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.

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.

News summary of the week

Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)

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.

The impact of the public activity restrictions (PPKM) slashes people’s income and economy, particularly those working during the curfew.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

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.

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.

In Bergman’s film, The Seventh Seal, Block does not seem worried that it will all be pointless. He is returning from war, he has travelled through plague territory. He has seen how easily lives are lost. The thin knight with the tense expression is anxious not because of Death, but because God is silent. He has found no basis to his faith. Faith is a torment.

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

This year, Indonesia and India mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. However, the ties between the two nations have existed much longer, predating the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of India. These connections span social, cultural, religious, economic, and trade aspects. But do those close ties of the past have any bearing on the present relationship? Why is there no direct flight between the capitals of the two countries?

Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Sandeep Chakravorty, shares his views on this matter at TEMPO TALKS.