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Timely budget spending crucial for economic recovery amid COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) delivered a strong rebuke to ministers and leaders of state institutions over the slow ...

Synergy instrumental in boosting budget absorption in health sector

The Ministry of Finance has intensified coordination and synergy with relevant ministries and institutions to spur ...

Indonesians should exclusively use domestic products: Economist

A Medan State University (Unimed) economist believes that Indonesia can no longer overly rely on imports amid the ...

Jokowi stresses on prompt fund disbursal for COVID-19 health services

President Joko Widodo has urged his aides to expedite the disbursement of funding for the payment of COVID-19-related ...

COVID-19 handling costs equivalent to 4.2 percent of GDP: Minister

Costs borne by Indonesia’s government to handle the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent impact, through the economic ...

Government urged to regulate use of marijuana for health

The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform has urged the Indonesian government to adjust the Regulations of Narcotics, ...

Russia donates medical equipment to Persahabtan hospital

The government of the Russian Federation has donated one electrocardiogram (ECG) unit and two blood pressure devices ...

Batam should be developed optimally: Jokowi

Batam, a special economic zone, and its surrounding areas should be developed optimally, President Joko Widodo ...

Tangerang named as city of human rights concern

Tangerang City in Banten Province has again been awarded as the City of Human Rights Care after it won the Human ...

Minister confirms Rp400 trillion allocation for infrastructure in 2019

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has revealed that funds amounting to Rp400 trillion will be allocated in the State Budget ...

Indonesian nurses believed to be able to compete with those from the Philippines

President Director of Saudi Manpower Solutions (SMASCO) Saad Al Badah said it was optimistic that nurses from ...

ISDB expected to participate in education development partnership

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is expected to be involved in the development of education in Indonesia through ...

Government expects ISDB involvement in national health development

The Indonesian government expects the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to be involved in national programs, especially ...

HRD is government`s next priority program

After focusing on massive development of the country`s infrastructure over the past four years, President Joko Widodo ...