The government of Central Java is targeting to bring down the province’s childhood stunting rate from 20.9 percent to 14 percent by late 2023 by providing assistance to families that are at risk of stunting. At 20.9 percent, Central Java’s stunting rat…

The central government is seeking to help villages adjust and manage their unused COVID-19 handling budget through the issuance of Ministerial Regulation Number 128 of 2022 on village fund management, the Finance Ministry has said. The regulation seek…

Preparations for a phased pandemic-to-endemic transition will begin in Indonesia from early 2023 based on the controlled case situation until the end of 2022, the National COVID-19 Handling Task Force said. “If September’s cases are controlled until th…

Cultural consolidation, especially through the implementation of the Cultural Personnel Consolidation Week (Pekat Budaya), is aimed at ensuring that the earth remains sustainable, the Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry has said. “Thi…

China is intensifying its campaign to influence and manipulate news and information worldwide, and using an array of tools to project a positive image of itself abroad, a U.S.-based watchdog group said in a report released Thursday.In Southeast Asia, I…

So far, nearly 25 million users have joined national digital platforms Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) and BI-FAST Payment, according to Bank Indonesia (BI).Indonesian micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) account for 20.5 million…