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President Prabowo orders action against budget markup practices

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed officials to eradicate budget markup practices, calling them a form of ...

Indonesia's Prabowo criticizes light sentences for corruption convicts

President Prabowo Subianto has criticized judges who grant light sentences to corruption convicts, especially when the ...

Prabowo targets 8 pct growth despite skepticism from foreign critics

The government aims to raise Indonesia's economic growth rate to the targeted 8 percent despite skepticism from ...

Four strategies to prevent, eradicate human trafficking

The repatriation of Mary Jane Veloso—a Philippines citizen serving death row after a drug trafficking ...

Prabowo stresses food, energy self-sufficiency for sovereignty

President Prabowo Subianto emphasized on Monday the importance of achieving food and energy self-sufficiency as the ...

DPR says 12% VAT to support RI President's strategic programs

Chair of the House of Representatives' (DPR's) Budget Agency Said Abdullah said that the increase in the ...

Reinforcing mitigation, preparedness to anticipate disaster threats

Indonesia's abundant natural beauty conceals disaster risks, such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis, ...

Govt ensures seamless sea travel during holidays

Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi said his side has ensured that sea transportation services during the ...

Some US$97M needed for ships' rejuvenation, procurement: minister

Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), revealed that the ...

Pelni ships can transport five million passengers annually: minister

The 26 ships operated by the state-owned shipping company PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) can transport up to ...

Pelni ships transported 366,002 homebound travelers in holiday period

State-owned shipping company PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) recorded that it had so far transported 366,002 ...

Energy sufficiency push to boost renewable energy growth: minister

The government's efforts to achieve energy self-sufficiency will not only focus on oil and gas, but also boost the ...

Fisheries cultivation management to counter overfishing: minister

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono has emphasized the importance of managing fisheries ...

Ending food imports to support self-sufficiency: Minister Hasan

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, has said that starting next year, Indonesia will gradually stop ...

Indonesia, Japan encourage innovation to tackle climate change: govt

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia affirmed that Indonesia and Japan can combine abundant ...