The Indonesian regulator has declared the Instant Noodle brand safe, despite a recall by Taiwan and Malaysia over fears of a possible carcinogenic ingredient

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  Plans to build the country’s first nuclear power plant in Bangka Belitung, set to begin operations by 2031, have been officially announced by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources

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  Activists protested outside Indonesia’s House of Representatives after the Legislation Body rejected a bill to ban dog and cat meat trade, citing cultural practices among some ethnic groups as a reason; activists vowed to continue advocating for the ban

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  Ministry of Religious Affairs plans to establish a new Directorate General for pesantren, the Islamic boarding schools, to improve regulatory support and resource allocation and expand developmental programs to better serve Indonesia’s Muslim community

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  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

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