Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the HIV/AIDS Section of the Papua Health Office Rindang Pribadi Marahaba said that until the end of September 2022, there were 7,941 HIV/AIDS patients in Papua undergoing antiretroviral (ARV) treatment. The number is relatively small compared to active HIV/AIDS cases which reached 46,363 patients.
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January 4, 2023
PMade Supriatma – The Widodo administration's heavy-handed ramming through of the revised Criminal Code in late 2022 raises deep concerns about Indonesia's commitment to democratic process and expression.
Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly ordered on Wednesday the newly installed Director-General for Immigration Silmy Karim to begin work on digitizing services provided especially for foreigners coming into the country.
Yasonna said the new director-general could copy the success of other countries that conduct immigration reform.
Jakarta – We were dumbfounded to learn that the government still subsidizes the price of gasoline of RON92 and higher qualities which are used by middle and high-income consumers.
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The government is expecting that this year will be drier compared to the past three years, which might translate to a higher risk of forest fires than in previous years.
Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, detained a police officer on Tuesday for allegedly misusing his authority and accepting at least Rp 50 billion ($3.2 million) in bribe money.
Antara, Jakarta – The number of public transport passengers increased during the year-end holidays to nearly reaching its pre-pandemic level. The Transportation Ministry recorded 10.31 million passengers of public transport from December 19, 2022, until January 2, 2022.
Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's special staff for strategic communication Yustinus Prastowo on Wednesday elaborated on the Ministry's income tax (PPh) calculation subjecting people who are single or are not yet married with a monthly income of Rp5 million. He insists this regulation arose from the principle of fairness.
Dicky Kurniawan (Antara), Jakarta – The National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) is strongly considering reintroducing manual traffic ticketing after it had been stopped in October of last year to boost the use of electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) and eliminate the possibility of bribes.
Antara, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia in the Bogor Regency, West Java, only officially register 45.21 percent of married couples in the regency as the rest are unregistered marriages, locally coined as nikah siri.
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – A number of former Constitutional Court (MK) judges voted unanimously against the actions of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo who issued the regulation in lieu of law on Job Creation (Perppu Cipta Kerja).
They consider President's move a bad precedent to the point that it violates the principles upheld in the rule of law.
January 3, 2023
Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – While congratulating her newly appointed Chinese counterpart Qin Gang on Sunday, Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi noted that Jakarta remained enthusiastic about strengthening its ties with Beijing and bolstering the Indonesia-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned railway firm KAI said on Tuesday it has received a 3.2 trillion rupiah (S$273 million) capital injection from the government to help a consortium of Indonesian and Chinese state companies complete a high-speed rail project.
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did not let a single day of 2022 go to waste. Fresh from the well-praised presidency of the Group of 20, Jokowi did not wait until the new year to issue a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) to implement the Job Creation Law, which had been declared conditionally unconstitutional.
Hunter Marston – At the 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in November 2022, the leaders of the grouping agreed 'in principle' to admit Timor-Leste as their 11th member.
Aninda Dewayanti, Maria Monica Wihardja – There is high awareness among Indonesians about the urgency of climate change and the adoption of environmentally friendly habits but until everyone pulls their weight, including the government curbing large polluters and fixing distortionary incentives, the tide against climate change will not build enough momentum.
We've been here before, and we thought we would've learned by now. Yet the start of 2023 in Indonesia was marked by a video going viral showing, once again, that we are the biggest cause of environmental catastrophe.
A video shared on Jan. 1 by @txtdaribogor, a community account from Bogor city and regency, depicts a regular day at the popular Cibinong traditional market.
The city of Medan no longer welcomes sexual minorities (this country's constitution notwithstanding) according to its mayor Bobby Nasution, who declared the North Sumatra capital "anti-LGBT."
Bobby, who is President Joko Widodo's son-in-law, recently went on record condemning men who spent New Year's Eve with other men in the city.
Now that we've established that there will practically be no Bali boink ban under Indonesia's revised Criminal Code (KUHP), let's take a look at how current and future iterations of the code can actually be used to criminalize adulterers in Indonesia courtesy of a fresh case involving a public prosecutor and her alleged lawyer lover.
Jayapura, Jubi – The people in Baya Biru District, Paniai Regency, Central Papua Province reject the plan to build a police station in the area. Resident representative Noak Tagi said the entire Baya Biru community firmly rejected the construction.
Manokwari, Jubi – West Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Daniel T.M. Silitonga ordered the arrest of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) troops who were still spreading terror against civilians in Maybrat, Southwest Papua. He warned the police members not to let their guard down.
Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – Higher domestic demand spurred a December rebound for Indonesian factories as core inflation rises to within the central bank's target, indicating an optimistic start to 2023 for the manufacturing industry.
Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, commonly shortened as IK-CEPA, has finally entered into force, thus paving the way for Indonesia to export more of its goods.
Makassar – Law authorities in South Sulawesi have been investigating the disappearance of some 500 tons of rice from a warehouse belonging to the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) for more than a month and finally on Monday they detained two high-profile suspects.
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) economist Bhima Yudhistira believes that the issuance of the government regulation in lieu of law on Job Creation (Perppu Cipta Kerja) will only pave the way to policy uncertainty.
Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Workers Union Confederation (KSPSI) in a written statement on Tuesday accuses President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo of betraying the constitution by ratifying the government regulation in lieu of law on Job Creation (Perppu Cipta Kerja). The confederation believes the President's move has violated Constitutional Court (MK) ruling.
Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Workers Union Association (Aspek) on Monday once again asserted its position against the government regulation in lieu of law on Job Creation (Perppu Cipta Kerja) No. 2/2022, which will effectively replace the publicly criticized Job Creation Law.
Asni Ovier, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Herry Wirawan, an Islamic boarding school teacher who was found guilty of systematically raping 13 young students and impregnating some of them.
Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2022 budget has recorded a deficit of 2.38 percent of the gross domestic product against the projected 4.5 percent, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Tuesday.
The deficit amounts to Rp 464.3 trillion ($29.7 billion), representing a significant decline from the minus Rp 775.1 trillion in the 2021 budget.
January 2, 2023
Antara, Imaji Lasahido, Purwokerto – The flood on several roads in the Semarang area and its surroundings began to recede and the train routes to the northern Java area gradually returned to normal.
Editorial Board, ANU – The G20 presidency in 2022 presented diplomatic and substantial challenges that threatened to blow the forum apart, or at least to semi-permanently incapacitate it.
News Desk, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday visited Tanah Abang Market in Central Jakarta, meeting with traders and customers in the country's biggest textile trading center and was visibly without a mask during the encounter.
In the brief visit, Jokowi was joined by Jakarta acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono in distributing gifts to market visitors.
Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia will tighten export rules for palm oil from Jan. 1 by allowing less shipments overseas for every tonne sold domestically, to ensure sufficient and affordable cooking oil supply at home, officials said on Friday.
Jakarta – The COVID-19 pandemic is no longer deemed a major health crisis as on Dec. 30, 2022 the government lifted all the mobility restrictions imposed in 2020 to contain the spread of the disease. To follow up the policy, the home minister has issued an instruction governing the transition of COVID-19 from being a pandemic to being endemic.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority or OJK recently announced that the Indonesian capital market wrapped up 2022 on a high note, doing much better than other markets such as Europe and other ASEAN economies.
Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Commission IX House Legislator from the Democrat Party Lucy Kurniasari expressed her concern against government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on Job Creation. Lucy said that the regulation does not side with the general workers and failed to create legal certainty.
Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Member of the Central Sulawesi Regional Representatives Council (DPD) Abdul Rachman Thaha on Tuesday said the issuance of the government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on Job Creation (Cipta Kerja) can lead to the impeachment of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
Desca Lidya N, Resinta S, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that the PeduliLindungi application will be used as an individual health data bank and to see the population's health on the Satu Sehat platform.
Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir said on Monday his office will team up with the State Development Finance Controller and the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, to launch an investigative audit into state-owned companies primarily concerning the management of pension funds.
January 1, 2023
Medan (Detik Sumut) – Bobby Nasution, the mayor of the North Sumatra city of Medan, has stressed that they reject Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) behaviour.
Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) Chairperson Nining Elitos says that Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 on the Job Creation Law (Ciptaker) that was recently issued by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is nothing more than a manipulation of the public by the government.
Events of 2022
Indonesia was in the spotlight during the year, hosting the G20 summit on November 17-18 in Bali amid international tensions caused by the war in Ukraine, and friction in the region between the US and China.
Liam Gammon – The calendar will tell you that Indonesia's presidential election is due in February 2024 – but make no mistake, Southeast Asia's biggest democracy is firmly in election season already.
December 31, 2022
Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) Chairperson Nining Elitos has criticised President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's policy of issuing a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 on the Job Creation Law.
Zubi Mahrofi, Raka Adji, Jakarta – The number of recipients of the third dose or first booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine reached 68.51 million as of Friday, according to the COVID-19 Handling Task Force
Tiara Aliya Azzahra, Jakarta – The Labour Party has declared that it agrees with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's move to issue Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 on the Job Creation Law. The Labour Party views the move as better than revisions to the law being left to the House of Representatives (DPR), which they do not trust.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – It is not a New Year's eve celebration without the iconic paper trumpets.
As soon as the clock strikes 00.00 a.m, people – young and old – blow their trumpets with all their might. Its distinctive sound accompanies the loud bangs of fireworks and the crisp firecracker crackles.
Muhammad Aulia & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Police claimed on Saturday they had wiped out the notorious East Indonesia Mujahedin which has terrorized civilians in the Central Sulawesi district of Poso and caused headaches for Indonesian security agencies for decades.
December 30, 2022
Jakarta – Constitutional law expert Feri Amsari from the Andalas University in Padang believes that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's move to issue a Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) on the Omnibus Law on Job Creation is unconstitutional.
Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Police said the presence of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) remained a frightening threat to residents, especially non-Papuan communities.
"It is still a prominent case in Papua, which needs to be the concern of all parties," said Papua Police chief inspector Gen. Mathius Fakhiri in Jayapura City on Wednesday, December 28, 2022.