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Edition 26 July 2021
Cover Story
Falsified Covid-19 Data
Several regional governments are being accused of falsifying Covid-19 data. The East Java governor allegedly allowed for Covid case numbers to be reported in stages, to prevent the chart from spiking. Panic broke out after the central government announced that it would distribute free drugs.
Cover Story
Regional Budget May Be Diverted
Efforts to mitigate the pandemic in some regions are disorganized. The central government is considering the option to divert the regions’ Covid-19 mitigation budget.
Cover Story
Tired of Ever-Changing Terminology
The government hesitated to extend the emergency public activity restrictions. The State Intelligence Agency estimates public anxiety is increasing.
Economy
The Red Lion's New Blood
The Kirana family builds a new airline, Super Air Jet. They are racing against time to pay off the mounting debts debilitating the Lion Air Group.
Economy
Maiden Flight for New Low-Cost Carrier
Super Air Jet is getting its fleet ready for take-off. Opportunities and challenges abound
Economy
Targeting Two-Sided Growth
Vice CEO of Archi Indonesia Rudy Suhendra explains why the gold business is still attractive amid the decline in commodity prices.
Law
Between Techniques and Ethics
The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found two investigators in a corruption case involving Covid-19 pandemic social assistance guilty of committing ethics violations. The Board considered the investigators had harassed and abused a witness in that case. There is concern that this will affect the verdict in the trial of former Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Peter Batubara.
Law
Firli’s Verdict was not for the Helicopter Ride
The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) sentenced two investigators of the social assistance corruption scandal at the social affairs ministry. Board member Albertina Ho explains how this organization sentenced those investigators.
Interview
Interview
We Are Fighting Everyday
Secretary-General of the Indonesian Hospital Association (Persi) Lia Gardenia: adding more beds for Covid-19 patients will not solve the problem if the problems at the upstream are not resolved.
Letters
The Impact of PPKM on People’s Economy
The impact of the public activity restrictions (PPKM) slashes people’s income and economy, particularly those working during the curfew.
Cartoon
Couch Potato
Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman
Opinion
The Importance of Pandemic Data
There are allegations that central and regional governments are not being honest in the provision of pandemic data for reasons of politics or the status of regions.
Environment
Alarm Bells from Jakarta’s Shores
The latest Greenpeace study warned about the impact of the rise in sea levels on Jakarta’s flooding by 2030. A more progressive strategy in lowering carbon dioxide emissions is imperative.
Photo
Picture Window
Hot Sky
A MOTORIST in Jalan Karo-Langkat with the background of Mount Sinabung spitting out volcanic material in Kutarayat village, Karo, North Sumatra, Monday, July 19. Mount Sinabung erupts emitting a column of 1,000 meters high above the peak or 3,460 meters above sea level. Antara/Sastrawan Ginting
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Nurning Forrest
AN F-16 fighter jet from the 16th Air Squadron/Rydder Roesmin Air Base Pekanbaru, flies over a forest fire in Koto Tuo, Kampar, Riau, Wednesday, July 21. The Air Squadron 16/Rydder discovered the location of forest fires during a routine training session. Antara/16th Air Squadron/Rydder Air Base Roesmin Nurjadin Pekanbaru /First Lieutenant Pnb Tommy Yulianto
Opinion
Myth of Good People
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board punished two investigators working on the case involving embezzlement of Covid-19 social assistance funds for ethical violations. The KPK has turned into a tool of the government.
Opinion
Don't Let Jakarta Sink
Greenpeace predicts that Jakarta would be inundated in 10 years. The government must save the capital, not abandon it.
Opinion
A Lifeboat for Lion
Rusdi Kirana established new airlines in the middle of restructuring his debts. The government must not bear the risk if the Lion Group goes bankrupt.