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Youth must be heard, given space for progress: DPR Speaker

Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani said on Youth Pledge Day 2026 that young people must be heard more and given space to bring progress and shape the nation's fut... Read More


Sekolah Rakyat integrates equivalency education for 1,000 children

Makassar, Oct. 28 -- Some 1,000 prospective students of the Sekolah Rakyat (People's School) program are currently undergoing what the government describes as a rehabilitation process, which includes ... Read More


Jambi police continue criminal cases against two firms

Jambi, Oct. 28 -- Jambi police will continue criminal proceedings against two companies over forest and land fires, despite administrative sanctions already imposed, the provincial police chief said. ... Read More


Asahan ships first 40 tons of shrimp paste to Thailand

Medan, N Sumatra, Oct. 28 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan launched the first export of 40 metric tons of shrimp paste from Asahan, North Sumatra, to Thailand, on O... Read More


Indonesia's Navy plans helicopter training for firefighting

Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- Indonesian Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Ali plans to train naval helicopter pilots in water-bombing operations to help fight forest and land fires. "We are training naval helicopte... Read More


Jambi reports 5,168 hectares burned through October 27

Jambi, Oct. 28 -- Jambi's forest-fire task force reported that 5,167.84 hectares of land had burned through October 27, 2026, and said it uses the Forestry Ministry's SiPongi system and reports from r... Read More


Indonesia deports two Chinese nationals for permit violations

Madiun, E Java, Oct. 28 -- The Indonesian Immigration in Madiun, East Java, deported two Chinese nationals for violating their residence permits by working as supervisors at a construction project. T... Read More


Ministry urges villages to strengthen parenting to curb child marriage

Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection has urged village governments to strengthen family-based parenting to prevent child marriage and address other i... Read More


Ministry targets data centers, energy storage as downstreaming markets

Denpasar, Bali, Oct. 28 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry targeted the development of data centers and energy storage as markets for Indonesia's mineral downstreaming program during 2026-20... Read More


Indonesia weighs hybrid vehicle incentives, proposal due this year

Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- The Indonesian government is reviewing an incentive package for hybrid vehicles to stimulate the domestic automotive market, with a formal proposal expected to be submitted later t... Read More