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Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo (MPR RI) - 

Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo called on relevant agencies to investigate the alleged data breach that impacted 297 million people of Indonesia.

The alleged data breach involved the data of participants of health social security managed by the Worker Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan). The Indonesian population data was sold on the hackers forum -- Raid Foum -- on May 12, 2021.

"The data leak is a serious problem. It is not a trivial but a very serious problem," Soesatyo noted in a written statement released here on Friday.

The agencies comprised the Communication and Informatics Ministry, the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim), and the Directorate of Cyber Crimes and the State Cyber and Encryption Board (BSSN)

In the era of information technology, data is a national wealth that is worth maintaining, he affirmed.

Soesatyo noted that data sovereignty mirrored the state’s sovereignty. President Joko Widodo had also once described data as "new oil," deeming it more valuable than oil.

"In addition to vested economic interests, the data leak is related to security and privacy of the Indonesian citizens. The data leak shows that legal instruments to provide cybersecurity are not strong," he noted.

Apart from the incident, an uptick in cybercrimes has also occurred. Based on a report, the police had received 4,250 reports of cybercrimes as of November 2020.

"The number was pegged at 4,586 in 2019 and at 4,360 in 2018," he noted.

In addition to data breaches, cybercrimes included online fraud, provocative content, pornography, gambling access, extortion, electronic system hacking, and illegal interception, he pointed out.

Quoting data from the National Center for Cyber Security Operation (BSSN), the Golkar Party politician noted that Indonesia had recorded 423 million cyberattacks between January and November 2020.

Meanwhile, the figure was recorded at 290.3 million in 2019 and 232.4 million in 2018//ANT

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir. ANTARA/HO-Kementerian BUMN/pri - 

Sharia Economic Community (MES) Chairman, concurrently State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir voiced the joint commitment by the government to support Palestinian people.

In a written statement received here on Saturday, Thohir echoed that MES' support not only demonstrated the organization's outlook as a sharia economic community but also its commitment to humanity.

MES remarked that as an organization engaged in the economic sector, support for humanity is a priority, as basically the sharia economy aims to ensure common welfare. As a form of solidarity, the MES will distribute medical aid to areas in need, such as in Gaza, Palestine.

"To strengthen humanitarian solidarity, the MES will bolster its resources to provide medicines to the Palestinian people through donations from MES members," Thohir noted.

As an integral part of the economy of society, the MES feels it has a moral responsibility to proclaim the rights of Palestinian people to the global community.

Thohir believes that MES’ assistance is a direct solution for people in need in Palestine.

"The MES must be present to provide solutions anywhere for the benefit of the people," he noted.

Meanwhile, members and the general public keen on offering medical assistance through the Sharia Economic Community can distribute it through https://kitabisa.com/solidaritasbantupalestina dan BNI Syariah, with Account Number 0113677917 in the name of Sharia Economic Community.

Earlier, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and violence erupted owing to the ire of Palestinian people as Israel had been restricting their rights in Jerusalem, including during clashes between police and protesters at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Since the fighting broke out on May 10, health officials in Gaza remarked that 232 Palestinians, including 65 children, were killed and over 1,900 were injured in Israeli air bombs//ANT

Athletics-World Athletics approves 23 Russians to compete as neutral athletes - 

World Athletics' doping review board on Saturday approved 23 Russians to compete at international competitions as neutral athletes, taking the total count to 27 this year.

Russia's athletics federation (RusAF) has been suspended since 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping among track and field athletes.

Among the 27 neutral athletes are Mikhail Akimenko (men's high jump) and Anzhelika Sidorova (women's pole vault), who won silver and gold at the 2019 World Championships, along with women's high jump world number one Mariya Lasitskene.

World Athletics has said there is no limit on the number of Russians who may compete as authorised neutral athletes in international competitions this year, apart from the Olympic Games and other championships.

Up to 10 Russians will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes at the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Olympics if they meet certain criteria//CNA

A screen broadcasts a CCTV state media news bulletin, showing an image of Mars taken by Chinese Mars rover Zhurong as part of the Tianwen-1 mission, in Beijing, China, May 19, 2021. (File photo: REUTERS/Thomas Peter) - 

A remote-controlled Chinese motorised rover drove down the ramp of a landing capsule on Saturday (May 22) and onto the surface of the Red Planet, making China the first nation to orbit, land and deploy a land vehicle on its inaugural mission to Mars.

Zhurong, named after a mythical Chinese god of fire, drove down to the surface of Mars at 10.40am Beijing time (0240 GMT), according to a post on the rover's official Chinese social media account.

The 240kg Zhurong, which has six scientific instruments including a high-resolution topography camera, will study the planet's surface soil and atmosphere.

Powered by solar energy, Zhurong will also look for signs of ancient life, including any subsurface water and ice, using a ground-penetrating radar during its 90-day exploration of the Martian surface.

China's uncrewed Tianwen-1 spacecraft blasted off from the southern Chinese island of Hainan in July last year. After more than six months in transit, Tianwen-1 reached the Red Planet in February where it had been in orbit since.

On May 15, the landing capsule carrying the rover separated from Tianwen-1 and touched down on a vast plain known as Utopia Planitia.

The first images taken by the rover were released by the Chinese space agency on Wednesday.

Tianwen-1 was one of three probes that reached Mars in February.

Hope - the third spacecraft to arrive in February - is not designed to land. Launched by the United Arab Emirates, it is orbiting above Mars, gathering data on its weather and atmosphere.

Perseverance and Zhurong are among three robotic rovers operating on Mars. The third is NASA's Curiosity, which landed in 2012.

NASA's InSight, which arrived on the surface of the planet in 2018 to study its interior, is a stationary module//CNA