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COVID-19 task force encourages people to fully tap food diversity

Expert team of the Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling has encouraged Indonesians to explore the ...

Imported garlic to enter domestic markets this month: minister

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said about 78 thousand tons of imported garlic will ...

Government urged to increase social assistance budget, recipients

Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia economist Muhammad Ishak Razak urged the government to increase the ...

President prepares three-step strategy to tackle harsher dry season

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has prepared three steps as a precautionary measure against the impact of a likely ...

Jokowi warns of harsher dry season in Indonesia's 30-percent regions

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given directives to his aides to be better prepared as a precautionary measure ...

President calls on farmers to expedite planting before dry season

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appealed to farmers to speed up the planting season before the 2020 dry season sets ...

MPR urges govt to lower fuel prices for taxi drivers

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) speaker Bambang Soesatyo has urged the government to help taxi drivers sustain ...

Tolikara District police in Papua donate three tons of rice

The Tolikara district police precinct, in collaboration with local churches, recently donated three tons of rice to ...

23,000 COVID-19 affected in Bogor city get cash transfers

As many as 23,000 families severely impacted by the economic fallout of the coronavirus outbreak have received cash ...

Farmers should also benefit from economic stimulus: Jokowi

Indonesia’s economic stimulus program should also be directed at farmers so they can continue to maintain ...

Surplus rice production predicted in South Kalimantan

South Kalimantan Province is expected to record up to 160,000 tons of surplus rice in August, 2020, so residents need ...

COVID-19: Indonesian embassy in Canberra distributes aid

The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra has urged Indonesians residing in Australia to join a caring-and-sharing program and ...

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 ...

News Focus

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 ...