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Indonesia races to determine size of radioactive contamination at industrial zone
JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Indonesia's nuclear agency is still determining the size of the area affected by radioactive contamination linked to a scrap metal plant, with 10 points in an industrial zone near Jakarta found with high levels of exposure,...

Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets
A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo's Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as investors headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note, with US rate-cut hopes out-muscling concerns about a government shutdown. The rally across world...

BMKG's Weather Forecast: Jakarta to Stay Cloudy Today, No Chance of Rain
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta will be cloudy today, Friday, October 3, 2025. According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the cloud will cover the whole region, including the Seribu Islands. The air temperature today...

asia Indonesia races to determine extent of radioactive contamination at industrial zone
JAKARTA — Indonesia's nuclear agency is still determining the size of the area affected by radioactive contamination linked to a scrap metal plant, with 10 points in an industrial zone near Jakarta found with high levels of exposure, officials...

Revised law marks new era of Indonesia's sustainable tourism: DPR
Jakarta (ANTARA) - An Indonesian lawmaker said the ratification of the revised Tourism Law marks a new era for the sustainable tourism paradigm. "This reflects a joint response by the DPR and the government to the dynamics and needs of the...

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia’s West Papua, authorities on alert
Indonesia earthquake: A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Papua region Friday morning, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The epicentre was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres (about 6.2 miles), which is...

New Research Projects To Build On 35-year WA-East Java Partnership
Seven joint research projects between universities in Western Australia and East Java will share $150,000 in funding The WAEJUC Joint Research 2025 initiative strengthens academic ties in the 35th year of the WA-East Java sister-state relationship...

UN Month: People and the City Festival Promotes SDGs Through Indonesian Heritage
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesia Hidden Heritage Creative Hub, in collaboration with the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) Jakarta, launched Festival Cerita Kota: People and the City at the UN offices in Jakarta today, October 2, 2025....


Exploring Indonesia’s coastline in a pair of handmade boats
Looking out across the Pacific, I assume the dark cloud of airborne creatures flitting towards my Rib are swallows. Then I realise they’re too big, and too numerous, to be an avian flock. “Bats!” the captain of my boat exclaims delightedly, as...

World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 3, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.KOREAN TRAINING FOR BUREAUCRATS -- FRESH NEWS About 30 government officials will participate in training programs organised by the Korea International Cooperation Agency this month. These programs will focus on enhancing the capacity of...

Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 3, 2025
CAMBODIA 1.KOREAN TRAINING FOR BUREAUCRATS -- FRESH NEWS About 30 government officials will participate in training programs organised by the Korea International Cooperation Agency this month. These programs will focus on enhancing the capacity of...

Indonesia has 30,000-plus oil wells run by untrained locals. Can new rules stem deadly tragedies?
WONOCOLO, East Java: From a distance, the rolling hills and valleys of Wonocolo resemble the backdrop of a post-apocalyptic film. As far as the eye can see, the trees that once blanketed these slopes have been replaced by three-legged towers -...

Research and Honors, October 2025
Research and Honors is a monthly column of the Illinois State Report newsletter, celebrating recent Honors, Publications, and Presentations of faculty and staff. Honors Valerie Wright, MCN, received the AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Farm Credit Illinois...

All Indonesia App: Faster, Smarter and Safer Travel Nationwide
Indonesia has officially launched the “All Indonesia” application, marking a significant leap forward in smart public service delivery and travel facilitation. The app is now fully operational at all international airports and seaports across the...

No more signs of life in Indonesian school collapse
Rescue efforts were complicated by an earthquake, which struck offshore overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, briefly halting the search. (AFP pic) SIDOARJO: Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were...

Indonesia to reclaim 28,000 prehistoric fossils from Netherlands
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia is set to receive 28,131 fossils of early human species discovered by paleoanthropologist Eugene Dubois this year under a repatriation arrangement with the Netherlands, Culture Minister Fadli Zon announced. "The...

Indonesia festival uses museums to promote SDGs for youth
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia Hidden Heritage Creative Hub, working with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, is turning museums into learning spaces to promote the Sustainable Development...

No more signs of life detected in Indonesia school collapse: rescuers
Rescuers detected "no more signs of life" at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said yesterday, raising fears no more survivors would be found. Part of the multi-storey boarding...

Indonesia races to determine extent of radioactive contamination at industrial zone
By Dewi Kurniawati and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's nuclear agency is still determining the size of the area affected by radioactive contamination linked to a scrap metal plant, with 10 points in an industrial zone near Jakarta...