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Village cooperatives not to kill off local small businesses: Ministry

The Ministry of Cooperatives underscored that the Red and White Village Cooperatives will not kill off small ...

Indonesia boosts free meals program with nationwide chef training

Indonesia’s Creative Economy Ministry is stepping up chef training to boost the quality of the ...

Nyale, sports tourism, and the future of Mandalika

The sky over Seger Beach was still dark when thousands of people, flashlights in hand, began wading into the sea. The ...

Indonesian govt pushes area-based drive to end extreme poverty

Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment said it is intensifying area-based community ...

Sumatra recovery: resilience rises in the wake of disasters

The floods and landslides that hit three provinces of Sumatra—Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra—in late ...

Bali sets example after Prabowo flags growing beach waste problem

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka praised the Bali provincial government and local institutions for ...

A middle path to expanding job opportunities for the middle class

Indonesia's status as an upper-middle-income country (UMIC) is often seen as a sign of progress—a recognition ...

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Labor-intensive programs to drive economy in disaster-hit Sumatra

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said labor-intensive programs are helping drive community economic activity in ...

Nearly all markets in flood-hit Sumatra resume operations: minister

Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian stated that almost all markets in flood and landslide-affected areas ...

Govt to set minimum price for tin to support Bangka Belitung economy

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia announced plans to introduce a Minimum Cost Price for tin, aimed ...

Academic launches Maluku ethnic fashion to showcase local culture

Fransina Sarah Latumahina, an academic at Pattimura University in Ambon, is introducing Maluku culture to a wider ...

Pineapple as leading commodity in transmigration areas: Ministry

Deputy Minister for Transmigration Viva Yoga Mauladi has assessed that moris pineapple can be developed as a leading ...

Indonesia Free Meal Program to support farmers, boost local economies

Indonesia’s National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has called on nutrition service units (SPPGs) operating as kitchens ...

VP Gibran visits Wamena market to boost indigenous Papuan economy

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka visited the Potikelek Traditional Market in Wamena, Jayawijaya District, to ...

Barapan Kebo at a crossroads: preserving culture in modern Indonesia

Buffalo racing, or locally known as Barapan Kebo, has kicked off the new year 2026 in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara ...