PLN president director Zulkifli Zaini speaks in front of House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII, which oversees energy. - JP
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): State-owned electricity monopolist PLN has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050 with a plan to phase out fossil fuel-fired power plants and use more renewable energy in its networks.
PLN president director Zulkifli Zaini said the company was planning to develop new solar and wind power plants, mix biomass with coal – so-called co-firing – in existing coal plants and convert diesel-fired power plants to renewable energy-based power plants.
“After we finish developing the 35,000 megawatts [of additional power generating capacity], we will fulfil Indonesia’s electricity needs using only renewable energy, ” Zulkifli said in an online briefing on Friday.
Police guard NA, 25, who has been charged with premeditated murder after accidentally killing a 10-year-old boy with poisoned chicken satay intended for an ex-boyfriend, during a press briefing at the Yogyakarta Police headquarters on May 3. - Antara
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): A woman in Yogyakarta may face the death penalty if she is found guilty of premeditated murder after accidentally poisoning and killing a 10-year-old boy.
The Yogyakarta Police have arrested NA, 25, for allegedly sending chicken satay and peanut sauce laced with cyanide to an ex-boyfriend with the intention of killing him.
She has been charged under Article 340 of the Criminal Code on premeditated murder and the 2014 Child Protection Law, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty.
A costumed police officer in Tegal, Indonesia, on April 26, 2021. - JP
SURABAYA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Last year, university student Hakim (not his real name), armed only with courage and reckless abandon, travelled 338km from Yogyakarta to Gresik, East Java, his hometown, to reunite with his mother. My mother sulked when I said I couldn t go home because the government had forbidden it. She didn t want to answer my call. Rather than having her feel abandoned, I decided to just go home. She s the only parent I have left. I would do anything for her, the 25-year old recalled.
By the time Hakim made that decision, it was one day before Ramadan, a risky time to get stopped by officials tasked with catching people trying to go back home.
Just ask Cynthia, a 45-year-old stay-at-home mom who recently picked up stock trading during the pandemic.
Speaking to The Jakarta Post, she said her newfound hobby was a way to stave off boredom at first, but she came to realize its importance in the long run.
“I actually started buying stocks because a friend of mine was really interested in trading, so I decided to try it for myself. At first it was all for fun because I figured I could get more disposable income this way, but I think I will build my savings this way, ” she said.
Cynthia eventually convinced her husband to start investing for their retirement. However, he did not have the time to do the trading himself, and instead decided to put his money in a mutual fund.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government’s recent decision to classify armed criminal groups (KKB) in Papua and West Papua as terrorists has been met with fierce criticism from rights groups and a local administration, which all feared that it would only make things worse in the restive regions.
Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid said the designation showed the government s failure to address the root of Papua’s problems and could lead to more human rights violations in the country s easternmost provinces rather than helping the Papuan people.
“Based on our monitoring, military and police personnel allegedly often justify the killing of Papuan people by claiming that they were members of the Free Papua Movement [OPM] or ‘armed criminal groups’ without providing clear evidence claims that are often denied by local residents and church leaders, ” he said in a statement.