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Need to revoke forest status of transmigration land: ministry, DPR

Jakarta, July 1 -- The Ministry of Transmigration ( Kementrans ) and Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to push for the revocation of the forest area status of land that ov... Read More


Govt vows to complete granting ownership rights for transmigrant land

Jakarta, July 1 -- The Transmigration Ministry ( Kementrans ) has expressed its commitment to completing the issuance of land ownership rights (SHM) for 129,553 lots of transmigrant land, with a parti... Read More


OJK launches two databases to bolster insurance ecosystem

Jakarta, July 1 -- The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) has launched the Indonesian Insurance Agent Database and the Indonesian Insurance Policy Database as a digital transformation measu... Read More


RI Govt allocates Rp62.5 billion for transmigrants' land rights

Jakarta, July 1 -- The Ministry of Transmigration (Kementrans) has allocated Rp62.5 billion (approximately US$4 million) for the Trans Tuntas Program this year, aiming to expedite the issuance of Land... Read More


Free health screening for 53 million students starts in July

Jakarta, July 1 -- The Indonesian government strives to conduct free health screening (CKG) on some 53 million students, from elementary to high school, aiming to reach at least half of that number in... Read More


Zoomcar Posts $26 Mn Loss On $9 Mn Revenue In FY25

India, July 1 -- Troubled rental car marketplace Zoomcar managed to cut its loss by 25% to $25.6 Mn in FY25 from a loss of $34.3 Mn in the previous year, despite a decrease in its top line. The Benga... Read More


Deputy minister asks new civil servants to preserve integrity

Jakarta, July 1 -- Deputy Minister for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI), Christina Aryani, has urged civil servant candidates (CPNS) from her ministry to uphold integrity and use so... Read More


Femicide: Group says 88 women "violently erased" in six months, demands urgent action

Nigeria, July 1 -- An average of three to four women are killed every week in Nigeria, with the motive behind these killings largely gender-based, an advocacy group, Document Our History (DOHS Cares) ... Read More


The Club World Cup: Becoming more competitive and entertaining than expected, By Yusuf Bangura

Nigeria, July 1 -- I've been watching the Club World Cup (CWC) in the past couple of days, going to bed at times at 5 a.m. because of the time difference between Europe and the US, where the tournamen... Read More


Akwa Ibom opposition governorship candidate resigns from party

Nigeria, July 1 -- John Akpanudoedehe, the 2023 governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Akwa Ibom State, has resigned his party membership. Mr Akpanudoedehe, a former senato... Read More