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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 03/06/2025

Kompas asked TikTok about the layoffs at the company affecting hundreds of staff in Indonesia across logistics, operations, marketing, and warehousing. Their response? “Our focus is to leverage the power of TikTok Shop and Tokopedia to serve our diverse customers better”. Sure.

“Sejak akuisisi Tokopedia, fokus kami adalah memanfaatkan kekuatan TikTok Shop dan Tokopedia guna melayani basis pengguna kami yang beragam dengan lebih baik”

Jubir TikTok ke Kompas 2/6/2025

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 03/06/2025

Hello darkness, my old friend, you’ve come to mess with us again With more than 10K cases a week in Singapore and over 40k a week in Thailand, Indonesia seems to be significantly underreporting COVID cases as people no longer take tests and treating it as severe flu.

Detik headline: Kemenkes deteksi 7 kasus COVID 19 di Indonesia.

Selasa, 3 Juni 2025

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 13/05/2025

The families of Garut ammunition blast victims strongly reject the 'scavengers' narrative. Multiple relatives claim their family members were officially assisting the military in disposal operations for years, allowing the scraps to be sold as reward. Gov. KDM classified this as workplace incident.

News | Ammunition explosion
Families reject official narrative of Garut ammunition explosion
Army spokesperson Major General Kristomei Sianturi explained that civilians often gather at disposal sites to collect scrap metal for sale. This time they were unaware that the operation was still underway. Family members of victims reject the explanation, saying they were not scavengers but recruited by the Army to help clean up scrap metal after every disposal.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 13/05/2025

Did someone forget to tell Singapore COVID-19 is so over? They still have 130+ hospitalized cases daily and in early May had over 14,000 cases in a week. 😮‍💨😷

Singapore sees rise in COVID-19 cases as authorities say 'periodic' waves are expected

"As with other endemic respiratory diseases, periodic COVID-19 waves are expected throughout the year," said the Ministry of Health and Communicable Diseases Agency.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 12/05/2025

The explosion occurred Monday morning during the destruction of old munitions in Desa Sagara, Cibalong, using three pits. The first two detonations reportedly went as planned. But during preparations for the third, which was set for used detonators, something went wrong and the blast killed 13.

News | Military Operation
13 dead after premature blast during ammunition disposal in West Java
Major-General Kristomei Sianturi told Kompas TV nine civilians and four military personnel died when the military was conducting a disposal of expired ammunition outside of Sagara village in Garut this morning. They are investigating how civilians had managed to be within the blast zone and why the ammunition had exploded prematurely as they were being prepared for detonation.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 12/05/2025

GoTo just filed a Rp 3.3T share buyback with the ISX right as merger talks with Grab heat up. The timing isn’t subtle but it’s going to take 12 months, pending shareholder approval in June. This isn’t just financial housekeeping. It’s positioning.

News | Grab-GoTo Merger
GoTo prepares Rp3.3 T share buyback ahead of rumored merger
GoTo is launching a massive share buyback while talks of a merger with Grab gain traction, according to documents filed with the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The proposed 12 month buyback is subject to shareholder meeting scheduled on 18 June. While GoTo downplayed reports of mergers, the timing of this plan suggests stock consolidation to maximize returns for major shareholders

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 12/05/2025

More than 1,400 suspected cases of food poisoning have been reported across the country following consumption of food from the government’s ambitious Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, launched in early January. A handful of cases were reported during the trial period late last year.

News | MBG Program
Over 1,400 reported cases of food poisoning from MBG program
Students and teachers from across the country have fallen ill from suspected food poisoning after consuming food from the government's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program since the start of its deployment in early January, including the earlier trial period. Several school districts have suspended the program pending further investigations.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 08/05/2025

The new Pope is Robert Francis Provost, the 69 year old American cardinal. He has chosen the name Leo and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. He is the first American citizen to be elected Pope.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 08/05/2025

Grab said to acquire GoTo in Q2 this year. They’ve been dancing for years that at this point, this isn't M&A, it's a telenovela. Somebody get Netflix on the line. Title pitch: "GoTo Hell (Or Merger)." Season 1 ran for five years. No end in sight. GoTo Financial not included.

News | Grab and GoTo sitting on a tree

Reuters: Grab to acquire GoTo real soon

From the rumor that won't die department, Reuters says Grab plans to acquire GoTo Group in the second quarter of this year (that's two months left). GoTo's directors and commissioners left earlier this week to "focus on other interests". If that's not coded, I don't know what is. The deal is said to be worth $7 billion, a $1.2 billion premium on GoTo's current market value. They've been dancing and flirting forever, maybe this time they'll put a ring on it.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 06/05/2025

Some of Asia’s biggest economies got together like a super sentai team forming a giant economic alliance last weekend while we’re busy with Star Wars Day activities. What are the plans? #ASEAN nuicemedia.substack.com/p/asean3-joi...

ASEAN+3 Joint Statement: The Economic Airbags You Didn't Know You Needed
May the Fourth financial summit: Asian nations build economic airbags while the Trade Wars continue elsewhere.

ASEAN has a well-earned reputation for producing wordy statements with minimal action. It's the international relations equivalent of that friend who's always talking about starting a podcast but never does, or perhaps like the Galactic Senate, endlessly debating while problems fester. However, this meeting had some concrete developments worth noting

If you're waiting for this to affect your daily latte price, don't hold your breath. The timeframe here is long – most initiatives extend through 2025-2030. For regular folks, the effects are more like economic airbags – you won't notice them until there's a crash.

Even if only partially implemented, these measures represent Asia's growing economic independence and resilience. The region is gradually building systems to manage economic challenges without excessive reliance on Western institutions like the IMF. This is the way.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 06/05/2025

Hasan Nasbi still leads the Presidential Communications Office after all, after he was seen at the Cabinet meeting earlier today.“Yesterday I was invited to the Cabinet meeting and thus far ordered to continue leading the PCO. “I’m back working at the PCO today”.

Hasan Nasbi resigned but told to keep his job

PCO Chief Hasan Nasbi tendered his resignation effective immediately on 21 April following multiple gaffes and seeming inability to effectively do his job leading the President's PR office. However, he was seen at yesterday's cabinet meeting and explained to the press that President Prabowo ordered him to stay and redirected questions to the State Secretary Minister.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 06/05/2025

Looks like the Masima Radio Network is in trouble. The owners of Prambors, Delta, and Female appears to be selling its HQ building at Fatmawati, South Jakarta and having serious financial problems. Salaries are late, bank loan requests not approved, broadcasts are cut down. Prambors website is down.

Tweet from @dogerymon: gak bisa bayar gaji karyawnnya, awalnya pada diem karena ownernya bilang mau usahain, tapi karena gak ada tindakan nyata akhirnya pada spill.. desak owner buat bayar gaji, ajuin pinjaman ke bank ditolak terus. akhirnya gedungnya diiklankan buat di jual tuh. cek aja dah gak siaran

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 05/05/2025

Manpower Minister Yassierly: 24K+ Indonesian workers lost jobs in early 2025, up 450% monthly in Feb. On pace to match 2024 full year figure. Worst provinces: Central Java, Jakarta, Riau Worst sector: Manufacturing (16,801 jobs lost)

News | Unemployment
24,000 jobs lost between January and May

Manpower Minister Yassierly told DPR Commission XI more than 24k people lost their jobs between January and end of April 2025, about a third of last year's total, on pace to match the 2024 full year figure of 78k. Last year Jakarta had the most with 17k. This year, top 3 regions with the most job losses so far are Central Java, Jakarta, and Riau.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 03/05/2025

When you reframe 1,000+ food poisoning cases due to the national free meal program into percentages

Secara umum tentu baik ya (MBG). Kasus kejadian secara kuantitatif masih 0.5 persen. Kami ingin mencapai O atau tidak ada kejadian.
Dadan Hindayana
Head of National Nutrition Agency
25 April 2025

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 03/05/2025

Graha Pena Surabaya, operators of the Jawa Pos Arena stadium, called out K-pop concert promoters Mecima Pro on Twitter for not having paid the venue in full six months after the sold out Day6 concert in Surabaya.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 30/04/2025

The street bus (yes, this is technically a bus, not a trackless train) is finally being shipped back to China from IKN after multiple autonomous navigation test failures last year and inability to be driven both ways like your typical trains and trams.

Kompas headline: Akhirnya kereta tanpa rel yang sempat mengaspal di IKN balik ke China

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 29/04/2025

Amer Sports Canada, owner of the Arc’teryx outdoor activity equipment brand, is taking legal action against the people behind the unlicensed Arc’teryx retail outlets in Indonesia. The company has also filed a legal motion to cancel the unauthorized local trademark.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 29/04/2025

How it started vs how it’s going

Detik headline 16 April 2025: Hasan Nasbi bantah mundur dari Kepala PCO: Masih ngantor seperti biasa

Detik headline 29 April 2025: Hasan Nasbi mundur dari jabatan kepala PCO

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 26/04/2025

It’s cute that he thinks they already stopped thugs from operating in the area

Bupati Subang Reynaldi Putra Andita BR menyebut ulah preman berkedok ormas itu mengganggu iklim investasi di wilayahnya. Dia pun bertekad untuk menindak tegas premanisme ormas.

"Kemarin sempat rame ya bahwa ketika MPR kunjungan ke China bahwa ada laporan ke BYD China bahwa di Subang ini masih marak premanisme. Cuma ketika kita konfirmasi memang itu kegiatan premanisme yang sudah kita selesaikan kemarin, khususnya dari Polres sendiri menindak. Sehingga hari ini sebetulnya sudah tidak ada premanisme," kata Reynaldi ditemui detikJabar di ruang kerjanya, Kamis (24/4).

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 23/04/2025

Disappointed but not surprised at this milquetoast response from Prabowo about LG’s cancellation of their Indonesian battery plant. Can you be in any more denial of the state of the nation?

Terkait mundurnya LG dalam investasi proyek rantai pasok baterai EV, Presiden RI Prabowo Subianto enggan ambil pusing.

”Ya, pasti ada (perusahaan lain yang menggantikan). Tunggu saja. Indonesia besar, Indonesia kuat, Indonesia cerah,” ujarnya singkat saat wawancara cegat seusai pertemuan dengan Wakil Perdana Menteri Malaysia Dato’ Seri Ahmad Zahid di Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Selasa.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 16/04/2025

According to this map the Trump administration plans to close the US Consulate in Medan along with 10 embassies and 16 other consulates www.cnn.com/2025/04/15/p...

World map showing locations of 17 consulates and 10 embassies that the Trump admin proposes to close. Mostly in Europe and Africa, with a couple in Asia and one in South America.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 13/04/2025

This is not how you help Palestinians. This is Indonesia facilitating genocide by removing them from their homeland, despite the country’s and its people’s pledge to stand with Palestine.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 13/04/2025

Sorry y’all missed this last night but this popped off at the old place x.com/nuicemedia/s...

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 12/04/2025

Mexican cinema chain Cinépolis Indonesia launched their own limited time Minecraft Bedrock Edition server this week, featuring a large movie theater with games and missions that reward players with actual free movie tickets. No, you can’t watch movies in this Minecraft cinema.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 12/04/2025

Indonesian Customs are incentivized to increase seizure of suspected illegal items arriving in the country. While it sounds like a positive measure, it’s heavily discouraged by the WTO for the risk of self enrichment by customs officials.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 12/04/2025

Indonesian high schools will return to academic tracking of sciences, social sciences, and language in the next school year.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 08/04/2025

Indonesia stock exchange this morning after a quick halt having dropped more than 9% in the opening minute after the long Eid holiday. The stock exchange issued new new rules to say if the index drops 20% the market will be closed for the day.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 05/04/2025

Prabowo posted his response to Macron on Twitter some 14 hours later but still nothing about the ASEAN leaders talk

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 05/04/2025

Just in case it’s not clear to some people, this is not reciprocal because not a single country on this extensive list applied these tariff rates on US products. Not one. Especially not the penguin islands in between the Atlantic and Antarctica. Call it what they are, Trump Tax.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 04/04/2025

The Indonesian response to Trump Tariff: 1. Send negotiators 2. Deregulate and minimize non tariff barriers 3. Set up a group chat with ASEAN to discuss the next steps because together, ASEAN can!

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 04/04/2025

Someone said that this is America’s 12%*11/12 moment and I can’t even … 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 03/04/2025

This month last year Microsoft announced a $1.7 billion data center project in Indonesia. Today it appears that that project has been put on hold as part of a global investment pull back. Bet you Agus Kartasasmita isn’t smiling anymore.

Microsoft Pulls Back on Data Centers From Chicago to
Jakarta

By Brody Ford, Dawn Lim, Vinicy Chan, and Faris Mokhtar
3 April 2025 at 4:45 pm GMT+7

Microsoft Corp. has pulled back on data center projects around the world, suggesting the company is taking a harder look at its plans to build the server farms powering artificial intelligence and the cloud.

The software company has recently halted talks for, or delayed development of, sites in Indonesia, the UK, Australia, Illinois, North Dakota and Wisconsin, according to people familiar with the situation.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 03/04/2025

Our latest Nuiceletter on the new police regulation 03 2025

Indonesia's New Foreign Surveillance Regulation is a Nightmare for Journalists and Researchers

Indonesia's police gain sweeping powers to monitor foreigners

While Indonesian officials would likely claim this is just about security, the regulation's focus on monitoring those who produce information about the country tells a different story

This regulation essentially creates a legal framework for shutting down reporting and research that authorities don't like, all while maintaining the appearance of a rules-based system.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 02/04/2025

Indonesian exports overall to the US will almost certainly fall unless Congress steps in to stop this unlawful decision against Int’l trade (which they won’t because they’re controlled by Trump’s minions)

Table of reciprocal tariffs as announced by Trump and the White House, as used by Surowiecki in his posts.

Another table of reciprocal tariffs as announced by Trump and the White House

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 02/04/2025

The US is Indonesia’s top coffee export destination, with about 19% of all exports valued at over $307 million. Americans are going to enjoy a lot less java from Sumatra, Toraja, Bali, Papua, etc. while Indonesia will have to reallocate or cut productions.

Tweet from @jamessurowiecki:

Just brilliant. Because Indonesia has a high tax on coffee imports, Trump's going to put a 32% tax on coffee imports from Indonesia - even though the US exports no coffee to Indonesia (or most anywhere else). He literally does not understand the concept of comparative advantage.

It's also important to understand that the tariff rates that foreign countries are supposedly charging us are just made-up numbers. South Korea, with which we have a trade agreement, is not charging a 50% tariff on U.S. exports. Nor is the EU charging a 39% tariff.

Trump voters, by the way, have no excuse – he campaigned on this nonsense. They own this one completely.

Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us.

So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.

Even given that it's Trump, I cannot believe they said "We'll just divide the trade deficit by imports and tell people that's the tariff rate." And then they decided to set our tariffs by just cutting that totally made-up rate in half! This is so dumb and deceptive.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 01/04/2025

G’morning! Beware of April fools, but this one isn’t. Non subsidized fuel prices across the board are down from last month, after Pertamina dropped theirs on Saturday. Check out isibens.in for more. #bensin #hargabensin

Fuel prices

1 April 2025
Gasoline fuel

Pertamina
Pertalite 10,000
Pertamax 12,800
Pertamax Green 13,250
Pertamax Turbo 13,500

Vivo
Revvo 90 12,800
Revvo 92 12,290
Revvo 95 13,370

BP
BP 92 12,800
BP Ultimate 13,370

Shell
Super 12,920
V-Power 13,370
V-Power Nitro+ 13,550

Diesel fuel
Pertamina
BioSolar 6,800
DexLite 13,600
Dex 13,900

Vivo
Primus 14,060

BP
Ultimate Diesel 14,060

Shell
V-Power Diesel 14,060

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 28/03/2025

Just want to share what the President said some time ago

Tweet by Prabowo Subianto:
Unjuk rasa adalah bagian dari demokrasi kita yang dijamin oleh UUD 1945. Unjuk rasa adalah hak konstitusional setiap warga negara.

10:45am 11/15/16

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 28/03/2025

The widespread protests across the country aren’t even being covered by most major newspapers on the front page.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 28/03/2025

Take note which print newspapers provide coverage of what’s really been happening around the country and how much. Most of them are choosing to highlight mudik and Lebaran. Real news coverage don’t come from them anymore.

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 22/03/2025

After receiving a pig’s head on Wednesday, Tempo received six decapitated rats this afternoon. This is an assault on journalism. These threats and intimidation tactics against Tempo can’t be left alone.

Tempo Kembali Mendapat Kiriman Bangkai Hewan, Kali ini Tikus yang Dipenggal

Bungkusan bangkai tikus dengan kepala dipenggal dilempar seseorang ke dalam area kantor Tempo pada pukul 02.11 WIB, 22 Maret 2025.

22 Maret 2025 | 17.51 WIB

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 20/03/2025

Terror at Tempo as Bocor Alus podcast host Francisca Christy Rosana received a severed pig’s head from an anonymous sender.

Breaking News: Kantor Tempo Mendapat Kiriman Kepala Babi
Kantor Tempo mendapat kiriman berupa kepala babi dari orang tak dikenal.
20 Maret 2025 | 16.41 WIB

Paket berisi kepala babi yang ditujukan kepada wartawan Tempo, Francisca Christy Rosana, di kantor Tempo, Palmerah, Jakarta Selatan, 20 Maret 2025. TEMPO/Gunawan Wicaksono

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 19/03/2025

Airlangga Hartarto said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. Maybe he needs to visit the textile factories, check the growth of ojol drivers and their avg monthly earnings, and the fact that nearly 10 million middle class Indonesians are now aspiring middle class.

Menurut dia, penurunan IHSG pada hari ini terjadi akibat volatilitas yang terjadi di pasar saham berbagai negara.
Dia mengklaim, pasar saham negara lain terlebih dahulu turun pada beberapa pekan ini, sementara Indonesia diduga baru terjadi pada hari ini.
"Kalau dari segi fundamental kuat, kalau penurunan ini kan diberbagai negara saham naik turun biasa. Saat saham-saham yang negara lain minggu-minggu lalu turun cukup dalam, mungkin kemarin kita belum terlau kena, baru berimbas satu dua hari ini," kata Airlangga di Istana Negara, Selasa (18/3/2025).

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 18/03/2025

Don’t worry folks, the DPR Deputy Speaker will scare away the market bears!

TV news chyron: IHSG anjlok, DPR datangi BEI
Wakil Ketua DPR RI Sufmi Dasco Ahmad

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 18/03/2025

Like we said in our substack post, the use of a counterterrorism unit instead of police security to guard and secure the parliamentary committee meeting at Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta over the weekend was not only excessive, it foreshadows military order over a civilian one.

Kompas headline:
Puan soal Rapat RUU TNI di Hotel Sampai Dijaga Koopssus: Ada yang Geruduk, Masuk Tanpa Izin

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 18/03/2025

What did Prabowo do to the stock market????

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 17/03/2025

By law, active duty military personnel cannot be prosecuted or charged by civilian law enforcers so if they hold a civilian job and become involved in a corruption case, it’s up to the military court to decide, out of civilian hands. Read our take on the Fairmont incident

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 04/03/2025

Former military general claims rejection of the Soeharto era dual function of the military by the student protests was a sponsored demand. The general conveniently ignores that we’ve rejected this notion and the incursion of military in public life since the reform era.

Kompas headline:

Eks Jenderal TNI Tuding Penolakan Dwifungsi TNI di Demo Indonesia Gelap Pesanan

Kompas.com, 3 Maret 2025, 15:32 WIB

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Nuice Media @nuicemedia.com · 04/03/2025

The government is expected to release a regulation on THR for ojol drivers soon. There are more than 4 million active drivers across a handful of ride hailing and delivery companies in Indonesia. To say this is complicated would be an understatement.

Last-Minute Eid Bonus Regulation Could Upend the Ojol Industry

Companies like Grab, Gojek, InDriver, and Maxim could be in for a shock this Eid

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"The government loves to play the role of the people's savior but companies could be forced to scramble, with no transition period, to implement a policy that
fundamentally alters their financial calculations."

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Last-Minute Eid Bonus Regulation Could Upend the Ojol
Industry

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"Ride-hailing giants have fought tooth and nail to keep drivers classified as independent contractors, even as other countries begin cracking down. The fact that they're now being asked to shoulder a financial responsibility they've avoided for years? It was always a matter of when, not if."

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Last-Minute Eid Bonus Regulation Could Upend the Ojol
Industry

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