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Garut Police involve barbers in free haircuts, social aid distribution

Police in Garut District, West Java, involved several barbers in a free haircuts program accompanied by ...

Government speeds up disbursal of social aid: Minister Plate

The government has accelerated the distribution of Social Protection Assistance to people affected by COVID-19, with ...

BI revises downward national economic growth forecast to 3.5%

Bank Indonesia (BI) has revised downward its forecast for national economic growth in 2021 to 3.5-4.3 percent from ...

64 percent of West Java residents receive social aid: governor

At least 64 percent of almost 50 million residents in West Java Province receive social assistance from the ...

Nahdlatul Ulama firmly backs extension of public activity restrictions

Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Council (PBNU) Secretary General Helmy Faishal Zaini fervently endorsed the extension of ...

VP calls on regional heads to boost COVID-19 budget absorption

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin urged all governors, district heads, and mayors to rev up absorption of the budget for ...

Tangerang city govt intensifies vaccination and 3T during PPKM level 4

The Tangerang city government has stepped up vaccination and testing-tracing-treatment (3T) measures during the ...

Social assistance handed out to PPKM-impacted families: ministry

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini (Risma) is optimistic that social assistance, provided under the Family Hope ...

Karnavian issues instructions on PPKM imposition in Java, Bali

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has issued instruction No.22/2021 on the implementation of level 3 and ...

President calls for prompt disbursal of social aid

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has directed ministers to promptly disburse social assistance to people who have been ...

Indonesia's poverty rate reduction possible through Java-centric cut

Indonesia's poverty rate can be curbed if the poverty eradication program is focused on the country's most ...

Govt to boost social protection budget by Rp33 trillion

The Indonesian government is preparing to increase the social protection budget under the national economic recovery ...

BIN conducts door-to-door vaccination drive in six provinces

BIN, Indonesia's National Intelligence Agency, conducted door-to-door vaccination drive against COVID-19 in six ...

Social Ministry distributes 200 million kg of rice to needy families

The Ministry of Social Affairs with the cooperation of the National Logistic Agency (Bulog) were distributing a total ...

Govt to raise budget for pre-employment card program by Rp10 trillion

The government is set to raise the budget for the pre-employment card program by Rp10 trillion to Rp30 trillion from ...