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Politics 2 years ago
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KPK raids Social Affairs Ministry for probe into rice-aid corruption
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an investigation into the Social Affairs Ministry, which is currently led by Tri “Risma” Rismaharini of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), in connection to an alleged corruption case related to the distribution of the government-funded rice assistance.
Economy 3 years ago
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Subsidized fuel price hike may put Indonesia at risk of stagflation
Economists warn that yesterday's decision to raise subsidized fuel prices could disproportionately impact lower-income households, force the central bank's hand in expanding its rate hike to double the initial assumption and propel the country into stagflation.
Regulations 3 years ago
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RI boosts social aid to combat subsidized fuel inflationary pressure
The government is set to roll out three social aid schemes worth US$1.62 billion (Rp 24.17 trillion) in a bid to strengthen people's buying power amid the risk of inflationary pressure, as a result of an expected subsidized fuel price hike.
Society 4 years ago
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Thousands of civil servants have reportedly received social aid, ministry says
The ministry has identified 31,624 civil servants who have been receiving some form of social aid, such as non-cash food assistance (BPNT) or other forms of aids under the Family Hope Program (PKH), when it recently updated its Integrated Data for Social Welfare (DTKS) database of poor and vulnerable families.
Politics 4 years ago
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Anger can be power: How minister Risma capitalizes on her outbursts
But close to one year under the current Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharani, a former mayor of Surabaya, East Java, popularly known as Bu Risma, many have suggested that what the new minister needs is anger-management lessons.
Business 4 years ago
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Doubts emerge on plan to eradicate extreme poverty by 2024
Achieving the goal proclaimed recently by a Cabinet minister would require more spending on healthcare and business development, says a program director at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF).
