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Over 10 percent of factory workers exposed to COVID-19: KSPI

Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal revealed that the COVID-19 positivity rate from ...

Social protection programs formulated to lower poverty rate: Minister

The government's social protection programs are designed to reduce the poverty rate, currently above 10 percent, on ...

Government counterbalances effects of PPKM implementation through PEN

The government has strived to balance out the impacts of the Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) implementation ...

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 ...

State budget has become extraordinary economic driving force: minister

The state budget (APBN) has become an extraordinary economic driving force, especially in the first semester of 2021, ...

Ministry readies trauma center for several thousand migrant workers

The Social Affairs Ministry prepared the Tanjung Pinang Protection House and Trauma Center (RPTC), Bambu Apus RPTC, and ...

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Government positive economic recovery on horizon

The Indonesian government is optimistic the economy will grow positively this year with indications of an improvement ...

Realization of economic recovery budget reaches Rp172.35 trillion

Realization of the national economic recovery budget (PEN), as of May 11, 2021, had reached Rp172.35 trillion, ...

Transportation Ministry to get Rp2.05 trillion additional budget

The Transportation Ministry is projected to get an additional budget allocation of Rp2.05 trillion from the National ...

Govt highlights increased 2021 PEN budget to reach Rp699.43 trillion

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed that budget for the National Economic Recovery Program (PEN) had ...

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Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

Students pulled out of school, pushed into marriage amid pandemic:

The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, which is forcing students to study online from home, is becoming a trigger for many to ...

Economic recovery program rescued five million people from poverty

The national economic recovery program (PEN), especially social protection in 2020, rescued over five million people ...

Number of poor Indonesians rose by 2.76 million amid pandemic

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 2.76 million to reach 27.55 million of the population in September ...