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Indonesia ensures food safety amid Cesium-137 contamination reports

Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has confirmed that no traces of radioactive ...

BGN rules out water quality behind West Java MBG poisoning cases

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) confirmed that the Free Nutritional Meal (MBG) poisoning incidents in West Bandung ...

SingHealth Duke-NUS Launches Two New Global Health Centres

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre today announced the establishment of two new centres — the ...

Asia Pacific liver health leaders and Ministry of Health officials unite in Taiwan

Senior health officials, clinicians, and policy leaders from across the Asia Pacific region convened in Taipei for the ...

UI launches Village Care Tourism Movement in Jakarta's Seribu Islands

Vocational Education students from the University of Indonesia (UI) have launched the Village Care Tourism Movement to ...

North Jakarta school explosion victims rise to 96, Police confirm

The number of victims of the explosion at State Senior High School (SMAN) 72 in North Jakarta on Friday (November 7) ...

A glimpse into Papua's journey under free meals program

President Prabowo Subianto introduced the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program as one of his flagship initiatives ...

Spelling program proves effective in early TB detection in C. Java

The Mobile Specialist Doctor (Speling) Program initiated by the Central Java Provincial Government has proven effective ...

Indonesia keeps IKN construction in line with national development

The construction of Indonesia's new capital Nusantara (IKN), spanning parts of North Penajam Paser and Kutai ...

Indonesia's Human Development Index rose to 75.90 in 2025, BPS reports

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that Indonesia’s Human Development Index (HDI) rose to 75.90 in 2025, placing ...

26th DCVMN AGM Successfully Held: Bio Farma and DCVMN Strengthen Global Collaboration to Build a Resilient and Inclusive Vaccine Ecosystem

Jakarta (ANTARA) — PT Bio Farma (Persero), the parent company of the state-owned pharmaceutical ...

Over 2.5 million Jakartans participate in free health check program

Jakarta Health Office reported that more than 2.56 million residents, or 92.5 percent of registrants, have participated ...

Ministry supports national food security by harvesting corn in E Java

The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has strengthened its support for the government’s food security ...

BPOM emphasizes production, regulation to develop vaccine ecosystem

Chairperson of the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) Prof. Dr. Taruna Ikrar highlighted the need for ...

Indonesia presses ahead with Nusantara capital project

Indonesia’s government is pushing ahead with the development of its new capital, Nusantara, aiming to make it the ...