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E Indonesia still has high percentage of poverty rate

The percentage of people living in poverty in the eastern part of Indonesia in March 2018 was still higher than that ...

Indonesia succeeds in reducing poverty ratio

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said the number of people living below the poverty line dropped to 25.95 ...

President pays Rp50 million of tithe through National Alms Agency

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid Rp50 million `zakat mal` or obligatory tithe through the National Alms Agency ...

Indonesia still has many poor people: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) acknowledged that Indonesia still has many poor people who still have to be lifted up ...

Indonesia backs global efforts to promote Ugandan farmers` welfare

Indonesia strongly supports global efforts to promote the living standard of Ugandan poor farmers through the National ...

Religion not a source of conflict, violence: Kalla

Vice President Jusuf Kalla stressed that religion is not a source of conflict and violence but, in some occasions, is ...

Government continues to offer free legal aid to poor

The government has continued to provide free legal aid to the poor as part of its strategy to increase access to ...

Government seeks to lower poverty rate to below 10 percent this year

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has set itself the target of lowering poverty rate to less than 10 ...

Rp1.4 billion of village fund needs evaluation: Ministry

Indonesia`s Finance Ministry would evaluate the effectiveness of village fund disbursement during the past three ...

Government allocates Rp16 billion for North Kalimantan

The government, through the Ministry of Social Affairs, has allocated funds worth Rp16 billion for the Family of Hope ...

Indonesia`s poverty rate down to 27.77 million in March: President

The number of Indonesian people living in poverty fell to 27.77 million in March 2017 from 28.37 million in March ...

Ultra-micro credit program to enable equal welfare distribution: Minister Puspayoga

Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (UKM) Minister Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga said that an ultra-micro ...

Government targets to free Indonesia of child labor by 2022

The Indonesian government is making all-out efforts, through a roadmap program, to free the country of child workers, ...

`No smoking` advertisement creates greater impact

Jakartas Provincial Secretary Saefullah said that the public service advertisement regarding the dangers of smoking ...

Indonesian govt committed to providing affordable housing

Houses are a basic public necessity that must be met, both for people from the high- and low-income groups. To ...