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RI govt to send 10,750 child workers to school in 2012

The government will send some 10,750 child workers back to school in 2012, an increase of 300 percent from last year`s ...

Slum inhabitants near Ciliwung river to be relocated

Inhabitants of the slums along the Ciliwung riverside are going to be relocated to government-subsidized apartments, ...

Conditional direct aid no electioneering gimmick : Hatta

Chief economic minister Hatta Radjasa called on all parties not to suspect the government`s conditional direct cash ...

Qatar charity to distribute 100,000 Korans in Indonesia

The Qatar Charity was reported to launch an aid program to distribute 100,000 holy Korans to their partners in 12 ...

UNICEF: Indonesia's infant mortality rate still high

Indonesia`s infant mortality rate is still high although it showed a downward trend in the past few years, United ...

President inspects home renovation project in Jambi

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono inspected a home renovation project initiated by Jambi Provincial Government when ...

Ical doles out money to poor families

Aburizal Bakrie fulfilled his promise to give Idul Fitri gift to the poor in Tanah Tinggi, Central Jakarta, on ...

RI govt to allocate Rp41.9 trillion for food resilience

The government plans to allocate Rp41.9 trillion for food resilience in 2012, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said ...

Minister hands over social assistance in North Jakarta

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri handed over social assistance in the form of rehabilitation of ...

Govt to launch food-for-poor program next year

The on-going government`s rice for the poor (raskin) program may next year include allocation of local foods instead ...

BPS rechecking number of people entitled to cheap rice

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) will recheck the number of families entitled to rice-for-the poor (Raskin) ...

RI should learn from Brazil on food resilience

Indonesia should learn from Brazil`s Zero Hunger Program in order to achieve food resilience, an official said. ...

Asean seeking food security amid surge in global prices

The current global food and energy price hikes have concerned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as this year`s ASEAN ...

President Yudhoyono calls for save-electricity-fuel movements in regions

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered all regional heads to join a movement to save fuel and electricity to ...

Indonesia elected chair of UN Population Commission

Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Hasan Kleib has been elected as chairman of the ...