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Indonesia must mainstream technology, innovation to drive development

Technology and innovation must become the mainstay of the economy if national development has to be achieved, Minister ...

Aceh Besar targets 10-11 percent poverty rate reduction by 2022

Aceh Besar Regent Mawardi Ali outlined a target to lower the poverty rate by 10-11 percent by 2022. "We can ...

Pandemic has bumped up Indonesia's unemployment rate: minister

The unemployment rate has risen significantly in Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziah ...

VP believes Indonesia can reclaim status as upper middle-income nation

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin is optimistic that Indonesia would be able to revert to being an upper middle-income ...

Two million children to become poverty-stricken sans social aid

Over two million Indonesian children would be plunged into poverty if the government halted social assistance to poor ...

Central Sumba food estate coverage to reach 10,000 hectares: Jokowi

A food estate project in Central Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), will be expanded to reach 10 thousand ...

Jokowi inspects Central Sumba food estate during day-long work visit

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected a food estate in Central Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara ...

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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 ...

Indonesia's Gini ratio rises to 0.385

Indonesia’s Gini ratio, a statistical measure used for gauging economic inequality in a population, rose slightly ...

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 ...

Indonesian envoy wants Colombia to join CPOPC

Indonesian Ambassador to Colombia, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Cristopher and Nevis, Dr. Priyo Iswanto, M.H., wants ...

Rise in poverty rate among earliest impacts of pandemic: VP

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin pointed out that an increase in the poverty rate and a wider social gap were among the ...

Government to integrate social assistance programs: Monoarfa

The government will integrate several social assistance programs conducted by different ministries and institutions, ...