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President discusses diversity with Christian organizations

President Joko Widodo discussed the topic of diversity and maintaining unity with two Christian organizations, the ...

Minister says Family Hope Program reduces poverty

Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa says the ministrys Family Hope Program (PKH), a ...

Ministry issues regulation to expedite rural electrification

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) has issued a ministerial regulation (Permen) to expedite the process ...

President preparing "gotong royong" economic policy

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is preparing a Pancasila-based, or "gotong royong" (mutual help) economic policy, which ...

Poverty rate 28.54%, slightly lower in Papua

The Indonesia Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said poverty rate in the countrys poorest region Papua dropped ...

27 million Indonesians live in poverty

The number of Indonesians living in poverty fell to 27.76 million, or 10.7 percent of the population, by September ...

Indonesian govt expediting plan to build high-speed train

The Indonesian government is increasing its lobbying with Japan to expedite its plans to build a semi-high speed ...

Yearender - Indonesia`s homework on workers` migration

The United Nations (UN) has designated December 18 as the International Migrant Workers Day, when the international ...

Infrastructure development can create more jobs: ILO Chief

Boosting infrastructure development can help create more jobs amid a sluggish global economy, Director General of the ...

President Jokowi reviews village-fund-financed projects in E. Kalimantan

President Jokow Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana reviewed projects with budget from village development funds at ...

President pledges to further increase rural fund budget

President Joko Widodo pledges to further increase the budget for rural fund to Rp120 trillion 2018 from Rp47 trillion ...

Rural population deccreases fast in proportion

Indonesias rural population has decreased sharply in proportion over the past 16 years, an expert said here on Monday. ...

APEC leaders agree on indonesia`s proposal

The leaders of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have agreed to Indonesias proposal on the development of rural ...

Indonesia cites principles needed for Asia Pacific free trade

Indonesia said implementation of free trade in the Asia Pacific region should be based on the principles of ...

ABS announces partnership with PT Sarana Media Vision to launch new Indonesian DTH FreeViewSat platform

Leading satellite operator ABS has announced today that it will partner with PT Sarana Media Vision (SMV), using SMV's ...