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Govt to provide aid to 13.8 mln low-wage workers in Q3

Formal workers with an income of less than Rp5 million per month will receive government aid in the third quarter of ...

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Forestry partnerships in Jambi help small farmers, resolve conflicts

Many smallholder farmers in Indonesia, who depend on selling fresh oil palm fruit bunches to earn a living, are ...

UNHCR grants refugee status to 99 Rohingya migrants in Aceh

Indonesia Office officially granted refugee status to 99 Rohingya migrants that three Acehnese fishermen had rescued on ...

Rohingya refugees shifted to new shelter in Lhokseumawe

The Indonesian government on Friday afternoon shifted 99 Rohingya refugees, rescued by three Acehnese fishermen in June ...

EU welcomes Indonesia's decision to help Rohingya refugees

The European Union (EU) has welcomed Indonesia's decision to provide a safe-landing and humanitarian assistance to ...

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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 ...