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Minister eyes pencak silat as bridge for Indonesia-Japan sports ties

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir has said pencak silat , Indonesia's traditional martial art, has great potential to serve as a bridge for sports diplomacy in strengthening r... Read More


Indonesia to welcome three Japanese helicopters for wildfire response

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Indonesia's Defense Ministry confirmed that three helicopters deployed by the Japanese government will assist aerial operations to contain forest and land fires from Sept. 12 to 19... Read More


Govt supports Rp776 billion coconut processing industry in Morowali

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Investment and Downstreaming Minister Rosan Roeslani backed PT Freenow Food Industry's integrated coconut plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi. The project has secured Rp776 billion... Read More


Finance minister urges regions to assess risks before issuing bonds

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa urged regional governments on Tuesday to prepare risk mitigation measures if they plan to issue regional bonds. Speaking at a press briefing ... Read More


B50 cuts diesel imports, save Indonesia Rp170 trillion in forex

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- The implementation of the 50 percent palm oil-based biodiesel blend (B50) mandate will save Indonesia roughly Rp170 trillion (approximately US$9.66 billion) in foreign exchange by ... Read More


Indonesia confirms funds to cover high-speed rail debt obligations

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Finance has sufficient internal resources to fulfill debt repayment obligations for the Whoosh Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project following a planned m... Read More


Indonesia prepares Rp17 trillion for Q4 rice assistance program

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- The Indonesian government has allocated Rp17 trillion (approximately US$1.1 billion) to continue its rice assistance program for 33.2 million low-income and vulnerable families thr... Read More


BNPB has Rp950 billion in ready-to-use disaster funds: Minister

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has about Rp950 billion (US$53.9 million) in ready-to-use disaster funds, while the govern... Read More


Anak Krakatau eruption affects 341,000 flight passengers

Tangerang, Banten, Sept. 8 -- The Indonesian government said on Monday, that an estimated 341,000 passengers have been impacted by widespread flight disruptions caused by the ongoing eruption of Mount... Read More


Indonesia strengthens emergency medical teams, hospital care

Jakarta, Sept. 8 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Health is strengthening the standardization of Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) and improving the management of hospital emergency departments to improve thei... Read More