A woman sits on Oct. 8 on the terrace of her house which is located near the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate (MCIE) in Serang, Banten, that has been contaminated by radioactive Cesium-137, which is believed to have come from imported scrap metal to be recycled by a local company.`

Scrap metal import in spotlight after recent radioactive cases

The presence of Cesium-137 in food products exported from Indonesia is believed to come from imported scrap metal that is recycled as raw material for steel processing industries, according to the initial findings of a government investigation into the issue.

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Central Java seeks to establish one elite Garuda School per year

The Garuda School initiative was officially launched on Wednesday as a flagship education program under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

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Bali ramps up mitigation efforts after worst flooding in its history

Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati has warned that Bali is likely to experience heavy rainfall during the upcoming rainy season, which is expected to peak in January and February next year.

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A worker takes a blood sample from a pig at a farm belonging to PT Indo Tirta Suaka (ITS) on Bulan Island in the Riau Islands, in this undated photo from the Agriculture Ministry, provided in connection with the April 2023 outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the province.

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Riau Islands pig farm unready to revive Singapore exports after ASF scare, official says

A Riau Islands official has said livestock company ITS has yet to fulfill all measures required at its 1,500-hectare pig farm on Bulan Island to restart exports to Singapore.

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Students eat lunch on the first day of a free nutritious meal program at SMA 11 state senior high school in East Jakarta on Jan. 6, 2025.

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House queries TNI plan to distribute free vitamins

On Oct. 1, the Defense Ministry distributed 4.8 million doses of a multivitamin called Vitarma, produced by the Defense Ministry Pharmaceutical Center (Pusfarhan), to around 100 free meal kitchens across Jakarta. The supplements are intended for students and pregnant women who are beneficiaries of the government’s free meals program.

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Dony Oskaria (left) signs an official decree as President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates the head and deputy heads of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Regulatory Agency (BP BUMN) at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Efficiency, coordination at risk as government expands further

President Prabowo has once again expanded his already large cabinet, bringing in four new officials and creating a new government body in his fourth reshuffle on Wednesday, a move analysts say may risk hampering efficiency and straining coordination.

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Desperate struggle: Rescue personnel inspect the site on Monday after a building collapsed at a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Sidoarjo, East Java.

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East Java police launch criminal probe into deadly Islamic school collapse

East Java Police Chief Inspector General Nanang Avianto said the criminal probe was launched after preliminary findings pointed to negligence in the building’s construction.

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