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Jokowi Prohibits Going Home, This is a Sanction for Still Daring

Finally President Joko Widodo banned the homecoming which will take effect on April 24, 2020. This decision was taken based on a survey study from the Ministry of Transportation. There are 68 percent of respondents who decided not to go home in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, there are still 24 percent who insist to remain going home, and 7 percent who have gone home to their destination. As for the sanctions prohibition going home will refer to the Health Quarantine Law number 6 of 2018.

Observers Ask Ruangguru Contract and Jokowi Workforce Explored

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Bhima Yudhistira, an economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), suggested that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the budget supervisory authority should explore the issue of conflicts of interest in app ointing  Ruangguru  as a partner of  the Work Card .  It still must be done even though CEO  Ruangguru  Belva Devara has resigned from the position of Special Staff of the President (Stafsus) Joko Widodo.  Bhima said that if the government really wanted to break the contract with Ruangguru, it wasn't because Belva resigned, but there really was a conflict of interest in the MoU appointing the Workers' partners.       Bhima explained that Belva was actually late in resigning as Special Staff.  Belva should choose one of the Ruangguru Special Staff or CEO. Bhima said Minister of Education and Culture (Mendikbud) Nadiem Makarim had done so to avoid conflicts of interest....