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Government: Free Nutritious Meals program doesn't cut education budget

The government has emphasized that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program does not reduce the education budget, ...

Bali allowed to reopen incinerators for wood waste

Indonesia’s environment minister has reauthorized the use of incinerators in Bali under strict conditions, ...

Baznas delivers 400 iftar meal packages to South Jakarta scavengers

Indonesia’s National Alms Agency (Baznas) distributed 400 food packages containing ready-to-eat meals and Ramadan ...

Indonesia upgrades three major hospitals with AIIB support

Indonesia is modernizing and integrating three state-owned hospitals with support from the Asian Infrastructure ...

Dilmah Tea: 2026 could be the toughest year for tea growers

Dilhan C. Fernando, Chairman of Dilmah Tea explains the danger of 2026 being the toughest year is not only to growers; ...

RI Govt pushes pesantren students' skills for workforce access

Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment said Islamic boarding school students (santri) should ...

Govt builds 454 toilets, renovates 500 schools in transmigration areas

The Ministry of Transmigration has built 454 toilets and renovated more than 500 schools in transmigration areas ...

Safeguarding children's nutritional needs at emergency shelters

Following the devastating floods and landslides that hit several regions in Sumatra, public attention often centers on ...

Prabowo asks Apindo to create jobs across multiple industries

President Prabowo Subianto received representatives of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) at his private ...

National Press Day 2026: Journalism tested in a world on edge

National Press Day 2026 is observed on Monday, February 9, amid a global climate marked by uncertainty, as Indonesia ...

Over 54 million poor Indonesians not covered by PBI JKN: Minister

The Ministry of Social Affairs has found that more than 54 million poor and vulnerable Indonesians are still not ...

Health Minister proposes temporary JKN reactivation for 11 million

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has proposed temporarily restoring National Health Insurance (JKN) coverage for ...

Finance Minister asks careful PBI JKN updates to protect beneficiaries

Indonesia’s finance minister has urged the state health insurer BPJS Kesehatan to tighten and regularly update ...

Free meals program reaches 3.2M pregnant women, under fives: minister

Population and Family Development Minister Wihaji stated that, especially among pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, ...

Prabowo urges Bali govt to address waste, involve students in cleanup

President Prabowo Subianto has urged the Bali Provincial Government and local authorities to address the island’s ...