Indonesia

On Thursday, September 17, Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) Arief Budiman was confirmed positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a PCR or swab test. “On the evening of September 17, we conducted a swab test to be used as a condition for attending a meeting at the Bogor Palace on September 18 with a positive result,” said Arief, Friday, …

A helicopter unit owned by PT National Utility Helicopters (NUH) reportedly lost contact while flying from Nabire Airport, Papua. Head of Nabire Airport, M Nafiq said, the helicopter carrying three people on board lost contact since 12.06 PM local time. However, there was an emergency signal that transmitted from the helicopter and was identified by Emergency Group in Jakarta. “We …

Previously the Malaysian Government imposed an entry ban on citizens from 23 countries, including Indonesia. The high number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia is the thing that made Malaysia prohibit the entry of Indonesian citizens. Currently, Malaysia began to allow Indonesian citizens to enter the country under strict conditions. “Since September 10, 2020, Malaysia imposed a relaxation of the entry …

On Wednesday, the Japanese Ambassador for Indonesia Masafumi Ishii, and Chief of JICA’S representative office in Indonesia, Shinichi Yamanaka, visited the construction site for MRT Jakarta’s 201 Work Zone on the North-South route. Since June 2020, the construction of MRT Jakarta’s 201 Work Zone is the first part of the second phase of the North-South Line between Bundaran HI Station …

Minister of Home Affairs will asks General Election Commissions (KPU) to remove or revoke the rules for music concerts in the 2020 Regional Elections (Pilkada). The concert permit is judged to be a new cluster of COVID-19 virus transmission. “There are a few points or clauses which we think crucial we ask to be eliminated, such as concerts and others,” …

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 …

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 …

In 2021, the Government through the Ministry of Social Welfare (Kemensos) will provide a home repair assistance program worth IDR 15 million per family head or house unit through the Social Rehabilitation Program for Unfit for Living Houses (RSRTLH). Director-General of Poverty Handling (PFM) Asep Sasa Purnama, said there are around 12 thousand families or housing units that will receive …

On Monday, September 14, the policy of the Governor of DKI Jakarta to implement large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) began. One of the richest people in Indonesia who is also the boss of Djarum, Robert Budi Hartono (RBH) considered that the decision to impose the total PSBB was not correct. He wrote and sent a letter to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo …