Indonesia

Realization of the Merdeka Campus program organized by the Minister of Education and Culture and Higher Education (Mendikbud) Nadiem Makarim will provide Rp1.2 million for students who are apprentices. According to Plt. Director General of Higher Education Nizam, the money for transportation needs will be given at Rp500 thousand per month. Plus Rp700 thousand, which is indeed obtained by students …

Secretary of the Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry Dr. Achmad Yurianto said the Indonesian government plans to use a naval ship to pick up its citizens, as crew members, suspected of contracting coronavirus (Covid-19) aboard Dream World cruise liner. Technically, the Indonesian Navy ship will meet Dream World cruise liner in the international waters …

Students, laborers, and a number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) united their voices to reject the ratification of the Draft Employment Bill (RUU Ciptakerja). The Employment Bill is accused of being more detrimental to the people, resulting in a wave of rejection from a number of walks of life. The Chairperson of the University of Indonesia’s Student Executive Board (BEM UI), …

10 BUMN companies are currently dead weight or dying. Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir plans to close the red plate company. Erick revealed, 10 state-owned companies that were dying. Later, the state-owned company will be controlled with two options, namely closed (liquidation) or merged. However, Erick admitted that he still had to review the condition or performance of …

The decision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to stop 36 cases of alleged corruption at the investigation level raises the question of what is happening at the institution. The halt step is also considered to cause public concern about corruption eradication. House of Representatives Commission III member from the Democratic Party faction Didik Mukrianto questioned the KPK’s move. “The …

Four Indonesian citizens that have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner are being monitored by the Indonesian government, thru the Indonesian Embassy in Japan. This was confirmed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in Jakarta on Thursday. They all have been taken to a hospital in Japan. Jokowi also remarked that some 70 other Indonesian citizens …

Investigations will continue on four major national-scale cases. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) assures that those cases will not be stopped after it ceased investigation on 36 cases. The cases that will resume investigation including the Sumber Waras hospital, Bank Century, Newmont divestment in West Nusa Tenggara, and RJ Lino. This was confirmed by KPK acting-spokesman Ali Fikri at the …

The Joint Team’s findings stating that there were asynchronous data on the Immigration Crossing Application in the Immigration Management Information System (SIMKIM) from December 23, 2019 to January 10, 2020 drew public reaction. Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham), Yasonna Laoly was urged to resign from his position because as many as 120,661 crossing data were not detected entering …

All of passengers and crews will be be re-examined by Cambodian authorities after a passenger reportedly carried the novel coronavirus. This also including hundreds of Indonesian nationals who are crews of that cruise ship.   “The Cambodian government will conduct re-examination. If they are declared clear [from the virus infection], they are allowed to sail,” Director for the Protection of …

There is another Indonesian crew member of the Diamond Princess cruise ship that positive coronavirus. That positive test for coronavirus was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Previously, three Indonesians were confirmed of having the highly contagious virus while on duty on the ship. They are now being quarantined off in Yokohama, Japan. “We …