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Indonesia denies social media blocks during protest, urges fact-checks

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs stated that the government did not take down or restrict any social media content during the recent protests. "There is no direct... Read More


Indonesia urges MSMEs to boost digitalization and financial literacy

Surabaya, Jatim, Aug. 29 -- Deputy Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Helvi Moraza, underlined the critical importance of digital transformation and strengthened financ... Read More


Indonesia launches loan scheme to aid migrant workers abroad

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) has launched a People's Business Credit (KUR) financing scheme for prospective Indonesian migrant workers (CPMI) to... Read More


ID FOOD steps in to rescue sugar market with major capital injection

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- State-owned food holding company ID FOOD will significantly increase its absorption of locally produced sugar following a Rp1.5 trillion (approx. US$91 million) shareholder loan fr... Read More


Indonesian govt clarifies Meta, TikTok summons not about protests

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Nezar Patria, clarified that the summons of social media platform representatives like Meta and TikTok was part of ongoing con... Read More


Indonesian city pushes stunting rate down, aims 5 percent in 2025

Mataram, Aug. 29 -- The Mataram City Health Office in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province is strengthening convergence with various stakeholders to meet the 2025 stunting reduction target of five percen... Read More


Ministry supports improvement of music royalty ecosystem

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Ministry of Creative Economy has highlighted support for the Ministry of Law in improving the creative industry ecosystem, especially related to music royalties. "The Ministry... Read More


Indonesia's Baznas welcomes court ruling upholding Zakat Law

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The National Zakat Agency (Baznas) welcomed the Constitutional Court's decision rejecting a judicial review of Law No. 23 of 2011 on Zakat Management, as read out during a ruling s... Read More


Gov't compels youth to create innovations that advance villages

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The government has called on youth to bring simple, useful innovations to rural areas in a bid to advance villagers' lives. Villagers need the benefits of technology and to have t... Read More


BNPB deploys emergency team to flood-hit South Halmahera

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) confirmed that it has mobilized its local office (BPBD) to deploy personnel to assist hundreds of residents affected by fl... Read More