The Planning Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has engaged residents and the public authority to assist with building trust in the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM). The presence of Komnas HAM demonstrates that the state secures basic liberties as well as could be expected, he said during the dispatch of the rights body’s yearly …

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has expressed support for a Southeast Asian diplomatic effort to end the political crisis in Myanmar. Lavrov, speaking during a visit to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, said the Five Point Consensus agreed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc should be the basis by which the situation in Myanmar can be resolved.Lavrov told …

ASEAN’s heads of government met in an informal summit in Jakarta, which as time has passed by so quickly – it has been a month since then – to discuss their collective response to the February coup in Myanmar. What an achievement it has been that, despite the presence of the coup leader Min Aung Hlaing, the group was able …

Surprisingly, The governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan has advanced a proposition to diminish fossil fuel byproducts as solid activity of C40 significant urban areas to address environmental change. Tending to the discourse between C40 chairmen and UN Secretary General on propelling carbon impartiality and versatile recuperation for urban communities and countries held basically on Friday night, Anies concocted two recommendations …

In the midst of stringent social distancing laws, the Indonesian government has come under criticism for allowing a large wedding party to take place over the weekend, where such parties in the capital – a coronavirus red zone – should have been avoided in the first place. The marriage includes the daughter of Mr. Rizieq Shihab, the notorious chief of …

Green spaces around the Arjuna Wiwaha Monument, also known as the Horse Statue, have suffered the most damage in Central Jakarta following Tuesday’s mass anti-job development law protests. The green spaces saw the most damage, even though they weren’t as bad as they were last week. We noticed a lot of trash as well. Our workers have been working all …

Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defense of Indonesia, was invited to the United States for a bilateral debate on defence cooperation, a ministry spokesman said yesterday. He added that Mr. Prabowo had accepted the invitation and was expected to make an official visit to the United States. In compliance with the ‘free and active’ foreign policy concept of Indonesia and non-involvement …

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 …

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 …

Gravedigger Junaedi Bin Hakim toils in a Jakarta cemetery until almost midnight almost every day, arranging plots for fellow Indonesians in the midst of a renewed increase in coronavirus burials. They honestly shared that they are worried and terrified but this is part of their job and obligations said 43-year-old Junaedi, who regularly left work at 4 pm before the …