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Business 5 years ago

Govt to extend assistance to 3 million more small businesses

Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Teten Masduki said on Sept. 4 that the ministry planned to increase the initial target of 12 million micro and small businesses to 15 million by mid-December.

Business 5 years ago

Government mulls new social assistance for cash-strapped small businesses

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which contribute to more than half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), have been greatly affected by the pandemic.

City 5 years ago

Accurate social aid data still eludes government

The government has committed to assisting citizens hit hardest by the COVID-19 outbreak until the end of the year, but persistent issues of data reliability have complicated efforts in the capital and other regions.

National 5 years ago

Police probe 92 cases of COVID-19 social aid embezzlement

The number nearly tripled from a total of 37 cases compiled by the police last week, National Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ahmad Ramadhan said.

National 5 years ago

Ombudsman gets mounting complaints on aid distribution

The Indonesian Ombudsman has received hundreds of complaints about the distribution of COVID-19 social aid, including alleged recipient data manipulation and benefit cuts.

National 5 years ago

Antigraft body urges govt to use citizen ID numbers to distribute aid

The National Strategy for Corruption Prevention (Stranas-PK) has said current social welfare data is outdated and could cause social aid to be misallocated.

National 5 years ago

Cash aid disbursement fails to meet Idul Fitri target

The government missed its self-appointed target of disbursing cash transfer assistance ahead of Idul Fitri on Sunday, as various city and regency administrations still scrambled to fine-tune their beneficiaries data, contributing to ongoing delays.

Business 5 years ago

Government trials facial recognition system to improve social aid disbursement

With the new system, recipients only need to visit a designated merchant where facial scanning technology will be used to verify their identity.

National 5 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.