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Sulawesi's Family Hope Program recipients express gratitude to Jokowi

Recipients of the government's Family Hope Program (PKH) in Palopo, South Sulawesi Province, were thankful to ...

West Timor files claim with UN over Montara oil spill

Residents of West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara, filed a claim with the United Nations Special Rapporteurs to Australia for ...

2,550 houses of poor families in Aceh's Langsa city get renovated

The Langsa city administration has facilitated 2,550 houses of poor families to get renovated through the Public Works ...

Yidan Prize 2019 laureates selected

The Yidan Prize, the world's largest international prize in education, announces its 2019 laureates. Professor Usha ...

P&G, National Geographic and Global Citizen launch

- Procter & Gamble and National Geographic’s six-part docuseries ACTIVATE, co-produced by Global Citizen and ...

P&G reimagines creativity to reinvent advertising through innovative new creative partnerships

- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced a series of innovative new creative partnerships with John ...

BKKBN instructed to control growth rate of Indonesia`s poor population

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has instructed the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN) to focus on ...

Indonesia`s poverty rate expected to reach nine percent: minister

Indonesia has been striving to reduce its poverty rate that is expected to reach nine percent by the end of this year, ...

IMF-WB - Indonesia happiest state in the world: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that Indonesia is home to the happiest people in the world based on a research ...

World Bank appreciates Indonesia`s commitment in hosting IMF-WB meeting

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said he appreciated Indonesia`s commitment to host the annual meeting of the ...

No superhero in realizing world peace: Kalla

The world did not need to seek a superhero in realizing world peace besides a global leadership of all nations and ...

Gaza livestock markets witness low turnout ahead of Muslims` sacrificial holiday

On the eve of Muslims` al-Adha feast, livestock markets in the Palestinian Gaza Strip has witnessed a low customer ...

WPF offers six initiatives to ensure middle-path civilization

The 7th World Peace Forum (WPF) has offered six initiatives for ensuring middle-path civilization for the world in a ...

Indonesia prepares three main events for IMF-WB annual meetings

The Indonesia Government, as the host of the upcoming IMF-World Bank (WB) Annual Meetings this year, has planned three ...

Thousands of Kenyan single mothers, widows use mobile money to escape poverty

Almost 200,000 Kenyan households, many headed by poor, rural women, have lifted themselves out of poverty using mobile ...