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Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali
Winnipeg Free Press
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July 4, 2025
GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in...
Indonesia, Sudan ink pact to improve food, drug monitoring
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Sudan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the supervision of food and pharmaceuticals. Under the MoU, the Indonesian government will seek to tap the potential of the...
Pharmanova, Atlantic Lifesciences: Advancing vaccine self-reliance through India-Ghana collaboration
Graphic
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July 2, 2025
Pharmanova Limited, a proud Ghanaian pharmaceutical company founded on May 5 2005, by its visionary founder Dhananjay Tripathi, has been providing high-quality, affordable healthcare solutions to Ghanaians for nearly two decades. In 2017, the...
Indonesia’s free meal program stunted by delays, protests, poisonings
The Manila Times
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July 3, 2025
JAKARTA — When an Indonesian mother dropped off her daughter at school in May, she did not expect her to become violently sick after eating lunch from the government’s new billion-dollar free meal program. “My daughter had a stomachache, diarrhea...
Trump keeps pushing on trade with tariff on copper imports; pharmaceuticals are next
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 8, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is continuing his pressure campaign to upend global trade policy by announcing a 50% tariff on copper imports and plans to soon put a tariff on pharmaceuticals entering the U.S. Copper is a core component in...
Indonesia rescuers searching for 29 missing people after ferry sinks
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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July 3, 2025
GILIMANUK, Indonesia -- Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort island of Bali. A 3-year-old boy and his mother were the most...
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia unveil $27bn plan to boost ties 'in all fields'
Nikkei Asia
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JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced $27 billion worth of deals and preliminary agreements covering sectors including clean energy and petrochemicals, as Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stopped in the Saudi city of...
Indonesia Removes Visa Rules for Brazilian and Turkish Citizens to Push Tourism
The Global Economics
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July 3, 2025
Indonesia granted 30-day visa-free travel to Brazilian and Turkish citizens to encourage investment, trade, and tourism between the two countries. Brazilian and Turkish citizens can now enter Indonesia without a visa, which is a rare privilege in...
Indonesia grants visa-free entry to Turkish citizens
Yeni Safak
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Indonesia on Thursday began granting visa-free entry to Turkish citizens, according to the state-run Antara News Agency. Jakarta also announced visa-free access for Brazilian citizens. Under the new immigration policy, Turkish and Brazilian...
Indonesia expands visa-free access to Brazilian, Turkish nationals
Xinhua News Agency
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JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has begun implementing a visa-free policy for Brazilian and Turkish nationals, effective on Thursday, as Brazil and Turkey have previously granted visa-free access to Indonesian citizens. Under the policy,...
Trump announces US will impose 50% tariff on copper imports, threatens 200% tariff on pharmaceuticals
Mint
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (July 8) that his administration will impose a 50 percent tariff on copper imports, escalating his push to reshape American trade policy through aggressive tariffs. “Today we're doing copper,” Trump said...
49 Indians on death row across eight countries, Nimisha Priya’s execution temporarily halted
Madhyamam
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July 18, 2025
A total of 49 Indian nationals are currently facing the death penalty in eight different countries, according to recent reports, with the largest number held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This comes amid renewed focus on the case of Nimisha...
Indonesia to launch free health checks in schools soon
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Ministry of Health will begin implementing its Free Health Screening program in tuition-free Sekolah Rakyat schools on July 7, with plans to expand to public schools starting August 1. Health Minister Budi Gunadi...
Gaza’s healthcare system is being destroyed by targeted attacks
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
Dr Marwan al-Sultan, a senior cardiologist and the director of the Indonesian hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, his wife and several family members were killed on 2 July in a direct Israeli airstrike on their apartment building (Report, 4...
Indonesia condemns Israeli attack killing director of Indonesian hospital in Gaza
Xinhua News Agency
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JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia condemned an Israeli attack that killed Marwan Al Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, along with his family, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. Indonesia expressed its deepest...
Federal Court upholds 35-year sentence for 2012 murder of Indonesian cleaner
The Sun Daily
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July 8, 2025
PUTRAJAYA: A 42-year-old man has lost his final appeal against a 35-year prison sentence and 12 strokes of the cane for the 2012 murder of an Indonesian domestic cleaner. The Federal Court upheld the earlier rulings, dismissing claims of insanity....
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia to strengthen Hajj, health cooperation
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation to improve health facilities and Hajj services for Indonesian pilgrims. “Both parties expressed...
Indonesian lawmaker condemns Israel, urges UN over Gaza Hospital death
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Commission I, Sukamta, has condemned Israel over the death of Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital director, Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan, in an Israeli air strike on his home in southwest Gaza...
Indonesian minister calls for swift action on national AI agenda
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, has called on her ministry to act swiftly and cohesively in implementing strategic agendas, including the development of a national artificial intelligence...
Indonesian govt to form "dream team" to address stunting
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government is assembling a "dream team" to tackle stunting, according to Minister of Population and Family Development Wihaji. “The term ‘dream team’ reflects our spirit of working together to address stunting,...