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Indonesia seeks to strengthen halal value chains to boost GDP

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia is seeking to strengthen its halal value chains to increase the halal industry's contribution to gross domestic product (GDP), Head of the Halal Product Assurance Organiz... Read More


Safeguards needed as agentic AI enters finance: deputy minister

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Nezar Patria has stressed the need for stronger governance of artificial intelligence as autonomous AI agents enter the finan... Read More


Samarinda police detain couple over suspected land burning

Indonesia, Aug. 28 -- Police in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, detained a husband and wife suspected of deliberately burning land to speed up preparations for farmland, authorities said here Friday. Sam... Read More


Indonesia's consumer agency urges tax relief for retirees

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) said the government should provide tax relief, including exemptions, for retirees who meet certain criteria. "BPKN needs to ... Read More


Indonesia targets priority lake restoration for water security

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Environment Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat expressed the government's commitment to accelerating the restoration and protection of lake ecosystems in Indonesia to guarantee water, foo... Read More


Universities urged to boost role in knowledge creation amid AI era

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Higher Education, Science, and Technology Ministry has urged universities to strengthen their role as centers of knowledge creation, dissemination and human-resource de... Read More


Govt builds inflatable field hospitals in quake-hit East Nusa Tenggara

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Health Ministry has established two inflatable field hospitals in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to keep surgical services operating safely amid continuing aftershocks follow... Read More


Nduga distributes 50 tons of rice amid drought risk

Jayapura, Papua, Aug. 28 -- The Nduga district government in Indonesia's Papua Highlands Province has distributed 50 tons of rice to residents as drought threatens food supplies in the remote region. ... Read More


Southeast Sulawesi deploys 24 pumps amid drought risks

Kendari, Aug. 28 -- The Southeast Sulawesi provincial government has deployed 24 portable water pumps to five drought-prone areas to reduce risks of water shortages and wildfires as Indonesia's dry se... Read More


Gov't to boost tax compliance to hit 2027 revenue target: Minister

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government will strengthen tax compliance and expand the tax base to achieve a state revenue target of Rp3,426 trillion in the 2027 S... Read More