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RI Govt plays down central bank independence fears over BI nominee

Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa on Tuesday dismissed concerns that the nomination of Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Djiwandono as a deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) cou... Read More


Indonesia, China launch joint lab to advance AI-driven healthcare

Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- Indonesia and China have agreed to deepen cooperation in digital health by establishing a joint laboratory focused on artificial intelligence in medicine, a move Jakarta says will ... Read More


SAR uses special tool rescue miners trapped in Bogor mine

Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) deployed special equipment to search for miners suspected of being trapped in a mining pit area in Pongkor, Bogor District, West Ja... Read More


Indonesia's rescuers find personal items at ATR 42-500 crash site

Indonesia, Jan. 20 -- The search and rescue team handling the Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-500 plane crash has confirmed the discovery of items believed to belong to victims near the crash site on M... Read More


Indonesia's VP checks prices, supply at Tasikmalaya market

Tasikmalaya, Jan. 20 -- Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Tuesday inspected Cikurubuk Market, the main wholesale market in the West Java city of Tasikmalaya, to ensure food prices r... Read More


Immigration Ministry raises Rp1.7 billion for Sumatra disaster relief

Tangerang, Jan. 20 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has raised about Rp1.7 billion ($100,000) to support post-disaster recovery efforts in three provinces on Sumatra, channeling ... Read More


Some 55.1 million people receive free nutritious meal in 2025

Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) said that throughout 2025, the number of Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) reached 19,188, serving 55.1 million beneficiaries of the Fr... Read More


Indonesia seeks synchronized efforts for development in Papua

Jayapura, Jan. 20 -- Indonesia's National Development Planning Ministry (Bappenas) has convened with the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of Special Autonomy Development in Papua to explore vi... Read More


SAR operation split into 9 units to search ATR 42-500 crash site

Indonesia, Jan. 20 -- The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team for the ATR 42-500 plane crash was divided into nine Search and Rescue Unit (SRU) teams on the fourth day of the operation in the Bulusarau... Read More


Jakarta raises alert as rainy season fuels super flu, dengue risks

Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The Jakarta provincial government has raised an alert over potential cases of dengue and "super flu," or influenza A (H3N2) subclade K, amid the rainy season. "I have instructed t... Read More