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Government proposes excise tax on sugary drinks

Government has proposed Rp1,500 to Rp2,500 excise tax on each liter of sugary drinks, to offset the growing number of ...

Indonesia's external debt at 2019-end recorded at US$404.3 billion

Indonesia's external debt at the end of fourth quarter (Q4) 2019 was recorded at US$404.3 billion, comprising ...

Ministry to coordinate on stunting, poverty eradication programs

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy will coordinate to ensure efficiency and ...

Thousands of workers rally to protest enactment of omnibus law

Thousands of workers staged a rally in front of the North Sumatra Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on ...

Before Jokowi's 100 days, ministers ordered to finalize omnibus law

President Joko Widodo (popular as Jokowi) has ordered his ministers to finalize the drafts of the planned Omnibus Law ...

Indonesia's foreign debts reached US$401.4 billion in November

Indonesia's foreign debts reached US$401.4 billion in November 2019, up 8.3 percent compared to November 2018, but ...

Government to disburse social aid earlier than scheduled

Budget allocations for social assistance will be disbursed earlier than scheduled in the first quarter of 2020 to ...

Almost 35 percent informal sector workers have no health insurance

Almost 35 percent of the 1,800 household heads employed in the informal sector in Indonesia's six provinces have no ...

Indonesia's external debt rises 11.9 percent in Oct 2019

Indonesia's external debt rose from 10.4 percent in September to 11.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in October 2019 ...

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Strong commitment paramount to combating workplace sexual harassment

Workplace sexual harassment is among the most challenging and insidious issues since victims are oftentimes in a ...

Jokowi confirms Rp115-trillion government spending on BPJS health

The government had spent Rp115 trillion on Indonesian healthcare insurance BPJS Health until 2018, according to ...

President highlights need to streamline BPJS management

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reaffirmed the need for the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) ...

Law officers should not be hijacked by organized crime : president

Law enforcement agencies should not allow themselves to be hijacked by organized crime syndicates, President Joko ...

Indonesia's external debt slows with healthy structure: BI

Indonesia's external debt growth slowed down with a healthy structure at the end of August 2019. The external debt ...

Indonesia's KIS program barometer for world's social security program

The National Health Insurance and Healthy Indonesia Card (JKN-KIS) program has become a barometer for the world's ...