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Opinion

Stranded far from home: the protection of Indonesian migrant workers

*Hana Naufanita is a research intern at the Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies ...

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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 ...

Ensure national rice stock data is accurate, Jokowi tells officials

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked officials to ensure their assessment of Indonesia’s rice stocks is ...

Jakarta's 1.2 million families receive COVID-19 food aid packages

The Indonesian government initiated the distribution of its aid packages to 1.2 million families in Jakarta currently ...

Use of village funds prioritized for COVID-19 efforts: official

The Indonesian Government is prioritizing the use of village funds, allocated from state and regional budgets, for ...

Indonesia launches new slogan to promote use of face masks

The Indonesian Government has launched a new slogan — ‘My face mask protects you, and yours protects ...

Greater Jakarta to receive staple food aid on April 20

The government’s social assistance, in the form of staple food, will be distributed to vulnerable residents ...

Task force head confirms 52,000 tons garlic arrived from China

Some 52 thousand tons of garlic imported from China arrived in Indonesia in stages on Thursday to fulfill the domestic ...

Police confirm arrival of 6,800 tons imported onions in Indonesia

Some 6,800 tons of onions (Allium Cepa Linnaeus), or locally called bombay onions, imported from several countries, ...

Legislator urges government to fund evacuation of stranded Indonesians

A legislator urged the Indonesian government to offer contingency funds to finance the evacuation of Indonesian migrant ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jokowi orders health minister to finalize rules on social distancing

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to promptly finalize a ministerial ...

COVID-19: Wedding parties dispersed in South Sulawesi

The COVID-19 Task Force in South Sulawesi Province has dispersed a number of wedding parties as such gatherings could ...

Ensure all drugstores, staple food shops remain opened: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) instructed government officials across Indonesia to ensure that drugstores as well as ...