Indonesia

Earlier, the Supreme Court’s ruling has revoked the Presidential Regulation No. 79/2010 on the hike of the Health Social Security (BPJS Kesehatan) premium for the independent class category. According to this, the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) chairman Tulus Abadi gives the response for the BPJS case continuation. Tulus highlighted the regulation that will apply after the Supreme Court’s ruling. He …

There are seven new confirmed COVID-19 cases that have been confirmed by Indonesian government. This new cases bringing the country’s total to 34 patients. “We found seven new cases today,” the Health Ministry’s Disease Control and Prevention director-general, Achmad Yurianto, said in a press conference at the State Palace. All seven patients, all Indonesian citizens, were identified as imported cases, …

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, said the postponement of the Formula E 2020 electric car race did not make the commitment fee expire or it means still safe. Commitment fees or binding commitments that must be paid to the Federation Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA) Formula E reached around Rp360 billion. “There is no loss. [Commitment fees] are not [scorched], “Anies …

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (PMK) assesses the development of the times and technological revolution, especially employment opportunities that open up opportunities for secondary education graduates are increasingly narrowing. This was conveyed by Deputy Minister of Education and Religion Coordination Ministry of PMK Coordinator Agus Sartono, at Kemenko PMK, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Jakarta, Wednesday (11/3). He …

Regarding the Omnibus law on Employment Copyright Bill (Ciptaker) which is being rejected by various regions in Indonesia has forced the International Trade Union Confederation of Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP) or the confederation of international trade unions to speak up. Secretary General Shoya Yoshida, an ITUC-AP delegate, said that he had reminded the Indonesian government of the concept of the Omnibus …

As prevention of the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country that is increasing, the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has urged the government to install thermal scanners at all departure terminals for both domestic and international flights at all airports across the country. “At the moment, the government has just installed the thermal scanners at the areas of …

There are more additions of novel coronavirus cases within weeks. The Indonesian government announced on Tuesday (10/3), eight more novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed. These new cases bringing the total number to 27 of mostly domestic transmission cases. In a press conference in Jakarta, Achmad Yurianto, a spokesman for the government’s handling of coronavirus outbreak said that the new …

Rusdianto Matulatuwa as the Legal Counsel of the Indonesian Community for Dialysis Patients (KPCDI) as the plaintiff refusing the increase in health BPJS contributions hopes the government to carry out the Supreme Court’s decision not until 90 days after receiving a copy of the decision. That is based on the Supreme Court Regulation No. 1 of 2004 concerning the Right …

As many 12 state-owned companies were asked to repurchase (buyback) shares of companies circulating in the public. This is in accordance with instructions from SOE Minister Erick Thohir following the drop in stock trading, which is reflected in the Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI). According to Erick Thohir through his Special Staff Arya Sinulingga explained, the stock index fell 6.58 …

General Chairman of the Nasdem Party Surya Paloh proposed the parliamentary threshold to 7%. That was said by Surya Paloh in his meeting with Golkar Party Chairperson Airlangga Hartarto. In response, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) did not agree with the Nasdem Chairman’s proposal. The reason is, PKS believes that many people will not be represented if the parliamentary threshold …