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Awaiting endgame for Papua, West Papua's lingering problems

The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has ...

Renewal of Papua special autonomy law must solve problems: MPR

Renewal of Papua Special Autonomy Law No. 21 of 2001 should be able to solve problems lingering since the past two ...

Unemployment rate dropped thanks to social protection program

The social protection program (Perlinsos), in the context of national economic recovery, could reduce the open ...

Data validation ensure social assistance receivers right on target

The Social Affairs Ministry continues to verify and validate the data on family receivers of social assistance to ...

EU should end discriminatory measures against Indonesia's palm oil

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi earnestly appealed to the European Union (EU) to avoid discriminating against ...

Indonesia trying hard to reduce poverty : Vice President

The Indonesian government has been trying hard to tackle poverty through provision of social assistance, education, ...

Three Indonesian provinces to receive grants from US MCC

Three Indonesian provinces will receive Rp4 trillion in grants from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to ...

APEC's growth surpassed expectations, in 2020: Analysis

New economic data from the APEC region shows a softer economic contraction of 1.9 percent in 2020, with continued ...

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Survey shows need for adding more veggies on Indonesian plates

The prolonged coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies in Indonesia to continue with work-from-home measures to ...

Brawijaya University ranks in 301-400 band according to THE assessment

Brawijaya University in East Java ranked in the 301-400 band among the world's top universities on the basis of the ...

GLIDE launches inaugural awards for disease elimination

The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a new Abu Dhabi-based global health Institute focused on ...

BI persistently pushes for transformation of sharia economy

Bank Indonesia (BI) has made unwavering efforts to boost transformation of the sharia economy and finance (EKSyar) as a ...

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Food estate projects must not contribute to deforestation: experts

The Indonesian government last year started developing a food estate project in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

COVID-19 pandemic raises inequality, hinders poverty alleviation: WB

The general, protracted slowdown in economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic has mired poverty reduction and ...