President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as the head of state has no commitment to protect the environment which has the potential to cause natural disasters later. This was said by the Executive Director of the National Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Yaya Nur Hidayati, Tuesday (3/3). Nur Hidayati explained, Walhi refused to attend the meeting. The reason, the bill is considered …

Chinese and Japanese investors will compete to enter Indonesia in the future. This was conveyed by the Investment Committee Member for the Communication and Information Sector of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rizal Calvary Marimbo, in Jakarta, Monday, (2/3). Rizal explained, Japan as one of the leading investors in Indonesia. For that, it is not easy to defend. Especially at …

The public is advised to not purchase large amounts of products or panic buying due to fear in the wake of first Covid-19 or coronavirus confirmed cases in Indonesia,two positive women in Depok, East Java, on Monday, March 2. This was stated by the Association of Indonesian Retailers (Aprindo) Head Roy Mandey. “Such excessive acts will create new unnecessary panic …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced on Tuesday, March 3 for two novel coronavirus cases in its territory after diagnosing two women— a 64-year old woman and her 31-year old daughter living in Depok, a West Java suburb just outside Jakarta. They had been in contact with a Japanese man coming from Malaysia who tested positive there on Feb. 27 after …

KUALA LUMPUR – PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said it is time to move on and focus on reform for the sake of the people. Anwar, 72, said the time has come o move past Malaysia’s political turmoil and not lose focus on institutional reforms and programmes for the Rakyat. “I mean there was clear treachery, but we decided to move …

KUALA LUMPUR – Top Police today had confirmed that the man arrested for allegedly insulting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is mentally unsound. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said that the suspect, who was said to have made the insult in a Facebook posting had a medical record of mental health problems. The police were investigating the person …

KUALA LUMPUR – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad blames Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for the downfall of the Pakatan Harapan government. Speaking to Bersatu members in a closed-door meeting on Sunday, Dr. Mahathir said the “real” crisis happened when Muhyiddin wanted to leverage Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s desire to be prime minister and took the party …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd posted a turnaround in the financial year of FY19 with a record profit booking a huge jump in gains from divestments as it braces for a challenging year due to the Covid-19 coronavirus. The sovereign wealth fund staged a profit from operations climbed to RM7.36 bil compared with a loss …

Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Bambang Soesatyo requested that the government not be complacent in preventing the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Indonesia. Not only government, Bambang also said, all elements of the community must go all out (seriously) to prevent and ward off the spread of this virus. All parties must care, given that the process …

The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI Jakarta is monitoring 115 people and 32 people are under surveillance scattered in five regions of DKI Jakarta. The residents are being monitored because they have initial symptoms and a history of travel from countries infected with the corona virus. According to DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, patients who are under surveillance and supervision …