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197 quarantined migrant workers in Batam await returning to hometowns

Some 197 Indonesian migrant workers completed their 14-day quarantine period in the Batam City administration's ...

Government to extend distribution of social assistance till December

The government will continue to distribute social assistance until December to help beneficiaries cope with the impact ...

Govt to offer assistance to COVID-19-impacted citizens until December

Social Affairs Minister Juliari Peter Batubara revealed that the government will distribute social assistance to those ...

Nine Indonesian sailors working for Chinese vessels reach Jakarta

Nine Indonesian sailors, who reportedly endured inhumane treatment from their masters while working for several Chinese ...

President stresses on swift synchronization of aid recipient data

President Joko Widodo urged ministries to promptly synchronize data on recipients of the central government’s ...

President inspects disbursal of staple food assistance in Johar Baru

President Joko Widodo inspected the distribution of third phase of the food aid to beneficiary families in Johar Baru, ...

Jokowi candid about all beneficiaries yet to receive social assistance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) acknowledged that the social assistance to alleviate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ...

President Joko Widodo highlights shallot, sugar prices still high

President Joko Widodo is persistently endeavoring to find a solution to bring down the prices of shallots and sugar ...

Bogor applied stringent health protocol during BLT disbursal: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) highlighted that the health protocol was diligently followed during the distribution of ...

Indonesian crews get better after mistreatment aboard Chinese vessel

A total of 14 Indonesian crew, who faced alleged mistreatment and exploitation aboard a Chinese fishing vessel, are in ...

Floods inundate eight sub-districts in North Barito, C Kalimantan

Floods triggered by the overflowing of the Barito River have submerged eight of the nine sub-districts in North Barito ...

Tourism Ministry to help MSMEs access aid programs

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will help MSMEs (micro, small, medium-scale enterprises) gain access to ...

Minister Budi Karya partakes in meeting after recovering from COVID-19

Minister of Transportation (Mehub) Budi Karya Sumadi, after being declared cured of COVID-19, partook in a limited ...

Jakarta's 1.2 million families receive COVID-19 food aid packages

The Indonesian government initiated the distribution of its aid packages to 1.2 million families in Jakarta currently ...

Six buildings used for quarantining Malaysia-returned migrant workers

The Social Affairs Ministry has readied six buildings in some regions to function as temporary shelters to quarantine ...