JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said on Friday that firearms and ammunition have been found on an Iranian supertanker, one of the two vessels seized in the country’s waters over a suspected illegal oil transfer last month.
The Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Freya were impounded by the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) in waters bordering the South China Sea off Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, on Jan. 24, over suspicions of illegal fuel transfer between ships, polluting the water with oil, violation of the right of innocent passage, turning off their identification systems, illegal anchorage, and not flying their national flags.
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Govt mulling serious action against Panama, Iran tankers 25th February 2021
Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (third left) visited Batam, Riau Islands on Thursday (February 25, 2021). (ANTARA/Naim/sh)
The government would take legal measures. Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government will take serious action against two foreign tankers, Panamanian-flagged
MT Freya and Iranian-flagged
The government would take legal measures, Sumadi said during his visit to Batam, Riau Islands on Thursday.
The deputy for legal and human rights at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Sugeng Purnomo, said the government has established a task force to probe the case.
Mass production of UGM s GeNose C-19 is indispensable: legislator 4th February 2021
GeNose C19 at Jakarta s Pasar Senen Train Station (ANTARA FOTO/M RISYAL HIDAYAT)
I am optimistic that GeNose would be mass produced to enable members of society at large to obtain it easily Jakarta (ANTARA) - The University of Gadjah Mada s (UGM s) GeNose C-19 that can serve as an alternative COVID-19 screening tool should be produced on a massive scale to expand its outreach in Indonesia, a legislator stated here, Thursday. I am optimistic that GeNose would be mass produced to enable members of society at large to obtain it easily, Elva Hartati, a member of the House of Representatives (DPR s) Commission IX Overseeing Health and Workforce Affairs, affirmed.
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 23
23/01/2021 10:35 GMT+7
Hanoi’s air quality continues worsening
Hanoi’s air pollution has continued worsening in many areas, posing health risks for local residents.
According to the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the air quality index at the city’s 34 air monitoring stations this morning, January 21 faced extremely severe pollution. Four stations located in Thanh Xuan District, Cau Giay District and Hoan Kiem District had the worst results.
The department’s Environmental Protection Board said that the content of high fine particulate matters of PM 2.5 and PM 10 increased by 1.3-2 times against the day before.
Weather conditions with the thick dense smog and high moisture is among the major causes of the serious pollution in the city, the board added.