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Govt to reprocess 29.99 thousand tons of rice to improve quality

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- The National Food Agency (Bapanas) stated that the government will reprocess 29.99 thousand tons of rice that have deteriorated to improve its quality before being distributed to th... Read More


Hajj quota corruption: Billions recovered, KPK eyes suspect reveal

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated that the announcement of suspects in the alleged corruption case involving the 2023-2024 Hajj quota and pilgrimage management at t... Read More


Illegal mining in Bangka Belitung costs state Rp300 trillion: Prabowo

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has revealed that illegal mining activities by six companies in Bangka Belitung Province have inflicted an estimated Rp300 trillion (approximat... Read More


DPR backs higher defense budget to meet military readiness goal

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- Indonesia's House Budget Committee (Banggar DPR) has reaffirmed its support for increasing the military budget to meet the country's Minimum Essential Force (MEF) target, a baseline... Read More


Indonesia pushes West Sumatra as gastronomic, halal travel hotspot

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- The Ministry of Tourism is promoting West Sumatra's rich gastronomic and Muslim-friendly tourism to participants of familiarization trips (famtrips). "Through nature and cultural t... Read More


Sidoarjo boarding school collapse: 54 bodies recovered, 49 identified

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) reported that as of early Monday morning, a total of 54 bodies had been recovered from the collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic Boardi... Read More


Pertamina Dumai refinery blast under investigation, no casualties

Pekanbaru, Riau, Oct. 6 -- Police in Riau Province are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional's Refinery Unit II in Dumai, which damaged a key production... Read More


President Prabowo orders enhanced hygiene measures at MBG kitchens

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to ensure that all kitchens under the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program are equipped with sterilizatio... Read More


Riau Islands Police intensify crackdown on cross-border drug networks

Batam, Riau Islands, Oct. 6 -- Police in Indonesia's Riau Islands are ramping up efforts to dismantle cross-border drug networks, particularly those linked to Malaysia, amid a sharp rise in narcotics-... Read More


Meteor causes fireball, explosions over Cirebon, BRIN confirms

Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- The explosion and fireball witnessed by residents around Cirebon were caused by a sizeable meteor that fell into the Java Sea, Astronomy professor Thomas Djamaluddin from the Nation... Read More