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Indonesia taps village cooperatives to improve rice distribution

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Indonesian Vice Minister of Agriculture Muhammad Saleh Mustafa said the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDKMP) are crucial to gradually reducing farmers' dependence on middlemen... Read More


Minister inspects fire barrier to protect orangutans in Kalimantan

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni inspected a 3.2-kilometer fire barrier in Paring Lahung Village, North Barito District, Central Kalimantan, built to slow forest and l... Read More


South Sumatra extends weather modification to fight fires, haze

Palembang, Nov. 1 -- South Sumatra's provincial government will continue dry ice seeding and weather modification operations to curb haze and extinguish hotspots from forest and land fires in several ... Read More


RI calls affordable women's basic needs as policy consideration

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Arifah Fauzi said the ministry is committed to ensuring that gender justice and policies' impact on women's basic needs, includi... Read More


Poor people must not avoid healthcare due to costs: Minister Muhaimin

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar has urged low-income people not to let financial constraints prevent them from accessing health services through th... Read More


Free meal program boosts students' school attendance: Minister

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti stated that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program not only helps meet students' nutritional needs but also boosts school att... Read More


Indonesia stresses national and global resilience at G20 meeting in US

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Indonesia underscored the importance of strengthening national resilience as the foundation for regional and global resilience at the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in... Read More


Minister urges peatland restoration to curb fires in South Sumatra

Palembang, Nov. 1 -- Minister of Environment Jumhur Hidayat is strengthening efforts to mitigate and prevent forest and land fires in South Sumatra Province by restoring the hydrological functions of ... Read More


Biomass use in power plants bolsters village economies: Minister

Serang, Banten, Nov. 1 -- Minister of Villages and Disadvantaged Regions Development Yandri Susanto stated that state-owned electricity firm PT PLN's use of agricultural and industrial waste as biomas... Read More


Indonesian govt tightens security at fire-hit forest sites

Jakarta, Nov. 1 -- Indonesia's Forestry Ministry is tightening security at fire-affected forest sites in Central Kalimantan, installing warning signs and prohibiting unauthorized activities. Forestry... Read More