#social welfare

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Social protection programs have helped reduce poverty: Indrawati

Finance Minister (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that social protection programs (perlinsos) implemented amid ...

PT Pos Indonesia ready to optimize social cash transfer distribution

State-owned postal company  PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) voiced readiness to revamp the distribution of Social Cash ...

Papua awaits prompt disbursal of 2nd round of autonomy funds

The Papua provincial administration has urged the central government to quickly expend the second round of this ...

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Awaiting endgame for Papua, West Papua's lingering problems

The Papua special autonomy law which has paved the way for significant amounts of funds to flow into Papua and West has ...

UGM task force proposes revamp of Papuan special autonomy law

The Papua Task Force of the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) has proposed a ...

Wives of two slain Papuan teachers bestowed awards by ministry

The wives of two slain teachers in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua were honored with awards from the ...

Govt to save Rp22 trillion if power subsidy scrapped: official

The Indonesian government stands to save Rp22.12 trillion in state spending if it scraps the electricity subsidy for ...

Govt moves to offer LPG under direct subsidy

The Indonesian government is seeking to revise the 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder and kerosene ...

Moeldoko reveals plan of action on corruption

Chief of Presidential Staff, Moeldoko, has explained 12 points of action that will be carried out by the National ...

Government to disburse social aid to 17 million beneficiary families

The Social Affairs Ministry has set a target to hand out social assistance to 17,496,185 beneficiary families (KPM) ...

No rice imports if stocks suffice: KSP

The government will not import rice if the supply is sufficient, and the farmers have entered the rice harvest season, ...

Indonesian army building 8 homes for poor in Sorong

Indonesian army personnel are building eight livable houses for poor households in Kamlin village of Wemak ...

Bulog to prioritize absorbing domestically produced rice over imports

National Logistics Agency (Bulog) President Director Budi Waseso affirmed that his agency had accorded priority to ...

Lawmaker urges government to assess strategy for handling Papua rebels

A lawmaker urged Indonesia's government to improve its strategy to handle armed criminal groups in Papua Province ...

5 repatriated Aceh fishermen allowed to go home: Panglima Laot

Five Acehnese fishermen, who were repatriated from India recently, have tested negative for COVID-19 and will return ...