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Three-month rice aid extension targets 33.2 million Indonesians

Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan announced a three-month extension to a food aid program, offering ...

President Prabowo stresses safeguarding state wealth for welfare

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stressed the importance of safeguarding the nation's wealth to ensure decent ...

Indonesia's Prabowo says education key to improving welfare

President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the government views education as a key instrument for ensuring a decent ...

Prabowo orders more tuition-free 'Sekolah Rakyat' schools in Bali

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his cabinet to expand the tuition-free Sekolah Rakyat ...

Indonesian govt pushes social forestry into welfare safety net

Indonesia’s forestry minister called for integrating social forestry programs with broader social protection ...

Indonesia overhauls social aid data after targeting review

The Indonesian government has pledged a comprehensive overhaul of its social assistance beneficiary database following ...

Social Minister hope regional head prepare land for Sekolah Rakyat

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf hopes the provincial government and regional heads in the regencies and cities ...

Eid al-Adha prayer at Istiqlal Mosque highlights ecotheology theme

The Eid al-Adha prayer for 1447 Hijri at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta on Wednesday carried the theme "The Spirit ...

Govt to recruit 3,000 teachers, 5,000 staff for free school program

The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs reaffirmed the government’s readiness to recruit more than 3,000 ...

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Betting on despair: Why online gambling flourishes in Indonesia

Indonesia’s National Police (Polri) raided Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower in West Jakarta on May 7, exposing one of the ...

600 street children recruited to join Sekolah Rakyat

The Ministry of Social Affairs has identified approximately 600 street and abandoned children, who have dropped out of ...

Indonesia, Belarus discuss stronger ties ahead of Lukashenko visit

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto met Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim ...

Social Affairs Ministry backs recovery for Pati sexual abuse victims

Indonesia’s Ministry of Social Affairs has pledged to help the recovery of all students victimized in a sexual ...

Indonesian govt removes 11,000 aid recipients over online gambling

The Indonesian government removed around 11,000 families from its social aid recipient list after detecting indications ...

Minister seeks stronger welfare data through pesantren involvement

Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf urged Islamic boarding schools, or pesantren, to assist the ...