The Environment and Forestry Ministry estimates that about 50 percent of critical land in Bali is located in Buleleng, which has suffered from a lack of water, especially during the dry season. 

The National Alms Agency (Baznas) has recently launched a digital zakat (alms) payment machine called M-Cash to make it easier for the zakat payers to perform their religious duty.

The National Alms Agency (Baznas) recently disbursed donations for 1,000 orphans living in the Serpong area of South Tangerang, Banten, through the Baitussalam Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Baitussalam Mosque in the area’s Green BSD City residential complex.

To refine its school enrollment zoning system policy, the Education and Culture Ministry recently issued Ministerial Decree No. 14/2018 on the policy's implementation, seeking to boost the overall quality of the country's education through nondiscriminative and transparent school enrollment methods for elementary and junior high school students.

Staying healthy is something you always want for yourself and your family. But no matter how much you eat well, sleep right, exercise regularly and maintain hygiene, there will always come a time when you or a loved one falls ill.

Since 2016, the Directorate General of Immigration has come up with various policies to make passport services more convenient, while withholding passport issuance for Indonesian citizens who might attempt to find work overseas as non-procedural migrant workers, also called illegal migrant workers.

The Muslim Charitable Donations Board (BAZNAS), a non-structural governmental agency that manages zakat (alms) distribution in the country, recently launched the first zakat virtual payment assistant, to help alms donors meet their religious obligation.

Discussions on how to set had al-kufiyah, or the measurement standards on which authorities distribute zakat (alms) – based the socio-economic levels of individual recipients – have long been held among Islamic finance experts globally, with few satisfactory results on how to set those standards.

Summer in Japan can be stifling, with temperatures getting as high as 39 degrees Celsius, while June often sees heavy rains, adding humidity to the heat.

The National Alms Agency (BAZNAS), in cooperation with the Botanical Square Mall in Bogor, West Java, has launched a designated parking area for zakat (alms) payers in the mall, where a BAZNAS outlet is located.

Between the years 2020 and 2030, Indonesia will enjoy a demographic bonus, when productive age individuals will constitute the biggest chunk of the country’s population.

Policymakers and regulatory bodies must formulate regulations to make sure that the financial technology (fintech) sector complies with security standards as well as contributes to society's greater good.

Bank OCBC NISP is once again hosting its Poin Seru program, which rewards customers for various banking activities.

Apart from increasing economic activity in both urban and rural areas, the government’s plan to tackle the unequal distribution of electricity across the country is set to drive demand for electricity.

It does not look like the typical conference. The Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC) ballroom looks like an informal venue for screening a film, with beanbags of different colors strewn across the floor to provide seating for hundreds of people – most of them youngsters in casual attire.

Modern industrial life has brought with it an excess of trash, which is damaging the environment while causing various natural disasters such as floods and landslides.

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H Laoly inaugurated the Immigration Checkpoint (TPI) at Marina Ancol Pier, Jakarta on Wednesday.

Telco Insurance's strategic cooperation aims to reach a wider community through the financial technology services of electronic money.

The foreign delegates who will arrive in October to participate in the 2018 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bali will be provided with a free-visa facility, the government has announced.

Over half of teenage girls around the world do not have high self-esteem about the shape of their body, according to the 2017 Dove Global Girls Beauty and Confidence Report. It is the largest study by the personal care brand and examines the impact of self-esteem, pressures and confidence on girls and their bodies.

The Directorate General of Immigration has boosted its supervision over the issuance of passports and flight documents for prospective migrant workers (“CTKI”). This marks a breakthrough by the directorate in support of the work of the Manpower Ministry and the Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (BNP2TKI) to protect CTKI, a program the ministry and the agency started in January 2017.

Indonesian investment management company PT Samuel Aset Manajemen (SAM) recently hosted the Samuel Exchange Club gathering focusing on the arts and culture, with a discussion on how art connoisseurs and artists can support one another through sound knowledge on arts investment.

Indonesia and Africa have enormous potential to become strong partners in trade and investment cooperation. In that context, the Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) from April 10-11, 2018, aims to facilitate the sharing of best practices and lessons learned, discuss opportunities and challenges, as well as chart the way forward to unlock the potential of economic relations.

Global demand for palm oil – an ingredient found in roughly half of all items on supermarket shelves, not to mention bio-fuels – is set to continue its rise, fuelled by markets such as India and China.

The Directorate General of Immigration recently opened a new Immigration Work Unit Office (UKK) with the Wonosubo Immigration Class II Office at Mungkid in Magelang regency. The officiation of the office took place on April 3 and was witnessed by immigration director general Ronny F. Sompie.

State-owned energy company Pertamina collaborated recently with Pertamina Balikpapan Hospital to open health posts in the villages of Baru Ulu and Atas Air, as well as in Nenang subdistrict in the town of Penajam in East Kalimantan. These health posts are designed to administer health check-ups and provide locals with free medicine.

In the performing arts world, a “headliner” is the main artist performing at a music, theater or comedy show. In the automotive world, a “headliner” is the composite material or fabric that makes up the rooftop interior of a car. In the world of journalism, the term “headline” refers to an array of words printed in boldface as the title of a newspaper story, extracting the core message of a news item.