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Sports 6 years ago
Indonesia should host Special Olympics World Summer Games: Minister
Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara has said he supports the idea of launching a bid for Indonesia to host the Special Olympics World Summer Games, arguing that a sign of a developed country could be measured through its experience in hosting major sporting events.
National 6 years ago
COVID-19: Jokowi urges ministry to reach out to poor families amid uneven aid distribution
A recent survey conducted by Jakarta-based pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia involving 1,200 respondents across the country found that 60.3 percent of respondents said the government’s COVID-19 aid packages had not been evenly distributed.
National 6 years ago
COVID-19 crisis exposes holes in social aid disbursement
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed fundamental problems in the distribution of social assistance, particularly the lack of reliable recipient data, as the government scrambles to shield the most-affected parts of society from economic pain.
City 6 years ago
Jakarta’s poor at risk as city drags feet on COVID-19 social assistance
The Jakarta administration’s sluggish delivery of crucial social assistance funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak is putting the city’s underprivileged citizens at a higher risk of slipping into destitution the longer the crisis stretches on.
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