October 22, 2025 | 05:09 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Here are the highlights: Union Calls on Prabowo to Issue Regulation Protecting Online Ojek Drivers; Jakarta Responds to Microplastics Found in Rainwater; and Survey Ranks Finance Minister Purbaya Top Performer in Prabowo's First Year in Office.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Union Calls on Prabowo to Issue Regulation Protecting Online Ojek Drivers
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Transportation Workers Union (SPAI) has called on President Prabowo Subianto to immediately issue a Presidential Regulation on the Protection of Online Transportation Workers.
The appeal came after Prabowo, during a cabinet meeting on Monday, October 20, 2025, expressed his intention to ensure that online transportation companies operate within a fair and healthy business environment.
SPAI Chairperson Lily Pujiati welcomed Prabowo’s statement, saying it aligned with workers’ aspirations for better welfare across ride-hailing platforms such as ojol (online motorcycle taxis), taksol (online taxis), and delivery couriers.
2. Jakarta Responds to Microplastics Found in Rainwater
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The discovery of microplastics in Jakarta's rainwater by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) serves as an environmental alarm that needs immediate action, according to Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency, Asep Kuswanto.
"Plastic pollution is now not only a matter of the sea or rivers; it has also reached the skies of Jakarta," Asep said in a written statement on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Asep stressed that the BRIN finding is a critical reminder that plastic pollution has spread into the air and must be addressed across all sectors. The Jakarta Provincial Government has already implemented several policies to reduce single-use plastic waste, notably Governor Regulation Number 142 of 2019, which mandates the use of eco-friendly shopping bags.
3. Survey Ranks Finance Minister Purbaya Top Performer in Prabowo's First Year in Office
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Executive Director of Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO), Dedi Kurnia Syah, announced the results of a survey evaluating ministers with the best performance during the first year of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
The findings were published in a report titled “Evaluation and Public Notes” on October 21, 2025.
According to Dedi, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa ranked first among ministers and minister-level officials, earning 17.5 percent of public approval.
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