Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) suspects that the articles that are still in the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which are considered "anti-democratic" are there because the regime needs a shield.

"I suspect that the anti-democratic articles that are still being maintained by the government today are part of, that the government is aware that its performance is bad", said YLBHI Advocacy Division head Zainal Arifin during a virtual press conference by the Civil Society Alliance calling for the abolition of the problematic articles in the RKUHP on Sunday November 20.

Surabaya – A Transparent Evening Dress Competition which should have been held in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya on Thursday November 24 has been abruptly cancelled. The cancellation has been confirmed directly by the Royal Plaza management and the organisers.

Royal Plaza Surabaya General Manager Vicky Ratih confirmed that the event should have been held at her venue but was definitely cancelled.

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The parliamentary watchdog Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) says that the delay in the House of Representatives (DPR) dealing with a presidential letter (surpres) on revisions to the Information and Electronic Transaction (ITE) Law is not surprising.

According to Formappi researcher Lucius Karus, the DPR is indeed always slow in processing draft laws (RUU) related to the public interest such as revisions to the ITE Law.

Moh. Kadafi – Seven students were secured by Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officials for holding a demonstration opposing the G20 Summit in Bali on Tuesday November 15. The students are understood to be from the Udayana University (Unud) in Bali and held a peaceful action on Jalan Sudirman in the provincial capital of Denpasar.