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Task force secures Rp7 trillion forest use fines from 48 companies

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- The Forest Area Enforcement (PKH) Task Force has collected Rp7.07 trillion (around US$419 million) in administrative fines from 48 palm oil and mining companies found to have viola... Read More


Ministry proposes additional Rp5.1T to restore agriculture in Sumatra

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- The Ministry of Agriculture allocated Rp1.49 trillion (around US$88.3 million) from the 2026 State Budget and proposed an additional Rp5.1 trillion to accelerate agricultural recov... Read More


Indonesia to maintain B40 biodiesel policy this year: Minister

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto has confirmed that Indonesia will maintain its mandatory biodiesel blending policy at B40 this year, as plans to move ... Read More


Most whale, dolphin habitats off Sumatra outside protected areas: BRIN

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- A survey conducted by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Konservasi Indonesia, and OceanX has found that 93 percent of whale and dolphin habitats in waters west of... Read More


Indonesia seeks business support for free meal program

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is encouraging the business sector to play a more active role in supplying raw materials for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, as the init... Read More


Ministry to take legal action against regions failing to handle waste

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- The Ministry of Environment asserted that it will proceed with legal enforcement against regions that have failed to take maximum action in addressing the local waste crisis. Envi... Read More


Indonesia accelerates post-disaster recovery in West Sumatra

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian said he has developed a number of strategies to accelerate rehabilitation and reconstruction following the hydrometeorological disaste... Read More


Indonesia to set up new state-owned textile firm with US$6 billion

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced the plan to establish a new state-owned enterprise (SOE) in the textile sector. This plan was d... Read More


PMCAF Thailand visited Jakarta to honor award-winning teacher

Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- A delegation from the Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation (PMCAF) of Thailand visited Jakarta to recognize and support an outstanding Indonesian teacher who received the Princess... Read More


Sparking hope of rice self-sufficiency in border areas

Natuna, Riau Islands, Jan. 14 -- That one morning during the first week of January 2026 was slightly different from the usual mornings in Sebadai Ulu Village, Natuna, Riau Islands. An open-sided tent ... Read More