Sumatran elephant birth and Jakarta heatwave among top human interest stories
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Here is a summary of popular human interest news in Indonesia on Wednesday (10/6), starting from the Tesso Nilo National Park Centre in Riau announcing the birth of a Sumatran elephant calf to a mother named Ria, to air temperatures in parts of DKI Jakarta and its surroundings feeling muggy or stifling, even predicted to last until the end of September.
- Ministry of Forestry announces elephant birth in Tesso Nilo National Park
The Ministry of Forestry, via the Tesso Nilo National Park Centre in Riau, announced the birth of a Sumatran elephant calf from a mother elephant named Ria.
- Ministry of Religious Affairs proposes Rp9.6 trillion budget allocation for teacher welfare
The Ministry of Religious Affairs proposed a budget allocation of Rp9.6 trillion from the Indicative Ceiling for the 2027 Fiscal Year to improve the welfare of religious and faith-based education teachers.
- New Social Affairs Ministry-DEN system able to track beneficiaries’ assets
The new social assistance digitalisation system by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Economic Council is deemed capable of instantly tracking asset ownership, wage status, and electricity consumption of prospective beneficiaries through cross-national database integration.
- Independence status rises, 20,503 villages achieve ‘independent’ predicate
Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Yandri Susanto, reported an increase in the number of independent villages in Indonesia, which now reaches 20,503 villages. In a working meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives in Jakarta on Wednesday, the Minister stated this figure shows a surge of 4.38 per cent from the previous year, where the number of independent villages in 2024 was recorded at 17,203.
- BMKG says Jakarta air temperature feels much hotter
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency cited several factors making air temperatures in parts of DKI Jakarta and its surroundings feel much more oppressive or stifling in recent days, even predicting it will last until the end of September.