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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 ...

Omnibus law: 1,192 detained demonstrators undergo rapid test

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have conducted rapid tests on 1,192 demonstrators arrested following violent protests ...

Rally clusters potentially trigger spike in COVID-19 cases: IDI

The Indonesian Medical Association’s (IDI’s) mitigation team opined that recent rallies against the job ...

Omnibus law: 34 demonstrators found reactive to COVID-19 in Jakarta

Police confirmed that 34 demonstrators rejecting the newly endorsed job creation law, Jakarta, Thursday, were found ...

Red Cross helps treat injured demonstrators

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) helped treat several demonstrators who were injured while staging a rally against the ...