October 5, 2025 | 06:26 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Here are the highlights: Indonesia's Unpad Students Develop Real-Time Metabolic Syndrome Monitoring Smartband; Mandatory Halal Certification for Food Stalls and Cosmetics in Indonesia Effective October 2026; and Indonesia's National Internship Program Opens October 15: Here's How to Apply.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Indonesia's Unpad Students Develop Real-Time Metabolic Syndrome Monitoring Smartband
The team of Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad) students, who are part of the Student Creativity Program Karsa Cipta (PKM-KC), has developed an innovation prototype called MetaBand. The smartband device, which is based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) technology, is used to monitor cholesterol levels, glucose, and blood pressure in real-time. The device is integrated with a specific application that stores measurement history and includes early detection features for metabolic syndrome.
The prototype developers of MetaBand consist of students from various disciplines, namely Melsya Meira Syalsabilla and Fahra Dina Qoyyimah from Nursing, Amar Jamaludin and Naufal Nuha Fahreza from Electrical Engineering, and History student Maris Lumban Gaol. They were guided by lecturer Irkham.
Team leader Melsya Meira Syalsabilla stated that the MetaBand innovation was motivated by the high health risks faced by individuals with metabolic syndrome, especially towards heart disease and diabetes. She mentioned this via Unpad's website on Friday, October 3, 2025.
2. Mandatory Halal Certification for Food Stalls and Cosmetics in Indonesia Effective October 2026
Head of Indonesia's Halal Product Guarantee Organizing Agency (BPJPH) Ahmad Haikal Hasan, is set to enforce the mandatory halal certification requirement for all food and beverage products, including those from Padang, Tegal, Betawi, and other traditional food stalls. Additionally, cosmetics and imported products entering Indonesia are also required to have halal certification. "By October 2026, it will be mandatory for everything to be halal," said Haikal when met at the South Jakarta area on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Haikal claims that Indonesia has the best halal certification system worldwide. According to him, many countries are learning from Indonesia. "Our system is the best; everyone is learning from us," he said.
In a previous statement, Haikal mentioned that Padang food stalls, etc., can obtain halal certification for free. He stated that business owners can apply for free halal certification, which is also a program from President Prabowo Subianto.
3. Indonesia's National Internship Program Opens October 15: Here's How to Apply
The registration for Indonesia's national internship program "Siap Kerja" will be open from October 7 to 13, 2025. This internship program is for D3, D4, and S1 college graduates and is one of the eight acceleration programs for development launched by the government in 2025, as part of the economic stimulus package 8+4+5.
The opportunity is open to fresh graduates who have graduated within the last year. They will have the opportunity to intern at state-owned or private companies affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). Interns will receive a salary equivalent to the provincial minimum wage (UMP).
Minister of Manpower Yassierli stated that the quota for internship workers prepared is 20,000 participants. The government will distribute this quota proportionally to each province, based on the number of graduates from that region.
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Indonesia's Unpad Students Develop Real-Time Metabolic Syndrome Monitoring Smartband
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A team of Unpad students in Indonesia created a real-time metabolic syndrome monitoring smartband device based on Near-Infrared Spectroscopy tech.
Indonesia's National Internship Program Opens October 15: Here's How to Apply
21 jam lalu
Indonesia's national internship program 'Siap Kerja' will provide participants with a salary equivalent to the minimum wage of the city or regency.
Today's Top 3 News: Mandatory Halal Certification for Food Stalls and Cosmetics in Indonesia Effective October 2026
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Indonesian Govt Announces National Internship Platform Ready for Launch
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Coordinating Minister Airlangga Hartarto stated that the national internship program for fresh graduates will commence on October 15, 2025.
