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Society 8 months ago

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Social aid recipients fall into online gambling addiction

Half of a million social aid recipients in Indonesia were found on a list of online gamblers, according to a recent analysis by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK).

Perspectives 1 year ago

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The case for dissenting opinions and the jurisprudence of morality

The Constitutional Court justices should have explored, followed and understood the values of the law and sense of justice that exists in society.

Editorial 3 years ago

Burning more money

The fiscal policy shows that the government will focus on strengthening the role of the state budget in absorbing the impact of the skyrocketing food and energy prices.

Academia 3 years ago

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Job opportunities for disabled people: A mission impossible?

The manpower minister said 5,825 people with disabilities were currently employed in the public and private sectors, out of a total of 16.5 million people with disabilities.

Editorial 4 years ago

Not out of the woods yet

Almost all sectors, excluding transport, hospitality and warehousing, posted healthy growth, along with private consumption, investment and government spending.

National 4 years ago

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Indonesia extends, accelerates social aid amid latest COVID-19 restrictions

The government is being flexible in allocating the state budget for social aid programs, aimed at the low- and middle-income families affected by the latest COVID-19 restrictions in Indonesia, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said.

National 4 years ago

Risma ‘ready’ to face House scrutiny over removal of duplicate aid recipient data

Social Affairs Minister Tri “Risma” Rismaharini said she was ready to answer to the House of Representatives regarding the millions of duplicate data entries found in the ministry’s integrated social welfare data (DTKS) registry.

Business 4 years ago

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Coronavirus stimulus should target ‘new poor’ in tourism, transportation sectors: World Bank

Although Indonesia’s support last year provided a meaningful boost amid the pandemic-induced downturn, the government is expected to channel support to the workers in the worst-hit industries.

Business 5 years ago

Pandemic reveals hidden poverty in wealthy Japan

Around 40 percent of workers are in vulnerable "non-regular" jobs with lower wages and contracts that can be terminated easily.

National 5 years ago

Digitize social aid to expedite COVID-19 relief, World Bank says

The pandemic and its economic consequences have prompted many countries to scale up their social assistance programs through a strong, digitized government-to-person payment system, a World Bank official has said.

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