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Indonesia's BGN recommends nutrition lessons for school children
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has proposed to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education that nutrition lessons be included in the national curriculum. "The main goal of this step is to create healthy,...

Indonesia Faces Hidden Costs If China Helps It Go Nuclear
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recently announced that his country may partner with China, Russia or the United States to build its nation’s first nuclear power plant by 2032. This development, which shares an energy surplus of 500...

RKUHAP must cover women in conflict with law: commission
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has highlighted the need to incorporate the rights of women in conflict with the law in the draft Code of Criminal Procedure (RKUHAP). “The rights cover...

Indonesia expands free meals program to Sekolah Rakyat
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has integrated its Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program with Sekolah Rakyat — a tuition-free school — to provide both quality education and nutritious food for children from poor and extremely poor...

Empowering workers: The future of Saudi-Indonesian labor cooperation
audi Arabia and Indonesia share a strong bond built on deep religious, economic and cultural connections. Every year, large numbers of Indonesian pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia to perform the haj and umrah. This religious bond has been a...

Indonesia bolsters collaboration to tackle tourism challenges in Bali
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism is stepping up its collaboration with the Bali provincial government to develop more sustainable and high-quality tourism, particularly in response to the challenges currently facing the island....

Mossad Claims Israel Lobbied Indonesia and Others to Accommodate Gazans
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Director of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, David Barnea, reportedly visited Washington this week to request U.S. assistance in convincing other countries to receive hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza....

294 Foreigners Caught Violating Indonesia's Immigration Rules, Mostly from China
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has identified 294 foreign nationals residing in Indonesia who are suspected of immigration violations. These individuals originate from various countries, including China, Nigeria,...

Indonesian Police Block Over 10,000 Child Sexual Abuse Materials on Internet
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) claims to have blocked 10,934 child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) in digital spaces. The measure has been carried out by the police's task force on online...

Four children killed in Jakarta house blaze
Jakarta (ANTARA) - A fire that ripped through three homes in a South Jakarta neighborhood early Saturday morning killed four children and injured two adult women, according to the local fire and rescue agency. The victims — identified only by...

World : Cambodia Raids Expose Foreign Women Involvement In Scam CentresÂ
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 19 (Bernama) - About 20 per cent of suspects arrested in Cambodia this week for alleged online scam crimes are women from developing countries. The state media outlet Agence Kampuchea Presse reported that...

Twenty-one Chinese workers detained for alleged immigration violations
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The South Jakarta Immigration Office announced on Friday the detention of 21 Chinese nationals and the confiscation of their passports, pending investigation into alleged immigration violations. During a recent Operation Wira...
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand And Vietnam: July 19, 2025
INDONESIA 1. THREE KILLED IN STAMPEDE AT W. JAVA GOVERNOR’S SON’S WEDDING CELEBRATION -- JAKARTA GLOBE Three people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed in a stampede during a public celebration in Garut, West Java, marking the wedding...

Fugitive Riza Chalid Still an Indonesian Citizen, AGO Confirms
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, confirmed that Riza Chalid, a suspect in the Pertamina oil corruption case, remains an Indonesian citizen (WNI). “There is no...

Pakistan and Indonesia: Partners in progress
THE recent visit of Indonesia’s Defence Minister, Lieutenant General (Retired) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, to Pakistan is expected to further enhance mutual cooperation in defense production, energy and food security, maritime affairs, anti-terrorism,...

A modern interpretation of Islam in Indonesia fuels a push for ‘global Muslims’
In a world where religion and faith-based politics are gaining ground, what happens in Indonesia, the world’s largest nation of Muslims, is critical. The sprawling archipelagic nation has more than 200 million Muslims, most of whom live peaceably...

Indonesian woman, family chase pickpockets in France, wallet recovered in one hour
PICKPOCKETS are a hazard one has to watch out for, especially when travelling in certain countries where it remains a prevalent issue in tourist areas. An Indonesian woman’s bravery and determination in catching a pickpocket who stole her wallet...

Jakarta MRT clocks significant passenger growth in first half
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (Jakarta MRT) recorded a notable increase in both total and daily passenger numbers in the first half of this year. Operator PT MRT Jakarta (Perseroda) said that 21,053,246 passengers utilized its...

Educate Patients About Safe Medication Disposal
Most households in the United States have some sort of medication, either prescription or OTC, in them. These medications should be disposed of when they expire or are no longer wanted or needed, but patients often have questions regarding the...

Indonesian consumers can claim refund for poor-quality rice
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Consumers in Indonesia are entitled to compensation if rice products they purchase are substandard or underweight compared to what is stated on the packaging, a trade official said on Friday. Moga Simatupang, Director General of...