The rising exchange rate of the US dollar is causing business problems. Hedging efforts are of little help when the rupiah is very weak.

The government will make the Tapera program mandatory for all workers. A way to shift the budgetary burden to the people.

A letter to the editor on the importance of health and life insurance.

The environmental impact of Indonesia’s nickel mining.

Victims of sexual violence have the right to restitution in damages. Its mechanism is unclear.

The government opens up opportunities for private parties to participate in the market of paid booster vaccinations starting in 2022. It is seen as a violation of the law on pandemics.

State Health Care and Social Security Agency’s (BPJS Kesehatan) CEO Ali Ghufron Mukti revealed that his agency was still in the red with a deficit of Rp6.3 trillion as of December 2020. The increased premiums starting last January coupled with the decline in the use of BPJS services during the pandemic are expected to help reduce the deficit. Given the pandemic as a non-natural disaster, the government has borne coronavirus treatment costs. Ghufron said that to increase public’s participation, BPJS Kesehatan was exploring an innovative funding mechanism via cooperation with philanthropic institutions with the hope to help fund prospective National Health Insurance-Healthy Indonesia Card (JKN-KIS) holders or even assist settle arrears. This way, the entire population will eventually have access to health care.