Indonesia

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 …

All levels of election supervisors are asked to be aware of money politics. The reason is, according to the Election Supervisory Body of the Republic of Indonesia (Bawaslu RI) the mode of money politics continues to develop from year to year. The Commissioner of Bawaslu Ratna Dewi Pettalolo said, the trend of violations from year to year, not decreased, but …

Indonesian government has appointed additional hospitals to handle cases of coronavirus or COVID-19. Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said now there are 137 appointed hospitals. “There were initially 100 appointed hospitals, which now has increased to 137. A number of private-owned hospitals have also offered their services to us,” said Muhadjir at the Presidential Palace Complex …

Due to the stock of the raw material is running low, where it is imported from China, the Indonesian government then is considering importing raw material for the production of masks from Europe. This was stated by State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir. The raw materials for the production of masks have so far been imported from China. Since the stock …