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Mary Kay Inc. and the Mary Kay FoundationSM join forces with The UN Trust Fund to end violence against women and CARE USA on a global scale to eliminate gender-based violence

In an effort to support life-saving efforts to prevent and end violence against women, a global public health pandemic ...

BNPB receives COVID-19 protective gear, diagnostic equipment

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has received assistance in the form of protective gear and COVID-19 ...

Minister calls women as Indonesia's strength in fight against COVID-19

Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati, better known as Bintang Puspayoga, ...

News Focus

Laid-off workers to benefit from Pre-Employment Card Program

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered massive layoffs globally, including Indonesia, hammering ...

Jokowi orders prompt distribution of social safety net allowance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed that social safety net funds, amounting to Rp110 trillion, be immediately ...

Malaysia encourages APEC women's empowerment to combat corruption

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail sought greater engagement and collaboration to ascertain that ...

Buddhist leader's annual peace proposal applauds youth climate action and promotes nuclear weapons treaty

-On January 26, 2020, the 38th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) ...

Year Ender 2019

2019: Heartfelt thank-you and adieu

With 2019 drawing to a close so quickly, regardless of whether one is ready, it is almost time to bid adieu. New ...

Japan grants Rp3.37 billion for Indonesian schools, clinics

The Japanese government has released a grant worth Rp3.37 billion to improve education and health facilities in several ...

Afghanistan pursues Indonesia's support in realizing gender equality

The Afghan government is pursuing Indonesia's support to attain gender equality and sustainable peace in the ...

Indonesia should ramp up fight for Palestinian independence: Wahid

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Chairman Hidayat Nur Wahid has urged Indonesia to bolster efforts to ...

Everything from farms to jogging: 5G is transforming the face and future of Chongming

-Unmanned 5G harvesters are being deployed on dedicated harvesting routes on the Wanhe organic farm on the eastern part ...

Thohir to oversee refinery talks between Pertamina, Aramco

The newly-elected State-owned Enterprises Minister, Erick Thohir will oversee the talks between the country's oil ...

Police name another suspect in Papua riots

The National Police (Polri) has arrested a man suspected of being an intellectual actor behind the series of riots in ...

P&G, National Geographic and Global Citizen launch

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