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Laid-off workers to benefit from Pre-Employment Card Program

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered massive layoffs globally, including Indonesia, hammering ...

East Java Governor suggests large-scale social distancing measure

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has made a request to Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto on implementing ...

1,000 COVID-19 affected families in Ambon receive aid

The local government in Ambon, the capital of Maluku Province, on Monday distributed aid packages to around one ...

40,000 poor families in Riau's Pekanbaru to receive aid

Pekanbaru city has pledged to provide cash assistance and relief to around 40 thousand poor families during the ...

Government to step up capacity of pre-employment card participants

The government will raise the capacity of participants and the budget for the pre-employment card program in the coming ...

COVID-19: Govt readies to tackle security threats, escalation of crime

The Indonesian Government has taken anticipatory measures to deal with any threat to security or escalation of crime, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health minister orders large-scale social distancing in Jakarta

Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has declared large-scale social distancing status for Jakarta to bolster measures ...

Imposition of large-scale social restrictions in Jakarta praised

A senior legislator has lauded the Indonesian Government's decision to enforce large-scale social restrictions and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jokowi stresses on national cooperation to contain COVID-19

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated the significance of close cooperation between central and regional ...

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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 ...