President Jokowi Faces Student Protests and Crises Heading Into New Term
Source: The New York Times, September 25 2019 By Richard C. Paddock JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president, Joko Widodo, preparing for his second term, faces a sudden loss of public support amid mounting crises, including student protests, burning forests and deadly violence in distant Papua province….
Indonesia’s Criminal Code: What it is, Why Does it Matter, and Will it be Passed?
Source: The Guardian, September 26 2019 1. What is the draft criminal code? Indonesia’s draft criminal code is a comprehensive set of proposed changes to the country’s existing penal code, which dates back to the days of Dutch colonial rule. The draft bill has been…
China Trade Talks set to Resume Oct. 10
Source: CNBC, September 26 2019, 5:10 PM EDT KEY POINTS Trade talks between the U.S. and China are set to resume Oct. 10-11 in Washington, D.C., three people close to the talks told CNBC on Thursday. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will be representing the delegation…
[UPDATED] Death Toll Rises to 20 After 6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Ambon
Source: Jakarta Post, September 26 2019 At least 20 people have died after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Ambon in Maluku on Thursday morning, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) first reported that the quake was felt at…
Millions of Lion Air Passenger Records Exposed and Exchanged on Forums
Source: Bleeping Computer, September 17 2019 Tens of millions of records from customers of two airline companies owned by Lion Air have been circulating on data exchange forums for at least a month. The info was stored in an Amazon bucket that was open on…
MALINDO AIR DATA BREACH UPDATE
Source: Malindo Air, September 23 2019 Petaling Jaya, 23th September 2019 – Further to the earlier updates into the data breach, Malindo Air is pleased to advise that the data exposure has since been contained. As a result of the findings, two former employees of its…
Breaking: New Positions Open for Foreign Workers in Indonesia
Source: Emerhub, September 17, 2019 As of August 27, 2019, the Indonesian Government has taken another step on a path towards a more open environment for international business and foreign investment. A new set of regulations lifts restrictions on a wide variety of positions that…
Uncertainty of the Trade War — Not Tariffs — is Slowing Global Growth, says Former Fed Official
Source: CNBC, September 19 2019 KEY POINTS “One of the things actually weighing on the U.S. economy as well as the world economy really is the uncertainty regarding these trade tensions, it’s very difficult to know what the end game is,” former U.S. Deputy Treasury…
Tourism in Crisis: Forest Fires Cause Foreigners to Cancel Trips
Source: Jakarta Post, September 19 2019 Many foreign tourists who booked travel packages to Indonesia have reportedly cancelled their plans because of forest fires in Kalimantan and Riau, according to a report published by tempo.co on Wednesday. The head of the Tourism Ministry’s Tourism Crisis Center, Guntur…