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Free meals program to help address health issues: minister

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has described the Free Nutritious Meals program as a good effort to address one of ...

Indonesia must make stance clear after joining BRICS: expert

The Indonesian Government needs to clearly communicate and articulate its position to the international community after ...

Indonesia steps up bird flu surveillance amidst global rise in cases

The Ministry of Health has issued a circular in response to reports of an increase in bird flu or avian influenza cases ...

Indonesia to tap BRICS for mining export, says ministry

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Yuliot Tanjung has said that Indonesia will utilize ...

Indonesia promises active contribution as BRICS' newest full member

Indonesia welcomed its inclusion as a full member of BRICS this month and is committed to actively contributing to the ...

Indonesia expands access to nutrition for mothers, toddlers

The Health Ministry is collaborating with the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to improve access to proper nutrition for ...

Govt unveils free health check-up program for all ages in February

The government announced the Free Health Check-up Program to start in February 2025, which will cater to all age groups ...

Indonesia seizes hazardous cosmetics worth Rp8.9 billion across Java

Indonesia's Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has confiscated hundreds of cosmetics containing hazardous ...

Indonesia's Health Ministry, MUI partners to promote public health

The Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) have forged a strategic collaboration to improve public ...

RI, Germany agree to convert debt for TB, HIV handling

Indonesia and Germany have inked a debt-to-health swap agreement worth €75 million for the handling of ...

Government to officially apply 12 percent VAT starting from January 1

The Indonesian government has announced that the increase in value-added tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent ...

Minister Widyantini calls for more inclusive public services

Minister of State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reforms (PAN RB) Rini Widyantini called on all state institutions to ...

TCSC IAKMI advocates for higher cigarette prices to protect youth

Cigarettes in Indonesia must be sold at a high price to protect young people from the dangers of smoking, according to ...

President Prabowo stressing public service reform: ministry

President Prabowo Subianto has issued directives to the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform ...

Indonesia joins in malaria research to prevent transmission at IKN

Indonesia's Health Ministry participated in research on malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases, such as dengue ...