Philippines Investigates Source of Cesium-137-Contaminated Container Shipment to Indonesia

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Philippine authorities will investigate the source of a shipment of 14 containers of zinc concentrate powder, commonly used for battery powder, from the Philippines to Indonesia, after the powder was found to be contaminated...

Health ministry certifies 326 kitchens under free meal program

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Health Ministry announced that to date, around 326 kitchens under the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program have received hygiene and sanitation certification, as part of efforts to prevent further cases of mass poisoning....

Indonesia aims to detect more tuberculosis cases in 2026

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Health Minister Benjamin Paulus stated that a country's level of development can be reflected in its success in eliminating tuberculosis (TB). Therefore, he is committed to expanding public education to identify and...

Health check program reaches nearly 42 million participants

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on Friday that around 44.9 million people have registered for the government’s free health screening program (CKG), with approximately 41.89 million having already undergone...

Jakarta Moves to Mitigate Extreme Heat

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta government has prepared several measures to address the impact of extreme heat this week. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) previously stated that the daily maximum temperature in Jakarta...

Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 19, 2025

CAMBODIA 1.PHNOM PENH, MANILA MAINTAIN HEALTHY TIES -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia and the Philippines will maintain strong diplomatic and regional cooperation that dates from 1957. They aim to broaden cooperation in agriculture, trade,...

World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 19, 2025

CAMBODIA 1.PHNOM PENH, MANILA MAINTAIN HEALTHY TIES -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE Cambodia and the Philippines will maintain strong diplomatic and regional cooperation that dates from 1957. They aim to broaden cooperation in agriculture, trade,...

Indonesia expands halal certification push to 1,500 tourism villages

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Tourism and the Indonesian Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) are collaborating to advance halal tourism by expanding halal certification for micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) products across 1,500...

Global leaders unite to invest in health for economic growth

The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition. This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business...

Dietary Fiber Gummies Market to Reach USD 13.44 billion by 2032, Growing At An 11.2% CAGR - Credence Research

PUNE, India, Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Market Overview The dietary fiber gummies market is experiencing remarkable growth, driven by increasing health consciousness, rising digestive health concerns, and consumer preference for convenient...

Indonesia, Qatar deepen labor partnership for workforce development

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower is strengthening its bilateral partnership with Qatar in the labor sector. "Indonesia and Qatar have significant opportunities to build a more concrete and mutually beneficial partnership....

Indonesian lawmaker calls for MBG school kitchens in remote areas

Jakarta (ANTARA) - An Indonesian lawmaker has called on the government to further expand the reach of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program by establishing school kitchens in frontier, outermost, and disadvantaged (3T) regions. "We want children...

Can Courts Combat Plastic Pollution? Lessons From Indonesia (Commentary)

By Syahriza Alkohir Anggoro There have been many successful legal actions in the Global North and Global South in recent years on plastics, from citizen lawsuits to class actions, usually targeting governments or producers. More such lawsuits are...

Indonesias high-speed rail debt: a cautionary tale for the ECRL

The recent announcement that Indonesia has begun talks with China over the debt incurred from its high-speed rail project connecting Jakarta to Bandung is a wake-up call for Southeast Asia — and especially for Malaysia. Indonesia’s first-ever...

Indonesia strengthens halal ecosystem to drive economic growth

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Head of the Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH), Ahmad Haikal Hasan, emphasized the importance of Indonesia’s efforts to harness the potential of both the national and global halal ecosystem by accelerating halal...

Indonesia adopts COVID-era model to eliminate tuberculosis by 2030

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture is adopting an integrated management model, inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic response, to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) handling across Indonesia. The ministry's Head...

Health Works Leaders Coalition Launched To Promote Health System Investments And Spur Economic Growth, Job Creation

The World Bank Group, the Government of Japan, and the World Health Organization officially launched the Health Works Leaders Coalition . This global alliance brings together health and finance ministers, philanthropic organizations, business...

Indonesia’s draconian, irrational and inhuman drug laws

magine being severely punished for something you didn’t do. You’d feel aggrieved, enraged and violated, wouldn’t you? This is what happened to Fajar, a man in his late 30s. Police, acting on a tip-off, had found “drugs” in his apartment and...

Indonesia court clears wildfire scientists in case brought by palm oil company

A district court in a Jakarta suburb has dismissed a lawsuit brought by palm oil company PT Kalimantan Lestari Mandiri against two scientists who provided expert testimony in a 2018 court case that found the palm oil firm liable for wildfires on...

Tobacco industry regulation must favor workers: dy minister

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor highlighted the importance of ensuring the regulation for the national tobacco industry remain favorable for workers and farmers. In a statement here on Wednesday, he noted that the...