BPOM chief Taruna Ikrar (left) and Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin (second right) look at an example of a Nutri-Level label during the launch event on April 14 in Jakarta.`

Govt introduces nutrition grade on drinks to curb unhealthy diets

The new policy classifies drinks from A to D with corresponding color codes based on the percentage of sugar, salt and fat content per 100 milliliters of sugary drinks, which determined with lab testing supervised by authorities.

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Law expert reported over food self-sufficiency remarks as clampdown against critics grows

Constitutional law expert Feri Amsari became the latest government critic to be reported to the police over comments on the food self-sufficiency program.

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Kalla denies blasphemy allegations, says remarks taken out of context

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has denied allegations of blasphemy over remarks he made during a public lecture last month, and is considering legal recourse against his accusers who he said took his comments out of context in a way that defames him.

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The Wikipedia homepage is seen in this photo taken on April 14.

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Wikimedia to meet government after access block threat

The Communications and Digital Ministry gave an ultimatum for the nonprofit platform to register as an electronic system provider (PSE) in the country for seven days from April 15 to prevent a permanent block on its projects’ websites.

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Two tug boats pull a cargo ship carrying four containers holding hazardous e-waste to the United States on Jan. 20 at Batu Ampar Port in Batam, Riau Islands. The port previously held 914 containers holding hazardous and toxic containers that must be re-exported to their country of origin, the United States.

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Uncertainty as 59 e-waste containers from US get clearance to enter Batam

A transfer of re-export decision authority has slowed the processing of the waste, which is believed to be hazardous and toxic.

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The mother of Reza Valentino Simamora is crying in this still picture taken from a video when opening a box on April 15 containing the suitcase of his son, who died in a work accident on a fishing vessel in South Korea, in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. Reza went missing from a fishing vessel on Sept. 23, 2025, and was found dead four days later.

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Family questions lost belongings of migrant workers who died in S. Korea

Reza Valention Simamora went missing from a fishing vessel on Sept. 23, 2025, in South Korea, and was found dead four days later.

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Central Java Provincial Secretary Sumarno (center) receives officials from Chungbuk Health and Science University (left row) from Chungcheongbuk-do province from South Korea on April 15 at his office in Semarang. Central Java plans to send 62 students from poor families to study in the South Korean province as part of a sister province cooperation.

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C. Java students need Rp 200m each to process S. Korean visas to pursue studies

South Korean visa applicants must have Rp 200 million (US$11,668) each in their bank accounts for three to four months before they can depart to continue their studies.

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A young Komodo dragon roams the Komodo National Park on the island of Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara, on Nov. 22, 2019 as conservationists resisted plans to turn the natural habitat of the endangered species into a Jurassic Park-style attraction.

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Komodo dragons smuggling ring busted, having sold 20 to Thailand

Suspects sourced the reptiles from hunters on Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, and surrounding areas, purchasing them for about Rp 5.5 million (US$320) each.

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Under blackout threat, Wikimedia to hold talks with Indonesia

A meeting will take place next week to discuss Indonesia's demands for Wikimedia to register as an "electronic system provider" (PSE), the Wikipedia parent company said in a statement sent to AFP.

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