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Social protection programs formulated to lower poverty rate: Minister

The government's social protection programs are designed to reduce the poverty rate, currently above 10 percent, on ...

Govt to raise budget for pre-employment card program by Rp10 trillion

The government is set to raise the budget for the pre-employment card program by Rp10 trillion to Rp30 trillion from ...

LIPI develops ventilator to support COVID-19 efforts

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Center (P2ET) of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has ...

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 ...

Free medicine packages to assist self-isolating patients: SOE minister

Free packages of medicines and vitamins allocated to COVID-19 patients currently undergoing self-isolation were aimed ...

Task force blames COVID spike on poor compliance with health protocols

The public's lack of adherence to health protocols has led to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Dewi ...

Government to distribute 11,212 tons of rice during PPKM period

The government will distribute 11,212 tons rice as a form of social assistance during the emergency Community ...

Vaccines are global public goods: President Jokowi

Vaccines are global public goods, so worldwide accessibility to them was paramount, according to President Joko Widodo ...

Realization of PEN budget reached Rp252.3 trillion in first semester

Realization of the national economic recovery program (PEN) budget in the first semester of 2021 had reached Rp252.3 ...

Government steps up BLT disbursal for eight million beneficiaries

The Indonesian government is expediting the disbursal of village fund cash transfers (BLT) for eight million ...

Sharia economy main pillar of economic recovery: Finance Minister

Sharia economy and finance are playing an important role in the economy, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, and ...

Expect Cenderawasih University to serve as think tank: VP

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has expressed the hope that Cenderawasih University (Uncen) would function as ...

Govt offers 900 scholarships for native Papuans from poor families

The Papua provincial government has offered 450 scholarships for native Papuans from low-income families under each of ...

WB suggests four policies to facilitate Indonesia's crisis recovery

The World Bank, through the Indonesia Economic Prospects (IEP) report titled "Boosting The Recovery," has put ...

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 ...