Indonesia

The government through the Ministry of Manpower will provide subsidies to private employees who have registered with the Social Security Administration Body for Employment or BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (BP Jamsostek) starting next September 2020. As informed, the government will run a salary subsidy program for private employees with wages below IDR 5 million per month. The scheme, a salary subsidy of …

The police on Monday night, August 10, arrested the perpetrators of the mysterious shooting who shot several people in the Tangerang and South Tangerang areas. The perpetrators were three people and among them were twins. They are Evans Ferdinand (27), Clerence Antonius (20), and Christoper Antonius (20). They were arrested at different locations in Tangerang City. “We arrested three perpetrators …

The shooting terror in the South Tangerang area is still mysterious. The perpetrator was also on the hunt by the police. South Tangerang Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner Iman Setiawan said that this mysterious shooting terror occurred every Saturday night until early Sunday. At least this shooting occurred in the last three weeks. “There were several victims who reported, 7 …

Senior economist, Emil Salim asked President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to cancel Regulation of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Number 12 of 2020 which allows 318 million lobster seeds to be exported. In the regulation, the export of lobster seeds is carried out for three months in exports of 365 million per year for the next 3 years. Emil …

The Search and Rescue Team (SAR) found another tourist on Saturday (8/8) who was swept away by the waves of Goa Cemara Beach, Yogyakarta. The identification results showed the victim named Muhammad Rizky Romadhon, 7 years old. On Saturday at 6 AM, the Joint SAR Team split into five teams. They combed in various directions from Goa Cemara Beach, Yogyakarta. …

Holding SOEs Pharmacy, PT Bio Farma (Persero) on Thursday (8/6), has started clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with a biotechnology company from China, Sinovac. This clinical trial is scheduled to last for 6 months. In carrying out the trial, as many as 1,620 people, with a vulnerable age 18-59 will be taken as samples. Bio Farma collaborates …

AEON Mall confirmed that two management employees of PT AMSL Indonesia (AEON Mall BSD City) were infected with Covid-19. Juanita Rustandi, Senior Operations Manager of AEON Mall Indonesia said that the two employees who work in the administration section of the mall management at AEON Mall BSD City do not have direct contact with mall visitors. After being confirmed positive, …

The Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah stated that her side was ready to run a government subsidy program for workers affected by COVID-19 with an income of below IDR 5 million. Starting in September 2020, the Minister of Manpower emphasized that salary subsidies would be given to 13.8 million workers of Rp. 600 thousand per month for four months and …

In the quarter II-2020, Indonesia’s economic growth contracted or -5.32% compared to the previous quarter II-2019 (year on year). Meanwhile, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports quarterly or from the first quarter of 2020 to the second quarter of 2020, Indonesia’s economy contracted -4.19% (QtQ). Although Indonesia’s economic growth is experiencing a minus, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, …

The DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) plans to create a special transportation application called “Super Apps” which involves various modes of transportation. This application is likely to unite the two largest online transportation providers, Gojek and Grab, in one platform. Head of DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency Syafrin Liputo in a virtual discussion, Wednesday (5/8), explained that this application will support …