Yesterday: Forest-fire response and weather modification in three provinces
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Several stories from Monday (27 October) remain of interest, ranging from efforts to tackle forest and land fires to weather modification in three provinces. They are summarised below.
- Baznas deploys personnel to tackle fires in Kalimantan
Indonesia’s National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has deployed its Disaster Response team to carry out various measures to tackle forest and land fires in several parts of Indonesia, particularly Kalimantan.
Idy Muzayyad, a member of Baznas’ leadership responsible for distribution, utilisation and empowerment, said the efforts include extinguishing fires and distributing humanitarian assistance to affected residents, officers and volunteers.
- BMKG says 15 aircraft deployed for weather modification in three provinces
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said 15 aircraft had been deployed for weather-modification operations in Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and South Sumatra to help tackle forest and land fires.
“Weather-modification operations are now being carried out on a large scale. This may be one of the largest operations ever conducted in Indonesia,” BMKG head Teuku Faisal Fathani said at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Monday.
- Creative economy urged to feature in efforts to strengthen university learning
Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto said mastery of science and technology, alongside the creative economy, were two important elements in supporting Indonesia’s economic leap towards becoming a high-income country, in line with President Prabowo Subianto’s vision.
The honorary chair of the National Creative Economy Movement’s central board (Gekrafs) stressed that the creative economy was not merely a supplementary sector, but an important part of economic development that needed to be developed in practical ways.
- Minister says non-civil-servant teachers’ allowance transfers are 100% complete
Basic and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu’ti said professional allowance transfers for non-civil-servant teachers had been fully disbursed as of 10.30am on Monday.
The 100% disbursement covers three months—July, August and September—with each teacher receiving Rp2 million per month.
- BGN explains why SPPG operational funds were not disbursed
The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) outlined several reasons why operational funds for Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) had not been credited to their virtual accounts.
BGN spokesperson Tysa Novenny said in Jakarta on Monday that one reason was that an SPPG had failed to report its daily expenditure through the National Nutrition Fulfilment Information System (SIPGN).