prabowo will complete his term as defense minister

Gerindra Party central executive committee chairman Sufmi Dasco Ahmad affirmed the party’s chairman Prabowo Subianto will not resign from the position of defense minister after having been elected president, per CNN Indonesia, Fri (26/4).

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Measuring the Effectiveness of COP28 and Reflections for Indonesia

Towards the end of 2023, COP28 was held, at the 28th annual meeting of the United Nations (UN), where the government discussed the issue of climate change in the future. The High Level Summit took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), lasting from November 30 until one day later, December 13, 2023. COP is an abbreviation for “Conference of the Parties” where the “parties” are countries that signed the UN climate change treaty in 1992. 

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Accurate diagnosis increases cure rate

Every year, one million Indonesians choose to seek treatment abroad, spending almost IDR 170 trillion in foreign exchange. Many patients seek healthcare abroad as they distrust local practitioners and want a “second opinion” on their condition. Meanwhile, patients’ need for precision care demands continuous innovation from hospitals – their competitiveness is not limited to patient safety, superior service and sophisticated equipment, but also digitalization, good communication with health workers and the use of artificial intelligence. 

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The historical and cultural tourism of Plaosan Temple

Plaosan Temple is one of the more interesting tourist destinations in Central Java, often visited for a cultural vacation by history enthusiasts. The Temple complex is located in Dukuh Plaosan, Bugisan Village, Prambanan District, Klaten Regency, Central Java. It is in fact within the area of Prambanan Temple. Built in the 9th century, the Prambanan Temple Complex is Indonesia’s largest Hindu temple complex. A distance of 1.5 kilometers stretches between the Plaosan Temple and the Prambanan Temple. 

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