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President Prabowo orders BNPB to step up flood response in Java

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to conduct ...

Joint Cross-industry Statement: Cement Industry Co-Processing Should Be More Widely Adopted for Global Sustainable Waste Management

-Leading industry organisations today issued a joint statement highlighting the substantial and positive contribution ...

Indonesia pushes interregional synergy to tackle growing waste crisis

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Akhmad Wiyagus emphasized the importance of regions' firmness in executing policies ...

Over 80 varsities join Sumatra disaster recovery efforts: Minister

Indonesia's Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry mobilized thousands of students from over 80 ...

Indonesia opens 156 new specialist, subspecialist medical programs

The Indonesian government has issued permits for the opening of 156 specialist and subspecialist medical study programs ...

Indonesia's push to tackle cervical cancer through early detection

The international community observes World Cancer Day every February 4 to raise global awareness of cancer, including ...

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 ...

Indonesia includes leprosy screening in free health checks

The Indonesian government has added leprosy screening to its Free Health Check (CKG) program this year as part of ...

Indonesia tightens quarantine after deadly PPR outbreak in Vietnam

The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) is drafting a strategy to prevent Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) disease ...

Indonesia sees 10.44% rise in foreign tourist arrivals in 2025

Indonesia welcomed 13.98 million international tourists between January and November 2025, up 10.44 percent from the ...

Baznas sends 186,000 liters of water to flood-hit Central Tapanuli

Indonesia’s National Alms Agency (Baznas) has distributed about 186,000 liters of clean water to residents ...

Indonesia to enforce mandatory halal certification from Oct 2026

Indonesia will enforce mandatory halal certification starting in October 2026 to strengthen consumer protection and ...

Indonesia accelerates post-disaster recovery in West Sumatra

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian said he has developed a number of strategies to accelerate rehabilitation ...

Nestle to halt infant formula distribution after toxin case: BPOM

Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) ordered PT Nestlé Indonesia to halt the distribution ...

RI Govt deploys portable X-ray units to boost TB screening in Makassar

Indonesia’s Health Ministry has deployed about 20 portable X-ray units to Makassar to strengthen tuberculosis ...