#social affairs

Collection of social affairs news, found 360 news.

Concept on poverty elimination must be changed

The government should now change its poverty eradication concept and focus on improving the welfare of the people, a ...

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 ...

Minister provides Rp5 mln to dead volunteer`s family

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri gave Rp5 million to the family of Karno (37), a volunteer, who was killed ...

House open for floods victims, says speaker

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

Minister blasts parents allowing children to beg for aid

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri criticized parents who had allowed their children to beg in the streets ...

No serious damage to Presidential Palace from flood

Presidential spokesman Julian Pasha has stated that no serious damage was caused to the State Palace complex as it was ...

Ministry provides Rp4.5 bln for Jakarta floods

The Ministry of Social Affairs has provided Rp4.5 billion for the need to prepare buffer stocks for flood handling in ...

Army special force command personnel help evacuate Jakarta flood victims

Personnel of the Indonesian Army`s Special Force Command (Kopassus) have been deployed to help evacuate flood victims ...

President urges govt officials to assist people

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged government officials to look into the public`s safety in light of the ...

Poverty remains high, minister says

Poverty remains high in the country and therefore it needs serious handling, Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al ...

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 ...

PKS to quit coalition: Minister

The Prosperous and Justice Party (PKS) intends to quit the government coalition, a minister said. "It intends to ...

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 ...