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Indonesia to launch Integrated School Program targeting 500 schools

Jakarta, March 9 -- The Chief of the Presidential Staff Office, M. Qodari, informed that the government will launch an Integrated School Program, targeting 500 schools to accelerate improvements in th... Read More


MPR deputy speaker pushes for higher women's participation in STEM

Jakarta, March 9 -- Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Lestari Moerdijat called for stronger participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) t... Read More


Indonesia finds mental health issues in 10 pct of screened children

Jakarta, March 9 -- The 2025-2026 Free Health Check (CKG) found indications of mental health problems in the form of anxiety and depression in nearly 10 percent of approximately 7 million children, a ... Read More


Indonesia tightens oversight of imported fish products

Jakarta, March 9 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is strengthening oversight against foreign companies supplying fresh fish products to Indonesia in accordance with Governmen... Read More


Prabowo inaugurates 218 bridges built by TNI in just 2.5 months

Jakarta, March 9 -- President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated 218 bridges built in various regions, including disaster-hit areas like Aceh, while praising the swift work of the Indonesian Defense Forces ... Read More


Two Australians sentenced 16 years for Bali murder of fellow Aussie

Denpasar, Bali, March 9 -- The Denpasar District Court sentenced two Australian nationals, Mevlut Coskun (22) and Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou (26), to 16 years imprisonment for the murder of an Australian... Read More


Heavy rain raises danger of further landslides at Bantargebang: BNPB

Jakarta, March 9 -- Indonesia's disaster agency BNPB has warned of further landslide risks at the Bantargebang Landfill in Bekasi, West Java, as heavy rainfall is forecast to continue in the Greater J... Read More


Jakarta aims 1,000 tons daily at Rorotan RDF to cut Bantargebang waste

Jakarta, March 9 -- Jakarta is commissioning a new waste-to-fuel facility in North Jakarta, designed to process up to 1,000 tons of refuse daily and ease pressure on the overstretched Bantargebang lan... Read More


Govt expands health check coverage to support children's mental health

Jakarta, March 9 -- Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said the government will expand the Free Health Check (CKG) program to reach 14 million children in 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen mental... Read More


Landslide at Bantargebang Landfill kills 5, 4 still missing

Jakarta, March 9 -- The Jakarta National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) found another body buried by a landslide at the Bantargebang Landfill in Bekasi, West Java, bringing the death toll to five... Read More