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Forest fire burns 5 hectares in North Sulawesi, fully extinguished

Jakarta, July 23 -- A local joint response team has successfully extinguished a forest and land fires in North Sulawesi's Minahasa District, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB)... Read More


Indonesia, South Korea seek stronger digital Halaltrade

Denpasar, July 23 -- Indonesia and South Korea are pursuing a strategic partnership to strengthen halal certification, build institutional capacity and support safer, more trusted and globally competi... Read More


Bali blocks foreign investment in 18 business categories

Denpasar, Bali, July 23 -- Bali has blocked foreign investors from accessing Indonesia's online licensing system for 18 business categories, citing concerns that foreign-owned companies are crowding o... Read More


Ministry of Defense eyes AW149 helicopters to strengthen navy

Jakarta, July 23 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Defense has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Italy's Leonardo as part of preliminary discussions on the potential procurement of AW149 helicopters for t... Read More


Indonesia seizes 12.3 tons of narcotics in 21 months

Bogor, West Java, July 23 -- Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency seized more than 12.3 tons of narcotics from October 2024 through July 2026, preventing an estimated 48.3 million people from potenti... Read More


Central Java, Iran explore sister-province partnership

Semarang, C Java, July 23 -- Central Java is exploring sister-province and sister-city partnerships with Iran to expand cooperation in technology, investment, education, trade and other sectors, Gover... Read More


Indonesian cosmetics generate US$1.4 million in Philippine deals

Jakarta, July 23 -- Indonesian cosmetics generated potential transactions of Rp26.35 billion (about US$1.4 million) at Cosmobeaute Philippines 2026, marking the industry's first participation in the e... Read More


BNPB distributes clean water as 55,602 face drought in Bogor

Jakarta, July 23 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is distributing clean water across Bogor District, West Java, as 55,602 residents from 16,291 households grapple with shortag... Read More


Southwest Papua backs broader free meals rollout under Sudaryono

Sorong, July 23 -- The Southwest Papua provincial government voiced hope that new leadership at the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) would help extend the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to more un... Read More


Indonesia hastens irrigation recovery across disaster-hit Sumatra

Jakarta, July 23 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works reinforced its commitment to expediting recovery measures to rehabilitate and reconstruct irrigation infrastructure damaged by last year's floo... Read More