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RI, UAE provide free cataract surgery for 500 people in remote areas

Jakarta, April 24 -- Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates are expanding their collaboration by providing grant funding of 294,222 dirhams to support free cataract surgeries for 500 residents in remo... Read More


Indonesia rules out tax on ships passing Malacca Strait

Jakarta, April 24 -- Indonesia has no plans to impose taxes on vessels transiting the Malacca Strait, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said, dismissing reports he had proposed levies on one of th... Read More


Indonesia sees fertilizer surplus amid global shortages

Jakarta, April 24 -- Indonesia has secured ample fertilizer supplies and is ready to export as global output tightens due to the Middle East conflict. Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated tha... Read More


Prabowo summons police chief, asks for report on transformation push

Jakarta, April 24 -- President Prabowo Subianto summoned National Police (Polri) Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor District, West Java, on Friday. The pr... Read More


UN peacekeeper from Indonesia dies after Lebanon attack: UNIFIL

Jakarta, April 24 -- The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said an Indonesian peacekeeper died after suffering severe injuries in an attack in southern Lebanon in late March, marking th... Read More


Surabaya's service-based city transformation put to the test

Surabaya, East Java, April 24 -- Surabaya, the capital of East Java, remains a hive of activity across its thoroughfares, ports, and shopping centers, further solidifying its status as one of Indonesi... Read More


Gov't urges Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to maintain stamina

Jakarta, April 24 -- The government urges Indonesian Hajj pilgrims who have arrived in Medina, Saudi Arabia, to maintain their stamina, drink lots of water, and be aware of the weather, which is expec... Read More


Rupiah's weakening not reflect RI's economic fundamentals: Purbaya

Jakarta, April 24 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said he believes the weakening rupiah exchange rate does not reflect Indonesia's deteriorating economic fundamentals. In fact, the domestic ... Read More


Indonesia promotes paper packaging to cut plastic use in F&B industry

Jakarta, April 24 -- The Ministry of Industry is encouraging the use of non-plastic packaging as a strategic solution for the food and beverage (F&B) industry, in order to increase efficiency and stre... Read More


Indonesia working to improve data security

Jakarta, April 24 -- The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs is working to strengthen data security governance to build national digital resilience. A more comprehensive approach is needed ... Read More