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poverty-alleviation

'It's okay to be poor': Why fighting poverty remains challenging in Indonesia
Opinion 1 month ago

'It's okay to be poor': Why fighting poverty remains challenging in Indonesia

Most of our respondents believed being poor was God’s fate, and there was nothing they could d...
Persistent urban poverty snapshot of economic disparities
Business 2 months ago

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Persistent urban poverty snapshot of economic disparities

Robitan’s relocation is a part of a US$74.4 million project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB...
Govt readies new direct scheme for 'problematic' LPG subsidy
Business 7 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)....
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank
World 10 months ago

Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank

Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe when a 22-year-ol...
Farmers dispute palm oil prosperity claims
National 11 months ago

Farmers dispute palm oil prosperity claims

Seventeen million people across Indonesia depended on the palm oil industry, while 3 million pe...
A year in office, Anies gets mixed reviews
City 1 year 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...
Revolutionaries revisited: New fight of ex-combatants
Opinion 1 year ago

Revolutionaries revisited: New fight of ex-combatants

In Nepal and Aceh, grassroots women are empowered through various projects to participate in politic...
Land redistribution key to reducing inequality
Opinion 1 year ago

Land redistribution key to reducing inequality

Millions of poor rural Indonesians will have the necessary legal certainty to invest in those lands ...
Ending poverty requires ending tax evasion
Opinion 1 year ago

Ending poverty requires ending tax evasion

However, is a single-digit poverty rate a cause for celebration?
Combating poverty
Editorial 1 year ago

Combating poverty

Indonesia’s poverty rate fell below 10 percent for the first time in March this year.
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