Yogyakarta, Oct. 18 -- Indonesia's state health insurer, BPJS Kesehatan, has become the first Indonesian organization to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, its president director, Ali Ghufron Mukti, revealed.

"Since Indonesia's independence, this marks the first time that an Indonesian institution has been nominated for the Nobel Prize," Mukti stated here on Saturday.

He disclosed that the Centre for Peace and Security at Coventry University in the United Kingdom nominated BPJS Kesehatan for this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

According to Mukti, the nomination was based on the "mutual assistance" principle of BPJS Kesehatan, which reflects the core values of peace and humanity. He added that peace also means enabling people to live in...