Asia Indonesia Ministry of Health will work with a number of Japanese partners to develop the pharmaceutical and medical device industry domestically under the agenda of the "Indonesia-Japan Trade Forum on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices"
Asia Indonesia A female Sumatran elephant, a subspecies of the Asian elephant considered to be at serious risk of extinction, was born in the Buluh China Nature Park in north-west Sumatra; the WWF estimates that there are now only between 2.400 and 2.800 individuals
Asia Indonesia In Jakarta teenagers are being trained in urban farming practices, including vertical planting, hydroponics and organic composting, to foster local food production and reduce dependency on global supply chains
Asia Indonesia State-owned PT PLN is supplying electricity to a 1 million-hectare food estate in Merauke, South Papua, with its Electrifying Agriculture program that aims to replace diesel-powered with electric tools for a more sustainable and productive agriculture
Asia Indonesia 39 state-run madrasah, Islamic schools, will be opened starting 2025 to provide religious and general education; the initiative aims to enhance access to education in underserved regions and includes building schools to improve education level nationwide