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Politics 3 years ago
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‘Pork barrel’ legislation raises red flag
A proposed revision to the 2014 Village Law that would give village heads more funds and longer terms is facing mounting scrutiny, with critics describing it as pork barrel legislation aimed at winning favor with the country’s tens of thousands of village heads ahead of next year’s elections.
Archipelago 3 years ago
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How Indonesian village aid funds weapons for Papua's rebellion
The "Dana Desa" village fund introduced by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in 2015 and valued at $4.7 billion this year has long been criticised as prone to corruption. Nowhere is the oversight of the scheme more challenging than in Papua's remote highlands.
Business 6 years ago
Govt targets village funds program to speed up aid to 8 million poor families
Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar said on Tuesday that 73 percent of the total 74,953 villages in the country had channeled some Rp 3.48 trillion (US$242 million) in cash assistance to around 5.8 million families so far.
National 7 years ago
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Village head polls leave room for improvement in electoral governance
Following the generally successful conclusion to the unprecedented 2019 elections, this month's village head elections in East Java's Tulungagung regency indicates much work ahead in electoral governance at all administrative levels.
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