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Starting from 3 Aug 21, people in 16 provinces affected by the government’s partial Covid-19 lockdown will receive the same rates of financial aid as 13 other provinces already assisted by the Social Security Fund,
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is readying financial and other assistance for workers likely to be affected by the reimplementation of the ECQ. Labor Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said DOLE is already looking for
The realization of the National Economic Recovery (PEN) program has reached IDR305.5tr by end Jul 21. This realization is equivalent to 41% of the IDr744.75tr budget ceiling. Airlangga said the realization was spread across several
House Speaker Chuan Leekpai says parliament will convene on 18-20 Aug 21 to deliberate the budget bill for the 2022 fiscal year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. He and Senate Speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholchai agreed that parliament
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s office defended his decision not to revoke the emergency ordinances through a vote in Parliament after Istana Negara reprimanded the Perikatan Nasional government for failing to act in line with the
