Category: AJI
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Government Not Serious in Recovering Cinangka Village from B3 Waste Pollution
Kompas Pagi Alfred Sitorus, KPBB Program Coordinator, explained that only some of the B3 wastehad been cleaned up, and it would take a long time to restore Cinangka Village if thegovernment were not serious. We carried out an independent test to determine the levelof lead in the water in Cinangka Village by taking samples in…
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Cinangka Village Residents Still Affected by Lead Waste from Illegal Fire Burning
Kompas Pagi Slag from the illegal industry of smelting used batteries are still piled up around residential areas in Cinangka Village, Ciampea, Bogor Regency, West Java. Slag is waste in the form of lumps, which is dangerous because it contains lead. So how is the remaining hazardous waste regulated, and what impact does it have?…
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Funding and Public Awareness are Challenges for Marine Debris Management
Kompas Pagi There was noisy discussion on the timeline, discussing new figures who had neverpreviously appeared on the Indonesian political scene. Indonesian society introducedpolitical dynasties since the New Order era. Several decades have passed, and theconfusion over the nomination of political party leaders will still be present in the 2024election. The Association for Elections and…
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A Look at the Urgency of Drafting a Perpres on Healthy Districts/Cities in Indonesia
Kompas Pagi Several challenges were faced in passing the Perpres on healthy districts/cities. ThePresidential Regulation on Healthy Districts/Cities follows the previous regulation,namely the Joint Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of HealthNo. 34/2005 on implementing Healthy Cities. Several indicators must be included in theKKS assessment, including smoke-free areas. Pandemic covid 19…
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Implementation of Cigarette Tax Revenue Sharing Fund Allocation for Community Welfare by 50%!
Kompas Pagi Cigarettes not only cause health problems but also have an impact on the environment. Cigarette butts are difficult to decompose and pollute the environment. There is a proposal for a 50% budget allocation of cigarette tax revenue sharing funds for community welfare.
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Breaking the Chain of Active Smoking Starts at Home
Kompas Pagi Kompas TV journalist Glenys Octania had the opportunity to participate in a smoke-freearea policies fellowship. Communities need to educate their children from an early ageto break the chain of active smoking in their respective homes. , Through the Ministry ofHealth, the government establishes a smoke-free area, or KTR, that prohibits smokingactivities or producing,…