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Indian envoy: BRICS agenda aligns with Indonesia bilateral focus
Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty said the priority agenda for India's 2026 BRICS Chairmanship ...
Tourism minister seeks more investment in priority destinations, SEZs
Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana is actively encouraging foreign investors and international partners to ...
Indian envoy calls Indonesia key Global South voice in BRICS
Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Sandeep Chakravorty praised Indonesia’s role in championing the interests of the ...
SAR team focuses search for journalists near Mount Anak Krakatau
The joint search and rescue (SAR) team focused its efforts on locating the missing journalists in the area closest ...
MPR urges real action on disability discount policy
People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat pushed for concrete implementation of the ...
Indonesian lawmaker welcomes Malaysia's offer to fight wildfires
Indonesian lawmaker Dini Rahmania said Malaysia’s offer to help fight forest and land fires could bolster ongoing ...
ANTARA president director launches book on political communication
Benny Siga Butarbutar, a communications practitioner and president director of Indonesia’s national news agency ...
East Kalimantan's wildlife agency tracks orangutan near Bengalon road
East Kalimantan’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) is tracking an orangutan spotted near a new ...
Police arrest four residents over East Kalimantan wildfires
Police in East Kalimantan’s Kutai Timur District have arrested four residents suspected of setting forest and ...
Indonesian police hunt suspects in Jayawijaya shooting
The Damai Cartenz Operations Task Force has identified characteristics of suspected killers of three civil servants ...
Saudi Ambassador prays for missing five Indonesian journalists
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Indonesia Faisal Abdullah Al Amoudi prayed for five Indonesian journalists and three ...
Govt maps out abandoned sports facilities for revitalization
The Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports is currently mapping out abandoned sports facilities across the ...
Physical disaster recovery work in Aceh river basins reaches 92 pct
The Sumatra I River Basin Agency (BWS Sumatra I) informed that emergency disaster response efforts in Aceh's river ...
Indonesia's lobster farming trial opens path to Singapore exports
Indonesia’s Fisheries Ministry said lobster farming trials in Batam have produced market-sized lobsters that have ...
Immigration, police detain 31 foreign nationals over online fraud
A total of 31 foreign nationals from Malaysia and Taiwan have been detained by officers from the Pontianak Immigration ...
Ampera Bridge designated as national cultural heritage site
The Ampera Bridge in Palembang, South Sumatra, has been designated as a national cultural heritage site by the ...
Fire burns 72 hectares in Meru Betiri National Park in East Java
Joint teams are battling a forest and land fire in Meru Betiri National Park spotted in Curahnongko Village, Jember ...
Ministry boosts air quality monitoring after Anak Krakatau eruption
The Ministry of Health continues monitoring air quality following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau and the ...
Specially managed forests to preserve ecology: Ministry
Forestry Ministry Secretary General Mahfudz said the Forest Area with Special Management (KHDPK) is aimed not only at ...
India sees NDB financing opportunity for Indonesia
India sees an opportunity for Indonesia to tap financing from the New Development Bank, particularly for renewable ...
IKN authority intensifies aerial patrols to prevent new wildfires
The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority and partner agencies are intensifying aerial monitoring to detect new ...
Bromo fire spreads amid strong winds, steep terrain
A forest and land fire has broken out again in the Mount Bromo area of East Java’s Bromo Tengger Semeru National ...
Govt keeps subsidized fuel prices unchanged
The Indonesian government will keep subsidized fuel prices unchanged despite rising global crude oil prices, ...
Anak Krakatau remains on alert as eruption risk stays high
Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said Mount Anak Krakatau remains at Alert Level III, ...
Some 17,800 personnel deployed to secure Persija-Persib match at GBK
A total of 17,800 joint personnel will secure the Persija Jakarta-Persib Bandung football match at Jakarta’s ...
KPK questions three individuals in visa extortion case
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned two private-sector individuals and a homemaker ...
ESDM Ministry safeguards energy facilities against El Nino risks
Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry has implemented risk mitigation measures across national energy facilities ...
Palestinian refugee temporarily held in Bali over immigration rules
Denpasar Immigration Detention Center in Bali is temporarily holding a Palestinian refugee for further examination ...
Turning climate warnings into early action
Climate warnings are becoming more precise. The harder task is turning those warnings into decisions and action while ...
Indonesia revamps cocoa sector to boost yields, downstreaming
The Agriculture Ministry, in partnership with the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP), launched a ...
STEAM learning prepares SMK students for dynamic job market: Ministry
The Primary and Secondary Education Ministry said learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics ...
Kelapa Gading-Manggarai LRT expected to launch in September
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung expected that the delayed inauguration of the Kelapa Gading-Manggarai LRT (Light ...
BGN removes 1,653 elite schools from free meal program
The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has updated the beneficiary list for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, ...
Found life jacket not from missing journalists' boat: Banten Police
Banten Regional Police have clarified that a life jacket recovered during search operations in the Sunda Strait does ...
Authority closes parts of Bromo tourist area after Pengol Savanna fire
The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park Authority (TNBTS) has closed several tourist access points in the Mount Bromo ...
Police chief urges businesses to report thuggery, illegal levies
Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo urged the business sector and company owners to ...
Indonesian furniture recorded Rp39.7 billion in potential India sales
Trade Ministry reported that Indonesian furniture products generated potential transactions worth Rp39.7 billion ...
Indonesia, FAO launch MERANTI project to modernize forest monitoring
The Ministry of Forestry, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...
Top minister confirms October roll-out of mass bank account opening
Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan stated that the government will start rolling out the ...
Gov't boosts food assistance distribution to protect purchasing power
Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said the government, through State-owned logistics agency ...
Govt prepares food aid, rice subsidies to cope with dry season
The Indonesian government is preparing a series of policies to protect public purchasing power and maintain food price ...
Indonesia strengthens electronics industry to boost competitiveness
The Ministry of Industry is strengthening Indonesia’s national electronics industry by increasing production ...
Pertamina prepares for mandatory ethanol-blended gasoline policy
Pertamina Patra Niaga is preparing infrastructure to support the government’s mandatory bioethanol policy, or ...
FLPP subsidized housing mortgage reach 147,871 units: BP Tapera
The Public Housing Savings Management Agency (BP Tapera) recorded that, as of September 10, 2026, the disbursement of ...
SAR team expands search area for missing journalists in Sunda Strait
As the search for five journalists missing in the Sunda Strait amid the Mount Anak Krakatau eruption entered its fourth ...
Indonesia strengthens tourism promotion to boost trips, transactions
The Ministry of Tourism is stepping up efforts to promote Indonesian tourism through travel fairs, sales missions, and ...
Gov't extends rice food aid through December: Minister
Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan affirmed that rice food aid will continue through December 2026 ...
Tourism Ministry accelerates recovery of disaster-hit destinations
The Indonesian Tourism Ministry said it is accelerating the recovery of disaster-affected tourist destinations while ...
Indonesia seeks to repatriate smuggled baby orangutans from India
The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry is working to expedite the repatriation of five baby orangutans found in India, who ...
Indonesia urges stronger support for small-scale fishers at FAO
Indonesia advocated strengthening small-scale fishers as a vital element of sustainable marine and fisheries ...
Indonesia backs UK ban on imports from illegal Israeli settlements
Indonesia and seven other nations have voiced their support for the United Kingdom's decision to officially ban the ...
Indonesia confirms 430 athletes for 2026 Asian Games
Indonesia has officially confirmed a 430-athlete contingent to compete in 35 sports at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian ...
Indonesia, Arab, Islamic nations condemn calls to expel Palestinians
Indonesia, together with several Arab and Islamic nations, strongly condemned statements made by high-ranking Israeli ...
Indonesia a key Asia-Pacific partner, trusted ASEAN friend: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin described Indonesia as one of Moscow's key partners in the Asia-Pacific region and ...
Prabowo, Putin highlight stronger Indonesia-Russia partnership
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed his appreciation for the invitation to the 11th Eastern Economic Forum ...
China pushes for APEC free trade area agreement
China is pushing for an agreement to implement the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) at this year's ...
APEC projects regional economy to grow by 3.2 percent in 2026
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) projects the average economic growth of its member economies to reach 3.2 ...
Indonesia expresses condolences over Nepal-China border flash floods
The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry has extended its condolences to the people and governments of China and Nepal ...
Bidgely Unveils 2027 EmPOWER AI Conference Series, Accelerating AI Progress Across the Energy Ecosystem
-Expanding its initiative to enable secure and insight-driven artificial intelligence (AI) across the energy ...