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Indonesia targets 5.4 pct growth in 2026 through investment, exports

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- The Indonesian government may employ several strategies, including boosting investment, to achieve the 5.4 percent economic growth target for 2026 set by President Prabowo Subianto... Read More


Indonesia prepares program to tackle shadow economy, aid MSMEs

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- The Indonesian government is preparing a Compliance Improvement Program (CIP) as part of its strategy to tackle the shadow economy, while ensuring that micro, small, and medium ent... Read More


Sri Mulyani vows to assess zero-deficit state budget by 2027 or 2028

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said her ministry would assess the feasibility of achieving President Prabowo Subianto's goal of a zero-deficit state budget by 2... Read More


Minister Saifullah Yusuf says Sekolah Rakyat breaks cycle of poverty

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Indonesia's Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf has called on his ministry to strengthen efforts to deliver tangible community benefits through the government's Sekolah Raky... Read More


Indonesia to build Nusantara's legislative, judicial zones in October

Nusantara, Aug. 16 -- The Indonesian government has announced a plan to commence the construction of legislative and judicial zones in new capital Nusantara in October this year, marking the next phas... Read More


Sizeable education budget boosts downstreaming via research: RI Govt

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto said Indonesia's sizeable education budget could be used to accelerate downstreaming through targeted research ... Read More


Govt vows support for regional language activists amid extinction risk

Pekanbaru, Riau, Aug. 16 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is proposing a support program for regional language preservation activists, amid growing concern over the extinctio... Read More


Indonesia's Baznas gears up to deliver aid to Palestine via Egypt

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- The National Alms Agency (Baznas) of Indonesia has expressed its readiness to deliver humanitarian logistics aid donated by Indonesians to the people of Palestine through the Sirka... Read More


MPR member backs Prabowo's flagship welfare, education programs

Jakarta, Aug. 16 -- People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) member Melchias Markus Mekeng on Saturday voiced support for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship welfare programs, saying they have strong po... Read More


Jakarta police says traffic remains normal during MPR's annual session

Jakarta, Aug. 15 -- The Jakarta police said traffic remained normal during the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Friday, with no major disruptions reported. "Overall, traf... Read More