Top 3 News Compilation by Tempo English – May 6

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has launched six hospital-based medical residency programs in Indonesia, aiming to address the shortage of specialists in the country. The programs, inaugurated at the Harapan Kita Mother and Child Hospital in Jakarta, cover areas such as ophthalmology, cardiology, pediatrics, neurology, orthopedics, and oncology.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has advised President-elect Prabowo Subianto to avoid including ‘toxic’ individuals in his new cabinet. The term ‘toxic’ refers to parties that could potentially hinder the progress of the new government’s programs, according to Luhut’s spokesperson.

In other news, Indonesia’s scorching hot weather has been clarified by the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) as not a heatwave. Despite the high temperatures, BMKG’s analysis indicates that the current weather conditions in Indonesia do not meet the criteria for a heatwave, unlike in other Asian countries experiencing extreme heat.

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