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Tagana stresses on preparing evacuation routes in Morotai Island

The North Maluku Disaster Response Team (Tagana) urged the Morotai island district government to ready evacuation ...

Social Minister ensures adequate rice supply for social assistance

Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara has ensured adequate rice supply for social assistance to 10 million ...

Indonesian govt enforces stricter discipline on health protocols

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) to tighten law enforcement and increase ...

Wage subsidy assistance launched on August 27, 2020: Manpower minister

Wage subsidy assistance for workers, with income below Rp5 million, will be launched on Thursday (Aug 27) by President ...

Social Affairs Ministry repatriated 4,539 migrant workers till mid-Aug

The Social Affairs Ministry conducted the repatriation of 4,539 Indonesian migrant workers to their hometowns across ...

Indonesia issues new special series Rp75,000 denomination banknotes

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Central Bank (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo launched new Rp75,000 denomination ...

House of Representatives supportive of wage subsidy policy

Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad has echoed support to the wage subsidy program ...

Monthly 15-kg rice assistance allotted to 10 million PKH beneficiaries

Some 10 million beneficiaries of the Family Hope Program (PKH) will receive the government's social aid of 15 ...

Government to disburse aid for MSMEs in August

The Indonesian government will distribute productive assistance of Rp2.4 million per person to 13 million operators of ...

Volcanic ash from Mt Sinabung affects four sub-districts

Volcanic ash from the erupting Mount Sinabung that reached two thousand meters into the air affected four sub-districts ...

Mt Sinabung erupts for first time during COVID-19 pandemic

Mount Sinabung, located in Karo District, North Sumatra Province, erupted on Saturday morning, producing an ash column ...

Presidential Staff Office and agencies to help Sinabung refugees

The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) is collaborating with several parties to help communities affected by the eruption ...

Government should continue COVID-19 relief programs in Gorontalo

The Gorontalo Utara District's Legislative Body has requested the government to continue its COVID-19 relief ...

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Safeguarding Indonesian children from violence and COVID-19

The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry observed National Children's Day (HAN), celebrated every ...

Ministry joins in Children's Day virtual celebration with 8,000 kids

Social Affairs Minister Juliari P. Batubara celebrated National Children's Day (HAN) with some eight thousand ...