Jokowi refuses to soften the consequences for foreign drug traffickers currently being held prisoner in Indonesia.
Jokowi insists that their position is clear; that the Indonesian laws cannot be interfered with. he would not commute the sentences imposed on drug traffickers as the country was in a state of emergency caused by drug abuse.
QUICK FACTS WHEN? Friday, 27th of February WHO? Jokowi, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, French President Francois Hollande WHERE? Indonesia and foreign countries involved.
Further Reading: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/28/jokowidenies-abbott-s-claim-about-executions.html
INDONESIAN POLITICS
A number of foreigners have been held prisoner in Indonesia after having been caught trafficking drugs into the country. The leaders of these foreign countries have tried to persuade Jokowi into softening the consequences for these prisoners, to avoid the death penalty in particular, but to no avail. Jokowi stands firm on these consequences.
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama was facing a unanimous move by the Jakarta Council to find fault with him on Thursday as it attempts to reproach him over the 2015 budget, a move that could lead to impeachment.
QUICK FACTS WHEN? Friday, 27th of February WHO? Ahok and Jakarta City Council (DPRD)
Ahok refuses to approve the City Council’s version of the budget, where 12.1 trillion IDR of approved programs and projects had been erased and changed into questionable allocations by the councilors.
WHERE? Jakarta
Further Reading: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/02/27/ahokfaces-threat-removal.html
INDONESIAN POLITICS
Ahok faces threat of removal as the governor of Jakarta due to disagreements with the city council of Jakarta regarding the latest submission of city budget.
Global flood toll to triple by 2030
QUICK FACTS WHEN? Thursday, 5th of March WHO? Red Cross WHERE? Worldwide.
Further Reading: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31738394
ENVIRONMENT
Experts predicted that the number of people aected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years. World Bank says that this prediction will help inform governments about mitigation and defence strategies
Festival of Colours Celebrated Holi is a Hindu celebration for colour and love. It has been a traditional ritual of Hinduism across Asia, but primarily celebrated in India annually. People will throw colored powder to each other and into the air, and covering each other in colourful powders.
QUICK FACTS WHEN? Thursday, 5th of March WHO? Red Cross WHERE? Worldwide.
Further Reading: http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2015/mar/05/ holi-festival-of-colours-in-pictures-india
HOLI CELEBRATION
The celebration of Holi is fun and very interactive, it builds relationship between people and allow them to celebrate “love�. For Hindu, it is a religious ritual, but the concept of Holi has been adapted to other aspects of non-Hindu such as the Colour Run.
Virginity Tests Required For Female Indonesian Police Female Indonesian police officers are being subjected to ‘Virginity Tests’ in order to serve on the force. The exam is conducted by inserting two fingers into the woman’s vagina to ensure that their hymens are intact. Additionally, married women are not eligible for the job.
“The Indonesian National Police’s use of ‘virginity tests’ is a discriminatory practice that harms and humiliates women. Police authorities in Jakarta need to immediately and unequivocally abolish the test, and then make certain that all police recruiting stations nationwide stop administering it.”
QUICK FACTS WHEN? Since November 2014 WHO? Indonesia National Police WHERE? Indonesia
Nisha Varia, associate women’s rights director
Further Reading: http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/11/17/indonesia-virginitytests-female-police
DOMESTIC NEWS
The “virginity tests” are conducted under Chief Police Regulation No. 5/2009 on Health Inspection (Pemeriksaan Kesehatan) Guidelines for Police Candidates. There seems to be consensus that married or sexually active women are not good candidates.
A robbery oender killed beaten by mob, after failing to launch the action in Pondok Aren, on Tuesday morning, around 01.00 pm. The incident began when a group harrier consisting of four persons, tried to rob Honda Beat driven by WH (initial name). The perpetrators then approached the victim and asked the victim to stop. One robber then swinging samurai actor he was carrying and on the right arm of SA, the passenger of the motorcycle.
QUICK FACTS WHEN? 24 February 2015 WHO? Motorcycle Harrier WHERE? Indonesia
Further Reading: http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/daerah/15/02/21/nk3rx0diduga-colong-motor-anggota-polisi-dipukuli-warga
DOMESTIC NEWS
Motorcycle Harrier Burned by the Mob in Pondok Aren