Indonesia

The House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Speaker Azis Syamsuddin condemned a perpetrator on the premises of the Darussalam Musholla (small mosque) in Tangerang District, Banten Province, for vandalizing and smearing derogatory anti-Islamic graffiti. Indeed, the act of vandalism has hurt the feelings of Muslims. “However, the actions of the perpetrator, who allegedly lives (near the” musholla), “should not anger the …

Starting next week, West Java Governor Ridwan “Emil” Kamil will be based in Depok City to ensure that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the three cities, namely Bogor, Depok, Bekasi (Bodebek) area runs well. Currently, he works at Gedung Sate, Bandung City. “Starting next week, maybe I will have an office in Depok once a week. To ensure …

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD said there is no prohibition for anyone to watch or screen the G30S/PKI (September 30th Movement of the Indonesian Communist Party) film. He welcomes anyone who wants to watch the movie made by Arifin C. Noer. The film titled ‘Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI’ or Betrayal of G30S/PKI was produced …

Deputy Chairman of the Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) of the City of Tegal Wasmad Edi Susilo (WES) charged with the Health Quarantine Law for holding a celebration party with dangdut (Indonesia’s music genre) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, on Wednesday, September 23 the community was shocked by the dangdut concert that accompanied a celebration party held by Wasmad Edi …

A journalist and presenter Najwa Shihab revealed the reason she wanted to invite Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto to her program “Mata Najwa”. Najwa wants to say it after the video of Mata Najwa with the edition of “Menanti Terawan” or waiting for Terawan went viral on social media. The presence of officials like Terawan, according to Najwa, is necessary …

At the United Nations General Assembly session, Vanuatu again criticised the Papua issue. The Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Bob Loughman, in a speech at the 75th UN session (UNGA 2020), accused Indonesia of committing human rights violations in Papua. Vanuatu is one of the countries in the Pacific that has highlighted alleged human rights violations in Papua. Vanuatu also supports …

The State Intelligence Agency (BIN) of Indonesia opened their voices about the accuracy of the results of the COVID-19 virus swab test it that being carried out. They also said about the equipment being used to carry out the swab test was following laboratory protocol standards. Deputy VII BIN Wawan Hari Purwanto said BIN uses two RT PCR kits of …

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that the Indonesian nation and other nations were facing a very tough trial. Millions of people around the world exposed to COVID-19. Jokowi also said world economic growth had slowed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic growth of the number of large countries had decreased significantly since the outbreak. “The Parmusi Congress …

In a coordination meeting for the leadership of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery (PC-PEN) of the Ministry of Institutions 2020, Minister of Defense Syahrul Yasin Limpo confirmed the availability of rice for national needs until the end of the year. “The first planting season from January to June 2020, there were 23 million tons of carry-over …

There are three airlines that have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Transportation for violating health protocols in their operations. The three airlines have violated the rules stipulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 56 Year 2020 Amendments to the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 78 Year 2017 concerning Imposition of Administrative Sanctions …