Rice field in Tabanan, Bali (illuatration)

Expert: Food law strategic to achieve Jokowi's target on food sovereignty

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR - The Food Law of 2012 laid a strategic basis for the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to achieve the three targets of food security, self-sufficiency and sovereignty, an agricultural expert said. "The food law stipulates what Jokowi's government should give priority to, to develop the agricultural sector," Professor Dr. I Wayan Windia of Undaya University in...

Cars line up in a drive through lane at a McDonalds fast food restaurant in Toronto, May 1, 2014.

McDonald's new 'Happy' mascot dubbed McScary in social media

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CHICAGO - McDonald's restaurant chain says its new "Happy" mascot will bring "fun and excitement" to its children's meals, but social media contend the toothy, red box-shaped character will have the opposite effect. Twitter responses to McDonald's mascot announcement this week complain that the animated red Happy Meal box, with its cavernous dark mouth and rows of large white...