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Indonesia's lawmaker urges hybrid system to improve free meals program

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- An Indonesian lawmaker has suggested adopting a hybrid model for the government's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to accommodate regional differences in schools and reduce the... Read More


Indonesia prepares rules to curb illegal cigarettes

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- The Indonesian government plans to issue a new regulation to curb the circulation of illegal cigarettes, particularly those sold without excise bands, which have spread widely in ... Read More


Paralegals in Indonesia's Riau villages bring justice closer to home

Pekanbaru, Sept. 29 -- In many villages across Riau, Indonesia, legal issues often emerge quietly before escalating into long-running disputes. Land inheritance conflicts, plantation boundaries, and d... Read More


Gov't found some 600 thousand TB cases per September end

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- The Health Ministry identified as many as 600,698 TB cases by 27 September 2025, which is 55 percent of the target set at 1,090,000 cases. The ministry's acting director general ... Read More


PU-BNPB collaboration strengthens national disaster mitigation

Padang, Sept. 29 -- The collaboration between the Ministry of Public Works (PU) and the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has shown significant progress in strengthening disaster mitigation e... Read More


Govt prepares 481,000 hectares in Papua for food self-sufficiency

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- The Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs has allocated 481 thousand hectares of land in the Wanam National Strategic Project (PSN) in Ilwayab, Merauke District, South Papua Prov... Read More


IEU-CEPA eases EU stance on deforestation rules

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- Indonesia's Trade Minister Budi Santoso said the signing of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) has led the European Union to soft... Read More


Baznas, ministry collaborate on mosque-based empowerment program

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- A collaborative program between National Alms Agency (Baznas) and the Religious Affairs Ministry has selected 34 mosques in three provinces to pilot a community-based economic emp... Read More


Indonesian govt highlights uneven quality of vocational instructors

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Elementary and Secondary Education has highlighted disparities in the quality of vocational instructors across the country. "We cannot ignore the challeng... Read More


Ministry strengthens vocational training with 1,100 instructors

Jakarta, Sept. 29 -- The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has launched a training program for 1,100 instructors from community training centers as part of its strategy to strengthen human r... Read More