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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


Forestry Ministry apprehends illegal logger leader in Riau

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Forestry Ministry (Kemenhut) has arrested a suspected leader of an illegal logging group operating in the Kerumutan Wildlife Reserve Conservation Forest in Pelalawan District, ... Read More


Indonesia urges social media platforms to open local offices

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria has urged social media platforms operating in Indonesia to open local offices, citing regulatory compliance and gl... Read More


Indonesia, India set US$50B trade target amid global uncertainty

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is aiming to increase trade volume with India to US$50 billion. Kadin Chairman Anindya Bakrie met with Indian Ambassador Sa... Read More


AI regulation to include copyright issues, deputy minister says

Jakarta, Aug. 29 -- Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Nezar Patria stated that the Presidential Regulation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) will include copyright issues related to A... Read More