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Indonesia's DPD mounts audit on Papua special autonomy funds

Manokwari, Feb. 18 -- The Indonesian Regional Representatives Council (DPD) announced the formation of a team tasked with thoroughly evaluating the use of special autonomy funds by regional government... Read More


Number of displaced residents in Sumatra drops to 12,994: Minister

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said the number of people displaced by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra has fallen sharply from more than 2 milli... Read More


All national roads in 3 Sumatra provinces now operational: Minister

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian stated that all national roads in three flood- and landslide-hit provinces of Sumatra-Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra-have returned to fu... Read More


Education ministry seeks additional Rp2.4T budget for Sumatra recovery

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is seeking an additional budget of Rp2.4 trillion (approximately US$142.1 million) for Sumatra post-disaster recovery in the educati... Read More


Indonesian students in US pin hopes on Prabowo's visit

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Indonesian students in the United States said they hope President Prabowo Subianto's visit to Washington will deliver tangible benefits for Indonesians amid global uncertainty. Ax... Read More


Muhammadiyah begins Ramadan a day ahead of govt

Banda Aceh, Aceh, Feb. 18 -- Members of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization, began fasting for Ramadan 1447 Hijri on Wednesday, a day earlier than the government's official s... Read More


President Prabowo greets Indonesian diaspora in Washington

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greeted members of the Indonesian diaspora and students in Washington on Tuesday, shortly after arriving in the US capital for a series of off... Read More


President Prabowo arrives in US for trade, Gaza summit

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for talks with US business leaders, a Gaza peace summit and a planned bilateral meeting with President... Read More


Need resolution for 29 villages lost in Sumatra floods: Minister

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian stated that 29 villages in Sumatra were lost to recent floods and landslides, necessitating a resolution to the resident relocation and adminis... Read More


Islamic school students' learning fully resumed in Sumatra: Minister

Jakarta, Feb. 18 -- Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar stated that learning activities for madrasah (Islamic school) students in the disaster-affected provinces of Sumatra have fully resumed. ... Read More