Indonesia

Chairman of the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) Ardiansyah Parman said there were as many as 14 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) meters or customers’ electricity meters that had expired. These fourteen million electricity meters must be redone by a state-owned power company, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN, and converted into kWh smart meters. “I suggest that in 2021 it …

Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri is said to have signed a recommendation letter for President Joko “Jokowi’s” Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, advanced in the Mayoral election. The three PDIP officials who knew about the nomination of Gibran Jokowi said that Megawati had long signed the letter. The three PDIP officials said it …

Election organizers and regional administrations have requested extra funds from the state budget (APBN) for the 2020 simultaneous regional elections (Pilkada) as the central government insists on holding year-end regional polls amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives and the Government approved the additional budget proposal submitted by …

A Hawk 209 TT fighter jet operated by the Indonesian Air Force crashed in a residential area, Kubang Jaya Village, Siak Hulu District, Kampar Regency, Riau on Monday morning, June 15. “Hawk 209 TT-0209 type aircraft,” said Head of the Indonesian Air Force (Kadispenau) Information Service Marsma TNI, Fajar Adriyanto, as quoted by CNNINdonesia.com. Fajar said it was still investigating …

Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I Willy Aditya criticized the Ministry of Home Affairs for providing population data access to 13 banking and non-financial institutions. He also considered that the company’s reason for requesting access to citizens’ personal data to the Ministry could not be taken for granted. According to Willy, Law No. 11/2008 concerning Information and …

The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta, through the School Transport Management Unit (UP Angkutan Sekolah), is deploying school buses to accommodate the passengers of commuter line (KRL) that have been displaced at a number of stations. As many as 50 school buses were deployed to transport KRL passengers during the Transitional Large-scale Social Restrictions (PSBB). With the implementation of physical …

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir finally spoke about the electricity bill of customers that surged up during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Erick asserted, there was an increase in the customer’s electricity bill because there was an uncollected electricity consumption cost the previous month. Thus, Erick denied there was an increase in electricity bills from state-owned electricity PT Perusahaan …

State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) noted the request for the use of airport services in line with the adaptation of new or new normal life. The adaptation period which began on June 8, 2020, the number of passengers on domestic and international routes began to creep up. Recently issued Transportation Ministry circular letter no. 13/2020 allows …

City-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya has conducted swab tests at 19 Markets in Jakarta. As a result, there were 52 market sellers who were positive for the coronavirus (Covid-19) in six markets in Jakarta. Director of PD Pasar Jaya, Arief Nasrudin said, of the 19 markets as many as 1,418 sellers underwent swab tests. After the test results came …

The Chairperson of the General Election Commission (KPU) Arief Budiman said the KPU was not prepared to implement electronic voting or e-voting in the 2020 regional head election. “For the current election we have not prepared if forced to be prepared, for now, it is not ready, so I don’t want to assume,” said KPU Chairman Arief Budiman in an …