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New report reveals ‘hidden’ social burdens of skyrocketing food prices
A new report jointly released by Oxfam and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) says that the period of high and volatile food prices has caused life-changing shifts in society.The report, "Squeezed", says the failure of wages to keep pace with five years of food price increases has put a strain on families and communities."Dramatic changes in the workforce occur as people ...
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Pramono may compete with Gita Mahfud at Dem primary
Paper Edition | Page: 4 Politicians from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party have asked the President's brother in-law, Gen. (ret) Pramono Edhie Wibowo, who just retired as Army chief of staff, to join the party's presidential primary, which will begin next month. Lawmaker Ramadhan Pohan, who is also the party's deputy secretary-general, said Pramono's ...
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Doctor shortage seen as hurdle to healthcare program
Paper Edition | Page: 4 A shortage of doctors in remote areas will hamper the implementation of the national healthcare program, which is slated to commence on Jan. 1 next year, an official says. Tono Rustiano, planning and development director of state-owned health insurance firm PT Askes, said a dearth of doctors in small and remote areas, especially in Ende regency and Maumere subdistrict in ...
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Teenager tangled in beef graft scandal
Paper Edition | Page: 4 Calls are mounting for the media to stop exposing the identity of DM, an 18-year-old senior high school student rumored to be the wife of former Prosperous Justice Party chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.Child psychologist Ratih Ibrahim said such exposure could scar a teenager like DM for life."Most likely she would be ashamed, stressed and become paranoid, unless she ...
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Local fashion brands abound at JFFF
Homegrown fashion brands are the kings and queens of this year's Jakarta Fashion & Food Festival (JFFF), which runs from May 9 to May 26 at Mal Kelapa Gading shopping center in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. Business owner Endang Rachmaningsih, 62, was busy haggling with a customer when I arrived at her booth in the Fashion Village at the shopping center earlier this month. Holding a ...
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Dai-ichi to buy 40 in Indonesias Panin Life-source
Samsung Galaxy S4 versus HTC One: Which is a better buy? The mobile giants step back into the ring for another round, as we referee the fight between ...
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Indonesia sets domestic soybean price floor to protect farmers
By Yayat Supriatna JAKARTA | Fri May 24, 2013 4:41am EDT JAKARTA May 24 (Reuters) - Indonesia will impose a floor on the price of soybeans that traders buy domestically to protect farmers, while setting prices traders charge some customers for the oilseed as it looks to curb possible food inflation. The country's deputy trade minister also said on Friday that the country's beef ...
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Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.
Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.
An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more
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