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 Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq estimated an increase of 72 thousand tons in waste during the Eid al-Fitr exodus season. "Based on projections for the homecoming period based on figures by the Transportation Ministry, which estimates 146 million travelers, the projected (additional) waste during the 10-day homecoming period is around 72,300 tons," Minister Nurofiq stated after inspecting the Rest Area KM 57, Karawang, West Java He noted that one of the areas frequented by travelers, including rest areas, might account for about 10-20 percent of that waste generated. To tackle this issue, the ministry is partnering with state toll road operator PT Jasa Marga to manage waste at rest areas and has issued a circular for waste management during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. Through this circular, the Environment Ministry supports area managers, such as PT Jasa Marga, in handling waste at their locations to prevent overloading final waste processing sites (TPA). The colla...

  Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung , received a visit from the United Kingdom Ambassador to Indonesia, Dominic Jermey, at the Jakarta Town Hall to exchange views on collaboration in the transportation and education sectors. "Today, I hosted the British ambassador, discussing the successful cooperation that has been established between the governments of Jakarta and the United Kingdom," Pramono said in Jakarta He pointed out that stakeholders from the United Kingdom have made significant contributions to the development of transportation infrastructure and facilities in Indonesia's capital city. In this regard, he mentioned preparations for the use of electric buses and efforts aimed at enhancing the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) train systems. He emphasized that British stakeholders have played a notable role in Jakarta's journey toward improving its transportation sector, both through investments and transfers of technology. The former Cabin...

 Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi emphasized the importance of drivers’ health in ensuring safety in transportation and reducing the accident risks on the road. He stated that his side fully supports the Ministry of Health's initiative to provide free health check-ups for online transportation drivers. "This initiative has extraordinary benefits for the transportation industry, especially for drivers, as it is directly related to safety aspects," he remarked in a statement  He noted that the Ministry of Transportation lauded and supported the implementation of the free health check-up program, especially for online transportation drivers. "This aligns with our focus on creating safe transportation," he said while attending a free health check-up for online transportation drivers accompanied by Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin. He explained that safe transportation is not only related to vehicles roadworthiness but also pertains to the individua...

 Indonesia is enhancing cooperation with South Korea in the clean energy and electric vehicle (EV) sector to help achieve its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 31.89 percent by 2030. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto met with Dong Choon Kim, Vice President of LG Chem and President of LG Chem's Advanced Materials Company, and his delegation in Jakarta on Friday to accelerate collaboration. "The LG Group's support for the development of the EV ecosystem and clean energy in Indonesia is highly valued, and we hope to strengthen this partnership," Hartarto said in a statement. Hartarto and Kim acknowledged that despite challenges such as declining global demand for EVs, there remains significant potential for the EV ecosystem's growth in Indonesia. Kim expressed appreciation for the Indonesian government's long-standing support for LG Group, which has been operating in the country’s manufacturing sector for years. "For...

 Alejandro Zendejas is having a fantastic run with Club América, and many fans and analysts are even calling him the best player for 'Las Águilas' this season. So, naturally, there was a lot of buzz about him being called up by Mauricio Pochettino for the Nations League. But when the final roster for the U.S. Men's National Team was announced, neither Zendejas nor Cowell made the cut. While it wasn't a shocker for the Chivas forward, Zendejas' absence was a head-scratcher. Pochettino, however, had a strong message when asked about the players left out. Before the match against Panama, the Argentine coach was once again grilled about leaving Zendejas out. With a more serious and slightly annoyed tone, he defended his decision, sending another 'message' to the América star, saying he wanted to see other players in action. “Alejandro, like other players who didn't make the 23, we tried to find the right balance. We know him, we know what he can bring. We w...

 Toni Kroos made headlines by revealing his list of the best free-kick takers, a list that surprisingly excluded Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi from the top three ranks. Toni Kroos shocked the soccer world when he retired in 2024. He ended his career after an impressive season. Kroos excelled for Germany at Euro 2024 and remained vital for Real Madrid. In an interview, he made headlines with surprising remarks about the best free-kick takers in history. The Real Madrid legend notably excluded both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from his top three picks. Toni Kroos was recently asked to rank the best free-kick takers in soccer. His response surprised many fans. The German midfielder named Roberto Carlos as the greatest of all time, followed by Juninho and David Beckham. While his ranking was not overly controversial, leaving out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo from his top three stood out. Kroos did include Messi in his top five but ranked Ronaldo at number nine. Cristia...

 One of President Donald Trump ’s first actions upon entering the White House was to order federal employees to return to the office. The government workforce, he has repeatedly contended, could not be productive from home. “I happen to be a believer that you have to go to work. I don’t think you can work from home,” Trump said on Feb. 11. “Nobody’s going to work from home, they’re going to be going out, they’re going to play tennis, they’re going to play golf. They’re going to do a lot of things. They’re not working.” Three days later, Trump traveled to his sprawling Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, where he remained for parts of six consecutive days, according to an NBC News tracker. On one of the days, Trump signed two executive orders and a memorandum. He also held an impromptu press conference. In other words, he worked from home. That weekend, he did what he accused federal workers of doing: He went golfing. Between Feb. 14 and Feb. 19, he golfed on four different days. Whil...

 Dele Alli ’s first professional appearance in more than two years lasted just nine minutes before he was sent off. The former England international was shown a straight red card late on in Como’s 2-1 loss at AC Milan on Saturday following a tackle on countryman Ruben Loftus-Cheek from behind. The 28-year-old Alli had only just come off the bench for his Como debut and his first appearance in a soccer match since last playing for Turkish club Besiktas in February 2023. Alli was initially shown a yellow card but it was upgraded to a red after a VAR review. His former Tottenham teammate Kyle Walker, who now plays for Milan, appeared to join the Como players in pleading with the referee not to send Alli off. Alli was one of English soccer’s biggest talents, a member of the England team that reached the World Cup semifinals in 2018 and a star of Mauricio Pochettino’s young Tottenham side that reached the Champions League final in 2019. However, the attacking midfielder’s career has der...

 Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani highlighted DPR's readiness to deepen ties with Vietnam to boost trade as well as people-to-people and parliamentary relations. Maharani made this statement after receiving Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) To Lam at the Parliamentary Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday. The DPR speaker underscored the need for cooperation between ASEAN countries to face the dynamics of global conditions. "ASEAN countries need to be more solid in building their respective nations and safeguarding the Southeast Asia region," she stated at a press conference after the meeting. Maharani said that during the meeting, To Lam highlighted the long-standing relations between Indonesia and Vietnam, spanning 70 years. In fact, both nations will soon celebrate their 80th anniversaries of independence. Maharani said To Lam highlighted the sound ties between Indonesia and Vietnam, established by the founding fath...

 The defense ministries of Indonesia and Vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation in the procurement of weapons and other defense equipment. The cooperation was highlighted during a meeting between Minister of Defense, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, and Vietnamese National Defense Minister Phan Van Giang at the former's office in Central Jakarta on Monday. "Among the points discussed at the meeting was defense industry cooperation. The two countries have been collaborating for the purchase of aircraft, helicopters, and bombs," the Defense Ministry's information bureau head, Brigadier General Frega Ferdinand Wenas Inkiriwang, said in Jakarta. However, he did not specify the types of fighter jets or helicopters involved in the defense cooperation. Inkiriwang said that the cooperation in defense equipment procurement is aimed at enhancing the military posture of both Southeast Asian nations. He further informed the media that the Indonesian and Vietnamese defense ministries hav...

 Theoretical physicists have proposed a potential solution to one of the most puzzling problems in modern physics: the black hole singularity paradox. By modifying Einstein 's theory of general relativity, the center of a black hole with infinite curvature could be replaced by a highly curved but regular region of space-time, the researchers suggest in a new study. "Singularities are regions of the universe where space, time and matter are crushed and stretched into nonexistence," study co-author Robie Hennigar, a postdoctoral researcher at Durham University in the U.K., told Live Science via email. "This is a very serious problem, as if singularities were to really exist in our universe, it would be catastrophic for science. "We could no longer use the equations of physics to predict the future from the past and present," he continued. "For these reasons, most practising scientists expect that singularities are not physical, but are telling us that ge...

  The leaders of both Canada and Mexico got on the phone with President Donald Trump this past week to seek solutions after he slapped tariffs on their countries, but China ’s president appears unlikely to make a similar call soon. Beijing, which unlike America's close partners and neighbors has been locked in a trade and tech war with the U.S. for years, is taking a different approach to Trump in his second term, making it clear that any negotiations should be conducted on equal footing. China’s leaders say they are open to talks, but they also made preparations for the higher U.S. tariffs, which have risen 20% since Trump took office seven weeks ago. Intent on not being caught off guard as they were during Trump's first term, the Chinese were ready with retaliatory measures — imposing their own taxes this past week on key U.S. farm imports and more. “As Washington escalates the tariff, Beijing doesn’t see other options but to retaliate,” said Sun Yun, director of the China pr...

 Apple enthusiasts in Indonesia will soon see an end to their long wait as the US giant technology company, Apple , finalized negotiations with the Indonesian government over the Domestic Component Level (TKDN) certificate. With the successful conclusion of negotiations, Apple is now officially authorized to sell its latest product, the iPhone 16, in the country. Later, the Ministry of Industry will issue the TKDN certificate, while the Ministry of Communication and Digital will issue the distribution permit for the iPhone 16. This agreement is vital in showcasing Indonesia’s diplomacy, which is increasingly being considered in the global technology industry supply chain. Indonesia's strict enforcement of regulations initially prevented the company from selling the iPhone 16. Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita admitted that negotiations with Apple were challenging as both parties were persistent in their respective interests, with the tug-of-war process lasting 5 months. ...

 The National Disaster Mitigation Agency ( BNPB ) guarantees that thousands of flood victims in South Jakarta receive sufficient logistical assistance for essential needs. "If there is a shortage, the public can ask for more. We are ready to help," BNPB Deputy for Emergency Response Lukmansyah noted in a statement on Tuesday. In handling floods, the BNPB distributed essential items such as ready-to-eat food and evacuation necessities, including mattresses, blankets, and tarpaulins, to flood-affected residents on Monday afternoon. Deputy Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Hidayat Nur Wahid was also present during the logistic assistance distribution and directly reviewed the flood-affected locations in densely populated residential areas in Rawajati Village, Pancoran Sub-district, South Jakarta. Lukmansyah ensured his side would immediately map out flood mitigation steps to prevent similar disasters from recurring or at least reduce the impacts caused. Ba...

 Manchester City and Kevin De Bruyne are reportedly closing in on decision over his future at the club. The Belgium international is now into the final three months of his contract at the Etihad Stadium with no confirmed update over his plans beyond June. De Bruyne and Pep Guardiola have confirmed talks are ongoing over the next step with the City boss indicating his midfield metronome has earned the right to decide what he does next. Ahead of the weekend FA Cup win over Plymouth Argyle - where De Bruyne netted the clinching goal in a 3-1 victory - Guardiola added a fresh update on the situation. The Spanish boss confirmed the club intends to activate Ilkay Gundogan's contract clause to extend his second spell in Manchester for another season into 2025/26 alongside hope on an renewal for Bernardo Silva beyond 2026. He added De Bruyne and the club will come to a combined decision and that appears to be very close. Kevin De Bruyne's Man City contract, extension, free transfer op...

 Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has hailed the impact of Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai under Arne Slot. The Hungarian has been in excellent form, especially in the last few weeks, and has scored seven times this season. "Yeah, I thought he was outstanding last season, probably one of the best signings of the season," Merson said on Sky Sports News. "I thought he started well, probably caught up with him towards the end of the season. "This season, this lad, he works hard. He runs off the ball. It’s an art, running off the ball. People want to work when they’ve got the ball at their feet; people really don’t want to work when they haven’t got the ball at their feet. "He will make runs for the team and look at the distances he covers but he’s not one of them who just runs anywhere. He’s very precise in when he makes his runs and he gets himself into good positions. I think he’s a top player, I really do. "But some people run and around and they don...