Asia Indonesia The number of dengue cases in Indonesia decreased by 30% in 2023 on the previous year, the Ministry of Health reported
Asia Indonesia Minister of Youth and Sports Dito Ariotedjo expressed optimism that the Indonesian para badminton and para athletics teams could win gold at the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games
Asia Indonesia The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has decided to consider Indonesia's application for new membership
Asia Indonesia The National Food Agency is implementing five measures to ensure the availability of rice and stabilise prices nationwide
Asia Indonesia The president of the Indonesian Medical Association stated that of the total 226.190 doctors in Indonesia, about 160.000 reside in western Indonesia, underlining a problem that the health system has been facing for a long time
Asia Indonesia 241.000 Indonesian pilgrims will perform the Hajj this year, sending the largest contingent ever to Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom approved the quota for Indonesia for 2024, up from 221.000 in 2023
Asia Indonesia The total use of Renewable Energy Certificates in 2023 reached 3,08 Terawatt/hour, +75% on 1,76 TWh in 2022; RECs allow to claim consumption of one megawatt/hour of electricity generated and delivered to the grid from renewable energy resources
Asia Indonesia The government is aiming at increasing the budget for fertilizer subsidies by Rp14 trillion (around US$903 million) this year to handle the shortage of fertilizers
Asia Indonesia A five-year multiple-entry visa has been introduced for foreigners who want to visit the country for tourism or business reasons; he policy is part of the government’s efforts to increase the number of visitors and stimulate the economy
Asia Indonesia The government is endeavouring to organise a joint meeting with three regional governments, Aceh, North Sumatra and Riau, to discuss a shelter, but only temporary, for Rohingya refugees
Asia Indonesia Sumatra's Mount Marapi, with a summit height of 2.891 metres, erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash some three kilometres into the sky and forcing the evacuation of dozens of hikers
Asia Indonesia State-owned power company PT PLN has set February 2024 as the deadline for the commissioning of the solar power plant currently under construction in the new capital Nusantara, East Kalimantan
Asia Indonesia A pyramid hidden in a hillside on an island in West Java Gunung Padang may be the oldest in the world according to an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, geophysicists and geologists; in 1998 it was declared a national cultural heritage site