#social security

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Papua badly needs health care facility

Coordinating Minister for the People`s Welfare Agung Laksono expressed concern with the condition of health care ...

Jamsostek should not use legal approach to promote programs

The chairman of Lampung Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), Yusuf Kohar, has stated that state-owned insurance ...

Indonesian needs more oral, maxillofacial surgeons

Deputy Minister of Health Ali Gufron Mukti said Indonesia needs more oral and maxillofacial surgeons as there are only ...

Govt ensures scholarships reach poor students: VP

Indonesia`s Vice President Boediono stated that the government is looking into the distribution of scholarships for ...

Indonesian workers to continue strike if demand to cease outsourcing not granted

The Indonesian Workers Assembly (MPBI) has stated that it will continue to strike work for a week if the government ...

Disbursement of budget still faces administrative problems

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo said the disbursement of some Rp6.1 trillion in a number of budget posts was being ...

Yudhoyono calls for self-reliance in medicinal raw materials

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged domestic pharmaceutical industries to strive for increased self-reliance ...

Iran, Iraq discuss promotion of mutual ties

Minster of Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Abdolreza Sheikholeslami on Saturday met with Iraqi Labor and Social ...

Famous Indonesian singer joins May Day rally

Well-known Indonesian singer Edo Kondologit has joined a May Day rally in Jakarta. The singer is amid a crowd ...

Health programmes must go on even without minister

The resignation of ailing health minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih should not hamper the health ministry in ...

Workers ask President Yudhoyono to hear their demands

Numerous workers in Batam, Riau Islands, have asked Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to pay more ...

Govt to lower poverty rate to 4-5 pct by 2025: minister

The government aims to lower the poverty rate to 4 percent or 5 percent by 2025 by implementing its Accelerated ...

news focus: govt planning health insurance for all poor people

Getting sick is a "luxury" that poor Indonesians cannot afford because medical services and medicines could cost them ...

Insurance businesses need not worry about social security agency law

People`s Welfare Coordinating Minister Agung Laksono said there was no need for the private insurance business ...

Jakarta to spend $190 mln on controlling floods

The Jakarta administration is planning to spend US$190 million on controlling floods in the capital under the Jakarta ...