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Indonesia's soft approach to counter terrorism threats

It is obvious that terrorism continues to remain a serious threat to Indonesia. This was reaffirmed by the recent news ...

School, homes in Sorong, West Papua, inundated by floods

Floods, arising from continual torrential downpour since Sunday, have inundated numerous homes and a school in Sorong, ...

Anti-graft body summons ex-PLN official

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday summoned former official of state electricity firm PT Perusahaan ...

Social Ministry sets up 11 public kitchens for Jakarta flood victims

The Social Affairs Ministry and the Jakarta Social Affairs Office set up 11 public kitchens and appointed 218 rescuers ...

KPU invites ministers to attend third presidential election debate

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has invited several ministers to attend the third presidential election debate ...

Jokowi pays working visit to Bangka Belitung

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) departed Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base, East Jakarta, Thursday morning, aboard ...

Social affairs, industry ministries cooperate to support new entrepreneurs` growth

The Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Industry are working together to support the growth of new ...

Over 22 thousand households affected by flooding in Bandung

As many as 22,105 households have been affected by flooding triggered by the overflowing of Citarum River in Bandung ...

Floods hit 11 sub-districts in Bandung, claims one life

Floods have inundated 11 sub-districts, displaced some 1.8 thousand people, and claimed one life in Bandung District, ...

Floods hit 13 districts in East Java

Floods have hit 13 districts in East Java Province since Wednesday, March 6, 2019, following incessant heavy rains ...

President on working visit to Cilacap to inaugurate steam power plant

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Monday was on a working visit to Cilacap, Central Java, to inaugurate Karangkandri ...

Govt claims to disburse 96 percent of social assistance under family hope program

The government claimed that the first batch of disbursement of social assistance under the Family Hope Program (PKH) ...

Handling of HIV/AIDS must be done comprehensively: social minister

Social Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said that the handling of HIV/AIDS must be done comprehensively and must ...

Jokowi converses with students on disaster mitigation education

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) engaged in a conversation with several students at the Panimbang Jaya Elementary ...

Minister distributes one thousand packages of basic necessities among needy

Social Affairs Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita distributed some one thousand packages of basic necessities among ...