Indonesia

Shocking news comes in the middle of the Brompton bicycle lover community in Indonesia. The reason is, the Brompton in England is now in the middle of hunting for a stolen bicycle that is said to have been tracked offered on the online buying and selling platform in Indonesia at the end of June 2020. The bike has significance for …

The increase of DKI Jakarta’s coronavirus (Covid-19) positivity rate to 5.9 percent is the reason for DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to extend longer the transitional scale large social restrictions (PSBB) phase 1 for the next 14 days. In fact, at the beginning of the transitional PSBB, DKI’s positivity rate touched 4.4 percent even in the second week 3.1 percent. …

Six fishermen from Aceh, Indonesia from 57 people who were arrested by the Thai Government in the Andaman Waters on March 10 and January 21, 2020, have been returned to Indonesia because they are minors. The Government of Aceh through the Aceh Government Liaison Agency (BPPA), picked up the six children, when they arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Thursday, July …

Mass demonstrate around parliament building, DPR: HIP Bill and Omnibus Bill have not been ratified at plenary session Indonesian Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Dasco Ahmad ensured that the Pancasila Ideology Guidelines (HIP) Bill and the Omnibus Bill on Job Creation would not be ratified in the Plenary Session of Closing Period IV of 2019-2020, at the Parliament …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has long called on the public to always implement the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic health protocol. However, some of the people during the pandemic are still ignoring the health protocol against the Covid-19 transmission. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will immediately issue a presidential instruction regarding sanctions for people violating health protocols. “I will soon pass the …

The Indonesian Cinema Entrepreneurs Association (GPBSI) asked the government not to collect entertainment tax for the next year to support their efforts to rise amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “It can be agreed in all regions, that in the 1-year entertainment tax should not be collected first. In my opinion, it is like that. That is what we hope for,” GPBSI …

The Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto issued a Decree of the Minister of Health (KMK) of the Republic of Indonesia Number HK.01.07/MENKES/413/2020 concerning Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Covid-19. He signed this new regulation on Monday, July 13. One of the points in this rule is that rapid tests are no longer recommended for diagnosing people infected …

The Ministry of Defense has ordered 500 units of Maung light tactical vehicles made by the state-owned company, PT Pindad (Persero). This was confirmed by PT Pindad’s Managing Director, Abraham Mose. “That’s right (already ordered). The price of 600 million per unit is complete,” said Abraham Mose via text message, Monday, July 13. PT Pindad will soon mass-produce this Maung …

DKI Jakarta has doubled its positivity rate to 10.5%. Even the capital city has scored a record of adding three cases of daily Covid-19 in the past week. “Jakarta experienced the highest spike, don’t let this situation continue so that we have to pull the emergency brake. If that happens then we all have to go back into the house, …

Indonesia lost the iconic figure of the Doraemon cartoon character voice actor, Nurhasana Iskandar, who passed away yesterday, Sunday, July 12. The news of Nurhasanah’s death was first confirmed by her children through her Instagram page yesterday evening. Nurhasanah died at the age of 62 years. Dana Robbyansyah, Nurhasanah’s son, said that his late mother had long suffered from a …