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Literacy expedition boosts children's reading interest

Books 8 years ago

Literacy expedition boosts children's reading interest

In villages adjacent to the Bukit Rimbang Bukit Baling Wildlife Sanctuary in Riau, books are still considered a luxury.

Remote villagers in Papua protest about online recruitment

National 9 years ago

Remote villagers in Papua protest about online recruitment

Dozens of people claiming to be residents of remote villages in Papua rallied at Cenderawasih University in Jayapura on Monday, where almost 2,000 applicants took a written test to become professional supervisors in the Villagers Empowerment and Development Program.

Navy to help distribute Rp 4.5b in RI banknotes to Riau's remote islands

National 9 years ago

Navy to help distribute Rp 4.5b in RI banknotes to Riau's remote islands

A joint team has been dispatched to distribute rupiah banknotes to five remote islands in Riau Islands province to curb the rampant use of foreign currencies in the area.

Ninety more regencies want single fuel price program

Business 9 years ago

Ninety more regencies want single fuel price program

Ninety regencies across 25 provinces have requested their inclusion on the government's single fuel price program, in addition to the 150 regencies that have already been targeted to receive the program by 2019.

Army to build one million toilets

National 9 years ago

Army to build one million toilets

The Indonesian Army has pledged to build 1 million toilets for impoverished families in villages across the archipelago in an effort to help improve access to sanitation facilities in remote areas.

PLN to build small power plants for 1,364 villages

Business 9 years ago

PLN to build small power plants for 1,364 villages

State-owned electricity company PLN has announced it will construct small power stations for 1,364 villages not yet served by electricity networks.

Dedicated midwives

Health 9 years ago

Dedicated midwives

For Nurul Idawati, 39, working as a midwife to provide public health services to people in far-off regions constitutes a form of social devotion.

Pertamina pushes down fuel prices in nine remote areas

Business 9 years ago

Pertamina pushes down fuel prices in nine remote areas

State-owned energy company Pertamina has managed to push down the fuel prices in nine remote regencies as part of the government’s one-fuel price policy that will gradually be implemented in all regions across the country.

Residents in remote areas to receive solar electricity: Minister

Business 9 years ago

Residents in remote areas to receive solar electricity: Minister

The government says it will develop solar energy for communities in remote regions that will not have a wired electricity network installed in their area.

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