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Govt to intensify fight against drug trafficking

President Joko Widodo has called for intense efforts to fight the distribution of narcotic drugs in view of the ...

Drug abuse is number one problem in Indonesia: President

Drug abuse tops the list of major problems being faced by Indonesia, stated President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). "This ...

Government to Synergize Data on Poverty

Data on poverty is often confusing as it usually comes from various sources and different methods of data collection ...

Government to Synergize Data on Poverty

Data on poverty is often confusing as it usually comes from various sources and different methods of data collection ...

Ministry allocates Rp15 billion for victims of Mt Sinabung eruption

The Social Affairs Ministry has allocated Rp15 billion to help those affected by the eruption of Mount Sinabung in ...

Indonesian Minister to visit hailstorm-hit district in Papua

Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa will visit the hailstorm-hit Lani Jaya District in Papua in a bid to ...

US envoy lauds Indonesia for handling refugees

The U. S. Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake has praised the Indonesian government for handling the refugee crisis ...

Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

Banjarnegara`s landslides force 1,692 villagers to flee home: minister -

The number of villagers taking refuge following the deadly landslides in Jemblung Hamlet of Sampang Village, ...

Social affairs ministry monitoring Jakarta floods

The Social Affairs Ministry has been monitoring the flood situation that has affected Jakarta after the Ciliwung River ...

Riau forest fires claim three lives

The forest, plantation and peat-soil fires razing in Riau Province over the past two months, have claimed three ...

Regional govt must increase officials` capacity

Coordinating Minister for Peoples Welfare Agung Laksono asked regional governments to increase the capacity of their ...

Refugees of Mt Sinabung Survive Four-Month Ordeal

Though the floods in Indonesia took over media space over the past week, it certainly does not indicate that the ...

Flood kills two in Tangerang

A flood inundated several residential areas and killed two inhabitants of Tangerang City, Banten Province, on ...

Jakarta takes measures against floods

Jakarta is bracing for floods as rains have begun inundating a number of areas in the city of some 10 million ...