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Tuberculosis reduces productivity levels across age groups: VP

Tuberculosis has had an impact on lowering the productivity levels in Indonesia, as productive age groups were most ...

Child marriage constitutes human rights violation against children

Child marriage is a form of violation of human rights against children, according to Women's Empowerment and Child ...

Indonesia must mainstream technology, innovation to drive development

Technology and innovation must become the mainstay of the economy if national development has to be achieved, Minister ...

Aceh Besar targets 10-11 percent poverty rate reduction by 2022

Aceh Besar Regent Mawardi Ali outlined a target to lower the poverty rate by 10-11 percent by 2022. "We can ...

Pandemic has bumped up Indonesia's unemployment rate: minister

The unemployment rate has risen significantly in Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziah ...

PT Pos Indonesia disburses social cash transfer of Rp34.7 trillion

Postal service company PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) distributed Rp34.7 trillion (US$2.41 billion) of Social Cash Transfer ...

Indonesia, Canada collaborate to endorse gender inclusion

Canadian Ambassador Cameron MacKay pledged to work alongside 39 other ambassadors and three directors general from the ...

Jakarta's COVID-19 recovery rate touches 96.3 percent on Mar 7

The number of COVID-19 recoveries in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, touched 337,426, or 96.3 percent of its total ...

DPD speaker cautions of impact of COVID-19 on child poverty

Speaker of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) A. A. LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti cautioned the government of ...

VP believes Indonesia can reclaim status as upper middle-income nation

Vice President Ma’ruf Amin is optimistic that Indonesia would be able to revert to being an upper middle-income ...

Two million children to become poverty-stricken sans social aid

Over two million Indonesian children would be plunged into poverty if the government halted social assistance to poor ...

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 ...