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Indonesia develops hospital-based training to fix specialist shortage

Indonesia’s Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the government is developing a hospital-based specialist ...

Bali's foreign tourist arrivals rise nearly 10 pct in 2025, BPS says

Foreign tourist arrivals to Bali rose nearly 10 percent in 2025 to about 6.95 million visits, driven by stronger air ...

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 ...

Solar innovation helps Papua fishermen preserve catches, boost yields

The fisheries sector is regarded as one of the driving forces of economic growth in Indonesia, including in ...

Bali and UK partner on waste and traffic as tourism hits record high

The Bali provincial government has welcomed collaboration initiatives with the United Kingdom in the tourism, waste, ...

Indonesia tightens cruise ship oversight to protect coral reefs

Indonesia is tightening oversight of cruise ship traffic in its waters to protect coral reef ecosystems from the risk ...

Maba Hospital to strengthen health service coverage in North Maluku

North Maluku Governor Sherly Tjoanda, accompanied by Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, inspected the infrastructure ...

Eleven crewmen in Malaysia tin smuggling case repatriated to Indonesia

Eleven Indonesian crewmen suspected of illegally smuggling tin sand to Malaysia were repatriated on Thursday alongside ...

Bali tightens vigilance against Nipah virus spread via pigs

The Bali Provincial Health Office is anticipating the potential spread of the Nipah virus through pigs, which have ...

Bali airport tightens health screening amid Nipah virus concerns

Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has intensified its health screening for passengers arriving to ...

RI Govt urges border regions to prepare refugee transit shelters

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry has instructed border regions, including Batam in the Riau Islands, to prepare ...

Govt paying attention for integrated flood management: State Secretary

Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi conveyed the government's serious attention to the floods and landslides ...

Indonesian navy foils illegal gun sale in Bali, arrests suspect

A joint team from Indonesia’s Eastern Fleet Command V and the Bali naval base uncovered an alleged illegal ...

Jakarta's Kepulauan Seribu transplants coral reefs

The Kepulauan Seribu district government in Jakarta Province has transplanted coral reefs in the waters of Pramuka ...

President orders formation of study team to analyze floods in Java

President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the formation of a study team to analyze and draft a grand design for addressing ...