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Living with the dead: Urban poor take over Cambodian cemetery
SE Asia 5 days ago

Living with the dead: Urban poor take over Cambodian cemetery

The World Bank estimates growth last year reached a four-year high of 7.5 percent. But as gleaming c...
Study: A difficult childhood could have long-term effects
Parents 1 month ago

Study: A difficult childhood could have long-term effects

A new study reveals that repeated exposure to stress factors such as poverty, family instability and...
Being born poor affects a child’s brain activity
Parents 2 months ago

Being born poor affects a child’s brain activity

Researchers studied the brain function of children aged between four months and four years in rural ...
Effective empowerment needed to fight rural poverty
Opinion 2 months ago

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Effective empowerment needed to fight rural poverty

The decline in poverty to a single-digit rate was one of the biggest achievements of the Indonesian ...
Minding the poverty gap in Indonesia with geography
Opinion 3 months ago

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Minding the poverty gap in Indonesia with geography

Indonesia is facing a widening gap between the rich and the poor. The Gini ratio in 2018 stood at 0....
Govt readies new direct scheme for 'problematic' LPG subsidy
Business 3 months ago

Govt readies new direct scheme for 'problematic' LPG subsidy

The government is to start trialing a direct subsidy scheme for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)....
After two weeks of protest, France to suspend fuel tax hikes
World 6 months ago

After two weeks of protest, France to suspend fuel tax hikes

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is to announce on Tuesday a suspension of fuel tax increases ...
House renovation, student subsidies included in Depok poverty eradication program
City 8 months ago

House renovation, student subsidies included in Depok poverty eradication program

House renovation and student subsidies have been included in next year’s poverty eradication p...
A year in office, Anies gets mixed reviews
City 8 months ago

A year in office, Anies gets mixed reviews

"This is a good start. In the future, we will do everything that we have committed to one by on...
Wide poverty disparity between regions
Opinion 10 months ago

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Wide poverty disparity between regions

The figures vary between 3.4 percent in Jakarta and 27.2 percent in Papua.
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