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Next Indonesian govt expected to focus on food, pro-people programs

As an agrarian country with vast areas and a country with a large population that depends on the agricultural sector, ...

Women in parliament key for gender equality

The meaningful role women should play in parliament is to have an impact in changing the nature of politics and to ...

Flood kills two in Tangerang

A flood inundated several residential areas and killed two inhabitants of Tangerang City, Banten Province, on ...

Jakarta takes measures against floods

Jakarta is bracing for floods as rains have begun inundating a number of areas in the city of some 10 million ...

Social ministry`s assistance for Mount Sinabung evacuees continues

The Ministry of Social Affairs is assisting the displaced victims of Mount Sinabung eruption in North Sumatra province ...

BLSM distribution to finish by end of July

Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said the distribution of Temporary Direct Cash Assistance (BLSM) as compensation ...

Indonesia Succesfully Tackles Starvation

- UN's Food and Agriculure Organization (FAO) has successfully completed the first round of the Millenium Development ...

Yudhoyono appeals to political elites to set aside political interests

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed to political elites in the country here on Wednesday to set aside their ...

Australia supports Indonesia`s poor through good social protection policies

Australia is working with the Indonesian Government to support social protection programs as one of the most effective ...

president holds closed-door meeting discussing rkp and rapbn-p

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a closed-door meeting here on Monday to discuss the Government Work Plan (RKP) ...

Social protection prevents inflation impact: VP

Vice President Boediono said that compensation as part of social protection should be given to the poor in preventing ...

Govt preparing three programs to compensate the poor

The government is preparing three programs to compensate the poor for the looming rise in subsidized fuel price, ...

Indonesian govt builds houses for poor families

The government will build about one million houses for poor families as part of its efforts to further reduce the ...

Post-2015 development agenda must focus on ending poverty

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said a new Post-2015 development agenda must focus on poverty ...

Buddhist Leader Issues Peace Proposal Calling for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Dialogue between China and Japan

-     On January 26, 2013, Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist ...