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WHO Ambassador reaffirms commitment to end leprosy in Indonesia

WHO Honorary Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa reaffirmed his commitment to combat leprosy in Indonesia ...

Prabowo vows to renovate 60 thousand schools in 2026

President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia will carry out large-scale renovations at 60,000 schools in 2026, ...

US withdrawal won't affect energy transition support in ASEAN: IRENA

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Director-General Francesco La Camera stated that the United States plan ...

Megawati calls US attack on Venezuela as neocolonialist's act

Indonesia’s former president Megawati Soekarnoputri on Saturday strongly condemned the recent United States ...

Indonesia's lawmaker urges safeguards in TNI counterterrorism plan

An Indonesian lawmaker warned that proposals allowing the military to handle terrorism through a draft presidential ...

Human rights minister urges for probe into threats against activists

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai has urged the police to investigate acts of intimidation and threats targeting ...

Indonesia sets 2027 completion for IKN legislative, judicial buildings

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka announced the government’s target to complete construction of ...

Highland Papua pledges full support for Prabowo’s Asta Cita

The provincial government of Highland Papua has affirmed its commitment to fully supporting the implementation of ...

SOE economic policy shift puts workers at center, unions urged to act

Indonesian labor unions must strengthen research-based advocacy, social dialogue and financial literacy to prepare ...

Analyst urges cultural focus in Indonesia's police reform

Indonesia's police reform should prioritize transforming the culture, ethics, and internal systems of the National ...

Regional heads elected via local councils constitutional: Minister

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has stated that the 1945 Constitution does not prohibit regional heads from ...

Indonesia to hold first national human rights conference

The Human Rights Ministry is formulating steps for human rights development in the National Human Rights (HAM) ...

Indonesia's Bawaslu launches political education for first-time voters

The General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has prepared a political education program focused on first-time ...

President Prabowo preparing 'constitutional economy' policy: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar said President Prabowo Subianto is formulating ...

Indonesia dismisses "ghost city" fears over Nusantara project

Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has assured that the development of the new capital Nusantara ...