Indonesia

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people were shocked by the surge in PLN electricity bills. Public complaints through the Twitter account of PLN @pln_123 earlier this month, complaining about a significant increase in their electricity bill up to 90 percent. This unusual increase was experienced by postpaid electricity customers. The average electricity consumption of the community has indeed …

A video showing the throw out of the body of Indonesian ship crew into the sea from a Chinese fishing ship, viral on social media. One of the South Korean television media broadcasted the video and was disseminated by South Korean Youtuber, Jang Hansol in his channel ‘Korea Reomit’. The video that shows a body of Indonesian ship crew thrown …

To secure rice stocks, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed to open new rice fields in Central Kalimantan. The target is that 900 thousand hectares (ha) of new rice fields will emerge. The plan was again discussed in a limited meeting that discussed foodstuffs today. There are already around 200 thousand hectares in Central Kalimantan ready to be used as …

The government has decided on a ban on homecoming or ‘mudik’ during the Covid-19 pandemic to prevent the spread of the virus from April 24 to May 31. The ban is for regions that have implemented large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), red zones of coronavirus spread, and agglomeration of PSBB. A number of vehicles that are found to be heading to …

AirAsia Indonesia Low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia plans to re-open flights starting on May 18, 2020, after previously closing scheduled flights from April 1, 2020, affected by the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). AirAsia Indonesia decided to reopen the flights from Surabaya, East Java, to the Malaysian cities of Kuala Lumpur and Johor Baru following a decline in the number of new COVID-19 …

Covid-19 pandemic has made the market deserted buyers. In fact, not a few markets also decided to close their operations. Especially since the government enacted the existence of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in a number of areas. To overcome this, Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto has asked traditional markets across the country to remain open to prevent sellers from incurring losses. …

Although the province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has red zone status for COVID-19, but the provincial government has decided to continue the operation of domestic flights. NTT Chief of Transportation Services Isyak Nuka announced the government’s decision after nine COVID-19 patients had previously been identified. “Intercity flights within the NTT Province are still permitted under several conditions, including a …

Tokopedia, one of the largest e-commerce companies in Indonesia has been breached its million user accounts. According to Tokopedia representative, the company itself is investigating a rumored breach to more than 15 million of its customer accounts. “We found attempts to steal data from Tokopedia users, but Tokopedia ensured that important user information, such as passwords, remain protected,” Nuraini Razak, …

State-owned electricity firm PLN has announced its intention to supply Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) on 450-volt ampere (VA) contracts with six months of free electricity as part of the government’s latest expansion of social aid. According to PT PLN (Persero) president director Zulkifli Zaini, the company has started gathering data of around 500,000 pre-paid customers from small businesses …

Vaccines and drugs against COVID-19 are currently being researched and developed. Scientists are also trying other alternatives that are more practical and brief by using the blood plasma of patients recovering from COVID-19 as a ‘medicine’. The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) for Jakarta region, expressed willingness to collect blood of recovered COVID-19 patients for trial of treatment using convalescent blood …