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Govt plants 216,000 trees in four provinces to tackle disaster risk

The Indonesian government is simultaneously planting 216,070 tree seedlings across four provinces to reduce the risk of ...

Indonesia declares end of type-2 polio outbreak

Indonesia has officially ended its circulating poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak after administering nearly 60 ...

West Papua first to roll out digital IDs for indigenous Papuans

West Papua has become the first of six provinces in Indonesia’s Papua region to roll out digital resident IDs ...

Regions urged to map disaster-prone areas as floods, landslides rise

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has ordered regional governments to urgently map disaster-prone areas as floods ...

Central Papua Police plan Brimob expansion to reinforce security

The Central Papua Regional Police are planning to add one more battalion to their Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Corps to beef ...

A glimpse into Papua's journey under free meals program

President Prabowo Subianto introduced the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program as one of his flagship initiatives ...

Freedom from darkness: Indonesia's renewables lights up remote regions

based electricity infrastructure for equal power distribution of electricity throughout the country. The utilization ...

Indonesia's Human Development Index rose to 75.90 in 2025, BPS reports

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s Human Development Index (HDI) rose to 75.90 in 2025, placing ...

Improving health service, govt to build 24 new hospitals in Papua

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka said Tuesday that the government plans to build 24 hospitals across Papua as part ...

VP Gibran calls for faster development in Papua

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has urged faster development in Papua following the creation of two new agencies ...

Full electrification targeted by 2030, focusing on remote areas: Govt

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia said his ministry is prioritizing the electrification ...

Indonesia fast-tracks fishermen villages to boost coastal economy

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) expressed the government’s confidence that the Red and White ...

Indonesia's BRIN pushes native plant research to boost floriculture

Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) called for greater exploration of native plant species ...

Kwau Village, a model for community-based tourism in Manokwari

The Manokwari District Government has officially named Kwau Village in Mokwam Sub-district a community-based tourism ...

Two new orchid species discovered in West Papua's Raja Ampat

Indonesian researchers have identified two new orchid species from Raja Ampat, West Papua, highlighting the ...