Asia Indonesia There is hope that the tourism and creative economy department would provide funds for training where the elder can pass on knowledge to young craftsmen, so that wayang kulit - the traditional art of making puppets for the shadow teather - can continue
Asia Indonesia State-owned postal company PT Post Indonesia has added 27.600 delivery points to enable the public and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to make deliveries across the country
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian Navy has launched a hospital care ship named KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992
Asia Indonesia The country has temporarily opened access to online payment company PayPal to allow users to access their money, after the blocking of some online services and games triggered a wave of protests
Asia Indonesia The country, which has about 115 million motorbikes on its roads, has an ambitious plan to convert them to electric, as rising energy prices could push motorists to switch to electric vehicles
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian Police will create three new provincial police stations in consequence of the ratification of bills on the creation of three new provinces in Papua
Asia Indonesia The Deputy Minister of Health confirmed that the Ministry will continue to evaluate the dengue haemorrhagic fever prevention programme to ensure its effectiveness; success will be indicated by a decrease in the number of transmissions, treatments, deaths
Asia Indonesia Indonesian authorities hope to reach an agreement with Singapore to start exporting chickens within weeks, as the city-state scrambles to find alternative sources of supply after neighbouring Malaysia restricted sales
Asia Indonesia The government is working to close the sharp gap in vaccination rates between regions in the vast archipelago, which remains a problem even though Indonesia recently surpassed 200 million vaccinations
Asia Indonesia Although the country, the world's top palm oil producer, has officially allowed exports to resume after a three-week halt, companies are facing regulatory hurdles slowing the process of getting their shipments out
Asia Indonesia The Investment Minister said Tesla has agreed to a deal to build a battery and EV factory in the country; the location of the new factories is expected to be unveiled by the end of the year
Asia Indonesia The Minister of Health urged an investment agreement with the US for the development of health system services at the ASEAN regional primary level, emphasising that progress in health care is crucial to reduce the financial burden on the state
Asia Indonesia The country's decision to suspend palm oil exports in the face of domestic shortages has pushed vegetable oil prices to new highs, further tightening a market already strained by war in Ukraine and global warming