Speaking in Sorong, Southwest Papua, on Friday, West Papua Deputy Governor Mohamad Lakotani underscored that the formation of the task force reflects his government's commitment to advancing MBG as one of President Prabowo Subianto's flagship programs.
"We have created a task force at the provincial level. Although food poisoning cases are not quite evident in West Papua, we still consider it crucial to address this matter," he stated.
Lakotani noted that the provincial government had coordinated with the XVIII/Kasuari Military Regional Command to gather all operators of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs), which serve as kitchens for the MBG program.
This step, he explained, aims to help the local government evaluate SPPGs' compliance with operational standards and identify obstacles faced on the ground.
"We have also forwarded input from various parties to MBG executors to ensure the program runs smoothly and without issues," the deputy governor added.
Meanwhile, Head of the West Papua Health Office, Dr. Alwan Rimosan, said the MBG task force is chaired by Deputy Governor Lakotani, with members drawn from several institutions.
He emphasized that SPPG workers in West Papua would undergo training, in line with the central government’s directive requiring all MBG kitchens to obtain hygiene and sanitation certificates after MBG-linked poisoning cases were reported in several regions.
The provincial government is also working to validate MBG recipient data to improve accuracy.
Earlier, Head of the West Papua Branch of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Erika Vionita Werinussa, informed that training had begun for 987 workers serving in 20 SPPGs in Manokwari, two in South Manokwari, and two in Teluk Wondama.
She noted the training would be expanded to SPPGs in Kaimana and Fakfak districts.
Launched in January 2025 under President Prabowo's initiative, the MBG program targets 83 million schoolchildren, breastfeeding mothers, pregnant women, and toddlers nationwide this year.
In West Papua, the program has so far reached 34,098 residents in Manokwari, about five thousand each in Teluk Wondama and Teluk Bintuni, six thousand each in Fakfak and South Manokwari, and 12 thousand in Kaimana.
Nationally, the initiative has served more than 30 million people, supported by over 10 thousand SPPGs.
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[SINGAPORE] Palm oil producer First Resources : EB5 0% has disposed of two subsidiaries in Indonesia as it exits the oil palm plantation business in the country’s West Papua province.
Following the sale of Permata Putera Mandiri (PPM) and Putera Manunggal Perkasa (PMP) for total cash proceeds of around 405.6 million rupiah (S$31,455), the two have ceased to be subsidiaries of First Resources, the company said on Thursday (Oct 2).
Prior to the disposals, PPM and PMP were indirect subsidiaries of Austindo Nusantara Jaya – a company listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange that First Resources acquired earlier this year.
The disposals follow the completion of First Resources’ acquisition of Austindo Nusantara Jaya and its decision to streamline its plantation footprint by exiting the oil palm plantation business in West Papua, the company said.
Both PPM and PMP are engaged in the oil palm plantation business in West Papua. Their assets include some 7,400 hectares of nucleus oil palm plantations, a crude palm oil mill and an unplanted land bank.
First Resources said that it is in the process of determining the fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of Austindo Nusantara Jaya, as well as that of its subsidiaries, for purchase price allocation purposes.
The company noted that the sale consideration was determined with reference to independent appraisal reports, which took into account the existing assets and liabilities of PPM and PMP on an as-is basis. This included net financial indebtedness of around 1,312 billion rupiah or US$80.1 million as at Jul 31, 2025.
Based on its current assessment, the net asset values of PPM and PMP are not expected to be materially different from the sale consideration, First Resources said.
Accordingly, the disposals are not expected to have any material impact on the company’s consolidated net tangible assets and earnings per share for the current financial year ending Dec 31, 2025.
Its counter ended Thursday at S$1.71, up 0.6 per cent or S$0.01, before the news.
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Yahukimo Police, Papua, stated that five bodies of victims of the shooting by the Armed Criminal Group (KKB) had been handed over to their families after their identities were identified."The five bodies of KKB victims who work as illegal gold collectors, Friday (3/10), were handed over to their families for burial," said Yahukimo Police Chief AKBP Zeth Zalino, Friday, October 3.The bodies of the five victims of the KKB violence, he said, had been carried out by the family assisted by the Yahukimo Police.He said the identities of the five bodies of KKB victims were Roberto alias Obet, Unu, Marsel alias Unus, Andika and Fikram.Previously, two bodies of illegal gold collectors who were also victims of the KKB had been evacuated and buried, so that a total of seven people died with gunshot wounds and abuse. In addition to the seven victims who died, said Zeht, five survivors were found safe after hiding in the forest around the TKP (the crime scene).The five survivors who survived and were Bakri Laode, Febri alias Basir, Tarik Bariba alias Taslim, Berti Oliver Dias and Yohanes Bouk alias Nando. The process of evacuating victims of the KKBsambung Zeht violence was carried out by deploying TNI-Polri personnel. The perpetrators of the attack on the gold collectors were KKB led by Kopitua Heluka who shot and tortured seven victims in three different locations, namely in Bingki, Kali Ahom and Kali Ei or I.
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