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Govt protects productive agricultural land from land conversion threat

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Nusron Wahid emphasized his commitment to protecting productive agricultural land from ... Read More


Jakarta unemployment rate drops to 6.18 percent: Governor

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Jakarta's open unemployment rate (TPT) fell to 6.18 percent in the first half of 2025, Governor Pramono Anung said on Wednesday, noting a slight improvement compared to the same pe... Read More


Sorong riots prompt police to deploy 100 elite Brimob officers

Sorong, SW Papua, Aug. 28 -- West Papua police deployed 100 officers from the elite Mobile Brigade (Brimob) Corps to Sorong, Southwest Papua, on Thursday to reinforce security following protests over ... Read More


Indonesia request Timor-Leste to probe border incident

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- The Indonesian Embassy in Dili has formally requested Timor-Leste authorities to investigate a recent incident involving the construction of boundary markers along the two countrie... Read More


Indonesia's top court bans deputy ministers from holding second jobs

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK) on Thursday banned deputy ministers from holding second jobs, extending a rule that already applies to ministers. The court ruled that Articl... Read More


RI eyes Dutch duo for September fixtures as naturalization progresses

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir hopes Mauro Zijlstra and Miliano Jonathans can take their oath of Indonesian citizenship this week, enabling them to join the national team for September... Read More


Prabowo surprised as law pledge tested days after statement

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he was surprised when his pledge to uphold the law without bias became reality just days after making the statement. Speaking at the Apk... Read More


Indonesia, Thailand Navies boost ties with Sattahip diplomatic visit

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Fleet Command Rear Admiral Eko Wahjono paid a courtesy call to Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Navy Admiral Jirapol Wongwit in Sattahip, Thail... Read More


Minister urges Indonesia's universities to tailor AI to local needs

Badung, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Minister of Communications and Digital Meutya Hafid on Thursday called on universities to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) based on their regional needs to help drive ... Read More


Indonesia, OGP push open government, bureaucratic reform

Jakarta, Aug. 28 -- Indonesia's Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) held a meeting this week to advance open government principles focused on tran... Read More