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Indonesia govt has disbursed 95 pct of village funds

In Indonesia, based on data at the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 81,309 villages in 2013, consisting of 72,944 ...

Plurality extraordinary strength of Indonesia: VP Kalla

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has seen plurality existing in Indonesia as an extraordinary strength of the country, ...

RI vows to promote developing nations` interests at WTO Summit

Indonesia, the chair of G-33 group of developing nations, has vowed to struggle for the interests of its members at ...

President Jokowi discusses sustainable development goals with civil organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) discussed sustainable development goals (SDGS) with a number of social civil ...

Transmigration less popular among youths: Minister Jafar

Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Marwan Jafar admitted that the transmigration program is ...

Democracy has universal values

Although democracy does not function the same way in every country, it does have certain universal values, and ...

Indonesia`s Gini ratio down to 0.408 in 2015: Bappenas

Indonesias income gap ratio, or the Gini ratio, has fallen from 0.413 in 2014 to 0.408 this year, according to an ...

79 countries to attend Bali Democracy Forum

The ministers and delegates from 79 countries and three international organizations are set to participate in the ...

EU holds climate change concert for Indonesia`s younger generation

The European Union (EU) held a concert in Jakarta on Sunday to raise awareness among Indonesias younger generation in ...

Bappenas suggests three steps to improve balance of payment

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has offered three steps to improve Indonesias balance of payment, ...

Without labour deal, Southaeast Asia risks subsidising human smugglers - IOM

Southeast Asia needs legal channels of migration to help curb human smuggling, the International Organization of ...

Poverty rate widens in Southeast. Sulawesi

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Southeast of Sulawesi said the number of people living below the poverty ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

Philippine senator turns self in on graft charge

A Philippine action movie hero-turned senator turned himself in on Friday after an anti-graft court ordered ...

Pakistan’s Wasil Foundation Wins Islamic Microfinance Challenge

- The Wasil Foundation, a Pakistan-based microfinance institution, won the Islamic Microfinance Challenge, a global ...