Jakarta, Sept. 15 -- The government has announced several initiatives under the 2025 Economic Package Program, including food aid for the October-November period, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated.

In a press conference at the Presidential Office on Monday, Hartarto explained that the 2025 Economic Package Program comprises eight programs to be accelerated in 2025, four programs to continue into 2026, and five programs aimed at absorbing the workforce.

The first accelerated program is an internship program for college graduates, targeting those within one year after graduation.

"We will link and match fresh graduates in collaboration with the industrial sector," he said.

The program offers 20,000 int...