Category: Legal

Govt making serious efforts to handle early marriage: Minister

The government is making serious efforts to handle the early marriage issue in Indonesia, according to Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Bintang Puspayoga.”We are being very serious about it. This is really dangerous,” she sai…

Govt apprises US, domestic business actors of new Criminal Code

Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly disseminated information about the new Indonesian Criminal Code (KUHP) to the American-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (AICC) to clear any misunderstandings about it.The new Criminal Code was passed…

New Criminal Code will not harm public interest: Minister Laoly

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly emphasized that implementation of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) would not harm public interest, particularly those relevant to the tourism industry.”(This is) especially for the business sector, …

Papuan figures support upholding law against Enembe: Minister

Papua is conducive after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested inactive Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, the suspect in the alleged corruption case, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD stated.”Now, Papu…

Committed to optimizing complaint service: KPAI chairperson

Chairperson of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) Ai Maryati Solihah has said that the commission remains committed to providing optimal services to people seeking to register complaints.”The KPAI will provide optimal services to the com…

Liquid nitrogen in ready-to-eat food can harm human body: BPOM

The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) cautioned that the addition of liquid nitrogen to ready-to-eat food products that did not comply with processing standards can be harmful to the human body.”In principle, (the use of liquid nitrogen) must be …

Indonesia acknowledges 12 past major human rights violations

President Joko Widodo stated that the Indonesian government acknowledged 12 past major human rights violations after scrutinizing the assessment report of the Human Rights Violation Non-Judicial Resolution Team (PPHAM).The president’s statements were m…