Yesterday's News: BPJS Health Regulations for Newborns to SPAN-PTKIN Results
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Several humanitarian news items from Wednesday that captured much public attention and remain worth reading this morning range from BPJS Health regulations for newborns to the announcement of the National Academic Achievement Selection for State Islamic Religious Universities (SPAN-PTKIN) results.
These news items can be revisited in the following summary.
- Registration of newborn Indonesian citizens for JKN follows regulations
BPJS Health states that the policy on registering newborns as participants in the National Health Insurance (JKN) programme still refers to the applicable regulations, namely Presidential Regulation Number 82 of 2018, Article 16.
Head of Communications at BPJS Health, Rizzky Anugerah, said this in Jakarta on Tuesday, in response to reports that starting April 2026, the government plans for every Indonesian citizen born in Indonesia to automatically become an active BPJS Health participant.
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- 82,274 participants pass the SPAN-PTKIN pathway selection for 2026
The National Committee for New Student Admissions (PMB) to State Islamic Religious Universities (PTKIN) has announced that 82,274 participants have been declared successful in the National Academic Achievement Selection (SPAN-PTKIN) pathway for 2026.
The announcement is accessible simultaneously today via the website https://pengumuman-span.ptkin.ac.id/.
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- Head of BGN: Motorbikes for SPPG heads not yet distributed
Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, explained that the motorbikes budgeted from 2025 for Heads of Nutrition Fulfilment Service Units (SPPG) have not yet been officially distributed.
Dadan conveyed this to address a video circulating on social media showing several motorbikes with BGN logos, which has sparked various speculations among the public.
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- IKN Authority continues to green the new capital city’s area
The Nusantara Capital (IKN) Authority continues to green the area of Indonesia’s new capital city in parts of Penajam Paser Utara Regency and Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province, including by inviting visitors to plant trees.
“Visitors do not only come to see the developments but also participate in planting trees and activities with their families,” said Director of Macro Planning at the IKN Authority, Pungky Widiaryanto, on Tuesday, when asked about the green areas in Sepaku, Penajam Paser Utara.
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- Ministry of Religious Affairs: 3.5 million people utilise Friendly Mosque services for Eid travellers
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) reports that 3,592,348 Eid travellers utilised Friendly Mosque services during the outbound and return flows of Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah/2026 CE.
“This year, the number of Eid travellers utilising Friendly Mosques reached more than 3.5 million people. This shows a very significant increase compared to last year,” said Director General of Islamic Community Guidance (Bimas) at Kemenag, Abu Rokhmad, in Jakarta on Tuesday.
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