Top Stories: APBN Allocation for Kurban and Stable SPHP Rice Prices

Commission III: Use of APBN for Presidential Kurban Is Not Wrong

Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman stated that using state budget (APBN) funds to procure sacrificial animals for President Prabowo Subianto during the 1447 Hijriah Eid al-Adha is not incorrect.

Habiburokhman explained that, legally, presidential assistance programs for the public are regulated under Article 3(1) of Law No. 17 of 2003 on State Finance.

Trump threatens to attack 15 countries during US presidency

US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack, or possibly attack, 15 countries during his two terms in office, or roughly one in every 13 countries worldwide.

Prabowo instructs all school levels to study French

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the expansion of French language education across all levels of Indonesia’s education system as part of strengthening educational cooperation with France.

The statement was made by President Prabowo during a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Thursday local time.

ITB confirms individual fraud case in master’s graduate research

The Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) stated that allegations of research manipulation (fraud) in an international conference involving one of its master’s alumni, Prihantini, are entirely an individual legal matter and unrelated to the institution’s academic activities.

National Food Agency confirms stable SPHP rice prices despite dollar fluctuations

The National Food Agency has assured that prices for Stabilisation of Supply and Food Prices (SPHP) rice will not rise despite US dollar exchange rate fluctuations, to maintain food affordability and supply stability for the nation.

“Despite the strengthening dollar, the government ensures SPHP rice prices remain unaffected,” said National Food Agency SPHP Director Maino Dwi Hartono.