News andUpdates
News and Updates
November 10, 2022
New Visa for Digital Nomad: The Second Home Visa
On October 25, 2022, the Directorate General of Immigration issued Circular Letter No. IMI-0740.GR.01.01 of 2022 on Granting of Second Home Visas and Limited Stay Permits (the “Letter”). The Letter…
October 9, 2022
Recommendation for RPTKA Ratification is No Longer Required
Due to the decreasing covid cases in Indonesia and to accelerate the national economic recovery, the Minister of Manpower issued Circular Letter No. M/4/HK.04/IX/2022 on Ratification of Plans for…
October 3, 2022
Bappebti Now Regulates Use of Robo Advisors in Futures Commodity Trading
With the growth of illegal investment platforms recently, the Indonesian Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Badan Pengawas Perdagangan Berjangka Komoditi or “Bappebti”) has blocked numerous…
October 3, 2022
Mandatory Tuberculosis Management in Workplaces
In an effort to eradicate Tuberculosis (“TB”) in Indonesia, employers now have additional obligations in connection with TB management. Recently, the Minister of Manpower (“MOM”) issued MOM…
September 22, 2022
The Highly-Awaited Indonesian Personal Data Protection Law Is Passed
After about seven years in the making, on September 20, 2022, the Parliament finally approved the Personal Data Personal Data Protection Bill (the “PDP Bill”) during the 5th Plenary Session of…
September 9, 2022
Government Subsidizes Employee’s Salary Due to Fuel Price Increase
With the recent increases of fuel prices that impact many sectors such as groceries, the Government through the Minister of Manpower issued Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 10 of 2022 dated…
September 9, 2022
Amendments to Law on Legislation Formation Challenged
Late last year on November 25, 2021, the Indonesian Constitutional Court ruled against the Government in its Decision No. 91/PUU-XVIII/2020 (the “Decision”) regarding the constitutionality and…
July 20, 2022
Regulatory Overhaul for P2P Lending Business Finally Issued
The Financial Service Authority (“OJK”) recently issued OJK Regulation No. 10/POJK.05/2022 dated July 4, 2022 on Information Technology Based Collective Financing Services (“POJK 10/2022”). POJK…
July 11, 2022
Hard Deadline for the Registration of Private Electronic System Operator
Back in May 2021, Minister of Communication and Informatics (MOCI) issued Regulation No. 10 of 2021 which partially amended MOCI 5/2020 that came into force on May 21, 2021. Particularly on the…
May 13, 2022
KPPU Introduces Competition Compliance Program for Businesses
On March 24, 2022, the Indonesia Competition Supervisory Commission (Komisi Pengawas Persaingan Usaha or “KPPU”) issued its first regulation in 2022 on Competition Compliance Program (“Reg. 1/2022”).…