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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, ...

President holds limited meeting on reforming social protection system

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a limited meeting with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Indonesia Onward ...

Pandemic fuels momentum for self-improvement, transformation

State-Owned Enterprises Minister and Chief Executive of Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery ...

Govt's social empowerment budget raised by Rp30.1 trillion in 2021

The government is set to raise budget allocations for social empowerment in 2021 by Rp30.1 trillion to Rp91 trillion, ...

Nova Iriansyah confirmed as Aceh governor

Indonesian Home Minister Tito Karnavian on Thursday formally appointed Nova Iriansyah as the governor of Aceh until ...

Governor Nova Iriansyah expected to boost Acehnese people's welfare

Aceh's Legislative Assembly (DPRA) member, Teuku Raja Keumangan, sought Governor Nova Iriansyah’s all-out ...