Indonesia

Minister of Home Affairs will asks General Election Commissions (KPU) to remove or revoke the rules for music concerts in the 2020 Regional Elections (Pilkada). The concert permit is judged to be a new cluster of COVID-19 virus transmission. “There are a few points or clauses which we think crucial we ask to be eliminated, such as concerts and others,” …

An 8-year-old girl, Kesya Safiyah in Central Jakarta, was murdered and then buried in the Cipabuluh Village Public Cemetery, Lebak Regency, Banten Province by her parents. The mother who also the perpetrator, Lia Handayani (26), admitted that she was upset because her daughter was difficult to teach when learning online. “She (the victim) wrote [a letter], ‘I’m sorry for making …

On Monday, September 14, in a video of POIN on YouTube channel, Pertamina President Commissioner Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (BTP) or Ahok exposed the disgrace of Pertamina’s management. Ahok opened various problems, ranging from lobbying the Minister up to the issue of directors’ salaries. In the six-minute video, Ahok said that all Pertamina’s Board of Directors lobbied the Minister for a …

During September, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Indonesia continues to increase significantly. The average daily increase is 3,000 cases. Based on data on Monday, September 14, the number of positive cases has reached 221,523, with 158,405 people declared cured and as many as 8,841 people dead. Unlike the previous months, since early September, the number of daily …

In 2021, the Government through the Ministry of Social Welfare (Kemensos) will provide a home repair assistance program worth IDR 15 million per family head or house unit through the Social Rehabilitation Program for Unfit for Living Houses (RSRTLH). Director-General of Poverty Handling (PFM) Asep Sasa Purnama, said there are around 12 thousand families or housing units that will receive …

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 …

A well-known preacher from Medina, Syekh Ali Jaber, was stabbed by an unknown man during a sermon at the Falahudin Mosque in Bandar Lampung, Lampung. Ali suffered a stab wound on his upper right arm from a sharp weapon attack and the police also have arrested the perpetrator, Alpin Andria (24). Aji Jaber, who was awarded Indonesian citizenship in January, …

The positive cases of COVID-19 in Aceh Province which has experienced an increase, do not make foreign workers worry about entering Indonesia. As many as 41 foreign workers from China entered Indonesia through Cut Nyak Dhien Airport, Nagan Raya Regency, Aceh Province. In the last week, the arrival of this foreign worker is the second time. They will work to …

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and Economic Recovery (PCPEN), Erick Thohir, hope that in 2022 the Merah Putih vaccine can start to be produced. “From the information obtained, God willing, clinical trials I to III of the Red and White vaccine can run next year so that in 2022 we can …

Governor of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X is worried about the wave of homecomers from Jakarta. This is because the DKI Jakarta Province decided to pull the emergency brake back into implementing strict large-scale social restrictions (PSBB). “We are worried that before the 14th, the Yogya residents in Jakarta might return,” said Sri Sultan HB …