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Indonesia: Technology Enhancing Smart Defence Capabilities
Indonesia’s National Armed Forces (TNI) are undergoing a significant transformation, embracing innovation, technology and digital systems to strengthen the nation’s defence capabilities and ensure operational readiness. This shift reflects a smart...

Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 49 as search for missing students continues
Indonesian rescuers searching for missing students after a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school collapsed last week recovered the bodies of dozens of students over the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to 49. Using heavy excavators...

Jakarta's Best City Parks for Budget-Friendly Picnics via Public Transit
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta residents can enjoy a special Rp80 fare for Transjakarta, MRT, and LRT services on the 80th anniversary of the TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces) on Sunday, October 5, 2025. This special fare for LRT services is...

Children in New York keep dying while ‘subway surfing’
NEW YORK -- Ka'Von Wooden loved trains. The 15-year-old had an encyclopedic knowledge of New York City's subway system and dreamed of becoming a train operator. Instead, on a December morning in 2022, Ka'Von died after he climbed to the roof of a...

Indonesia's Free Meal Poisoning Exceeds 10,000 Cases, Reports JPPI
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) stated that the number of food poisoning victims from the Free Meal or MBG program continues to climb, despite the government's temporary closure of some kitchens. As of Saturday,...

Parents see tragedy, not fault, in Indonesia school collapse
Sidoarjo, Indonesia – Sixteen-year-old Muhammad Royhan Firdaus had just finished praying on the first floor of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Javan city of Sidoarjo on Monday when something struck him on the head. When he...

Death toll from Indonesian school collapse jumps to at least 49
Audio By Carbonatix JAKARTA (Reuters) -The death toll from the collapse of an Islamic boarding school in Indonesia last week jumped to at least 49 people as rescuers have cleared nearly all of the debris, the country’s disaster mitigation agency...

Bigger allocation expected with new education plan
TANJONG MALIM: The Higher Education Ministry expects to receive a bigger allocation under Budget 2026 following the launch of the Malaysia Higher Education Plan 2026-2035 next year. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir (pic) said the allocation...
MotoGP champion Marquez suffers collarbone injury in Indonesian GP crash
BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP’s Fermin Aldeguer celebrates on the podium after winning the Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika International Street Circuit Sunday. AFP Ducati’s MotoGP champion Marc Marquez suffered a collarbone injury as a result of a...
Libya, Indonesia agree to enhance economic consultation
TRIPOLI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Libya's Government of National Unity announced Sunday that it has reached an agreement with Indonesia to establish a joint committee to strengthen economic consultation, the Libyan News Agency (LNA) reported. The...

Three Indian States Ban Cough Syrup After Several Children Die
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three Indian states have banned a cough syrup after at least nine children died allegedly after consuming it, authorities said. The Indian Health Ministry said in a statement that test samples of Coldrif cough syrup, made by...

Valishetty Shriyanshi clinches women’s singles title at AL Ain Masters
Valishetty clinched the title in an all-Indian final against the former BWF World Junior No. 1, Tasnim Mir, winning with scores of 15–21, 22–20, 21–7 Hyderabad: India’s Valishetty Shriyanshi emerged as the Women’s Singles Champion at the Al Ain...

Indonesia School Collapse Death Toll Rises To 45
The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 45 on Sunday, officials said, as rescuers recovered more victims buried under the rubble. An aerial view shows rescuers searching for victims at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in...

Indonesian Christian Minority Under Threat from New Blasphemy Laws
As Indonesia is poised to expand its blasphemy laws, members of the Asian nation’s sizable Christian minority are warning that they could be used as a cudgel by portions of the Islamic majority. Indonesia has enforced blasphemy laws since 1965,...
Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia: Aldeguer takes stunning maiden Mandalika win as Marquez and Bezzecchi clash
Jakarta, Oct 5(UNI) How about that for a way to win your first MotoGP Grand Prix? Take a bow, Fermin Aldeguer (BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP). The rookie becomes the second-youngest MotoGP winner after clinching an utterly dominant victory in a...

Indonesia Mourns as Death Toll Climbs to 40 After School Collapse in East Java
by Emmanuel Ogbonna Rescue workers in Indonesia have recovered more than two dozen additional bodies from the ruins of a collapsed Islamic boarding school, bringing the official death toll to 40 as the nation grapples with one of its deadliest...

Aldabaiba receives Indonesia’s Deputy Foreign Minister – strengthening cooperation discussed
Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, received at his Cabinet Office today Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mohamed Anis Matta, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting, the Tripoli government says, comes within the...
KSCA felicitates India U-19 Women’s T20 WC winners Niki, Mithila, Rangaswamy
More News 05 Oct 2025 | 11:02 PMBengaluru, Oct 5 (UNI) It was a night where Karnataka cricket celebrated both international glory and homegrown talent. see more.. 05 Oct 2025 | 10:34 PMNew Delhi, Oct 5(UNI) Curtains came down on the IndianOil New...

Indonesia 2025 Mandalika MotoGP draws 142,000 spectators: Thohir
Mandalika, NTB (ANTARA) - The 2025 Indonesia MotoGP at the Mandalika International Street Circuit attracted around 142 thousand spectators, according to Sports and Youth Minister Erick Thohir. "This is remarkable. As many as 142 thousand people...

Prabowo’s policies won’t fix Indonesia’s problems
Indonesia is navigating political turmoil, economic instability, and social unrest. Governance is weakening, investor confidence is fading, and inequality is worsening. Does President Prabowo Subianto have the answers to turn the tide? On current...