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Recently an ancient tramway track, built in the Dutch colonial era, was discovered during the construction of MRT Jakarta phase II in Harmoni, Central Jakarta. Research shows that it has a very long history, from horse carriage to an electric light train.

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors noted that Indonesia has a very bright future, driven by a large young population and energy resources.

Home Minister Tito Karnavian has officially formalized three new administrative regions (DOB) in Papua, namely the provinces of South Papua, Papua Highlands and Central Papua, reported Antara on Friday (11/11).

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 summit in Bali on November 15-16 because he is worried about an assassination attempt, said Putin’s former adviser Sergey Markov, reported Kompas on Thursday (10/11), citing The Independent.

In order to cater to VVIP flights of the G20 delegates, the Transportation Ministry (Kemenhub) has restricted regular flights to and from Bali from November 13-17.

Indonesia commemorates Heroes Day every November 10. This year, the Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) drew attention to a little-known fact – the history on the roles of heroines in independence struggle only gets a small portion in historical writing.

Something difference can be seen in the Supreme Court (MA) building. According to the spokesman Andi Samsan Nganro, the security is now being beefed up by the TNI (Indonesian military). This is not meant to intimidate the public but to make Supreme Court justices feel safer so they can work with peace of mind. Before, the building is only protected by security guards.

As the G20 Summit is just around the corner, member countries have sent their security forces to review security arrangement for their visiting head of states to Bali. Recently, the U.S. Air Force sent their C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to Bali.

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) chairman Bambang “Bamsoet” Soesatyo visited the Indo Defence 2022 Expo & Forum at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Wednesday (2/11). He especially stopped by the booths of five state-owned defense firms grouped under the holding company Defend ID.

The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) on Monday (1/11) officially launched an app called SiGapLapor which can be used to report election violations online.

Immigration Directorate General has officially launched a “second home” visa scheme for foreign nationals via Circular IMI-0740.GR.01.01/2022 on the granting of second home visas and stay permits which will allow stay for 5 or 10 years in Indonesia.