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BuletinDigital . Economic observer from the University of Indonesia, Faisal Basri, assessed that the trade balance deficit of US $ 7.52 billion in January-November 2018 was the worst in history. The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a trade balance deficit of US $ 2.05 billion on a monthly basis in November 2018. Meanwhile, in the current year, the trade deficit reached US $ 7.52 billion in January-November 2018. "This is the new history of Indonesia's trade deficit which has reached US $ 7.5 billion," Faisal Basri said in Jakarta on Wednesday (19/12). Based on BPS data, since 2000, Indonesia has experienced several trade deficits. In 2012, there was a trade deficit of US $ 1.67 billion, in 2013 amounting to US $ 4.08 billion, 2014 amounting to US $ 1.89 billion. While in the past three years, Indonesia's trade balance recorded a surplus. In 2015 a surplus of US $ 7.52 billion, 2016 surplus of US $ 8.78 billion, and 2017 surplus of US $ 11.84 billion. Faisal sa

Channel Indonesia . The Ministry of Industry said that investment in the non-oil and gas processing (manufacturing) industry was only Rp226.18 trillion in 2018, or dropped by 17.69 percent from last year's Rp274.8 trillion. According to the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) data processed by the Ministry of Industry, investment in the manufacturing sector in 2017 also declined from 2016 which reached Rp335.8 trillion. Whereas in previous years, investment in the manufacturing sector has always grown. Airlangga's Minister of Industry said harmonization and synchronization of investment regulations needed time to run optimally. Although the investment trend has slowed in the last two years, Airlangga believes that the renewal of the regulation is able to encourage investors to enter Indonesia. In November, the government issued a revision of the tax holiday facility regulation as stipulated in the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 150 / PMK.010 / 2018 concerning Prov

JurnalUpdate . The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) explains the chronology of the capture of corruption cases in the distribution of sports aid from the government. Assistance through the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) to the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) in the 2018 budget year. The KPK has named five suspects in the case, namely alleged as the giver, KONI Secretary General Ending Fuad Hamidy (EFH) and the General Treasurer of KONI Jhonny E Awuy (JEA). While allegedly as recipients, namely Deputy IV of the Mulyana Youth and Sports Ministry (MUL), Adhi Purnomo (AP) who is the Commitment Making Officer at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and friends and Eko Triyanto (ET) who are staff of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and friends . "After getting information from the public and conducting a series of investigative activities, the KPK caught hands on Tuesday (12/18) in Jakarta and secured a total of 12 people," KPK Deputy Chairman Saut Situmora

PojokWarta . The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has revealed 914 drug cases by assigning 1,355 people as suspects, throughout 2018. In that case, it involved around 83 drug syndicate networks where the number of syndicates was reduced compared to 2017 which reached 99 networks. "This nation is being faced with an emergency drug situation so that serious efforts are needed to overcome it. Efforts to reduce supply and demand continue to be carried out in a balanced manner, "said BNN Head Komjen Heru Winarko in a year-end release at Cawang BNN Building, East Jakarta, Thursday. From the cases revealed by BNN, the evidence seized throughout 2018 was shabu 3.4 tons, marijuana 1.39 tons, ecstasy 469,619 grains, ecstasy powder 1.88 kilograms, katinone 68 kilograms, heliotropin 9.9 kilograms, amb fubinaca 494 , 60 grams, 6.1 kilograms precursor powder, amphetamine 65 kilograms, carisoprodol (PCC) 280,163 grains, 0.12 gram cocaine and 5-fluoro-ADB (NPS) 52.9 grams. Meanwhile for Money

KolomFakta . The Chairman of the Rasulullah Assembly, Habib Nabil Al Musawa regretted the comments of the politician Ruhut Sitompul who had offended Arab descendants in the case of the ensnared execution Habib Bahar bin Smith. According to the leader of the largest assembly in Indonesia, Ruhut's statement was unethical because it offended SARA. . "It is unique to comment on carrying out SARA (tribalism, religion, racism and intergroup)," Habib Nabil said. Habib Nabil requested that all criticisms or personal cases should not be directed at races, groups, especially certain religions. Moreover, those who say are people who are now on the national political stage. According to him, if there are criticisms related to personal cases, it is more elegantly directed personally. Not just offending certain races. He also asked all parties to hold back emotions and act elegantly. "We recommend that all be directed at people not on certain races, groups, and religions. Th

WartaJurnal . Candidate vice president number 02 Sandiaga Uno is claimed to be a place of confession of mothers (mother-mother), regarding the prices of high-priced staple goods as well as the decline. That happened when he was inaugurated in East Java Lamongan on Tuesday. "Mrs. Ida, God willing, if Prabowo-Sandi is a good choice for people, we will prosper the mothers. Yes, their welfare, income, creation and opportunities for families in Indonesia," promised the former Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta on Tuesday. Sandiaga continued, Indonesian women are great women, independent women. In Lamongan, said Sandiaga, the housewives were great, because because they opened a variety of snacks business, selling to the market, selling food online and also bridal makeup. "We will make things easy," explained Password. Sandiaga said he absorbed the aspirations to get direct input from the public. Because good leaders must listen to more than just promises. According to him, Go

FaktaId . Candidate for Vice President (candidate) number 2 Sandiaga Uno is on a pilgrimage to Soekarno's first President's tomb in Bendogerit Sub-district, Blitar City, East Java, in his political safari ahead of the 2019 Presidential Election. Sandi claimed to be inspired by Bung Karno. "We pilgrimage to the tomb of the proclamator, Sukarno prayed that it would be lit up by his barzah, lined up with his grave received by Allah," he said after the pilgrimage at Bung Karno's grave, Soekarno's nickname at Bendogerit Sub-District, Sanan Wetan Sub-District, Blitar City, Wednesday afternoon. Sandi claimed to have been inspired by a proclamator who was able to become a spokesperson for the people. As a young generation, the spirit of Bung Karno is worth emulating. "There was inspiration from the proclamator as a spokesperson for the people and the younger generation with an optimistic spirit. This nation must be better and Indonesia must be justly prosperous,

NasionalIndonesia . Candidate for vice president (vice president) Sandiaga Uno wants the presidential candidate debate to be held by the KPU in January 2019 not to be a place to attack each other. Rather, it is more a medium for delivering vision and mission so as to enlighten the public. "We are preparing so that this debate does not become an arena for attacking each other, do not become an arena like quiz, but the opportunity for each candidate pair to express their vision and mission," Sandi said in his political safari in Blitar on Wednesday night. Password wants that later in the debate, the KPU can provide a different format. So that, with his partner Prabowo Subianto, Joko Widodo and KH Makruf Amin felt more comfortable in the new location. "Because Pak Kiai, Mr. President, me and Pak Prabowo will be more comfortable in the new setting and innovation, so that they don't get caught up in debates that do not reflect national identity, wisdom," he said. San

PojokId . The media has lost one function, by not preaching the news that actually has "selling points" seen from any angle. Has the weight of the news to be reported, but not reported. Then the media concerned can be said to deny their noble work, betray their corps: the media loses the function of reporting news that is worthy of reporting, as information to the public. The media thus chooses to work not on its function, tends to enter the area of ​​practical politics, with support for certain political parties or a political figure, in order to hit other political parties or other political figures. The public is presented with news that is not true, even often filled with news that continues to be fried with misleading opinions. Reason and common sense of the people try to be deceived by the technique of reporting framing on opinions made, and it is continually being reported. Hoping that the community will eventually be led to the opinion they made. While the reality tha

LiputanNet . The case of the Chinese authorities' suppression of Uighur Muslims as a minority group in Xinjiang Province, China has again become a public concern in the country. A number of community elements held a demonstration condemning the actions of the Chinese government which was considered to violate human rights. The Board of Trustees of the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) of West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB) TGH Hazmi Hamzar requested that Chinese descendants in NTB join in voicing condemnation of the Chinese government's actions. "Chinese (Chinese) figures in Indonesia, also in NTB should talk about the oppression in order to stop. Otherwise there will be retaliation in other countries, including in Indonesia. Don't let this issue become a fire in Indonesia," Hazmi said in Mataram. Hazmi said that she had also contacted the Central MUI management and the NTB MUI to issue a statement to prevent a bad situation that could potentially occur after the suppr

IdNasional . The Tangerang City Food Task Force team managed to find some food in the form of skin, intestines, and chicken meat from five different stalls in Anyar Market. Not only that, there are several types of vegetables that contain pesticides. Head of Agriculture, Tangerang City Food Security Service, Ibnu Ariefyanto, said that his office immediately examined several samples taken directly from traders, in front of Anyar Market. Checking is done by laboratory tests to determine the chemical content in food ingredients. "We found that intestines and chicken meat contained formalin and other types of harmful preservatives. In addition, we also confiscated some vegetables containing pesticides from traders," he said after conducting a sudden inspection (sidak) at Anyar Market, Tangerang, Thursday. He said, food that is positive for chemicals will be tested further in the central laboratory. That way, the accuracy of the lab test can be ascertained the truth. Ibnu explaine