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BRIN pushes science-based development through Innovation Village

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is promoting science-based regional development in Indonesia through ...

At 733, can Surabaya sustain growth without losing its soul?

Behind its heavy traffic, expanding business districts, and urban villages where the tradition of mutual cooperation ...

Indonesia overhauls social aid data after targeting review

The Indonesian government has pledged a comprehensive overhaul of its social assistance beneficiary database following ...

What the world can learn from China's poverty reduction

In 2021, China declared a landmark achievement: the eradication of absolute poverty, following a decades-long effort ...

Prabowo presses for lower loan interest rates for low-income groups

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday ordered state-owned banks to lower lending rates for low-income ...

Accelerated govt spending helps sustain domestic demand: economist

Head of the Macroeconomics and Finance Center at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), M ...

Indonesian govt removes 11,000 aid recipients over online gambling

The Indonesian government removed around 11,000 families from its social aid recipient list after detecting indications ...

Indonesian govt expands MSME support, poverty alleviation programs

Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Community Empowerment is expanding programs to support micro, small and ...

Minister seeks stronger welfare data through pesantren involvement

Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf urged Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, to assist the ...

Indonesia's economy remains stable amid global volatility: KSSK

Indonesia's fiscal, monetary, and financial sectors remained stable in the first quarter of 2026 amid rising global ...

Ministry collaborates in distributing social assistance digitally

The Ministry of Social Affairs is collaborating with the National Economic Council (DEN) to accelerate the ...

Free meal programme keeps being improved to strengthen food security

Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN) stated that the governance of the Free Nutritious Meals Program (MBG) ...

Govt must ensure that every child gets their rights: Minister

Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Arifah Fauzi stated that the government must be present ...

Indonesia completes construction of nearly 7,000 village co-ops

The Indonesian Ministry of Cooperatives stated that physical building construction has been fully completed for almost ...

Muhaimin says extreme poverty drops significantly this year

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar stated that extreme poverty in Indonesia ...