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Raja Sapta Oktohari, Chairman of NOC Indonesia Jakarta, IO – Raja Sapta Oktohari, Chairman of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia), paid a visit to the national badminton training center in Cipayung, Jakarta, on Tuesday, February...

In the midst of the 2024 election buzz, apart from the intense competition of the presidential election, another noteworthy appearance came from the Regional Representative Council election. Nearly undiscovered in any campaign, comedian Alfiansyah Bustami Komeng has garnered a significant number of votes and will most definitely enter parliament. 

Damian Lillard is brilliant. He took center stage and lit up at the 2024 NBA All-Star. Lillard became the first player in NBA history to win the Tripoint Contest and MVP of the All-Star Game in the same year. 

As an actress and also a mother of two children (aged 8 and 2), Nagita Slavina is well aware of the importance of a child’s nutritional intake, during the first 1,000 days of life, from early pregnancy to the child’s second year. In other words, an expectant mother must prepare nutritional intake for her child during the pregnancy stage. Adequate nutrition is critical for a child’s development, particularly for brain intelligence, allowing children to grow smarter and more prepared to face future challenges, filled with technological advancements. 

Chinese New Year is a time for celebration, rejuvenation and prosperity, and it is the perfect time to balance your home and workspace with fresh energy. According to feng shui, organizing or redecorating the house in a certain way can create harmony and balance to attract good fortune.

Collaborating with Louise Monique, Galeri Indonesia Kaya presented a profound production for art enthusiasts on the weekend: “Kenang-kenangan Roekiah” captures the works of the Indonesian Diva, Roekiah, a big name in the 1930s. 

Karin Franken has always been an animal lover. At first, she had a personal interest in animal welfare and was against cruelty to animals. Shen then established Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) Domestic. “We are a non-governmental organization (NGO) aiming to make our voices heard,” said Karin to Independent Observer at a discussion on animal welfare with the animal lover community Natha Satwa Nusantara (NSN) and Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) Domestic at DPP Gerindra office in South Jakarta on Saturday (Jan 27). 

A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at Airlangga University, Dr. Maria Cellina Wijaya, who is currently pursuing her studies at Harvard University, has shared an interesting story about the world of medical students. 

A poem written by Prof. Dr. Abdul Hadi Widji Muthari, a Sufi writer and professor at Paramadina University. Abdul Hadi was the first professor appointed from Paramadina University’s Society of Academicians, the university he co-established with the founder, Prof. Dr. Nurcholish Madjid; hence, the university has a faculty of philosophy and civilization.

Young Indonesian mountaineer Khansa Syahlaa is to climb Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, South America, from Jan 20 to Feb 13, 2024, where she will hoist Indonesia’s red-and-white flag atop the summit. This will be Khansa’s next conquest in the Seven Summits of the World program.

Indonesia is mourning the loss of the great Olympic medalist Raema Lisa Rumbewas, who passed away on Sunday, Jan 14, 2024, at 43 years of age. She was born in Jayapura, on Sept. 10, 1980.