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Surabaya DPRD seeks water bill waiver for economically impacted

Committee A of Surabaya City Legislative Council (DPRD) has urged the local government to waive the water bill for ...

Indonesia's poverty rate reduction possible through Java-centric cut

Indonesia's poverty rate can be curbed if the poverty eradication program is focused on the country's most ...

Number of poor dip to 27.54 mln in March: BPS

The number of Indonesians living in poverty fell by 0.01 million to reach 27.54 million in March, 2021 from 27.55 ...

Bappenas forecasts 5.78-6.53% GDP growth for eastern Indonesia

The eastern part of Indonesia will see GDP (gross domestic product) growth of 5.78-6.53 percent in 2022, the National ...

Govt moves to offer LPG under direct subsidy

The Indonesian government is seeking to revise the 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder and kerosene ...

Baktimed, European body donate Rp60 mln for quake victims

The Bakti Nusantara Medika Foundation (Baktimed) and the European Association for Advanced Indonesia (PETJ) on Tuesday ...

News Focus

Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

Students pulled out of school, pushed into marriage amid pandemic:

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is forcing students to study online from home, is becoming a trigger for many to ...

Economic recovery program rescued five million people from poverty

The national economic recovery program (PEN), especially social protection in 2020, rescued over five million people ...

Number of poor Indonesians rose by 2.76 million amid pandemic

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 2.76 million to reach 27.55 million of the population in September ...

Free COVID-19 vaccines proof of state presence: lawmaker

The government’s move to provide free COVID-19 vaccines is proof of the state’s presence and implementation ...

Opinion

From Bogor to Putrajaya: Building strategic trust in APEC

The year 2020 is crucial for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Not only are we celebrating achievements ...

Govt's Rp293-trillion social safety net cluster funds to reduce burden

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) shed light on the government’s disbursal of social safety net cluster funds of ...

Indonesia's poverty rate to touch 11.5 percent amid COVID-19: VP

Indonesia's poverty rate would likely rise to 11.5 percent by 2020-end in the event of no significant flattening of ...

Rp796.3-trillion allocation in 2021 for transfers to village funds

The government plans to allocate a budget of Rp796.3 trillion for transfers to the regions and village funds (TKDD) in ...