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Indonesia strengthens ties with South Korea ahead of APEC Summit

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Foreign Minister Sugiono reaffirmed Indonesia's commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with South Korea during a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Kim Min-seok in Seoul on ... Read More


Zero tolerance to corruption: Manpower minister after deputy's arrest

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Manpower Minister Yassierli reiterated his zero-tolerance stance on corruption in his ministry following the earlier arrest of his deputy, Immanuel Ebenezer, for alleged corruption... Read More


Indonesia pushes ahead on plastic pollution as global treaty stalls

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia is pressing forward with practical measures to tackle plastic pollution, despite a lack of global consensus on a binding international treaty, Environment Minister Hanif ... Read More


Papua's Jayapura City to build three more kitchens for MBG program

Jayapura, Aug. 21 -- The Jayapura City government in Papua Province has prepared three sites for nutritional fulfillment service units (SPPGs), or kitchens that provide meals for the Free Nutritious M... Read More


Indonesia uses MBG program to achieve developed status: Minister

Surabaya, Aug. 21 -- The Indonesian government considers the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program a strategic measure against stunting, a form of chronic childhood malnutrition, in pursuit of the count... Read More


Jakarta quake causes minor damage, no fatalities: BNPB

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that no major structural damage was recorded following a 4.9-magnitude earthquake that rattled Bekasi and the Great... Read More


Indonesia eyes US$200 million yearly from spaceport project: Ariksa

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Indonesia has the potential to generate up to US$200 million per year through a spaceport project, according to Adi Rahman Adiwoso, CEO of the Indonesian Space Association (Ariksa)... Read More


Indonesia crack down on smelter after journalist beaten in inspection

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq confirmed that his ministry will impose heavier sanctions on PT Genesis Regeneration Smelting (GRS), a lead-processing company in Serang, ... Read More


Indonesia's Pacu Jalur Festival gains global recognition: Minister

Jakarta, Aug. 21 -- Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana praised the Pacu Jalur Festival as a symbol of Indonesia's tourism success with growing international recognition. "Pacu Jalur is a uniqu... Read More


Bali court jails Russian man for smuggling cannabis in face cream

Denpasar, Bali, Aug. 21 -- The Denpasar District Court sentenced Russian national Andrei Zharin, 40, to five years and eight months in prison on Thursday for attempting to smuggle cannabis paste disgu... Read More