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Prabowo orders shift from diesel to solar power plants

Jakarta, March 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto has ordered an acceleration in the conversion of diesel-powered power plants (PLTD) to solar power plants (PLTS) amid high global oil prices. Coordinat... Read More


President Prabowo plans Eid eve in North Sumatra, prayer in Aceh

Jakarta, March 20 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to observe the Eve of Eid al-Fitr in North Sumatra on Friday (March 20) before performing the Eid prayer in Aceh the next morning, Cab... Read More


BGN mandates quarterly monitoring of MBG domestic waste

Jakarta, March 20 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) requires that domestic wastewater under the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program be monitored quarterly to maintain public health and environmen... Read More


Whoosh ticket sales reached 145,000 during Eid holiday period : KCIC

Jakarta, March 20 -- PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) Corporate Secretary Eva Chairunisa said that Whoosh ticket sales reached 145,000 during the 2026 Eid al-Fitr holiday period. She stated tha... Read More


BGN mandates circular economy in MBG program waste management

Jakarta, March 20 -- Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana has issued an instruction mandating a circular economy approach to waste management in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) ... Read More


Bali Airport reopens after Nyepi Day closure, flights resume normally

Denpasar, Bali, March 20 -- I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport management in Denpasar, Bali, announced that operations have resumed after a 24-hour closure for the Nyepi or the silence holy day. "I Gusti Ngu... Read More


Free meal pause during Eid holiday saves trillions of rupiah

Jakarta, March 20 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the temporary suspension of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program during the Eid al-Fitr holiday could save several trillion rupiah in... Read More


Indonesian minister calls on self-purification, unity this Eid al-Fitr

Kudus, March 20 -- Indonesian Primary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti called on Muslims to conclude Ramadan by achieving self-purity during a sermon at the Eid al-Fitr prayer organized by... Read More


Indonesia's BGN issues regulation on food waste in free meal program

Jakarta, March 20 -- Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has introduced Regulation No. 1/2026, setting new standards for the handling of food leftovers, waste, and domestic wastewater in the g... Read More


Nusantara State Mosque to host Eid prayer, toll road opens early

Nusantara, March 20 -- The primary toll road of Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara (IKN), will open earlier at 4:30 a.m. local time (GMT+8) on Saturday (March 21) to ease mobility for Eid al-Fitr p... Read More