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Jakarta police detain 500 for stone-pelting

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police detained about 500 teenagers for allegedly trying to provoke anti-riot police personnel ...

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Political turmoil amid COVID-19, economic recession can add to burden

Indonesia has been struggling hard to survive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its major impacts, ...

TransJakarta suspends operations over rallies around Merdeka Palace

PT TransJakarta, the company managing the bus rapid transit system in the Indonesian capital, has decided to suspend ...

1,000 police officials take rapid test after guarding rallies

About one thousand police personnel underwent rapid tests for COVID-19 after guarding rallies against the job creation ...

Job Creation Law to boost economic growth, create job opportunities

Research and Technology Minister Bambang P. S. Brodjonegoro stated that the Job Creation Law, the country's first ...

Job Creation Law includes sanction against those damaging forest

Minister of Environmental Affairs and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar has said that strict sanctions await those ...

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Omnibus law protests highlight need for dialogue

President Joko Widodo’s goal of getting Indonesia’s first ever omnibus bill passed into law has finally ...

Jakarta governor warns of long holiday creating family clusters

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has cautioned that the long holiday at the end of this month could potentially create ...

Police arrest 5,918 allegedly creating chaos during job law protests

The Indonesian police arrested 5,918 people suspected of creating chaos during rallies against the job creation law ...

Omnibus law: 87 named suspects for role in protest violence

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have named 87 persons as suspects for their alleged involvement in violent rallies ...

21 demonstrators found reactive in rapid COVID-19 testing in Medan

Some 21 of the 243 demonstrators arrested during a rally against the job creation law in Medan, North Sumatra’s ...

President cites three reasons why Indonesia needs job creation law

Indonesia needs to implement the job creation law in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to generate jobs, encourage the ...

Omnibus law: Govt sets 3-month window for enforcing regulations

Government regulations (PP) and presidential regulations (Perpres) pertaining to the job creation law would come into ...

Protests against omnibus law sparked by disinformation: President

President Joko Widodo has said that disinformation and social media hoaxes are to blame for mass demonstrations against ...

Job creation law to help eradicate corruption: President

President Joko Widodo has said the the new job creation law would help eliminate corruption in Indonesia. “The ...