🐠 Indonesia launches economic stimulus package to boost purchasing power
The stimulus is strategically timed to coincide with the June–July school holiday season, aiming to boost consumption and economic growth.
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💎 Indonesia prioritises to provide social assistance to right recipients
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on October 21 asked Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf to verify and validate the data of beneficiaries receiving government social assistance, ensuring that aid is directed to the rightful recipients.
ඣ Malaysia outlines five initiatives for poverty reduction
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has outlined five initiatives to reduce poverty in the Southeast Asian country.
ꦍ Fund-raising programme aims to lift poor children out of poverty
A programme to raise funds for poor children and those with disabilities was launched on May 15, as an activity of the Humanitarian Month in 2023.
💃 Social assistance programme receives Prime Minister’s approval
A social assistance and rehabilitation programme for autistic children and people with mental disorders in 2021 – 2030 has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
﷽ Indonesia’s unemployment up 2.67 million due to COVID-19
Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that the number of unemployed people in the country increased by 2.67 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from 7.1 million to 9.77 million or from 5.23 percent to 7.07 percent.
ꦑ Indonesia extends large-scale social restrictions
The Indonesian Government has decided to extend the area of the large-scale social restrictions to West Java, the most populous province in the country, as the number of COVID-19 cases there spikes.
Tet gifts presented to AO/dioxin victims
Nearly 100 outstanding students afflicted with Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin from Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh and Hai Phong have received gift packages and scholarships at the recent “Spring for Children” programme 2018.
🎃 Workshop looks to boost support for vulnerable groups
An international workshop was opened by the Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation and Germany’s Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung in Hanoi on October 23 to encourage the further involvement from society to support vulnerable groups.
🐲 Disadvantaged people get better access to welfare services
The beneficiaries of social assistance have gained better access to basic welfare services such as health care, education, clean water and legal support.
♔ Vietnam implements UN’s recommendations of human rights
The Prime Minister approved a master plan to implement the recommendations Vietnam has accepted in line with the UN’s second-circle universal periodic review (UPR) on human rights.