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Baguio school bags $15-k AIA ‘Healthy Eating’ award for organic farming program
Inquirer
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July 6, 2025
FETED Happy Hollow teacher Aries Busacay receiving the plaque of recognition and cash prize of $15,000 from AIA’s Kevin Loh at the Pullman Hotels and Resort in Danang, Vietnam on July 3 MANILA, Philippines – Happy Hollow National High School of...
Imperatives of strategic reforms in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic development (1)
New National Star
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July 21, 2025
PROF MIKE OZEKHOME INTRODUCTION Imagine owning a treasure chest filled with unimaginable wealth, yet struggling to unlock it because you have lost the key. That is Nigeria in a nutshell. A country brimming with natural resources, human capital,...
Asia Pacific luxury travellers shift focus to wellness, nature and deeper purpose
ETTravelWorld.com
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July 6, 2025
Luxury travel in Asia Pacific is moving from opulence to intention. Marriott International’s Luxury Group has released a new report titled The Intentional Traveller, detailing how high-net-worth individuals are increasingly seeking meaningful...
Kimia Farma introduces Indonesian-made pain relief injection
Antara
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July 5, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - State-owned pharmaceutical firm PT Kimia Farma has introduced Fentakaf, a domestically developed pain relief injection. The product was launched during the 2025 National Working Meeting (Rakernas) of the Indonesian Association...
Hainan emerges as China’s premier international medical tourism destination
Macau Business
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July 5, 2025
Nestled in the coastal town of Boao in south China’s Hainan Province, the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone is rapidly becoming a leading hub for health and innovation in China, drawing increasing attention from around the...
Indonesia boosts licensing integrity for foreign workers, OSH services
Antara
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June 27, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Ministry of Manpower is enhancing the integrity of foreign worker licensing and occupational safety and health (OSH) services by signing an integrity pact with 114 companies. These companies include providers of...
Indonesian tourism players call for real action following MoU on economic cooperation with China
TTG Asia
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June 26, 2025
Indonesia’s inbound tourism players are urging concrete follow-up on the signing of a tourism cooperation agreement with China last month, saying that without immediate steps, the MoU would have limited benefits for the industry. The MoU was...
Israel's War on Doctors and Healthcare Workers in Gaza
Tempo.co
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July 5, 2025
PALESTINE has once again lost a highly dedicated doctor. Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan, a prominent doctor in the Gaza Strip and the director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, was tragically killed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, July 2,...
Implementation of Patient Complaint Management Mechanisms for Quality Improvement in Maternal Health Services: Exploration of Provider Perspectives at Mkuranga District Hospital
Dove Medical Press
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July 5, 2025
Background Globally, there have been concerns regarding quality improvement in delivering maternal, newborn, and child health services. This contention triggers accountability from both the supply side (healthcare workers) and the demand side,...
The killing of Indonesian cardiologist in Gaza must be a wake-up call
Middle East Monitor
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July 5, 2025
Dr Marwan al-Sultan was not a soldier. He was one of Gaza’s last remaining cardiologists, and the director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza—a facility built with donations from ordinary Indonesians. For months, he worked amid...
Indonesia's halal exports to Australia jump 13.5% in early 2025
Antara
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June 26, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Trade Ministry reported that exports of halal products to Australia reached US$156.81 million during the January–March 2025 period. “This represents an increase of 13.5 percent compared to the same period in...
Indonesia boosts halal exports amid growing global demand
Xinhua News Agency
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JAKARTA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's shipments of halal food reached 41.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, Director-General of National Export Development at the Trade Ministry, Fajarini Puntodewi, said on Thursday. Puntodewi said that halal food...
Vietnam attractive destination for medical tourism
People's Army Newspaper
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The Ministry of Health estimates that approximately 300,000 people from abroad visit Vietnam each year for medical examination and treatment. Opening up prospects On May 28, fetal intervention specialists and pediatric cardiologists from Tu Du...
Indonesian rescuers recover body of Brazilian woman who fell from volcano
Japan Times
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June 26, 2025
JAKARTA – Indonesian rescuers have recovered the body of a Brazilian woman who died after falling off a cliff while hiking on Indonesia's second-highest volcano, rescue officials said. Juliana Marins, 27, was hiking with five friends on Mount...
Who Was the 'Sleeping Prince'? Saudi Royal Dies After 20 Years in Coma
Tempo.co
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July 21, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” passed away on Saturday at the age of 36 after spending nearly two decades in a coma. He had been on life support and under constant...
Sumba, an hour away from Bali, Indonesia is the perfect vacation spot to do absolutely nothing
Channel News Asia
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July 5, 2025
Space is part of the appeal, and like the other hotels spread across the island, Cap Karoso has made the most of it. The two-year-old property has 44 guest rooms and 20 villas on more than three acres of hilly land that rolls toward Karoso beach....
Indonesia’s new sovereign fund to boost state-owned enterprise assets, forge global ties: CIO
Channel News Asia
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Dividends from SOEs will be reinvested into strategic sectors instead of directly returning to state coffers. On whether there is a potential risk of wasting valuable investment capital if an SOE being rescued continues to record losses, such as...
From Leaf to Life: Indonesia’s Herbal Giant Eyes Ethiopia
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 5, 2025
Healing Rooted in the Soil Across Ethiopia’s sweeping highlands and arid lowlands, an ancient tradition continues to flourish: the use of stems, seeds, leaves, roots, and flowers to heal the body and protect the spirit. For generations,...
Across China: Hainan emerges as China's premier international medical tourism destination
Xinhua News Agency
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HAIKOU, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in the coastal town of Boao in south China's Hainan Province, the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone is rapidly becoming a leading hub for health and innovation in China, drawing increasing...
What to Know About the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza After Israel Kills Its Director
Tempo.co
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July 5, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Hospital in north of Gaza, Palestine, has gained attention after an Israeli strike killed its director, Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan, in his apartment building in West Gaza on Wednesday, July 5, 2025. The Indonesian...