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poverty-alleviation

Editorial 5 years ago

For richer, for poorer

Breakthroughs are needed in education, health, infrastructure, the labor market, food security and s...

Opinion 5 years ago

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How far can poverty alleviation go?

In Indonesia, poverty reduction is on the right track. The considerable economic growth in the last ...

National 5 years ago

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'Gerobak Cinta', education and fast action: East Flores regent develops program to reduce stunting

East Flores regency has reduced its stunting rate from 44 percent, one of the highest in the co...

Opinion 5 years ago

Reducing poverty, one experiment at a time

Efforts toward the eradication of poverty typically comprise difficult choices about where to alloca...

Opinion 6 years 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...

Business 6 years 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...

Business 6 years 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)....

World 6 years 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...

National 6 years ago

Farmers dispute palm oil prosperity claims

Seventeen million people across Indonesia depended on the palm oil industry, while 3 million pe...

City 6 years 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...