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        "id": 1643958,
        "msgid": "minister-of-basic-and-secondary-education-urges-students-with-nearby-homes-to-cycle-to-school-1774871517",
        "date": "2026-03-30 18:16:00",
        "title": "Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Urges Students with Nearby Homes to Cycle to School",
        "author": "Indira Rezkisari",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, has encouraged students whose homes are close to school to walk or cycle there, supporting President Prabowo Subianto's push for energy efficiency amid threats of an oil crisis from Middle East conflicts. He also called on schools to promote waste recycling among students to generate eco-friendly energy and urged local governments to enhance public transport services to reduce reliance on motorbikes, thereby cutting pollution and conserving energy. This initiative builds on habits formed during the Covid-19 pandemic and aligns with the President's strategic directives to target specific sectors for energy savings.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2013 The Minister of Basic and Secondary Education\n(Mendikdasmen), Abdul Mu\u2019ti, has urged students to make use of bicycles\nand walking if the distance from their homes to school is short. This is\nto support the energy efficiency drive being promoted by President\nPrabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n<p>He considers the widespread habit of cycling among the public during\nthe Covid-19 pandemic as a good practice that should be continued.\nEspecially in the current period of threats from an oil crisis due to\nwars in Gulf countries and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, for example, we urge that if homes are close to school and if it\nis indeed safe and comfortable, I think there\u2019s no harm in walking or\nreturning to the cycling habit during Covid. Why not continue that\nhabit? It\u2019s healthy, saves energy, and is environmentally friendly,\u201d\nsaid Mendikdasmen Mu\u2019ti on Monday (30\/3\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He also urged schools to promote waste recycling activities together\nwith students. So that the waste in the school environment can be\nprocessed and turned into an eco-friendly energy source.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Mu\u2019ti urged local governments to improve public\ntransport services in their respective areas, enabling students to use\npublic transport as an option for getting to school. This is because\nMu\u2019ti noted that currently students tend to use motorbikes to go to\nschool due to the limited reach of public transport services in their\nresidential areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd now there\u2019s a tendency for some children to feel more\ncomfortable using motorbikes than public transport. In my view, if there\nis safe and comfortable public transport, these children can go to\nschool using public transport. That\u2019s more energy-efficient and reduces\npollution. This is a challenge for local governments,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, on Thursday (19\/3\/2026), Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra\nWijaya explained that President Prabowo Subianto instructed several of\nhis ministers on energy efficiency targeting specific sectors so that\nthe energy-saving policy runs on target. In a limited meeting at the\nPresidential Palace in Jakarta, President Prabowo received reports from\nseveral ministers regarding the government\u2019s anticipatory measures to\nmaintain national energy resilience, especially amid threats of an oil\ncrisis due to wars in Gulf countries and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President discussed strategic steps related to plans for energy\nsavings in various sectors as anticipation of political dynamics in the\nMiddle East region that could affect the stability of global energy\nsupply and prices,\u201d said Teddy.<\/p>",
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