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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 ...

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Empowerment of female workers in Ungaran through Better Work Indonesia

The Indonesian garment industry has witnessed swift growth, with a notable four-percent contribution to Indonesia's ...

Government adopts WB's ACT recommendation: Minister

Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, said the government has adopted the principles of Augment, Connect, Target ...

Agam district govt raises funds to help Wamena riot survivors

The Agam District Administration has launched a fundraising program to assist the survivors of the recent deadly ...

Workers hold rally outside N Sumatra Legislative Assembly

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