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VOInews.id: Indonesians in Japan have begun to vote in the 2024 general election. One of the voters, Zahra Rabbiradlia, told Antara in Tokyo on Sunday (21/01/2024) that she had already voted for both the presidential and legislative candidates. The 2024 election will be the first time for the diaspora living in Yokohama to exercise their voting rights abroad.

VOInews, Jakarta: President Joko Widodo visited Salatiga City Regional General Hospital, Central Java on Monday (22/1). Monitored from the YouTube account of the Presidential Secretariat, President Joko Widodo said that his working visit this time aims to see hospital services for patients or people who have Healthy Indonesia Cards (KIS).

"I want to see hospital services for patients or people who want to be served, because we know that our Healthy Indonesia Card, KIS has been given to approximately 96 million (people) and those who participate in BPJS are now 267 million (people). It's a little over 95 percent," President Joko Widodo said.

In addition, President Joko Widodo also ensured that hospital services were not involved in extortion and restrictions on patient care.

"I asked earlier, is there any extortion, there is none. is the patient's stay in the hospital limited, also not. I think this is good," he said.

He also said that hospitals must improve services such as speed of service, shortening queues, and adequate hospital facilities.

The President believes that KIS and BPJS are very helpful to the community.

Jakarta (VOI News) Sex education for children is not taboo, as it is not just about relationships but also about the health of reproductive organs, according to the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN).

BKKBN Head, Hasto Wardoyo, said that people should know that 12 sexual and reproductive health rights are protected by an international regulation.

"Many people are planning to get pregnant but are unaware what the process of pregnancy is like," he said in a statement from BKKBN on Sunday.

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.