An 8-year-old girl, Kesya Safiyah in Central Jakarta, was murdered and then buried in the Cipabuluh Village Public Cemetery, Lebak Regency, Banten Province by her parents. The mother who also the perpetrator, Lia Handayani (26), admitted that she was upset because her daughter was difficult to teach when learning online. “She (the victim) wrote [a letter], ‘I’m sorry for making …

On Monday, September 14, in a video of POIN on YouTube channel, Pertamina President Commissioner Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (BTP) or Ahok exposed the disgrace of Pertamina’s management. Ahok opened various problems, ranging from lobbying the Minister up to the issue of directors’ salaries. In the six-minute video, Ahok said that all Pertamina’s Board of Directors lobbied the Minister for a …

South Korean prosecutors arrested the former head of an aid organization on allegations of bribery and embezzlement for victims of Japanese sexual harassment during war. Yoon Mee-hyang stepped down this year as president of Japan’s Korean Justice and Remembrance Council on Military Sexual Exploitation Problems, also known as Jungdaehyup, to make a strong campaign for a seat in Parliament, where …

METRO MANILA – Around 5,000 medical frontliners in Cebu will obtain life insurance coverage worth ₱2 million each from San Miguel Corporation. The Ramon Ang-led conglomerate said that it will be retaining the promise of life insurance coverage to the healthcare frontliners of several hospitals in the province. In a statement released today, SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon …

METRO MANILA – In a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and other Cabinet members, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that the proposal to reduced the distance between commuters in public utility vehicles (PUVs) ‘dangerous’ and should be thoroughly studied. Año said that face shields and face mask can only mitigate the spread of the virus but distance will still be …

Kalae Tapae, a Muslim community located by the river in Sungai Padi district in the southern province of Narathiwat, is now the location of the first half-way house in the restive deep South for Muslims who are former convicts. This half-way house is touted as a solution to solve narcotic problems in the southern provinces which are known as routes …

Four changes to the constitution tabled by opposition parties are likely to touch a hurdle after they were stopped by a Palang Pracharath MP. In view of this, Paiboon Nititawan, the Palang Pracharath Party’s deputy leader and list MP, sent a letter to Chuan Leekpai, president of parliament, on Monday. He argued in the letter that the four bills could …

KUALA LUMPUR – Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal still consider the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as a good friend who will never be forgotten dispite conflictiong political view and different government leadership. Mohd Shafie said that during the dark era of UMNO in 2016, he is certain that he is consistent with his goals of …

PETALING JAYA – Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has once again reiterated on the country’s stand on fair access to future Covid-19 vaccine. In a statement said during the 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Hishammuddin said that unfair competition such as monopoly on the vaccine must be prevented. He also stressed the importance of EAS participating countries …

During September, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia continues to increase significantly. The average daily increase is 3,000 cases. Based on data on Monday, September 14, the number of positive cases has reached 221,523, with 158,405 people declared cured and as many as 8,841 people dead. Unlike the previous months, since early September, the number of daily …