Indonesian government starts rolling out free health screening for schoolchildren
The program offers 15 different types of health screenings, including nutritional status assessments, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, as well as screenings for…
Nina A. Loasana
In Indonesia, thousands arrested in nationwide crackdown on gangs, street crime
According to the Indonesian Industrial Estates Association, rampant extortion by rogue mass organisations and thugs has cost industry players operating in Indonesia hundreds of…
Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency urges ministry to list ketamine as psychotropic
The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) records a nationwide increase in sales of injected ketamine, a prescribed substance which can only be administered by medical…
Indonesian government defends slashing free meal budget for first year
President Prabowo Subianto has said that a pilot program based on a per meal cost of Rp 10,000, around two-thirds the initial estimate of Rp 15,000, showed that the reduced budget…
Dozens die across Indonesia as rainy season strikes
Hydrometeorological disasters, including flash floods and landslides, hit a number of regions in North and West Sumatra.
Indonesian drug regulator cracks down on illegal prescription skincare products
The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency temporarily closed down a factory in Bandung, West Java, over the weekend on suspicion of mass producing illegal prescription skincare.
Indonesia repatriates 14 more citizens as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies
Authorities have evacuated 79 Indonesian citizens and a foreigner married to one of the evacuees from Lebanon amid intensifying Israeli forces' military offensive in the Middle…
Dozens of Indonesians evacuated from Lebanon arrive home
Since the escalation of Israeli aggression in Lebanon, the Indonesian Embassy in Beirut has evacuated 65 citizens and one foreigner from Lebanon, including those who arrived in…
Indonesia’s new education budget scheme raises fear of funding cut
Several reports have emerged about local authorities using the education funds for unrelated infrastructure and village assistance, as well as other noneducational purposes.
Indonesian Health Ministry offers new strategy to curb antimicrobial resistance
The new strategy targets the next five years until 2029 and focuses on strengthening capacity across laboratories nationwide for a more comprehensive, integrated system to monitor…