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Govt to disburse additional social aid worth Rp39 trillion

The government is preparing to disburse additional social assistance worth Rp39.19 trillion to alleviate the financial ...

Inform public of government's partial lockdown evaluation: DPR

House of Representatives (DPR) speaker Puan Maharani called on the government to notify the public of its comprehensive ...

Police chief asks ranks to step up social aid distribution

Chief of National Police, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, has asked all ranks to accelerate the distribution of social ...

Number of poor dip to 27.54 mln in March: BPS

The number of Indonesians living in poverty fell by 0.01 million to reach 27.54 million in March, 2021 from 27.55 ...

Government to distribute 11,212 tons of rice during PPKM period

The government will distribute 11,212 tons rice as a form of social assistance during the emergency Community ...

Govt begins distributing 300,000 drug packages for COVID-19 sufferers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) launched 300 thousand packages of medicines and vitamins for people that contracted ...

Vaccines are global public goods: President Jokowi

Vaccines are global public goods, so worldwide accessibility to them was paramount, according to President Joko Widodo ...

Need to distribute vaccines, social aid directly to people: Pandjaitan

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has sought the direct distribution ...

2.81 mln funding recipients recorded under pre-employment card program

More than 2.81 million people, segregated into six batches, obtained funding assistance under the pre-employment card ...

Indonesia mulling additional budget for economic recovery program

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has said the government is mulling the possibility of expanding the budget ...

Indonesian economy to grow below 4% in Q3: economist

Indonesia’s economic growth is likely to dip below 4 percent in the third quarter in the wake of the emergency ...

President calls for prompt disbursal of social protection aid

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed his ranks to distribute COVID-19 handling-related social protection aid, ...

Finance minister again ramps up health budget to Rp193 trillion

The government intends to again raise the health budget to Rp193 trillion, from Rp182 trillion, in a bid to cater to ...

Govt channels official budget for meetings for COVID-19 handling

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani intends on redeploying the budget for official travel, meeting packages, building ...

MPR deputy speaker urges govt to extend outreach of social assistance

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid opined that the outreach of the ...