Today's Top 3 News: Germany to Lobby Trump on WHO Withdrawal, Agency Hopes for U-Turn

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Berlin will try to talk U.S. President Donald Trump out of his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, Germany's health minister said on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

The U.N. agency also said that it hoped that its top donor country would change its mind and looked forward to a constructive dialogue with Trump's team.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Urban planning observer Nirwono Yoga said that the government's move to hand over infrastructure development projects to the private sector could be a valuable opportunity for the State-owned Enterprise Karya, known as BUMN Karya, to improve its financial situation. After years of being burdened by large government projects, BUMN Karya can now focus on completing unfinished obligations without adding new burdens.

"BUMN Karya has carried out large projects such as toll roads, dams, and the Indonesian Capital City (IKN) project with extraordinary pressure. Because they are part of the government, they have no choice but to carry out instructions," Nirwono said when contacted on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - In the first 100 days of President Prabowo Subianto's administration, the performance of several economic and environment ministers has been highlighted. Based on the assessment and survey by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), several names in the 'red category' are considered worthy of reshuffling.

In the economic sector, Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is one of the main highlights, with a score of -39. Director of the Center for Economic and Legal Studies (Celios) Bhima Yudhistira assessed that Budi Arie's performance has not had a significant impact, especially in managing cooperatives, one of the pillars of the people's economy.