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Deficit must be kept below three percent of GDP: Deputy minister

State budget deficit should be below three percent of the gross domestic product so that fiscal risks of additional ...

Anti-graft body arrests another judge on corruption charges

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested a judge on corruption charges in the West Java provincial capital ...

Indonesia state budget prone to abuses ahead of 2014 elections

The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) has predicted that 2013 will be a political year, in which there ...

Indonesian govt to promote Baduy land as culture tourism center

The local government is developing the Baduy Land into a culture tourism site. Baduy is populated by about ...

Indonesia provided with US$5 billion stand-by loans

Indonesia has secured commitment for US$5 billion stand-by loans from international parties to anticipate budget ...

Social affairs minister on working visit to Ambon

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri arrived in Ambon on Thursday morning, on a two-day working visit, in a ...

Indonesia fifth largest country with elderly population

Indonesia is now the fifth largest country to have a huge amount of elderly people in the world, reaching up to 18.04 ...

Govt allocates rp26 bln for W Nusa Tengara`s food security

The government has allocated Rp26.852 billion in funds to finance a food security program in West Nusa Tenggara ...

Govt plans to reduce poverty by 8-10 pct

Minister Coordinating People`s Welfare Agung Laksono said 2014 the number of poor people in Indonesia might be reduced ...

RI fifth biggest in world with number of elderly

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al-Jufri said in an address read out by Central Kalimantan Deputy Governor H Acmad ...

Minister hands over social assistance in North Jakarta

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri handed over social assistance in the form of rehabilitation of ...

Ex-minister grilled as witness in graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday questioned former social service minister Bachtiar Chamsyah as ...

President warns Riau islands against building gambling den

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has warned the Riau Islands provincial government against building a gambling den ...