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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 ...

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 ...