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Today's Focus
These are some of developments we will be following today
Fight for survival: Constitutional law expert Yusril Ihza Mahendra (left), as the lawyer of Islamic organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), and HTI spokesperson Ismail Yusanto (right) hand over documents on their judicial review request against a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on mass organizations to officials at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta on July 18. (Antara/Galih Pradipta)
T
hese are some of the developments we will be following today
- United States President Donald Trump's drive to abolish Obamacare scraped through a key Senate vote Tuesday, following the return of Senator John McCain, who came to the rescue by casting a vote that would allow debate on the effort to replace the Affordable Care Act currently in place.
- Following a move by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to name House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Setya Novanto a suspect in the e-ID graft case, which many saw as a blow to the House, lawmakers have called for the halting of a House inquiry into the KPK's handling of a number of graft cases.
- The Constitutional Court holds the first hearing on a judicial review request filed by Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), which is challenging the legality of its disbandment by the government.
- President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is holding a meeting with World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, following the latter's comment on the dominant role of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the country's economy which have deterred private investment.
