Today's Top 3 News: Judicial Commission Investigates Acquittal of Chinese National in Illegal Gold Mining Case

Chairperson of the Judicial Commission (KY) Mukti Fajar Nur Dewata (right) and Commissioner and Head of the KY Investigation Supervision Division Joko Sasmito at a press conference in Jakarta, Monday, March 2023. The KY will summon the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court to be questioned regarding its decision to grant the Prima Party's lawsuit against the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 Election. TEMPO/MAGANG/MUHAMMAD FAHRUR ROZI.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Here are the highlights: Indonesia's Judicial Commission Investigates Acquittal of Chinese National in Illegal Gold Mining Case; Grab, Gojek, and Maxim Online Taxi Drivers Will Shut Down Apps on May 20; and East Java Online Taxi Drivers Protest with Five Demands 'Not to Be Negotiated'.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today: 

1.  Indonesia's Judicial Commission Investigates Acquittal of Chinese National in Illegal Gold Mining Case

The Judicial Commission of Indonesia has provided an update on suspected ethical violations by Pontianak High Court judges who acquitted Yu Hao, a Chinese national, in a case involving illegal gold mining in West Kalimantan.

Spokesperson Mukti Fajar Nur Dewata stated that the commission has collected information and statements pointing to potential ethical breaches and misconduct by the judges, prompting the deployment of an investigative team.

However, Mukti withheld the investigation’s findings due to their confidential nature.

"The findings will be discussed with Judicial Commission members responsible for oversight," he said in a statement on Wednesday, May 21.

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2. Grab, Gojek, and Maxim Online Taxi Drivers Will Shut Down Apps on May 20

"This is a coalition action of labor unions and communities," said SPAI Chair Lily Pujiati when contacted on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

The action will take place in the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation area. Lily said the demonstration would be joined by about 1,000 people.

The demonstration participants are from communities in several areas such as Jakarta, Tangerang, and Yogyakarta.

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3. East Java Online Taxi Drivers Protest with Five Demands 'Not to Be Negotiated'

Thousands of online motorcycle taxi drivers, or ojol, in East Java, held a large-scale protest in Surabaya on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

The protesters put forward five main demands: lowering the app commission to 10%, increasing passenger fare rates, issuing regulations for food and goods delivery, clarifying the net earnings partners receive, and urging the government to pass an Online Transportation Law.

Frontal East Java spokesperson Samuel Grandy Kalengkongan said around 6,500 drivers from across the region took part. 

Samuel emphasized that the group's five demands were final. "They cannot be negotiated," he said during an interview on Ahmad Yani Street.

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