Indonesia

A marriage that is supposed to be happy, but it brings sorrow. The incident was experienced by a family in the city of Semarang after holding a wedding. Marriage is called a new cluster of positive coronavirus  (Covid-19) cases in the Semarang region, Central Java. After the event, one family after another was sick because of positive Covid-19, some even …

The police become the target (again) of terrorist acts. Karanganyar Police Deputy Chief Busroni and his driver, Bripda Hanif Ariyono, were victims of the attack by the sickle gunman. Busroni was attacked while going down Mount Lawu through Cemoro Kandang, Tawangmangu District, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Sunday morning, June 2. Apparently, the deputy police chief had indeed been targeted for …

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said many micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) began to carry out digital transformation amid the coronavirus pandemic. In the period from 14 May to 9 June 2020, the number reached 301,115 MSMEs. “We see that online businesses have increased in the past few months. In a very short period of May 14-June …

Motorboat (KM) Puspita Jaya with 16 passengers reportedly drowned in the Sunda Strait Waters or around Mount Anak Krakatau, Thursday, June 18. As a result of the incident, 10 people were reported missing. While six others survived. “The ship sank in the waters of the Sunda Strait with 16 passengers. Six survived and 10 others are still in search of …

The pre-employment card program which is being predicted by the government to help economically affected communities due to the Covid-19 outbreak was not as smooth as expected. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found that the pre-employment card program is actually saturated with issues. The KPK recommends that the batch 4 Pre-Employment Card program be paused. The reason is that the …

A school in Taman Cilegon Indah, Jombang District, Cilegon City, Banten on Thursday, June 18 carried out a drive-thru report card distribution by applying health protocols. Student parents do not need to get out of the car to take their children’s report cards. The school is Mutiara Bunda School that implementing to give students’ report cards via drive-thru. This was …

Patrol ships of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries’ (KKP’s) Directorate General for Supervision of Maritime Resources and Fisheries (PSDKP) detained a Filipino fishing boat and Malaysian fishing vessel for poaching in Indonesian waters on Tuesday, June 16. According to the General Director of Maritime Resources and Fisheries Supervision Tb Haeru Rahayu, the KKP’s patrol boats have succeeded in …

The manager of the Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-Yong, requested the All Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) to allow the players to be able to undergo a training center (TC) in South Korea. As reported by the South Korean news agency, Yonhap, Shin Tae-Yong, admitted that he personally proposed the idea to PSSI. He hopes the Indonesian national team can …

A US fugitive wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over a bitcoin scam has been arrested in Indonesia and charged under child protection law for suspected sex crimes, Indonesian police said on Tuesday, June 16. Russ Albert Medlin, who entered the Southeast Asian nation on a tourist visa last year, was arrested on Monday after three minors alleged …

The government has decided to re-open schools in the corona green zone in the new school year 2020/2021. However, schools in the yellow, orange, and red zones still have to carry out teaching and learning activities from home. Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) Nadiem Makarim stressed there was no change in the schedule for the new academic year 2020/2021. …