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Indonesia experience significant middle class rise

Indonesias middle class people increased significantly in the past ten years, from 37 percent to 56.7 percent of the ...

US assists Indonesian government in combating tuberculosis

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided US$12 million in assistance to help combat ...

President Yudhoyono expects poverty rate to drop to 8 to10 pct

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he expected poverty rate in the country to drop to 8 to 10 percent by the end ...

Indonesia Succesfully Tackles Starvation

- UN's Food and Agriculure Organization (FAO) has successfully completed the first round of the Millenium Development ...

Australia supports Indonesia`s poor through good social protection policies

Australia is working with the Indonesian Government to support social protection programs as one of the most effective ...

Cristiano Ronaldo to champion mangrove conservation in Indonesia

Real Madrid`s soccer star, Cristiano Ronaldo, named ambassador for Bali-based Forum Peduli Mangrove (Mangrove Care ...

Government continues to reduce poverty rate

The government has reduced Indonesia`s poverty rate and will continue to do so until it brings the rate down to 8 ...

Poverty eradication should be far-reaching and continuous effort

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that poverty eradication should be a far-reaching and continuous effort ...

Indonesia to revive old wisdom to promote sustainable tourism

Using their native wisdom, culturally-rich Indonesians have practiced environmental preservation and sustainable ...

PNPM serves as model of poverty alleviation program

Vice President Boediono said on Thursday the National Program for Community Empowerment (PNPM) is one of the models ...

24 ASEAN companies receive CSR Awards at AREA 2012

Twenty four companies from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand received the prestigious Asia ...

Indonesia has 143 social-conflict-prone areas

Indonesia contains 143 social-conflict-prone areas, according to the Disadvantaged Regions Ministry. "Indonesia ...

President's Council on Jobs to Meet in Community Following Operation HOPE Bus Tour in Los Angeles, A

-     At the invitation of Operation HOPE, President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness ...

"Anggur Merah" program considered successful

The "Anggur Merah" Independent Village Program in East Nusa Tenggara Province has been a success in significantly ...

Swedish King impressed by Bantul scouts' work

Visiting Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said he was impressed by the social awareness of boy scouts in Bantul district ...