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Collection of social affairs ministry news, found 74 news.

Bulog to distribute 900,000 tons rice to 10 million families

The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) is prepared to hand out 900 thousand tons of rice under the government's social ...

Tsunami victims evacuation can be done via land: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said, the evacuation process of the tsunami victims in Sunda Straits could be conducted via ...

KPK calls for tightening of supervision of social allowances

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged the Social Affairs Ministry to closely supervise the ...

Rohingya refugees cause heavier burden on Aceh provincial government`s budget

The presence of over 100 Rohingya Muslim refugees in Aceh Province has caused a heavier burden on the budget of the ...

Jokowi orders construction of factory for disabled

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the Social Affairs Ministry to realize a proposal for the construction ...

Indonesian govt builds houses for poor families

The government will build about one million houses for poor families as part of its efforts to further reduce the ...

House open for floods victims, says speaker

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has announced that the parliament building (DPR) will remain open to provide temporary ...

round-up: huge quake again hits Aceh, no report of death

Only a couple of days after the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) or Aceh province held simultaneous regional head ...

No reports of deaths in Simeulue so far: Official

There have been no reports of damage or deaths following the 8,9 magnitude quake in Simeulue, Aceh, at around 3.38pm ...

Kepri trauma clinic center for RI migrant workers

The Riau Islands province (Kepri) is establishing a trauma clinic center for troubled Indonesian migrant workers (TKI) ...

RI govt urged to devise elderly empowerment policy

The Indonesian Academy of Sciences (AIPI) has asked the government to devise a policy to empower the country`s ...

news focus: Babel poised to host sail Wakatobi Belitong peak event

Bangka Belitung (Babel) Province has been busy making preparations for the peak event of Sail Wakatobi Belitong (WWB) ...

Ministry optimistic poverty rate to drop to MDG-sanctioned level

The Social Affairs Ministry is optimistic Indonesia will be able to cut its poverty rate to 7.5 percent by 2015 in ...

Minister meets ex Maluku refugees

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri met with representatives of former Maluku and North Maluku refugees who ...