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January
Jakarta (VOI News) Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said universities must be future-oriented and teach knowledge that remains relevant in the future.
"Universities must be future-oriented. The knowledge taught today should be relevant and applicable to future conditions," he said when delivering a virtual speech at the 27th Undergraduate Ceremony of the Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi Islamic College here on Sunday.
In his remarks, as monitored on the Vice Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel broadcast, Amin said that educational institutions, including universities, should not only focus on the number of graduates but also the quality of their alumni.
He said the knowledge gained in universities should be used to help others and solve the nation's problems.
"Live the spirit of tolerance, respect diversity, and respect for differences in the frame of unity and solidity," he said.
VP Amin said both higher education students and lecturers must be able to become agents of kindness, pioneers of change, as well as role models for society.
"I invite all graduates to not only be passive witnesses but become a driving force in the national development," he said.
At the end of his speech, the Vice President advised the board of the Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi Islamic College to continue to innovate and advance education.
"Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi Islamic College needs to revive the culture of collaboration for innovation through partnerships with various educational institutions, the government, and other stakeholders," he said.
He expressed hope that the graduates of Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi College can practice the knowledge they have gained and use it as resources to bring good to the people and the country.
January
Jakarta (VOI News) Four students of Gadjah Mada University's (UGM's) Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) have initiated the use of mango skin in making natural larvicide to suppress cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF).
"Mango skin has flavonoid, saponins, and tannins which can be processed into larvicides," one of the students who initiated the project, Santi Andriyani, said in a UGM official statement received here on Sunday.
According to her, previous research found active compounds in mango skin that can be developed as larvicide against mosquito larvae.
Andriyani along with her colleagues, Salman Hafiz Ar-ramli Lubis, Nisa Munawwarah, and Jessica Edelyne, who are members of the Mango Skin for Organic Sustainable Aedes Insect Control (MOSAIC) Team, initiated the formula.
She explained that flavonoids can disrupt the nervous and respiratory systems of mosquito larvae, while saponins can be a strong poison against insects by disturbing their gastric system, and tannins can inhibit their digestive enzymes.
The idea of using mango skin waste as a natural larvicide, Andriyani said, is not only an alternative in helping prevent dengue cases but also in helping improve environmental problems by processing unused waste.
For instance, she said that the total mango production in Thailand reached 1.66 million tons in 2020 so there is a great potential for mango skin waste processing in the country.
"Processed mango peel waste in Thailand has great potential to overcome the problems that the country is facing. Thailand itself is one of the largest mango producers in the world," she said.
The MOSAIC Team's mango skin as larvicide idea made them finalists in the Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) competition organized by Kasetsart University, Thailand.
December
VOInews, Jakarta: Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati held a bilateral meeting with Minister of State for Financial Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed Bin Hadi Al Hussaini, to discuss climate change commitment and cooperation.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28) in Dubai, the UAE, on Monday (December 4, 2023).
"In the meeting, the topics we discussed were about COP28, climate change commitment, and cooperation between the two countries," Indrawati informed in Jakarta on Wednesday.
She said that both Indonesia and the UAE are paying close attention to climate change handling efforts.
Indonesia is pursuing an energy transition through the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM), which was introduced at the G20 forum in Indonesia.
It is also handling climate change by issuing green bonds, implementing a carbon market and carbon tax, and using green taxonomy as a catalyst for private sector investment.
Indrawati expressed the hope that the meeting with the UAE Minister would bring many benefits to Indonesia and the UAE.
"It was a short but very concise conversation. Hopefully, it can produce various benefits for the community," the minister remarked.
Indrawati also held several other bilateral meetings on the sidelines of COP28, namely with executive director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Mafalda Duarte; Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag; and managing director of Citigroup, Julie Monaco.
The COP28 in Dubai raised four themes, namely fast-tracking energy transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on nature, people, lives, and livelihoods, as well as inclusivity.
April
Jakarta (voinews): The government of West Manggarai district, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, inspected several restaurants in Labuan Bajo to ensure food safety ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit on May 9–11, 2023.
“…we want Labuan Bajo to be a safe and comfortable place, especially for ASEAN Summit delegates, thus the food served here must be safe according to health standards," deputy head of West Manggarai district Yulianus Weng said here on Wednesday.
The inspections would be carried out at all restaurants in the district since it has been estimated that the summit would be attended by thousands of national and foreign delegates, he added.
He, as well as a number of officers from the local Food and Drug Supervisory Office (Loka POM) and related technical agencies, carried out the inspection on Wednesday from 11 a.m. Central Indonesian Standard Time (WITA).
During the inspection, Loka POM officers tested several food samples.
Through the inspections, the local government is seeking to ensure that no restaurants in Labuan Bajo serve food containing dangerous ingredients, such as formalin, the district deputy head emphasized.
"We want to prove that the food served in West Manggarai, especially at various restaurants which are usually crowded with visitors, is free of formalin," he said.
According to the results of the food tests conducted on Wednesday at four well-known restaurants in Labuan Bajo, namely Prima Rasa, Mai Cenggo, La Moringa, and Kelan, the food served by the restaurants was found safe and free from harmful substances, he informed.
Similar inspections are planned on Thursday (April 27) at several other restaurants in Labuan Bajo.
Weng said he expects that the inspections held in other restaurants will not find any food containing harmful chemicals.
If any restaurant is found using harmful ingredients in their food, the local government will take firm action by issuing a reprimand and revoking the business permit of the restaurant, he stressed.
"We expect that the situation during the ASEAN Summit can be well maintained," he said. (Antaranews.com)