Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) held   Workshop of National Grand-design Research to Prevent  Stunting at LIPI’s building in Jakarta on Tuesday (30/10). The Workshop is part of National Widyakarya of Food and Nutrition (WNPG), a forum of inter-stakeholders. Deputy of Social Sciences and Humanity of LIPI, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti on the sidelines of the workshop of stunting prevention to VOI RRI said that National Widyakarya of Food and Nutrition recommend 4 aspects of stunting prevention to Indonesian government namely, regulation and policy, monitoring program and evaluation, institutional, coordination and people empowerment.

“From research, it must be recommended generally and it must have grand-design of research related to stunting preventing well. I said actually it is not only prevention but also decreasing the number of stunting. It becomes responsibility when we give recommendation, so the responsibility must be implemented. This is the first workshop about stunting preventing, to look at how  is the design of Indonesian policy related to handling of stunting, including all currently been run,” said Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti.

Furthermore, Tri Nuke Pudjiastuti also said that in order to create synergy in stunting prevention, this grand design was aligned with the 2017-2045 National Research Master Plan, compiled by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education. This is a national power in an effort to push the policies that has been outlined in decreasing prevalence and stunting prevention in Indonesia. (VOI/Ahmad Faisal/NT)

Indonesian Defense Ministry will hold defense Industry Exhibition Indo-Defense Expo and Forum 2018 on November 7 to 10, 2018 in JIexpo Kemayoran Jakarta. The defense industry exhibition is a promotion event for producers of defense equipment and international security which is held once in 2 years. It was stated by Indonesian Defense Minister, Ryamizard Ryacudu at Press Conference on Indo-Defense 2018 Expo and Forum at the Defense Ministry in Jakarta  on Wednesday (31/10).

“Indo Marine Aerospace Featuring Indo Helicopter 2018  Expo and Forum is the most complete exhibition besides performing a lot of technology products in 3 dymensions of defense (Army, Navy and Air Force), erospace, helicopter and maritime. There are also held seminars and forums as well as products presentation  from participants of the exhibition that perform their excellent products and the implementation,”  said Ryamizard Ryacudu.

Indonesian Defense Minister, Ryamizard Ryacudu also said that the defense industry exhibition will be participated in by 867 participants from 59 countries. The Indo-Defense Expo and Forum 2018 is part of Indonesia’s defense diplomacy concept to improve inter-dependency for the sake of achieving the world peace and prosperity. It can also be a communication media and effective information to keep business contact and transfer of technology. (VOI/Ahmad Faisal/NT)

The Main Harbourmaster of Tanjung Priok Port has dispatched the KNP 356, 507 and 557 Patrol Boats to the location where the Lion Air JT 610 aircraft crashed.

"Once we received the information, we all took action, considering the environment on the sea is distinctly different compared to the land," said Head of Patrol Maintenance and Investigation of the Main Harbourmaster of Tanjung Priok Port Captain Dian Lesmana in a statement received in Bontang, Monday.

There are also two other patrol boats under the name KNP 488 that are being put on stand by, ready to be dispatched to the location.

The Ministry of Transportation`s Directorate General of Civil Aviation is currently coordinating with BASARNAS, Lion Air as the operator and Directorate General of Sea Transportation, as well as LPPNPI Public Corporation to conduct search and rescue activities on JT 610 aircraft.

A Lion Air plane with a flight number JT610 and 188 people on board, crashed in Tanjung Kerawang waters, West Java Province, after flying for 13 minutes from Jakarta toward Pangkalpinang, Bangka Belitung Province, on Monday morning.

"It has been confirmed that the plane crashed in Tanjung Kerawang waters," Erzaldi Rosman Djohan, Bangka Belitung Governor, told the press in Jakarta, Monday.

The airplane departed from Jakarta at 06:20 a.m local time and was scheduled to arrive in Pangkalpinang at 07:05 a.m local time, according to the Depati Amir airport authority in Pangkalpinang.

Before it lost contact, the airplane had asked for a permission to return to Jakarta due to a problem.

The airplane carried 178 adult passengers, three infants, and five crew members and two pilots.

Governor Erzaldi had asked airport staff to collect data on the families of the victims, then two people from the family representatives will be departed for Jakarta.

"Two people from family representatives will be sent to Jakarta because the emergency post is at Soekarno Hatta Airport," he said.

The Indonesian authorities have set up an emergency command post at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng, to deal with the accident. (ANTARA)

 A Lion Air passenger airplane with 188 people on board and flying from Jakarta to Pangkalpinang in Bangka Belitung Province, lost contact on Monday.

The airplane flight JT 610 was departed from Jakarta at 06:20 a.m local time and was scheduled to arrive in Pangkalpinang at 07:05 a.m local time, according to the Depati Amir airport authority in Pangkalpinang.

However, the airplane lost contact at 06:33 a.m.

Head of the Pangkalpinang rescue team Danang Pandu confirmed the report when contacted by Antara.

"The location is already known," he said.

Meanwhile, a spokesman of the Directorate General of Air Transportation of the Transportation Ministry Sindu Rahayu said in Jakarta, the aircraft with registration number PK-LOP was last detected by radar at a coordinate of 05 46.15 S - 107 07.16 E.

Before it lost contact, the airplane has asked to return to base.

The airplane carried 178 adult passengers, three infants, and seven crews including two pilots.

The ministry has worked on coordination with the National Search and Rescue Agency, Lion Air, the Directorate General of Sea Transportation to locate the ill-fated plane. (ANTARA)