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drug use

Indonesia’s new economy of ‘speed’

Drug use is so widespread in Indonesia’s trucking industry that it is specifically monitored by the National Narcotics Agency (Badan Narkotika Nasional/BNN), which reports that 10% of all employees in the transportation and warehousing sector used drugs in the past year.

extreme poverty

Extreme poverty in Indonesia rises to 15.42 million

The World Bank has raised the international poverty line from US$2.15 per capita daily to US$3.00. This change caused the number of people living in extreme poverty in Indonesia to increase to 15.42 million in 2024, accounting for about 5.5 percent of the population.

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