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COVID-19 handling costs total Rp677.2 trillion: Minister Indrawati

Total costs incurred by the government to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia reached Rp677.2 trillion, according ...

Jokowi calls to conduct economic recovery prudently

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) laid weightage on conducting Indonesia's economic recovery in a prudent, ...

Chamber, House discuss business sector's preparedness for new normal

The House of Representatives’ members paid a visit to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday ...

Industry ministry updating rules to support new normal

The Ministry of Industry is continuing to update regulations that can help the industrial sector prepare for the new ...

DFW proposes moratorium on seafarers working for Chinese fishing boats

The Indonesian Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) has proposed a moratorium and evaluation on the policy to send ...

National farm workers' daily nominal wages increased in April: BPS

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) highlighted that the daily nominal wages of national farm workers in April 2020 ...

Police to scrutinize agencies that recruited crew for Chinese ship

Head of the National Police’s General Crime Unit, Police Brigadier General Ferdy Sambodo, stated that his ...

ILO welcomes circular requiring firms to pay holiday allowance

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has lauded the Indonesian Manpower Minister's circular, asking employers ...

Open unemployment rate slides to 4.99% in Feb: BPS

Indonesia's open unemployment rate dropped to 4.99 percent in February, 2020 from 5.01 percent a year earlier, ...

Indonesian government to purchase 10,000 tons of rubber from farmers

Indonesia's Public Works and Public Housing Ministry plans to purchase 10,000 tons of rubber from farmers for use ...

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Omnibus bill on job creation: game changer for whom?

When the House of Representatives’ legislation body started a hearing session on the omnibus bill on job ...

Central Java workers receive packages of essentials on May Day

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo symbolically distributed packages of essentials to thousands of workers laid off ...

88,759 Indonesian migrant workers have returned home: minister

At least 88,759 Indonesian migrant workers have returned from countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong ...

36 medical workers suspected of coronavirus infection

As many as 36 medical workers from different hospitals in Kudus District, Central Java Province, have shown positive ...

Government upbeat about economic stimulus preventing layoffs

The Indonesian government is optimistic that the economic stimulus it has offered to the real sector would be able to ...