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Govt still finalizes policy on COVID-19 as national disaster

Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, on Tuesday stated that the government is in the final stages of preparing ...

Health Ministry regulations will apply for PSSB: task force

During the implementation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), the regulations issued by the Ministry of Health, ...

1.6 million workers laid off, forced to take unpaid leave

Some 1.6 million workers have been laid off and forced to take unpaid leave due to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 ...

1.4 million people register for Pre-employment Card Program

As many as 1.4 million people registered to receive funding assistance under the so-called the Pre-employment Card ...

Jakarta City to impose large-scale social restrictions on Friday

Large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) will be imposed in Jakarta on Friday morning, according to Jakarta Governor ...

Indonesian Govt to intensify labor-intensive infrastructure projects

The Indonesian government will intensify manpower-intensive infrastructure projects in different parts of Indonesia to ...

Government to distribute COVID-19 testing PCR machines to 11 provinces

The Indonesian government has imported 20 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory test machines from Roche, ...

Legislator urges government to fund evacuation of stranded Indonesians

A legislator urged the Indonesian government to offer contingency funds to finance the evacuation of Indonesian migrant ...

Greater Jakarta's middle-, lower-class segments to receive food aid

The Finance Ministry confirmed that the middle and lower classes in Greater Jakarta or Jabodetabek will receive central ...

Social assistance for economically vulnerable groups amid COVID-19

The Social Affairs Ministry has readied special social assistance for economically vulnerable groups impacted by the ...

Jokowi orders prompt distribution of social safety net allowance

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed that social safety net funds, amounting to Rp110 trillion, be immediately ...

S Tangerang's 11 other patients under surveillance succumb to COVID-19

Some 11 other patients under surveillance died of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in South Tangerang City, Banten, with ...

Disbursal of COVID-19 social assistance to be right on target

President Joko Widodo emphasized that social assistance to overcome the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic should be ...

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Economic stimulus, social safety get priority as slowdown looms

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, declared by the WHO as a pandemic, has wreaked havoc on the global economy ...

COVID-19 affecting livelihoods of millions of East Java workers

Around 3.8 million workers engaged in the trade, transportation, accommodation, and food and beverage sectors, among ...