Indonesia

A son of senior politician Amien Rais, namely, Ahmad Mumtaz Rais, was involved in an argument with the Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pamolango. The incident took place on a Garuda Indonesia flight with flight number GA 643 with the route Gorontalo – Makassar – Jakarta on Wednesday, August 12. The commotion started when Mumtaz was …

Soon Indonesia will celebrate its 75th anniversary of independence on August 17, 2020. Usually, Indonesians celebrate that day with a series of vibrant events. However, the celebration this time will be different from usual because it takes place in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). As is known, DKI Jakarta has decided to stop all social activities that cause …

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency or BMKG closed its head office in the Kemayoran area, Central Jakarta, for a week from August 13 until August 20, 2020. This decision was taken because dozens of Covid-19 reactive employees were found after undergoing a rapid test. “To break the chain of the spread of Covid-19, the steps taken are to temporarily …

Minister of SOEs and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling Covid-19 and National Economic Recovery (PEN) Erick Thohir said a number of ministries were still discussing the implementation of the SIM card credit assistance program. He said the subsidy program was still being discussed by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Communication and Information, and the …

The Central Jakarta City Government plans to use coffins in each sub-district to socialize the dangers of Covid-19 for its residents so they don’t ignore health protocols. Deputy Mayor of Central Jakarta, Irwandi, said in Jakarta on Wednesday, that the placement of the coffin will be carried out this week, but is still waiting for official instructions from DKI Jakarta …

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) again arrested three foreign vessels from Vietnam that were suspected of stealing fish in the Natuna Sea 711 Fisheries Management Area (WPP), August 10, 2020. Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo said that all fishing vessels had been paraded to the Pontianak PSDKP Base for further inspection. “The three ships …

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 …