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Indonesia's Gini ratio rises to 0.385

Indonesia’s Gini ratio, a statistical measure used for gauging economic inequality in a population, rose slightly ...

Number of poor Indonesians rose by 2.76 million amid pandemic

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 2.76 million to reach 27.55 million of the population in September ...

Huawei Releases 7th Annual Global Connectivity Index Report

Huawei released its Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2020, the seventh annual GCI report the company has published. For ...

Curbing infection rates crucial to tackle COVID-19: government

President Joko Widodo's discussion with five governors on handling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ...

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Eye on human capital, Indonesia ramps up fight against stunting

The Joko Widodo administration has set human resource development as its priority program for the second presidential ...

Jokowi accentuates significance of bolstering household resilience

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave instructions to extension service workers of the National Population and ...

Asset redistribution is solution to agrarian disputes: President

President Joko Widodo has said asset redistribution is the solution for agrarian disputes in Indonesia. Therefore, ...

Indonesia needs to build global support for palm oil: ministry

Indonesia needs to build support in the global market to tackle the negative sentiment in the European Union for its ...

BPS records 0.15-percent rise in agricultural labor wages in Nov-2020

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the wages for farm workers in November 2020 reached Rp55,848 per day, ...

Prestigious Jonathan B. Postel Service Award presented to Onno W. Purbo

The Internet Society, a global nonprofit organization that promotes the development and use of an open, globally ...

ISED champions bolstering digital transaction security

The Institute of Social Economic Digital (ISED) has advocated to strengthen digital transaction security in Indonesia ...

Across China: Physically challenged share in China's livestreaming boom

Shi Zaohua, a 29-year-old wheelchair user, has garnered a huge following of 200,000 fans since finding her niche in ...

Infrastructure development helping revive economy: minister

Infrastructure development is among the main factors responsible for restoring the positive trend in economic growth, ...

26th Yiwu Fair concludes with success, reaching deals worth millions in small commodities

The 26th China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair concluded in Yiwu on October 25, 2020. As the first ...

President calls to develop potential of Indonesian villages

based programs to support digital villages and tourism development through developing tourism villages. The ...