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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...

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, ...

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...

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...