PROFILE

The New Year 2024 is a special moment for Kalya Mahiya Pravina, a ninth grader at Al Izhar JHS Pondok Labu, Jakarta, as she celebrates with a review of her book, “Story of Kalya,” at Muhammadiyah 1 JHS Jakarta.

Rizal Ramli, former Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Resources, passed away on Tuesday, Jan 2, 2024, at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. He died after living with pancreatic cancer, and was buried at the Jeruk Purut Cemetery in South Jakarta on Thursday, Jan 4. 

Budisatrio Djiwandono, Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party, tied the knot with his old friend, Ludmila “Mila” Gunawan, on Friday, Dec 29, 2023. 

Nirmala Dewi, the Secretary-General of the Central Management of the Indonesian Basketball Association, was honored at the 2023 Lintas Politika Award ceremony on Friday, December 22, at Hotel Beston, Jenderal Sudirman Street, Palembang. 

Erick Thohir, Minister of StateOwned Enterprises (BUMN), praised Gibran Rakabuming Raka for bringing up the State of the Global Islamic Economy (SGIE) during the Vice Presidential Candidate (Cawapres) debate last Friday, December 22. 

Melanie Putria, the “Puteri Indonesia 2002” national beauty pageant winner, has made sports part of her lifestyle. She first stepped into it after receiving a reminder letter a year after winning the Puteri Indonesia title – she was gaining weight. 

The 1st Solo Pop Corn Soft K-Pop Festival has finally been rescheduled, moved to Saturday, December 23, 2023, at Pamedaan Mangkunegaran Solo, to commemorate the 50th year of Indonesian-Korean friendship. 

Kristo Immanuel was ecstatic to reach the finish line in Planet Sports Run: Run Your Way Town To Town, held on Sunday (Dec 10) at Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang.

The celebrations of the 46th anniversary of Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk Kaltim) featured a number of exciting activities. Pupuk Kaltim is the largest urea fertilizer producer in Southeast Asia. 

Argentina U-17 did not win the battle for Third Place, after losing against Mali U-17, but La Albiceleste still took home an award from the 2023 U-17 World Cup.

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MoTCE), with its Wonderful Indonesia branding, is collaborating with Rumah Atsiri Indonesia to present the first aromatic collection, “Scent of Wonderful Indonesia”. This close collaboration features Indonesian signature fragrances to illustrate Indonesia’s rich traditional heritage and promote its diverse archipelagic identity.