#poverty

Collection of poverty news, found 372 news.

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Ministers undisturbed by cabinet reshuffle issue

Several ministers have said they were undisturbed by the issue of a cabinet reshuffle and they remained focused on ...

Che Guevara`s motorcycle buddy dies at 88

Alberto Granado, a childhood friend and a motorcycle companion of famous revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, died on ...

Britain halts aid to Russia, China, UN agencies

Britain on Tuesday slashed 16 countries including Russia and China from the list of nations it gives financial aid to ...

Bill Gates Releases Third Annual Letter, Calling for Sustained Foreign Aid to Boost Global Health an

-     Speaking at Historic Roosevelt House, Gates Outlines Why the World Should Prioritize Vaccines and ...

Egyptian crisis may have impact on Indonesia

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla said that the political crisis in Egypt could have an impact on Indonesia. ...

Corruption continues to hamper RI`s progress

Although its goivernment has allocated huge sums to tackle such pressing problems aa financial market instability, ...

Govt to set up centers of entrepreneurship at campuses

The government through the Cooperatives and Small-Medium Scale Businesses Ministry, will soon set up centers of ...

Govt continuously monitors food commodity prices

The government would continuously monitor food commodity prices for several months to come to detect possible ...

UK Government and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce New Commitment to Eradicating Polio

- Citing dramatic gains achieved with polio vaccines, Prime Minister David Cameron, Bill and Melinda Gates call on ...

Yudhoyono says terrorism still a threat

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the world is not yet free from terrorism as shown by the bombing incident in a ...

Indonesia must accomplish positive things as ASEAN chair

Indonesia must be able to accomplish positive things as the ASEAN chair in 2011, an international relations observer ...

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partner to

- Together pledge $100 million to fight preventable diseases in Afghanistan and Pakistan     His ...

Religious leaders to maintain communication with government

Interfaith leaders grouped in the "movement against lies" have stated they intend to keep a communication line with ...

W Nusa Tenggara needs Rp45 tln in investment

West Nusa Tenggara province needs Rp45 trillion in investment to achieve an economic growth rate of 6-7 percent in ...