The famous Tugu Selamat Datang of Jakarta, or welcome monument, with bronze statues of a man and a woman waving warmly, was the scene of last week’s violent protests over a proposed sweeping “omnibus regulation” for tax and labor reform. After a bus stop near the city ‘s iconic roundabout, known as Bundaran HI, plumes of black smoke leapt into …

After violent protests erupted earlier this week against the legislation, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo defended his flagship on job creation law. In order to provide jobs for its young population and those who were unemployed because of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation, Jokowi said, needed the sweeping “omnibus” law. If they disagreed with its substance, …

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was under growing pressure to revoke his new divisive labor law, with unions and Muslim groups planning to challenge it in court and some regional leaders openly opposing the law. Among the organizers of three days of national strikes ending Thursday, the KSPI labor group is planning to put a case against the new law before …

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, …

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. …

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 …

On Thursday, September 17, Chairman of the General Election Commission (KPU) Arief Budiman was confirmed positive for COVID-19 after undergoing a PCR or swab test. “On the evening of September 17, we conducted a swab test to be used as a condition for attending a meeting at the Bogor Palace on September 18 with a positive result,” said Arief, Friday, …

On Monday, September 14, the policy of the Governor of DKI Jakarta to implement large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) began. One of the richest people in Indonesia who is also the boss of Djarum, Robert Budi Hartono (RBH) considered that the decision to impose the total PSBB was not correct. He wrote and sent a letter to President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo …

The Indonesian government said it would delay the planning of a new capital city development plan in East Kalimantan. Minister of National Development Planning/Head of the Indonesian National Development Planning Agency (PPN/Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa said the postponement of the development plan was carried out because the government was still focused on solving the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, North Penajam Paser Regency …

National COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson, Wiku Adisasmito, said that in the past week, the death rate from the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Indonesia has increased quite significantly. Wiku Adisasmito said the data had been updated as of August 31, 2020. There are four regions with an increase in the mortality rate of more than 100 percent, such as Central Java, Aceh, …