Indonesia

Indonesia saw a new high in its daily coronavirus cases on Friday with 3,003 more cases for a total of 165,887. DKI Jakarta as one of the worst-affected provinces has a total of 37,082 cases. The capital city has more than cases in any other province, including 1,156 deaths. It has been averaging 560 cases per day since August 1. …

Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI) and Visi Mitra Mulia (iNews TV) are known to be currently in a lawsuit at the Constitutional Court (MK) contesting Act 32/2002 Article 1 Point 2 The two MNC media groups considered the ambiguous internet-based broadcasting arrangements and caused legal uncertainty to be the grounds for the lawsuit. The consequence of this lawsuit is that …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo today will inaugurate the Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) Kulon Progo, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The inauguration was carried out with a health protocol with a very limited number of invitations. Pagi ini, saya ke Yogyakarta dengan rombongan terbatas. Di sana, saya hendak meresmikan Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), bandara tempat saya mendarat di Kab. Kulon Progo, sekaligus …

The police continue to gather evidence to find out what caused the fire at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Saturday (8/28) evening that lasted for more than 10 hours. “Then, investigators have examined about 99 witnesses, consisting of freelance daily workers, office boys, cleaning services, and employees of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office,” said Head of Community Information Bureau, …

Minister of Education and Culture, Nadiem Anwar Makarim promised to provide subsidized internet quota for students and teachers. The allocated budget reaches Rp 7.2 trillion. This allowance is provided to support distance learning or Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Internet quota subsidy for students, teachers, college students, and lecturers for 4 months. Students get 35 GB/month, teachers …

Non-civil servant and SOEs workers with a salary under IDR 5 million and who are members of the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan or BPJamsostek) can check their respective accounts today. Because today (8/27), the Rp 600.000 assistance program in the form of wage/salary has begun to be launched as well as being transferred. “Hopefully tomorrow (today) the President …

Two bomb explosions shook the town of Jolo, Sulu, southern Philippines, including one reportedly carried out by a female suicide bomber. As the result, at least 14 people have been killed and left 75 wounded. Philippine Red Cross Chief Richard Gordon said the first explosion hit at approximately noon on Monday (August 24,2020) where a motorcycle loaded with explosive devices …

The rising number of patients infected with Covid-19 has forced local authorities to continue closing off its borders for tourists until the end of 2020, no exact date has been appointed. Before, it was reported that Bali has re-opened beaches, temples and other tourist spots for domestic traveler at the end of July and had planned to invite foreign tourists …

A fire broke out on the main building of the Attorney’s General Office (AGO) on Saturday, August 22 evening and had lasted for more than 10 hours. The flames were finally extinguished, taking 65 fire engines and 325 personnel. The fire has raised some question as AGO is currently undertaking an investigation of the largest corruption case in the country …

The Bank Bali scandal which happened more than 20 years ago still left some questions to be answered. The scandal occurred in 1999 when Bank Bali chief, Rudy Ramli, was coerced to pay an illegal commission of Rp 546 billion to a private company in which the money would then be used to support the previous president, B.J. Habibie’s re-election …