JAKARTA, Jan 19 — Families of Indonesian children who died because of tainted cough syrup demanded restitution as an Indonesian court on Tuesday started hearing their class-action lawsuit against government agencies and pharmaceutical firms.

JAKARTA, Nov 1 — Indonesia's food and drug agency said on Monday it had revoked licences for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it investigates the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute kidney injury (AKI).

JAKARTA, Oct 24 — Indonesia's food and drugs agency (BPOM) on Monday (October 24) said it may pursue criminal action against two pharmaceutical firms that made products linked to acute kidney injury (AKI), amid a spike in cases and deaths among children this year.

JAKARTA, Oct 21 — Some medicinal syrups available in Indonesia contained ingredients linked to fatal acute kidney injury (AKI) in children, its health minister said on Thursday, as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year.

JAKARTA, Oct 19 — There were 99 acute kidney injury (AKI) deaths registered across the archipelago involving children below six years old so far this year, Indonesia's health ministry said.