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Poverty rate rose in September 2015

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 780 thousand to 28.51 million in September 2015, from 27.73 ...

Indonesia govt has disbursed 95 pct of village funds

In Indonesia, based on data at the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 81,309 villages in 2013, consisting of 72,944 ...

Indonesia`s Gini ratio down to 0.408 in 2015: Bappenas

Indonesias income gap ratio, or the Gini ratio, has fallen from 0.413 in 2014 to 0.408 this year, according to an ...

Govt proposes life insurance aid for haze disaster victims

The government will propose a life insurance assistance for 1.2 million holders of Welfare Family Card (KKS) affected ...

Muhammadiyah holds Eid Al-Adha prayer on Wednesday

Muhammadiyah, the second-largest Indonesian Muslim organization, held the Eid Al-Adha prayer on Wednesday across ...

Intensive steps planned to overrcome poverty

The Indonesian government is planning to take labor intensive measures to develop retention basins and extend seed ...

NTT third poorest province of Indonesia

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is the third poorest among the countrys 34 provinces with 22.61 percent or 1,159,840 of ...

Number of Indonesian poor reaches 28.5 million

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said that the number of poor people in Indonesia in March 2015 stood at 28.59 ...

Cabinet reshuffle helps govt meet promises: President

President Joko Widodo defended the cabinet reshuffle that he had made on Wednesday, saying that it was the bridge for ...

2015 CGAP Photo Contest Now Open for Entries

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2015 (Antara/PRNewswire) -- As CGAP celebrates ten years of successfully highlighting ...

Climate factor causes rice price hikes: Observer

Agriculture observer Khudori said recent hikes in rice prices were mostly triggered by climate changes that caused a ...

Indonesian govt yet to settle many of its agendas: dpd - (d)

Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD) chairman Irman Gusman said the government has not yet settled many of ...

Jokowi leads cabinet meeting, focuses on infrastructure development

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo chaired an extended cabinet meeting on Monday, where he focused the ...

Indonesian minister hands over 6,800 fisherman cards

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Indroyono Soesilo handed over 6,800 fisherman cards to the representatives ...

Next Govt Expected to Continue Previous Economic Programs

The next government under Joko Widodo, who will be sworn in as Indonesias seventh president on Monday, is expected to ...