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The electronic ID card (e-KTP) corruption case is giving Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo a big headache. For the past year and a half, some 68 of his subordinates have been questioned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). "This has clearly affected the mental state of the ministry's personnel," said Tjahjo.
Managements of online, application-based transportation services agreed with the government's decision to apply a baseline rate effective April 1. "We are applying [the regulation] with fairness, as well as safety, in mind. There will be quotas and baseline rates. We believe all parties will comply and agree to follow the regulation we have drafted," Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said last week.
Moch Bachrul Ulum, usually called Wawan, answered some of Tempo's questions in broken English. "Yes, they are invite me," he said when inquired about the time he joined the international child pornography ring. Occasionally, the primary school drop-out would answer in his native Javanese ngoko and krama languages. Excerpts from Syailendra Persada and Linda Trianita's one-hour interview with Wawan at the Metro Jaya Police headquarters last week:
Usually, a Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike, like the one on March 16, would weaken other world currencies and stock market indices, especially those in emerging markets. But this time around, the opposite happened. That day, the rupiah, which was at Rp13,347 per US dollar, rose to Rp13,314 four days later, although it weakened back to Rp13,331 middle of last week. Jakarta's Composite Index (JCI) also rose to 5,540 from 5,518. But this was also temporary and mid last week, it dropped to 5,507.
SWEDISH Ambassador to Indonesia, Marina Berg, arrived in Indonesia five years ago with a clear mission: to deepen and broaden bilateral cooperation between Sweden and Indonesia, particularly in the critical areas of sustainable development and the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, her commitment remained unwavering. The Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership, focusing on the sectors of energy, transport, digital technology, and health, has been actively progressing.
As her term came to an end in August, Marina Berg took the opportunity to share her valuable five years of work in Indonesia during a TEMPO TALKS session.
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