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Govt to apply three policies to improve workers` welfare

The Indonesian government will apply three policies, including a new formula to ensure periodic salary hikes to ...

Government issues policy on workers` welfare improvement

The government has issued a policy to improve the welfare of workers through a just, simple, and projected wage system ...

RI government announces fourth installment of economic policy package

The government has announced the fourth installment of the Economic Policy Package, for sectors related to employment, ...

Employers awaiting formulation of labor wage hike

Employers in Indonesias labor intensive industrial sector are awaiting the formulation of labor wage hike which is to ...

financial system stability was maintained amid pressures: Finance miniater

Despite the possibility of domestic and external pressures disrupting Indonesias economic performance, Finance ...

IMF team praises Indonesia`s macroeconomic management

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised the countrys macroeconomic management after visiting ...

Indonesian govt must divert fuel subsidy transparently: Analyst

The decision to hike the prices of subsidized fuels can win public support if the government promises to divert the ...

President Yudhoyono expects poverty rate to drop to 8 to10 pct

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he expected poverty rate in the country to drop to 8 to 10 percent by the end ...

Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes high-wire walk across Grand Canyon

Daredevil Nik Wallenda completed a historic high-wire walk on a 2-inch (5-cm) steel cable over the Grand Canyon on ...

Regional minimum wages increase by 18.32 pct in 2013

The average increase of the Provincial Minimum Wages (UMP) in 2013 is set at about 18.32 percent, up from the average ...

Arab League chief arrives in West Bank

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi arrived in Ramallah on Saturday for a visit to the West Bank, an AFP correspondent ...

Poverty eradication should be far-reaching and continuous effort

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that poverty eradication should be a far-reaching and continuous effort ...

Legal umbrella needed to deal with crisis: VP

Vice President Boediono has stated that the government needs a strong legal umbrella in order to effectively deal with ...

World Bank: Four major challenges to alleviate poverty

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said that there are four major challenges that must be faced by various stakeholders ...

ASEAN+3 leaders emphasize need to cooperate in tackling crisis

ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and South Korea) leaders at a meeting here on Friday emphasized the need to enhance ...