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Indonesia: Access and Technology for Inclusive Education
Indonesia is taking decisive steps to ensure that quality education reaches every child, combining technological innovation with expanded access for the nation’s most vulnerable students. President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled complementary...

President Prabowo pushes cooperatives as key to Indonesia’s economy
Lebak, Banten (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto is pressing ahead with a nationwide drive to strengthen cooperatives as a pillar of Indonesia’s economy, with the Red and White Village Cooperatives (KDMP) programme at its core, the country’s...

Indonesia’s Gaza flotilla and the law of naval blockade
handful of Indonesian volunteers are embarking on a journey that could make headlines: Boarding ships named after national heroes, Sukarno, Sultan Hasanuddin, Pangeran Diponegoro, Pati Unus and Malahayati, they have joined an international...

Ministry, private hospitals partner to boost specialist doctors
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology plans to collaborate with private hospitals to speed up the increase in the number of specialist doctors in Indonesia. Minister of Higher Education, Science, and...

Menstrual leave and women’s reproductive health: Reducing stigma and stress
Menstruation is a natural biological process experienced by nearly half of the global population, with millions of women enduring the array of physical, hormonal and emotional challenges that accompany their menstrual cycle each month across the...

Death toll from Indonesia flooding rises to 23
The death toll from the flooding that struck two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, rose to 23 on Friday, officials said, with five other people still missing. Torrential rain late Tuesday triggered floods and landslides across...

Business News | Prioritizing Quality and Patient Safety with Digital Transformation, RS Pondok Indah Group Becomes First in Indonesia to Achieve HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7
PRNewswire Jakarta [Indonesia], September 12: RS Pondok Indah Group (Pondok Indah Hospital Group) has made history as the first hospital group in Indonesia to achieve the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM) Stage 7, the world's...

SpaceX finally launches Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima mission on 9/11 from the Cape
The weather at the Cape in Florida finally cooperated after three unsuccessful scrubs as SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Thursday, September 11 launched the Nusantara Lima mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape...

Gov't ensures that Jakarta measles case does not surge significantly
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Governor of Jakarta Pramono Anung Wibowo ensures that the measles case in the province does not surge significantly. "Currently, what happens in Jakarta regarding measles is that there is no spike like in the other provinces,"...
General : AOSPAG Congress Brings Experts Together To Tackle Adolescent Reproductive Health Issues
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- The second edition of the Asia Oceania Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (AOSPAG) Congress, which brings together regional experts, is set to strengthen regional efforts in addressing sexual and...

Prioritizing Quality and Patient Safety with Digital Transformation, RS Pondok Indah Group Becomes First in Indonesia to Achieve HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7
Setting new standards in healthcare quality and patient safety through digital transformation. JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RS Pondok Indah Group (Pondok Indah Hospital Group) has made history as the first hospital group in...

Prosecutors seek 18 months to 3 years in prison for medical residency bullying case
rosecutors are seeking prison sentences ranging from 18 months to 3 years for three suspects of alleged bullying targeting Aulia Risma Lestari, a 30-year-old postgraduate resident at the Diponegoro University medical school who died by suicide...

Indonesia evacuates nationals from Nepal amidst widespread upheaval
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Foreign Ministry has repatriated 18 Indonesian nationals from Nepal following widespread upheaval and riots that engulfed the mountainous country. According to the ministry's written statement, the Indonesians...

Indonesia’s House speaker urges swift Bali recovery
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s parliament speaker has called for a comprehensive recovery plan in Bali after deadly floods swept through several districts, stressing the need to rebuild infrastructure and support affected communities. Puan...

Indonesia trusts Peru to probe diplomat’s killing
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono on Thursday voiced confidence that Peru will thoroughly investigate the killing of Zetro Leonardo Purba, a staff member of the Indonesian Embassy in Lima, and ensure justice for his family....

Indonesia flash floods death toll rises to 19 with five missing in Bali and Flores
JAKARTA: Flash floods across Indonesia’s Bali and Flores islands have claimed 19 lives with five people still missing as rescue operations continue. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari confirmed the rising death toll on...

Indonesia’s parliament speaker urges swift Bali flood aid
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani has urged the government to move quickly to deliver emergency assistance to victims of severe floods in Bali that have left at least 14 people dead and two others...

Indonesia buries diplomat shot dead in Peru
South Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA) - Indonesia held a funeral on Thursday for Zetro Leonardo Purba, a staff member of its embassy in Peru, who was shot dead earlier this month in Lima. The motive for the killing remains unknown. Acting Foreign...

Indonesia pushes bioeconomy as pillar for food security: Ministry
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs is positioning the bioeconomy as a key pillar to strengthen the national economy by leveraging sustainable natural resources to ensure long-term food security. “The bioeconomy is...

Indonesia: Flash floods kill at least 15, thousands forced to evacuate
Jakarta (VNA) - Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 15 people who have died in flash flooding in two Indonesian provinces, while authorities said 10 others were missing. On September 10, rescuers discovered the bodies of a mother and child...