UNAIR NEWS – In 2023, the Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Erick Thohir, announced the debut of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in Indonesian Liga 1, scheduled for February 2024. However, in reality, the first trial of VAR in Indonesian football was in early March 2024, precisely during the final match of the Elite
UNAIR NEWS – To enrich the national discourse on health and nutrition, the President of Indonesia has introduced Red Cooking Oil (M3). Red Cooking Oil represents a recent innovation in the culinary world that is expected to transform the paradigm of cooking oil consumption. This nutrition-rich product not only offers health benefits to the public
UNAIR NEWS – Glaucoma is an eye disease that damages the optic nerve, causing vision loss. One of the factors for glaucoma is increased pressure in the eye. To commemorate World Glaucoma Week 2024, Ophthalmologist dr. Yulia Primitasari Sp M(K) from the Faculty of Medicine Universitas Airlangga shared the details on the Dokter Unair TV,
UNAIR NEWS – Chairina, Head of the Innovation Team for the Development, Harmonization of Services, SPBE Applications of Directorate of Government Information Application Services (SPBE) at the Ministry of Communication and Information, mentioned that metaverse technology has various uses. It could provide the virtual Manasik of Hajj service. Manasik is a simulation for individuals before
UNAIR NEWS – Post-election, the spike in staple commodity prices has become a significant public concern. Inconsistencies in policy grand design Public Policy Expert from Universitas Airlangga, Dr. Gitadi Tegas Supramudyo, M.Sc., asserted that the rise in staple commodity prices has been a persistent issue for a long. According to policy studies, this is caused
UNAIR NEWS – The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia targets Indonesia to be free from HIV/AIDS by 2030. However, cases of HIV/AIDS infection in Indonesia continue to rise every year. This situation has prompted many parties to take control measures, including researchers from Universitas Airlangga. Dr. Siti Qamariyah Khairunisa, SSi, MSi, a
UNAIR NEWS – In the 2024 Election Year, some new phenomena have emerged, setting it apart from the previous political years. One of those is ‘Politainment’, a fusion of ‘Politics’ and ‘Entertainment’, where political figures compete for public attention to be relevant and relatable through entertaining media coverage. Quoted from the book The International Encyclopedia
UNAIR NEWS – The recent spike in rice prices has sparked discussions. Being an economic issue, the price hike also holds implications in cultural sociology. Rice, being one of the main food commodities in Indonesian society, holds symbolic meanings and cultural values. The phenomenon reflects complex social dynamics in the community. Prof. Dr. Phil Toetik
UNAIR NEWS – The tragic incident at a boarding school in Kediri, which resulted in the death of Bintang Balqis Maulana (14) on February 24, 2024, has shocked the public. Based on the police reconstruction, the victim was assaulted by three senior students for three days at school. In response to this, Dr. Tuti Budirahayu
UNAIR NEWS – The moment of citizens casting their votes in the General Election to choose legislative candidates has just wrapped. They strive for the votes as people’s representatives in the legislative. For obvious reasons, they are highly hopeful of winning the legislative seats. However, when the preliminary results were announced, many legislative candidates found
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