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National Press Day 2026 : Journalism tested in a world on edge

National Press Day 2026 is observed on Monday, February 9, amid a global climate marked by uncertainty, as Indonesia confronts mounting domestic pressures in the second year of President Prabowo ...

Customs stop shipment of monitor lizard skins bound for Malaysia

Customs and quarantine authorities intercepted 1,984 monitor lizard skins suspected of being smuggled to Malaysia through Teluk Nibung Port in North Sumatra, an official said on Monday.Teluk Nibung ...

Indonesia names new conservation villages to protect Mahakam dolphins

Indonesia’s Environment Ministry has designated two villages in East Kalimantan as official Conservation Villages to safeguard the critically endangered Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella ...

Prabowo warns of resistance as Indonesia presses anti-graft drive

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Saturday that every push to eradicate corruption is met with resistance from groups whose interests are threatened, warning that efforts to clean up ...

Indonesia pushes stronger, cheaper roof tiles with new technology

Indonesia’s cooperatives minister said village-based producers could use new technology to make lighter and stronger roof tiles, backing President Prabowo Subianto’s push to replace zinc ...

Southeast Sulawesi boosts inter-island connectivity to drive economy

The Southeast Sulawesi provincial government has strengthened inter-island connectivity to spur regional economic growth with the launch of a new fast boat service linking Kendari and Raha, officials ...

Jakpro memproyeksikan penumpang LRT fase 1B tembus 80 ribu orang

Project Director LRT Jakarta PT Jakarta Propertindo (Perseroda) Ramdani Akbar mengatakan fase 1B rute Velodrome-Manggarai diproyeksi bisa mendongkrak kenaikan penumpang transportasi massal itu hingga ...

Bali police arrest Turkish DJ over 1.2 kg cocaine smuggling

Bali police have uncovered a cocaine smuggling case involving a Turkish national who allegedly brought more than 1.2 kilograms of the drug into Indonesia through the island’s main international ...

President Prabowo's 66-hospital project targets 22 openings by April

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that 22 of the 66 Regional General Hospitals (RSUD) under President Prabowo Subianto's directive program will be completed and operational by March or ...

President Prabowo appoints Juda Agung as new deputy finance minister

President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday inaugurated former Bank Indonesia deputy governor Juda Agung as the new deputy finance minister in the oath-taking ceremony at the State Palace, Jakarta.He ...