#poor people

Collection of poor people news, found 328 news.

President signs regulation to draw up 2013 work plan

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential regulation that will serve as a reference for ministries, ...

India Joins Ranks of CGAP Members

-     In a clear sign of its increasing influence on the global financial stage, India has today ...

Thousands rally to merdeka palace protesting fuel price hike

Thousands of protesters, particularly sympathizers of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), marched from ...

Thousands of HTI activists reject fuel price hike

Thousands of activists of the hard-line Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged street a rally against the ...

PMI allocates Rp1 billion for cataract operations

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has allocated Rp1 billion for free cataract operations in 2012 for poor people ...

Fuel price hike could impact education sector

There is a growing concern that the fuel price hike could also increase education costs, resulting in a high number of ...

Fuel oil price rise only increases poor people: politician

A Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician, Abdul Hakim, believed that the government`s plan to raise the subsidized ...

news focus: critics say assistance for the poor like money politics

The government has decided to provide cash assistance for the poor who are likely to be affected by the planned fuel ...

Minister presents Rp1.45b to Sukoharjo`s poor

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri handed Rp1.45 billion for the empowerment of poor people in Sukoharjo ...

news focus: govt planning health insurance for all poor people

Getting sick is a "luxury" that poor Indonesians cannot afford because medical services and medicines could cost them ...

RI state to insure all poor people`s health in 2014

The state will cover all poor people with a health insurance program in 2014 so that every body in the country will ...

"Anggur Merah" program considered successful

The "Anggur Merah" Independent Village Program in East Nusa Tenggara Province has been a success in significantly ...

House asks state banks to support housing financing scheme

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has asked state-owned banks to support the government`s policy on a poor people`s housing ...

Over 14 thousand Jakarta slum dweller families to be relocated

A total of 14,075 families living in slums on the banks of the Ciliwung river in Jakarta are to be relocated to ...

Australia supports RI focus on achieving MDGs

With three years until the world needs to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Indonesian Government, ...