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Labor-Intensive Program absorbed 110,544 workers until early March

The Public Works and Housing (PUPR) Ministry confirmed that 110,544 workers got employed through the Cash ...

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 ...

Jakarta provides 100 tents for flood victims testing COVID positive

The Jakarta provincial government has provided 100 special tents for residents displaced by flooding and testing ...

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Preserving Indonesia's mangroves crucial for climate change mitigation

Indonesia, which is home to one of the world’s largest mangrove forests, has set a target of rehabilitating 150 ...

Bappenas drafts roadmap for wetland management

The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is drafting a roadmap for the management of wetlands for mangrove ...

Rp27.58 trillion allocated for infrastructure financing through SBSN

A total of Rp27.58 trillion has been allocated for financing infrastructure projects through State Sharia Securities ...

Cash labor-intensive program in water resource absorbs 163,003 workers

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry reported that 163,003 workers were absorbed under the cash ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Ensuring water availability important for realizing food resilience

Yanto Ph.D, a hydrological and water resources expert at the Jenderal Soedirman University, highlighted the criticality ...

Indonesian Govt allocates Rp1.3 trillion for Labuan Bajo development

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has allocated Rp1.3 trillion for infrastructure development in ...

Jokowi welcomes Indonesia-Netherlands' cooperation in various sectors

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) welcomed bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands in various ...

130 Dutch companies, institutions join royal couple's visit

Some 180 representatives of 130 Dutch companies and knowledge institutions have confirmed participation in a parallel ...

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Cues taken from Tokyo to address land subsidence in Jakarta

Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta is sinking fast and projected to to be lost underwater in 2050 owing to the ...

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Fate of Jakarta's giant sea embankment as a flood barrier

A placard on the artificial island, Neeltje-Jans, the Netherlands, reads: "Hier gaan over het tij, de wind, de ...

Indonesia, Italy bolster agricultural cooperation

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo met with his Italian counterpart Teresa Bellanova to intensify cooperation ...