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Indonesia's leprosy elimination campaign faces uphill battle amid stigma, prejudice
The prevailing stigma and prejudice against Hansen's disease, better known as leprosy, present a steep challenge as the government embarks on an accelerated capaign to eliminate the disease by 2030.
1 hour ago
Politics
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Bahlil’s position safe for now after meeting Prabowo: Experts
Under pressure from a potential internal revolt, Golkar chairman Bahlil Lahadalia turned to President Prabowo Subianto, reaffirming the party’s loyalty to the current government in what observers see as a bid to shield himself from alleged efforts to unseat him.
2 hours ago
Politics
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Workers demand better pay, conditions in nationwide protest
While differing from other recent protests against lawmakers' excessive paychecks, analysts said the rallies by labor unions shared the same calls for the legislature to be more responsive to the public's concerns.
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Politics
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Top court bans deputy ministers from moonlighting
The Constitutional Court has banned deputy ministers from holding second jobs at state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a common practice during the administration of Prabowo Subianto.
3 hours ago
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Semarang’s first female mayor, husband jailed for corruption
Ita and Alwin were implicated in three separate graft cases that took place between 2022 and 2023.
15 hours ago
Jakarta
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Workers hold protest demanding better protection
Hundreds of workers protested in front of the House of Representatives complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta on Thursday to demand a revision to the labor law and ways to ensure better work protection across the country.
18 hours ago
Politics
Ministry urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content
Such disinformation, particularly on TikTok and Meta's Instagram, has stoked anger and spurred protests against the government, Deputy Communications and Digital Minister, Angga Raka Prabowo, told Reuters.
1 day ago
Society
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Govt to probe reports of pork lard, toxic metals in free meal trays
An unconfirmed report circulating on social media published by an outlet known as the Indonesia Business Post claimed to have conducted an investigation in the Chaoshan region, in the eastern part of China, and found that metal trays bound for Indonesia were treated with pork lard during the manufacturing process.
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- Cars over people? Sidewalk cuts in South Jakarta draw backlash
- Indonesia will give food companies two years to meet new labeling rules
- Workers hold protest demanding better protection
- Digital payments in Indonesia: A Cultural shift
- Nightlife's healthier makeover
- Strengthening legal certainty in the palm oil industry
- Singapore’s vaping restriction benefits tourism in Batam
- Patriot bond issuance sparks concerns
- Sri Lanka's most-wanted man arrested in Indonesia
- Vale oil spill puts hundreds of hectares of farmland at risk
politics
Ministry urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content
Such disinformation, particularly on TikTok and Meta's Instagram, has stoked anger and spurred protests against the government, Deputy Communications and Digital Minister, Angga Raka Prabowo, told Reuters.
1 day ago
politics
BPOM to check if food trays for free meals program tainted with pork
Chairman of the BPOM Taruna Ikrar said the agency would assign a team of its scientists to conduct laboratory tests to check if food trays, which were imported from China, contained non-halal substances, specifically pork lard.
1 day ago
politics
Hundreds reportedly detained, one journalist injured in Jakarta unrest
Responding to Monday’s protest, House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said the allowance would only be provided until October this year.
2 days ago
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Indonesia will give food companies two years to meet new labeling rules
Health ministry data shows obesity became twice as prevalent over the decade to 2023 in the world's fourth most populous nation of 280 million, while child agency UNICEF warned of risks to one in three adults and one in five school-age children.
1 day ago
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- Cars over people? Sidewalk cuts in South Jakarta draw backlash
- Indonesia will give food companies two years to meet new labeling rules
- Workers hold protest demanding better protection
- Digital payments in Indonesia: A Cultural shift
- Nightlife's healthier makeover
- Strengthening legal certainty in the palm oil industry
- Singapore’s vaping restriction benefits tourism in Batam
- Patriot bond issuance sparks concerns
- Sri Lanka's most-wanted man arrested in Indonesia
- Vale oil spill puts hundreds of hectares of farmland at risk
