What’s behind Indonesia’s decision to transition from offering pregnant women iron folic acid to multiple micronutrient supplementation? The country’s Director of Family Health Services Dr. Lovely Daisy and Vitamin Angels’ Quinn Harvey explain.
David Sexton
As agricultural technology advances, small farmers in Indonesia are being left behind—but a new report reveals practical solutions to bridge the gap between farmers and tech innovators.
Indonesia is ready to temporarily shelter Palestinians hit by the war in Gaza, President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday, estimating there could be 1,000 in the first wave, as he started a trip to the Middle East and Turkey.
Poor soils and dry climate could undermine effort to expand rice growing by 1 million hectares, experts warn.
Indonesia and Türkiye will strengthen ties with strategic agreements and commitment to multilateralism as Indonesian President Prabowo visits Türkiye.
In 1804, German composer Ludwig van Beethoven tore up the first page of his completed Eroica symphony, which he had initially dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte—the military general who rode the ideals of the French revolution in his ascent to power and whom Beethoven portrayed in his symphony as a Prometheus figure who defied the gods (the aristocrats).
President Prabowo Subianto recently announced his plans to make Indonesia’s local content requirement — something the US had considered to be taxing — to be “more realistic and flexible”.
Single mother, Evi Herawati, from Saruni village in Pandeglang, Indonesia had already suffered unimaginable loss when she discovered her youngest child, Syera, had contracted dengue fever last February.
Much has been said about the controversial amendment of the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law. Critics say is meant to revive the dual function (dwifungsi) of the military that underpinned Soeharto’s authoritarian regime.
Over the last several weeks, demonstrations have erupted across Indonesia. They were reported in Medan (North Sumatra), Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo, Malang, Surabaya, Makassar and, no doubt, they erupted in other towns as well.
Nasi bungkus is a lunchtime gift, ready to be unwrapped from its packaging of banana leaves.
The Albanese government has hung its hat on improving ties with Australia’s two near regions, the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
The eruption has been rated at level two – the third-highest severity level – requiring a 3km (9,800ft) exclusion zone.
US President Donald Trump has imposed a steep 32 percent tariff on imports from Indonesia, significantly higher than the baseline 10 percent levied on many other countries.
Indonesia faces challenges in achieving its goal of eliminating malaria by 2030, with cases stagnating between 2015 and 2019. This study analysed regional epidemiological trends and demographic changes in malaria cases from 2010 to 2019, considering differences in surveillance across the country.
A tragic incident occurred in the Papua region of Indonesia when a devoted female Catholic teacher was reportedly killed on March 21.
