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Against notion that farming equals poverty: Moeldoko

Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko has said that he is against the stigma that revolves ...

Jakarta to help pregnant women meet nutritional needs

Acting governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has said that his administration will strive to fulfill the ...

Health Minister, Jakarta Acting Governor discuss stunting reduction

Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin held a meeting with Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono to deliberate ...

Minister clears the air on poverty alleviation fund

The Rp500-trillion poverty alleviation fund, which has become the subject of a polemic lately, is a social protection ...

Jakarta tackles extreme poverty with 17 kinds of social aid

The provincial government of Jakarta has so far distributed 17 types of social assistance to address extreme poverty in ...

Acting governor promises to monitor stunting handling in Jakarta

Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono has promised to directly supervise the handling of stunting cases in ...

Zakat agency license to protect from misappropriation of public funds

The Religious Affairs Ministry highlighted the importance of an operational license for zakat (Islamic alms) agencies ...

BPJS Kesehatan readies Rp9 trillion for disease screening

The National Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has allocated an additional Rp9 trillion in funds ...

Jakarta should not have cases of extreme poverty: BKKBN

National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Secretary Tavip Agus stated that with the Jakarta Provincial ...

Villages should possess data management, utilization capabilities: BPS

Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Margo Yuwono accentuated the need for villages to have capabilities in data ...

DPRD supports governor's plan to launch lifetime assistance for elders

The Yogyakarta Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) echoed its full support to the governor's plan ...

Social welfare improvement a priority in 2023: Minister Effendy

- to 2024, as the earlier target for 2024 is the reduction to four per cent, the coordinating minister disclosed. He ...

Ministry to tackle eight focus areas in housing this year

The Directorate General of Housing of the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry will seek to address eight focus ...

VP Amin highlights year-on-year decline in poverty rate

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin noted that the overall poverty rate has decreased over years, although there may be an ...

Indonesia's economic growth projected at 5.3 percent in 2022: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto projected Indonesia's economic growth in 2022 to ...