Indonesia

A number of parties considered the statement of the Deputy Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Gufron to open court opportunities in absentia for ex Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) legislative candidates Harun Masiku and former Supreme Court (MA) Secretary Nurhadi to show KPK’s lack of seriousness in pursuing. Some parties criticized the statement. Lokataru Foundation Executive …

Due to acts of terror that emerge by the armed criminal group, the police evacuated 800 villagers in the mountainous area in Timika, Papua, to Timika City. According to the Indonesian Police’s Nemangkawi Operation Task Force statement on late Friday, the evacuees are residents of the three villages of Utikini, Banti, and Kimbely. Previously, some 30 villagers had sought refuge …

It has added more new patients from Covid-19 case after the announcement of the first two cases four days before. Indonesia has announced there are two new cases of this virus on Friday (6/3). This bringing the total number of confirmed Covid-19 patients to four. As reported, Patient 1 hosted a dance party at Amigos Restaurant in Kemang, South Jakarta, …

Economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF), Bhima Yudhistira considered the government to be late again in dealing with stock availability and price stability of garlic. According to Bhima, the government was less alert in arresting unscrupulous garlic hoarders. Bhima assessed this scarcity occurred since January which means that before the corona virus outbreak spread. The …

Chairperson of Teachers and Non-Category Honorary Education Personnel 35 Years and Over (GTKHNK 35+) Nasrullah Center, requested support from all Provincial Governments, Regional Governments and DPRDs throughout Indonesia so that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issuing a Presidential Decree (Keppres) on the appointment of noncategory honorary teachers to become civil servants. He said, the GTKHNK 35+ Center continued to fight for …

The Golkar Party stated that Democratic Party Chairperson Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) was ready to assist President Joko Widodo’s full government. This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Nurul Arifin, after the Golkar Party General Chair Airlangga Hartarto meeting and the Democratic Party elite in Cikeas, Bogor, Thursday (5/3). The meeting of the two parties discussed …

The Indonesian government plans to relocate the capital city and has set a target to implement the move in 2024. Then, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will oversee its relocation process to avert any corrupt practices. “The KPK will partake in overseeing preparatory efforts and other related measures for moving the capital city,” Ali Fikri, acting speaker for the anti-graft …

Indonesian crew members of Diamond Princess cruise ship that onboard the Navy’s Dr. Soeharso-990 hospital ship during evacuation, now have been transferred to the place of observation, namely Sebaru Kecil Island in Jakarta’s Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu). This was confirmed by Vice Admiral Yudo Margono.  According to him, the distance from Dr. Soeharso hospital ship to the Sebaru Kecil island …

The Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) Team of the Riau Islands Regional Police secured the three suspects from PT Ekasurya Mandiri higher-ups involved in the case of making masks and illegal hand sanitizers on Wednesday (3/4/2020). The three actors namely, initials S as Director, H as Commissioner and DD as General Manager. This raid was carried out in a warehouse …

All national banks are asked to reduce their lending rates to reduce the impact of the spread of the corona virus or Covid-19. This was confirmed by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta on Thursday (5/3). According to Airlangga, the government has held joint meetings with Bank Indonesia, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and banking companies …