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Indonesia launches 2026 welfare guide to improve access

Indonesia has launched a pocket guide detailing its 2026 welfare programs to help the public better understand and ...

Indonesian govt to renovate 2,000 homes to curb tuberculosis spread

Indonesia will renovate 2,000 homes to improve ventilation and help prevent tuberculosis (TB), the Health Ministry said ...

BNPB prioritizes logistics for remote islands after North Maluku quake

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said it is focusing on meeting logistical needs in the most remote ...

Gov't ensures aid for North Maluku, North Sulawesi quake victims

The Social Affairs Ministry has ensured it is ready to distribute aid to earthquake victims in North Maluku and North ...

Social assistance digitalization to boost accuracy: minister

Indonesia’s Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said the government is optimistic that digitizing ...

Four months on, Sumatra moves from emergency to reconstruction

Hydrometeorological disasters that struck three provinces in Sumatra in late November 2025 have been recorded as among ...

Ministry deploys all social workers to monitor disaster aid in Sumatra

The Ministry of Social Affairs has deployed its network of social workers, ranging from Family Hope Program (PKH) ...

Minister warns of dismissal after 2,600 staff skip post-Eid work

Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf has warned civil servants and ministry employees that they could ...

Indonesia disburses $41 million aid for Sumatra disaster victims

The Indonesian government has completed the disbursement of more than Rp700 billion (around US$41.4 million) in ...

Indonesia aims to end tent living for Aceh evacuees by Eid al-Fitr

Home Minister Tito Karnavian, who leads the Task Force for the Acceleration of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and ...

Ministry disburses Rp100.9 billion for East Aceh disaster recovery

The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs disbursed Rp100.9 billion (US$6 million) in disaster relief funds to support ...

President Prabowo urges holistic preparations for Eid al-Fitr

President Prabowo Subianto opened a plenary cabinet meeting in Jakarta by ordering all government aides to make optimal ...

Villages minister stresses valid data for social welfare programs

Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Minister Yandri Susanto has called for synchronized efforts from ...

Indonesia finds mental health issues in 10 pct of screened children

The 2025–2026 Free Health Check (CKG) found indications of mental health problems in the form of anxiety and ...

Indonesia's free meals program covers one-third nutrition needs: BGN

Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) clarified on Monday that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program is ...