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Indonesia ready to hold Merdeka Run 2026, over 10,000 runners sign in

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The Ministry of Youth and Sports has confirmed that more than 10,000 runners will take part in Merdeka Run 2026 in Jakarta on Saturday (Aug 29), starting around 5 a.m., with an 8 k... Read More


BNPB conducts weather modification to protect Way Kambas elephants

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the weather modification (OMC) in East Lampung was aimed not only at preventing health disruptions to humans but also at protect... Read More


Gov't sets Rp3 mln aid for disaster-hit Sumatra micro businesses

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) has prepared a Rp3 million (around US$169) cash grant initiative for micro-businesses hit by disasters in Ac... Read More


Indonesia invites universities to expand education ties with PNG

Jayapura, Aug. 28 -- Education and Cultural Attache at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Port Moresby, Arief Kusdwiadnanto, said Indonesia was encouraging public universities to establish pa... Read More


Indonesian military holds joint drills ahead of carrier operations

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The Indonesian military conducted a joint exercise focused on aircraft carrier operations ahead of the arrival of Indonesia's first aircraft carrier, ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, which ... Read More


Indonesia studies cassava-based technology to fight land fires

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia is studying cassava-based technology as a potential tool to combat forest and land fires, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Head Arif Satria said on Friday. ... Read More


Ministry provides Rp4.18b to restore 71 disaster-hit training centers

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Primary and Secondary Education Ministry disbursed Rp4.18 billion in relief funding to support the recovery of 71 courses and training centers (LKPs) affected by floods... Read More


Indonesian Air Force says Jakarta fighter flights were training

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The Indonesian Air Force said fighter jets flying over Jakarta were conducting training for Merdeka Run, part of celebrations marking Indonesia's 81st Independence Day. Speaking t... Read More


Jakarta situation returns to normal after Thursday protest, police say

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesian police said public safety and order in Jakarta had returned to normal on Friday after mass demonstrations at the Parliament Complex the previous day. National Police Pu... Read More


Health Ministry launches first brain aneurysm surgery in Batam

Batam, Riau Islands, Aug. 28 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin launched cerebral aneurysm clipping surgery, a procedure to clip blood vessels in the brain, for the first time at the Embung Fatima... Read More