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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 ...

PKH, Basic Food Card funding disbursal expedited in early July: govt

The Indonesian Government has decided to expedite funding disbursement for the Family Hope Program (PKH) and Basic Food ...

Govt assures of social aid disbursal during emergency PPKM

The Indonesian government has assured that it will provide social assistance to the needy once the emergency public ...

Govt should ensure food availability during emergency PPKM: researcher

Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) researcher Felippa Ann Amanta appealed to the government to ensure food ...

Opinion

Driving a green and sustained economic recovery in Indonesia

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated health, economic, and social systems globally and in Indonesia, creating the worst ...

Sharia economy main pillar of economic recovery: Finance Minister

Sharia economy and finance are playing an important role in the economy, particularly in the wake of the pandemic, and ...

WB approves US$400-million to facilitate Indonesia's financial reform

The World Bank's (WB’s) Board of Executive Directors approved funding of US$400 million, or Rp5.6 trillion, ...

Unemployment rate dropped thanks to social protection program

The social protection program (Perlinsos), in the context of national economic recovery, could reduce the open ...

Fire damages 111 homes in Jambi Province

A fire burnt down 111 homes in the Central Mendahara floating village, East Tanjujabung District, Jambi Province, on ...