by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 28, 2016 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Indonesia’s Consulate General (KJRI) in Malaysia confirmed on Wednesday (Jan. 27) evening that the local authority has found the bodies of 22 Indonesians died in a boat sinking off the coast of western Malaysia, the state news agency Antara...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 27, 2016 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Damayanti Wisnu Putranti, a graft suspect and PDI-P lawmaker at the House of Representatives (DPR), has proposed to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for becoming a justice collaborator. The KPK’s daily head of public relations bureau...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 27, 2016 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The South Jakarta district court has Tuesday (Jan. 26) rejected a pre-trial lawsuit filed by Richard Joost (RJ) Lino, former President Director of the state port operator PT Pelindo II, against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)....
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 25, 2016 | Election, News, Politics
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Constitutional Court (MK) has today (Jan. 25) rejected the lawsuit filed by the losing pair of candidates of North Kalimantan gubernatorial election to uphold the victory of Irianto Lambrie and his running mate Udin Hianggio. The MK’s...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 25, 2016 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Kahar Muzakir, a lawmaker from the Golkar Party, has today (Jan. 25) been installed as the new Head of the House of Representatives’ Budgetary Body (Banggar DPR) replacing Ahmadi Noor Supit. Ahmadi, meanwhile, has been removed as the new Head of...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 25, 2016 | News, Newsmakers, People
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will visit Timor Leste on Tuesday (Jan. 26) to meet President Taur Matan Ruak and Prime Minister Maria De Araujo in an effort to boost cooperation between the two countries. The Tuesday’s state visit will be the...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 22, 2016 | Corruption, Law, News
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Supreme Court (MA) has released Hendra Saputra, an office boy at PT Imaji Media Jakarta owned by the son of former Minister Syarief Hasan Riefan Avrian, from prison. The Court’s decision was taken on Wednesday (Jan. 20) by panel of judges...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 22, 2016 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has today (Jan. 22) re-examined the Governor of Banten Rano Karno in his capacity as a witness in a bribery scandal related to the establishment of Bank Banten. This is the second examination session...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 22, 2016 | News, People, Politician
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Setya Novanto, in his capacity as the Head of Golkar Party faction at the DPR, has just made rotation involving 23 Golkar lawmakers at the DPR, which trigger protest from some of those lawmakers. The...
by Haryanto Suharman | Jan 22, 2016 | National, News, Politics
JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to submit a draft of revision on the Law 15/2003 regarding the Eradication of Terrorism Acts to the House of Representatives (DPR). According to Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Jokowi’s decision to...
