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RI Govt launches SMEclinics to aid flood-hit regions

Indonesia’s Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has launched the Klinik UMKM Bangkit initiative to help businesses recover from devastating floods in Aceh, North Sumatra and ...

RI Govt mandates music royalty payments in commercial spaces

The Indonesian government hasissued a circular mandating the payment of song and music royalties in commercial public spaces. The Law Ministry's Director General of Intellectual Property ...

South Papua pushes wider workers' social security coverage

The South Papua provincial government is moving to expand mandatory employment social security coverage through Indonesia’s state insurer BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, as participation in the eastern ...

Floods hit nearly 11,000 people in S Kalimantan'sBalangan District

Flooding has affected nearly 11,000 people and submerged more than 3,500 homes across Indonesia’s Balangan district in South Kalimantan, local disaster officials said, prompting authorities to ...

Indonesia puts 29 patrol vessels on holidaysea transport alert

Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry has placed 29 patrol vessels on standby to safeguard maritime travel during the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 holiday period, amid an expected surge in ...

Village cooperatives urged to prioritize local products

Indonesia’s Ministry of Cooperatives is pressing village-based cooperatives to prioritize locally made goods, a policy aimed at strengthening domestic supply chains and reducing reliance on ...

Indonesia, Spain coordinate after LabuanBajoboat sinks

Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry intensified coordination with rescue agencies and the Spanish Embassy after a tourist boat sank off Labuan Bajo, eastern Indonesia, leaving four Spanish nationals ...

Debris found as Indonesia widens search for missing Spaniards

Rescue teams searching for four Spanish nationals missing after a boat accident in eastern Indonesia have found items believed to belong to the vessel, as authorities widened the operation on its ...

Ministry outlines disaster mitigation measures at tourism sites

Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry has issued a disaster mitigation module aimed at reducing risks and limiting the impact of natural disasters in areas with nature-based tourism destinations, as ...

Aceh deploys 3,000 civil servants to aid flood, landslide recovery

The Aceh provincial government has deployed around 3,000 civil servants as volunteers to areas hit by recent flash floods and landslides, aiming to keep essential public services running as recovery ...