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Minister ensures state fund accountability in handling COVID-19

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has assured that both central and regional governments would continue to ...

Govt building to turn dormitory for kids orphaned by COVID

The former office of the Surabaya City Government Regional Organization (OPD) will be converted into a dormitory to ...

Opportunities, threats presented by tourism boom in East Java

An influx of vehicles, an unusual occurrence, was observed on Sept 12 afternoon at the Dadaprejo Road intersection in ...

Banjarmasin records data of children orphaned due to COVID-19

The Banjarmasin Social Affairs Office, South Kalimantan, has maintained records of children, who lost one or both their ...

Vaccinations opportunity for improving Indonesia's population data: FI

Executive Director of Filantropi Indonesia (FI) Hamid Abidin has urged the government to use the COVID-19 ...

Himbara committed to accelerating economic recovery, assisting public

The State-Owned Banks Association (Himbara) affirmed its commitment to supporting various programs launched by the ...

Local govts' role in updating, streamlining beneficiary data important

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini accentuated the significant role of local governments in streamlining and ...

Social aid distribution problems must be promptly resolved: legislator

All stakeholders must work to resolve issues concerning the distribution of social aid that have continued to persist, ...

Family functions are crucial for elderly care: Family Planning Agency

Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo said that family functions are a ...

Minister ropes in youth organization for distributing masks, vitamins

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini has involved Karang Taruna, Indonesia's youth organization, in distributing ...

VP seeks consolidation of data on pandemic-induced extreme poverty

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged ministers, heads of institutions, and regional heads to consolidate data on ...

Social Affairs Ministry proposes Rp3.2 trillion of aid for orphans

The Social Affairs Ministry has suggested allocating Rp3.2 trillion to assist orphaned children, including those that ...

Some 946 children in Bekasi city lost their parents during pandemic

The Bekasi city government, West Java, recorded a total of 946 children in its administrative areas that lost their ...

Social Affairs Ministry reaches out to orphans through ATENSI program

The Social Affairs Ministry has reached out to orphans, including children who have lost their parents due to COVID-19, ...

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Govt taking care of Indonesian children orphaned by COVID-19

Gahazy Pranatayudha, 12 years-old boy living in Pemalang, Central Java, suddenly became an orphan as he lost both of ...