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....

Vietnamese firms strengthen partnerships at 2025 Trade Expo Indonesia

Jakarta (VNA) — Vietnamese businesses actively engaged with international partners at the 2025 Trade Expo Indonesia (TEI), particularly during the Vietnam–Indonesia Business Forum. Jenal, Sales Director for Indonesia at FPT Group, said the...

How to Keep Your Bones Healthy in Old Age

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - As people age, they begin to experience gradual bone loss. The risk of fractures and osteoporosis also increases. A Harvard study shows that bone strength begins to decline at an average rate of 1 percent per year after age 40....

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...

Bahlil is the Worst-Performing Indonesian Minister, Says Survey

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The research institution Center for Economic and Law Studies, or Celios, conducted performance assessment surveys for the ministers in Indonesia's Red and White Cabinet. The surveys were conducted within the first year of...

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...

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...

Survey: Indonesia's Bahlil Named Worst-Performing Minister with -151 Score

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The latest survey by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) reveals a stark contrast between ministers who have earned public appreciation and those who have drawn criticism during the first year of President Prabowo...

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...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 20, 2025

INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO TIGHTENS GRIP, RESHAPES POLITICS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has spent his first year in office consolidating power, expanding an already bloated cabinet, redrawing the political map and strengthening the...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 20, 2025

INDONESIA 1.PRABOWO TIGHTENS GRIP, RESHAPES POLITICS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has spent his first year in office consolidating power, expanding an already bloated cabinet, redrawing the political map and strengthening the...

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 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...

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...

Tapping the tenacity to transform healthcare

FOR Chin Wei Jia, healthcare is a social responsibility. “Every life we touch is an opportunity to create lasting impact,” the group chief executive officer of HMI Medical declares. That conviction has powered her two-decade journey with the...

Unmet healthcare demand in Asia presents Chinese hospitals with opportunities

Driven by accelerating healthcare demand, Fosun Health plans to target markets in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to capitalise on their economic growth and fragmented health systems, according to chairman and CEO Frank Hu Hang. The...

Medical Transport Vessel Goes Missing in Makassar Strait

[Brief] A medical transport vessel has gone missing in the Makassar Strait, leaving three people mysteriously unaccounted-for. The vessel went missing while transiting between two tiny islands in the center of the Indonesian archipelago. It...

World News | Israel: Millions Allocated to Improve National Mental Health Program

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 20 (ANI/TPS): The government approved the Health Minister's proposal to increase the sources of the government funded health basket to 541 million Shekels (USD 163 million). This follows a "comprehensive" move by...

Spike in influenza cases prompts calls for stronger public health measures

jump in cases of Influenza A nationwide over the past few weeks has prompted calls for the government to bolster health protocols and boost awareness to ensure the safety of vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly. In recent weeks,...

East Timor admitted to ASEAN in group's first expansion since the 1990s

Kuala Lumpur East Timor's prime minister told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that it was a “dream realised” for his nation to be admitted to the bloc and an opportunity as it seeks to boost its struggling economy. “Today,...