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November 23, 2021

Tempo - November 23, 2021

Antara, Jakarta – Constitutional law professor from the Padjadjaran University, Susi Harijanti, on Monday argues Indonesia's law making process during the Covid-19 pandemic lacks public

October 19, 2021

Indonesia at Melbourne - October 19, 2021

Rizky Argama – Over the past few months, senior lawmakers have been pushing to amend the 1945 Indonesian Constitution again.

October 6, 2021

Fulcrum - October 6, 2021

Made Supriatma – PAN's entry into Jokowi's ruling coalition has cemented the President's strong grip over Indonesia's legislative assemblies and could make passing constitutional amendm

July 29, 2021

CNN Indonesia - July 29, 2021

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has again created controversy over a plan to provide special three-star hotel facilities for lawmakers, staff members and civil servants who

July 28, 2021

Coconuts Jakarta - July 28, 2021

As the dust settles on the outrage surrounding a proposal for a dedicated COVID-19 hospital for members of the House of Representatives (DPR), the people's representatives have shown on

April 6, 2021

New Mandala - April 6, 2021

Amalinda Savirani and Linda Yanti Sulistiawati – Under the Indonesian Constitution Article 20A Paragraph 1, the legislative branch of the government (Parliament) has 3 functions: legisl

December 15, 2020

Coconuts Jakarta - December 15, 2020

Members of the Jakarta Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) walked out of a plenary session yesterday in an apparent show of displeasure against the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) fac

December 2, 2020

Antara News - December 2, 2020

Imam Budilaksono/Suharto, Jakarta – Deputy House Speaker Azis Syamsuddin urged Indonesia's government to act sternly and promptly against the claim of the United Liberation Movement for

November 24, 2020

Tempo - November 24, 2020

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) legislation board (Baleg) has decided to stop deliberating the controversial draft family resilience bill (RUU) which

Jakarta Globe - November 24, 2020

Jakarta – A controversial bill proposed by an Islamic political party that will dictate how husbands, wives, and family members behave has stalled at the House of Representatives after

November 23, 2020

The Conversation - November 23, 2020

Choky R. Ramadhan – Members of the Indonesian parliament have just proposed an alcohol prohibition bill, setting off a public debate.

November 6, 2020

November 5, 2020

Jakarta Post - November 5, 2020

Jakarta – The State Secretariat has sanctioned an official responsible for preparing the final draft of the Job Creation Law after legal experts complained that the final document, whic

November 4, 2020

Jakarta Post - November 4, 2020

Ardila Syakriah and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The highly contentious Job Creation Law that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed on Monday contains what some legal experts consider "fata

November 3, 2020

Jakarta Globe - November 3, 2020

Dion Bisara, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The government has acknowledged shocking typos in the 2020 Law on Job Creation but insist on the law, which President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo h

October 27, 2020

Tempo - October 27, 2020

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Legislation Body (Baleg) member from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), Mulyanto, claimed that PKS discovered substa

October 22, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 22, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Yet another draft version of the Job Creation Law has emerged, even after the House of Representatives handed over the supposed final

Jakarta Post - October 22, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Labor unions have called on the House of Representatives to conduct a legislative review on the recently passed omnibus law on job creation, challenging the Dem

October 15, 2020

Tempo - October 15, 2020

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – University of Indonesia's Law Faculty Center for Constitutional Law Studies (PSHTN FHUI) concludes that the drafting of the omnibus job creation law had

Jakarta Post - October 15, 2020

Jakarta – The Executive Office of the President has said that the government will "immediately" begin drafting regulations for the implementation of the Job Creation Law following the s

October 14, 2020

Tempo - October 14, 2020

Jakarta – In the drawing up of the Job Creation Law, the House of Representatives (DPR) acted exactly like a furniture factory producing a wooden cupboard ordered by the administration

October 13, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 13, 2020

Jakarta – A building within the House of Representatives compound in Central Jakarta has been on lockdown since Monday after at least 41 House lawmakers and staff members tested positiv

October 10, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 10, 2020

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Amid the uproar that has resulted from the passing of the controversial Job Creation Law by the House of Representatives, a lawmaker has claimed the legislature

October 9, 2020

Coconuts Jakarta - October 9, 2020

The resistance against Indonesia's controversial new jobs creation law has played out on multiple fronts, including on the streets, where protests turned violent, and TikTok.

Indonesia at Melbourne - October 9, 2020

Rizky Argama – On Monday, the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government agreed to pass the omnibus bill on job creation into law.

October 8, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 8, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – As Indonesia contends with large-scale protests against the endorsement of the Job Creation Law, the government has encouraged those who oppose the law to

Jakarta Post - October 8, 2020

Jakarta – Widespread protests against the passage of the controversial Job Creation Law have extended to cyberspace, as netizens flood social media to criticize lawmakers, but certain t

October 7, 2020

Jakarta Post - October 7, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, will remain open despite more than 40 staff members having tested positive for COVID-19, 18 o

October 6, 2020

CNN Indonesia - October 6, 2020

Jakarta – Opposition by the parties or the political parties outside of the administration against legislation which does not side with the people is seen by many as a joke.

September 8, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to revise the 2007 Disaster Mitigation Law in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Jakarta Post - September 8, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government has begun preparing regulations so the omnibus bill on job creation can be implemented within a month after being passed into law, expe

September 3, 2020

Kompas.com - September 3, 2020

Palupi Annisa Auliani (editor) – The threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic has distracted public attention.

September 1, 2020

Jakarta Post - September 1, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani claimed on Tuesday that lawmakers maintained transparency when deliberating bills, amid criticism questioning the

August 31, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 31, 2020

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani said the House and the government must immediately discuss the revision to Law No.

August 26, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 26, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Democratic Party faction has once again joined the deliberation of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation after withdrawing from the working committ

August 24, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 24, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has started deliberating the draft revision to the 2011 Constitutional Court Law amid experts' questions over the seeming need for

August 15, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Lawmakers are speeding up the deliberation of the controversial omnibus bill on job creation as they aim to complete it by September for endorsement amid mount

August 5, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 5, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is at loggerheads with its political partner in the government coalition, the Golkar Party, followin

August 3, 2020

Jakarta Post - August 3, 2020

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said on Sunday that a tripartite forum consisting of labor union groups, the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) an

July 21, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 21, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry is seeking to relax the requirements to establish a cooperative by reducing the min

July 15, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 15, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government expects the House of Representatives to finish deliberating the omnibus bill on job creation by late August or early September, Coordi

Tempo - July 15, 2020

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – One of Indonesia's largest Islamic organizations, Muhammadiyah, on Wednesday announced that it has sent the House of Representatives (DPR) an academic s

July 8, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 8, 2020

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on the government to reassess the controversial omnibus bill on job creation, particularly in regard to prov

July 2, 2020

Jakarta Post - July 2, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has decided to proceed with the deliberation of controversial bills included on this year's National Legislation Program (Prolegna

June 23, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 23, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected a petition for a judicial review of regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) No.

June 22, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 22, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – House of Representatives lawmakers have urged the government to resume deliberation of the controversial revisions to the Criminal Code and the 1995 Correction

June 19, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 19, 2020

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Legislative watchdog Indonesian Parliament Watch (Formappi) has criticized the country's two biggest political parties, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Stru

June 3, 2020

Jakarta Post - June 3, 2020

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Tuesday that the government was expecting the House of Representatives

May 21, 2020

Jakarta Post - May 21, 2020

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The government has asked the Constitutional Court to reject a petition for a judicial review of Regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) No.