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Public's unpreparedness causes high unemployment rate: VP

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has stated that the country's high unemployment rate and low competitive ...

Building sustainable future: Hisense and employees

Living under the new-normal, ESG has become one of the world's most trending topics. A positive impact on society and ...

Open unemployment rate slides to 6.26% in February

Indonesia’s open unemployment rate dropped to 6.26 percent in February, 2021 from 7.07 percent in August, 2020, ...

West Aceh's energy sector attracts Chinese investment

A group of Chinese investors held talks with the West Aceh district administration on Friday as part of their ...

Global youth problem-solvers announced as winners of Mary Kay Inc.-sponsored NFTE World Series of Innovation Challenge

Mary Kay Inc., a leading corporate advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced today the top ...

Super tax deduction incentive to create top-notch manpower: ministry

The super tax deduction incentive is a part of the government’s efforts to build competent and top-notch ...

Labor minister optimistic of UMI producing ready-to-work graduates

Labor Minister Ida Fauziyah is upbeat about the Indonesian Muslim University (UMI) Makassar producing human resources ...

Minister Pandjaitan inaugurates Batam oil waste treatment facility

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan commenced the operations of a hazardous ...

Economy must grow 6-7% to escape middle-income trap: Monoarfa

The Indonesian economy must grow between 6-7 percent for the nation to escape the middle-income trap, Minister of ...

Pandemic has bumped up Indonesia's unemployment rate: minister

The unemployment rate has risen significantly in Indonesia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziah ...

Investment, job opportunities key to economic growth : president

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said attracting investment and creating jobs would be key to driving ...

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Social security program seeks to address poverty challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has triggered a global economic crisis, is posing a real challenge to many countries, ...

Number of poor Indonesians rose by 2.76 million amid pandemic

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 2.76 million to reach 27.55 million of the population in September ...

Govt readies new fraud-proof mechanism for basic food aid distribution

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini spoke of the government having formulated a new-fangled mechanism for ...

Social Affairs Ministry launches social entrepreneurship program

The Social Affairs Ministry has launched the Social Entrepreneurship Program (Prokus) targeting graduated beneficiaries ...