Yesterday: 15 Regency/City Bills to LGBT Criminal Code Bill
Jakarta (ANTARA) - A number of political events were reported by ANTARA journalists on Tuesday (30/6). Here are some selected stories still worth reading this morning.
- 15 bills on regencies/cities approved as DPR proposals
The 22nd Plenary Meeting of the DPR for the 5th Session Period of the 2025–2026 Session Year approved 15 draft laws (RUU) on regencies/cities to become DPR proposals, having previously been initiatives of the DPR’s Commission II.
- DPR asks MUI to submit draft LGBT criminal code bill for review
Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Saan Mustopa, requested the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) to immediately submit the draft and academic manuscript of the Criminal Code Bill on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) currently being prepared, so that it can be reviewed according to the legislative mechanism in the DPR.
- DPR approves seven names for Central Information Commission members for 2026-2030
The DPR RI plenary meeting approved seven candidates for members of the Central Information Commission (KI Pusat) for the 2026–2030 period, based on the results of a fit and proper test conducted by Commission I.
- Puan says political safaris are every citizen’s right in response to Jokowi’s visit
Speaker of the DPR RI, Puan Maharani, stated that conducting political safaris is the right of every citizen, while responding to the political visits of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, to several regions in Indonesia.
- Analyst: Dasco’s move to summon economic officials demonstrates oversight function
Political communication analyst Hendri Satrio assessed that the move by Deputy Speaker of the DPR RI, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, to summon a number of officials and stakeholders in the economic field is a form of response to public unease.