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Indonesia's BNN foils major drug trafficking in Jakarta

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) seized around 10 kilograms of marijuana, methamphetamine, and ecstasy from various drug trafficking networks between June and July 2025.... Read More


Social forestry accelerates self-sufficiency in food, water, energy

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- Deputy Minister of Forestry Sulaiman Umar Shiddiq emphasized that the social forestry program is an implementation of Presidential Instruction (Inpres) Number 14 of 2025 concerning... Read More


Prabowo awaits KPK clarification on Deputy Minister Ebenezer arrest

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- President Prabowo Subianto will wait for an official statement from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) before taking action against Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebene... Read More


IEU-CEPA to boost MSME access to European market: minister

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- The Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) is expected to help export-oriented micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) penetrate the ... Read More


Indonesia, Timor-Leste probe fatal shooting near border

Kupang, Aug. 22 -- Indonesia and Timor-Leste will investigate the death of an Indonesian citizen who was shot while hunting about 3 kilometers inside Timor-Leste's territory on August 17. Senior Comm... Read More


Ministry steps in to curb mangrove forest encroachment in Aceh

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- The Ministry of Forestry has halted the encroachment of 500 hectares of mangrove forest for oil palm plantations in Kuala Genting Village, Aceh Tamiang District, Aceh. The ministr... Read More


East Kalimantan boosts maritime surveillance with advanced system

Samarinda, Aug. 22 -- The East Kalimantan Marine Affairs and Fisheries Agency (DKP) is enhancing maritime surveillance with an advanced radar monitoring system. "A long-range radar donated by a San F... Read More


Nusantara capital development ongoing but not a priority: lawmaker

Tabanan, Bali, Aug. 22 -- President Prabowo Subianto's administration remains committed to developing Indonesia's future capital city, Nusantara, even though the project is not listed among its eight ... Read More


Govt forms higher education council to drive impactful change

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- The Indonesian government has established the Higher Education Council (DPT) to strengthen the country's higher education system and ensure it creates a tangible impact on the comm... Read More


Govt allocates 1.5 trillion rupiahs to purchase local farmers' sugar

Jakarta, Aug. 22 -- Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman announced that the government has allocated approximately 1.5 trillion rupiahs to purchase sugar from local sugarcane farmers. "We're initially... Read More