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Prabowo asks for reduction in Hajj costs, waiting time to 26 years

Jakarta, Oct. 21 -- President Prabowo Subianto on Monday called on Indonesia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to reduce pilgrimage costs and shorten the Hajj waiting period for Indonesians to 26 years fro... Read More


Indonesia enforces 'zero defect' policy for free meal program

Jakarta, Oct. 21 -- National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Head Dadan Hindayana said the Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) program has adopted a strict "zero defect" policy, inspired by the rigorous health contro... Read More


Indonesia to build giant sea wall, protecting 50 mln people: Prabowo

Jakarta, Oct. 21 -- Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto conveyed readiness for the construction of the Giant Sea Wall National Strategic Project along the north coast of Java (Pantura) to protect 50 ... Read More


Indonesia, Brazil highlight TFFF as key climate funding model

Jakarta, Oct. 21 -- Indonesia and Brazil have highlighted the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) as an innovative financing mechanism to safeguard tropical forests, which are essential for mainta... Read More


Indonesia, South Korea collaborate to advance cell-based food

Jakarta, Oct. 21 -- The Indonesia National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) signed an MoU with South Korea's Simple Planet to enhance biotechnology research and innovation, focusing on developing... Read More


Indonesia distributes 288,000 panels to boost school digitalization

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto stated that around 50,000 schools have received a total of 288,000 interactive flat panels (IFPs) from the government to support the digital learning pro... Read More


Prabowo orders corruption recovered funds used for scholarships

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto has requested that a portion of the Rp13.2 trillion (US$800 million) recovered from a major crude palm oil export corruption case be allocated for schola... Read More


Indonesia's budget savings fund $1.8 billion cash aid: official

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- An Indonesian senior official confirmed that the government's additional direct cash assistance (BLT) worth Rp30 trillion (US$1.8 billion) for 35 million families is funded by budg... Read More


President Prabowo targets UI's rise into world's top 100 universities

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism that the University of Indonesia (UI) will soon rank among the world's top 100 universities and instructed the Ministry of Higher Educ... Read More


Prabowo pushes digital governance with single national data system

Jakarta, Oct. 20 -- President Prabowo Subianto stated that the Indonesian government continues to push for digitalization across various sectors to achieve more efficient governance. "We continue to ... Read More