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Indonesia revokes 2,229 permits in crackdown on food mafia

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- The Food Task Force had prosecuted 75 suspects and revoked 2,229 retailer and distributor permits from 2024 to 2025 as part of tightened supervision of cooking oil, rice, and ferti... Read More


Indonesiana cultural endowment fund has reached 2,800 beneficiaries

Indonesia, Nov. 21 -- Culture Minister Fadli Zon said that the Indonesiana Endowment Fund Program has reached 2,800 beneficiaries across Indonesia, in order to build a wider ecosystem for Indonesian c... Read More


Indonesia prepares Rp10 trillion land program to boost food security

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that the government has prepared around Rp10 trillion (nearly US$600 million) in grants to open 870 thousand hectares of land for cr... Read More


Indonesia to ease rules for diaspora PhDs to teach in universities

Surabaya, East Java, Nov. 21 -- The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology is working to simplify administrative procedures for Indonesian diaspora PhD holders who wish to become academ... Read More


Bali police investigate death of Chinese tourist at Canggu hostel

Denpasar, Bali, Nov. 21 -- Bali's Badung District Police have released a chronology of the incident in which six foreign tourists suffered diarrhea and one died while staying at Clandestino Hostel in ... Read More


Most evacuees return home as Semeru activity stabilizes, BNPB says

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that by Friday afternoon, most residents who evacuated following Mount Semeru's eruption in Lumajang, East Java, have gradu... Read More


BNPB supports relief and recovery efforts after Semeru eruption

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has pledged full support for emergency response and environmental recovery efforts following the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang... Read More


Human trafficking often linked to maladministration: Ombudsman

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- Indonesian Ombudsman Head Mokhammad Najih emphasized that human trafficking crimes can stem from maladministration in public services. Speaking at a public discussion and the rele... Read More


Indonesian government raises research budget by 218 percent

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- The Indonesian government has increased the national research budget by 218 percent under President Prabowo Subianto's leadership, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and... Read More


BNPB ensures emergency support after Mt. Semeru eruption

Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has pledged full support for emergency response and environmental recovery efforts following the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang... Read More