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Jakarta aims 1,000 tons daily at Rorotan RDF to cut Bantargebang waste

Jakarta, March 9 -- Jakarta is commissioning a new waste-to-fuel facility in North Jakarta, designed to process up to 1,000 tons of refuse daily and ease pressure on the overstretched Bantargebang lan... Read More


Govt expands health check coverage to support children's mental health

Jakarta, March 9 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the government will expand the Free Health Check (CKG) program to reach 14 million children in 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen mental... Read More


Landslide at Bantargebang Landfill kills 5, 4 still missing

Jakarta, March 9 -- The Jakarta National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) found another body buried by a landslide at the Bantargebang Landfill in Bekasi, West Java, bringing the death toll to five... Read More


Three Indonesians missing after tugboat explodes in Hormuz Strait

Jakarta, March 9 -- The Indonesian Embassy in Abu Dhabi confirmed that three Indonesians went missing after the tugboat they were operating exploded and sank in the Hormuz Strait amid the ongoing conf... Read More


Indonesia eyes border regions to boost halal industry ecosystem

Jakarta, March 9 -- Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) has declared its resolve to foster a more enabling ecosystem for the national halal industry to thrive, with a focus on empowerin... Read More


Indonesia's Prabowo holds meetings on education, Middle East, Eid prep

Jakarta, March 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto held several closed-door meetings at his residence in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday to discuss education, Middle East developments, and preparations for Ei... Read More


Indonesia seeks smoother aid access to Gaza through Board of Peace

Jakarta, March 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto's decision to secure a seat for Indonesia on the Board of Peace (BoP) for Gaza is aimed at ensuring more effective and uninterrupted delivery of humanita... Read More


Indonesia's free meals program covers one-third nutrition needs: BGN

Jakarta, March 9 -- Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) clarified on Monday that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program is designed to cover only about one-third of recipients' daily nutritio... Read More


Minister says Bantargebang Landfill exposes waste system failure

Bekasi, West Java, March 9 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq described the Bantargebang Landfill as the tip of the iceberg of Jakarta's failed waste management, saying the site has accumula... Read More


Indonesia to restore 3,700 disaster-hit schools in Sumatra

Jakarta, March 9 -- The Indonesian government is committed to restoring thousands of schools damaged by floods and landslides that struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra in November 2025, Home A... Read More