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Indonesia fights to prevent child marriage amid COVID-19 pandemic

Eni, a resident of West Nusa Tengga (NTB),  regretted that she allowed her 14-year-old daughter to marry last May ...

Target for cutting carbon emissions realistic, won't be revised

The Indonesian government will not revise its target for reducing greenhouse emissions as it is considerably realistic, ...

Prompt transfer of Aceh's 86 Rohingya refugees to Medan: official

Some 86 Rohingya refugees in Lhokseumawe City, Aceh Province, will be transferred to Medan City in North Sumatra ...

UNESCO invites Indonesian PANDI to launch digital literacy program

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has invited the Indonesian Internet ...

Indonesia, Canada collaborate to endorse gender inclusion

Canadian Ambassador Cameron MacKay pledged to work alongside 39 other ambassadors and three directors general from the ...

Indonesia, US discuss clean energy cooperation, climate change

Indonesian Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan held a videoconference with US ...

Fortress of Buton -- a site worthy of global recognition

The Fortress of Buton Kingdom, tucked away in the city of Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi, may not be the first ...

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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, ...

Need to make clean water, sanitation priority: Indrawati

Ensuring the availability of clean water and sanitation for all Indonesian people must become the government's ...

Indonesia, Hungary discuss cooperation on environment, defense, health

Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning, Suharso Monoarfa, and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

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Respite for the displaced

Fatimah, a resident of Kurau village in Kurau sub-district, Tanah Laut district, South Kalimantan, said she is ...

VP distributes aid packages to flood-stricken victims of Subang

Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin handed out President Joko Widodo's humanitarian aid packages to the flood ...

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, ...

Indonesia pledges US$2.3 million in aid for Palestine

The Indonesian government is committed to extending US$2.3 million in aid to support Palestine's struggle for ...

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Eye on human capital, Indonesia ramps up fight against stunting

The Joko Widodo administration has set human resource development as its priority program for the second presidential ...