Senior Economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Faisal Basri, assessed that Jiwasraya’s bailout was not the right way to deal with customer policy defaults, resulting in alleged corruption cases in this red plate insurance. On that occasion, Faisal Basri precisely assessed that Jiwasraya Insurance was turned off. “I think it’s better to turn it off, …

A number of parties considered the statement of the Deputy Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Gufron to open court opportunities in absentia for ex Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) legislative candidates Harun Masiku and former Supreme Court (MA) Secretary Nurhadi to show KPK’s lack of seriousness in pursuing. Some parties criticized the statement. Lokataru Foundation Executive …

Due to acts of terror that emerge by the armed criminal group, the police evacuated 800 villagers in the mountainous area in Timika, Papua, to Timika City. According to the Indonesian Police’s Nemangkawi Operation Task Force statement on late Friday, the evacuees are residents of the three villages of Utikini, Banti, and Kimbely. Previously, some 30 villagers had sought refuge …

It has added more new patients from Covid-19 case after the announcement of the first two cases four days before. Indonesia has announced there are two new cases of this virus on Friday (6/3). This bringing the total number of confirmed Covid-19 patients to four. As reported, Patient 1 hosted a dance party at Amigos Restaurant in Kemang, South Jakarta, …

More than 100 restaurants in Hong Kong have refused to serve diners from mainland China during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a human rights group that is warning firms against crossing the line into racial discrimination. The Society for Community Organisation (SoCO) found the businesses were posting messages online or displaying notices at their premises barring Mandarin speakers and non-locals, …

South Korea threatened retaliation against Japan for what it called an “irrational and excessive” request for its citizens to voluntarily quarantine themselves, as Tokyo’s outbreak-control measures renewed tensions between the neighbours. The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “deep regret” over Japan’s latest travel restrictions in a statement Friday, saying they came “without prior or sufficient discussion with us, …

Facebook has taken down an ad from President Donald Trump’s campaign which critics said misled people into believing it was an official message about the US census. The ads encouraged readers to “take the official 2020 Congressional District Census,” but clicking on the messages directed users to a Trump campaign website. Facebook has been under pressure from activists who have …

The percentage of Thais living in poverty has fallen dramatically over the past three decades, from over 65% in 1988 to under 10% in 2018. However, that trend has reversed in recent years with stalled household incomes and consumption bringing a rise in poverty, according to a new World Bank report. Between 2015 and 2018, the poverty rate in Thailand …

The government has ordered textile firms to speedily produce 30 million pieces of washable cloth face masks in the next month to give away in Bangkok metropolitan areas to combat chronic shortages. The Industry Ministry acknowledged that textile firms should be able to produce 10 million cloth masks in one month based on their production capacity. The ministry expects to …

US lawmakers passed a $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to combat coronavirus Thursday as health workers boarded a cruise ship off the San Francisco coast to check sick passengers and crew. A day after the House passed the bill, the Senate gave sweeping bipartisan support to the funding so that President Donald Trump could easily be sent to the White …