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Food reserves highest on record, show policies on right track: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto has said that the government’s food reserves have currently reached a historic high, indicating that the government’s food policies are headed in the right ...

Indonesia's 5.12 percent growth tops G20, ASEAN rates

President Prabowo Subianto highlighted Indonesia's economic growth of 5.12 percent as one of the highest in the G20 and ASEAN regions. This was reported by Coordinating Minister for Economic ...

Indonesia, Mie Prefecture to formalize labor cooperation agreement

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Tokyo and the Mie Prefectural Parliament agreed to enhance cooperation in the labor sector, to be formalized through a memorandum of understanding ...

Papua's repeat gubernatorial elections go off peacefully

The repeat gubernatorial election in Papua on Wednesday ran peacefully, with thousands of registered voters exercising their right to vote at 2,023 ballot booths across the province.Deputy Home ...

Minister stresses cooperation with businesses to grow MSMEs

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Minister Maman Abdurrahman emphasized that strategic collaboration between the government and business players is key to boosting the growth of micro, ...

Indonesia plans decree for extra Independence Day holiday

Three Indonesian ministers will soon issue a joint decree declaring August 18 this year as an additional public holiday to mark the country's 80th Independence Anniversary. "God willing, ...

RI shelves plan for standalone cyber military branch

The Indonesian government has decided not to form a dedicated cyber military branch like Singapore to address security and defense issues in cyberspace, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin has ...

Free expression fine, but Red and White above all: official

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Bima Arya Sugiarto, has described the viral trend of hoisting the pirate flag from the anime series One Piece ahead of the 80th Indonesian Independence Day as an act ...

Ministry to back N Jakarta's waste management push

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has said that his ministry will assist North Jakarta in stepping up waste management efforts as the city has been designated a model for other regions in the ...

Tourism development on Padar Island to meet WHC, IUCN rules: govt

The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) has assured that the development of tourism facilities on Padar Island, which forms a part of the Komodo National Park, will comply with the standards set by ...