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Super tax deduction incentive to create top-notch manpower: ministry

The super tax deduction incentive is a part of the government’s efforts to build competent and top-notch ...

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Administration to launch Medan's Kesawan City Walk revitalization

The Medan administration will launch the revitalization of Kesawan City Walk as the city’s iconic culinary and ...

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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

Protracted remote learning can spur dropouts, raise child marriages

Long-term remote learning could spur dropouts and increase the number of child marriages among students, according to ...

Early marriage deprives children access to quality education: minister

Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has said that child marriage can deprive children of the opportunity to ...

Village SDGs support prevention of child marriage: minister

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar has said that the Sustainable ...

Child marriage constitutes human rights violation against children

Child marriage is a form of violation of human rights against children, according to Women's Empowerment and Child ...

Students pulled out of school, pushed into marriage amid pandemic:

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is forcing students to study online from home, is becoming a trigger for many to ...

Child marriage: Police act on KPAI report, probe wedding organizer

The National Police’s Crime Unit has launched an investigation against a wedding organizer for promoting underage ...

Ending child marriage will require collective effort: official

Efforts to curb child marriage need to be supported by several parties, deputy for human, community and cultural ...

Govt puts in place regulations, programs to prevent child marriages

Indonesia’s government has made numerous efforts and applied programs to prevent child marriages, Subandi ...

East Kalimantan is striving to eliminate child marriages

East Kalimantan has been striving to eliminate underage marriages as the province's child marriage rate is recorded ...

Muslim World League, MPR take joint stance against discrimination

The Muslim World League (MWL), or Rabithah Al Alam Al Islami, and the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly ...

Minister points to persistent grim participation of female workforce

Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Puspayoga affirmed that the dismal ...