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A deep sense of humanity for Rohingya prevails in Aceh

The smiles are again back on the faces of Rohingya children after being rescued from a sinking boat and currently being ...

Aceh fishermen rescue Rohingya refugees though denied entry into land

Three Acehnese fishermen rescued 94 Rohingya refugees, including 30 children, stuck in the waters of Seunuddon, North ...

ministers deliver social assistance to workers impacted by COVID-19

Minister of Manpower (Menaker) Ida Fauziyah and Minister of Social Affairs (Menos) Juliari P. Batubara distributed ...

Government to extend distribution of social assistance till December

The government will continue to distribute social assistance until December to help beneficiaries cope with the impact ...

President donates five thousand basic aid packages to Kupang residents

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has donated five thousand basic aid packages to residents bearing the brunt of the ...

Indonesian Embassy in Slovakia distributes relief aid to Indonesians

The Indonesian Embassy in Bratislava handed out the second phase of relief packages to Indonesians reeling from the ...

80 aid packages distributed to Indonesians in Canberra

The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, distributed 80 relief packages to Indonesian ...

Bulog to supply 22,000 tons of sugar from India

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) will supply 22,000 tons of sugar imported from India to ensure the availability of ...

Jokowi candid about all beneficiaries yet to receive social assistance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) acknowledged that the social assistance to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Government urged to increase social assistance budget, recipients

Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia economist Muhammad Ishak Razak urged the government to increase the ...

Central Java workers receive packages of essentials on May Day

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo symbolically distributed packages of essentials to thousands of workers laid off ...

BI projects 0.18 percent inflation rate in April 2020

Bank Indonesia (BI) estimated that the inflation rate in April 2020 will touch 0.18 percent based on results of a ...

President outlines plan to exempt MSMEs from income tax for six months

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has confirmed a plan to exempt micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with an annual ...

Indonesian Embassy delivers basic-needs packages to Indonesians in US

The Indonesian Embassy in Washington D.C. has handed out hundreds of packages to help meet the basic needs of ...

Weekend Stories

Ensuring health and safety of supermarket workers

Amid the government-mandated physical distancing order to contain coronavirus transmission, Jakarta City appears to ...