Indonesia

As the House of Representatives and the government voted to sign it into law in Monday’s plenary session, trade unions and civil rights organizations expect to take to the streets again to protest against the divisive job creation omnibus bill. Trade unions and civil rights groups plan to take to the streets again to demonstrate against the controversial job creation …

In the past five years, the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) have formed new combat organizations, including a variety of joint commands, divisions and task forces. The latest joint battle divisions include Division III of the Strategic Reserves Command of the Army, Operation Command III of the Air Force, Armada III of the Navy, and the Third Marine Force, the Head …

Following the planned deliberation of the omnibus bill on job development this week, the government is pinning its hopes on foreign investment and state spending to accelerate economic growth next year, the country’s top officials have said. On Oct. 2, the head of the Fiscal Policy Agency of the Finance Ministry, Febrio Kacaribu, said that economic reforms through the bill, …

Former National Mandate Party (PAN) patron Amien Rais, a staunch critic of the administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo,  after his departure in the midst of an internal split within the PAN, announced his newly formed party called Partai Ummat, or the Ummah Party. Amien declared the new party via a broadcast on Amien Rais Official, his Youtube channel. Amien, …

Here’s what’s interesting at the 2020 Denpasar Festival, Bali, some 15 photographers from the local Balinese, national, and international mass media exhibited 40 photographs on COVID-19 handling at the ‘Bali in the center of the COVID-19 Pandemic’ exhibition. From 3 October to 31 December, the photo exhibition will include 15 photographers, including seven from print media companies in Bali, three …

Home Minister Tito Karnavian is upbeat that, amid allegations of candidates breaching health protocols and demands by the public to postpone the case, the campaign paths for the upcoming simultaneous regional elections in December will be free of COVID-19 transmissions. He added that, as the General Elections Commission (KPU) had allowed candidates to use personal protective equipment ( PPE) and …

As the number of cases continues to increase, the Jakarta administration will implement controlled isolation for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to minimize the spread of the virus. The designated places to handle the asymptomatic patients included public facilities such as the former athletes village in Kemayoran, now an emergency hospital for COVID-19 patients in Central Jakarta, Jakarta Health Agency head Widyastuti …

Once again, the Supreme Court came under fire for weakening the anti-graft movement, this time in a recent case analysis to reduce the graft sentence of former Democratic Party president Anas Urbaningrum, setting another precedent for other graft convicts to methodically pursue reduced sentences. A jury of three Supreme Court justices headed by Sunarto shortened Anas’ prison term from the …

So here’s something new about Pancasila Sanctity Day at the Pancasila Sakti Monument at the Lubang Buaya complex, East Jakarta, the historical place of the 1965 massacre, in view of this, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) served as the ceremony inspector. Upacara peringatan Hari Kesaktian Pancasila pagi ini digelar di Monumen Pancasila Sakti, Lubang Buaya, Jakarta Timur dengan perangkat upacara terbatas. …

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 …