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[00:00:19] you are watching headline news at 0.0
[00:00:22] Indonesia, as many as 450 policewomen from
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[00:01:03] Indonesia was again trusted to host
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[00:03:00] Only on Metro TV. The search for 125
[00:03:24] let alone some changes that
[00:03:58] passengers of the Virgo Transport 8 ship has officially been extended for
[00:04:02] the next while, amidst the search process, a number of allegations related to the capsizing of the Virgo ship
[00:04:06] have begun to emerge, starting from the absence of
[00:04:09] warning alarms when the ship began to list to the ship's design which
[00:04:12] was considered not designed for long journeys.
[00:04:15] The review is the main topic of today's news with me, Angya
[00:04:18] Sibuan. We start the news with
[00:04:21] Parmflash.
[00:04:27] On the 8th day of the search for KM Virgo Sport 8 passengers, the
[00:04:30] team successfully evacuated one body at the initial
[00:04:34] coordinate point around the capsized ship. As of
[00:04:37] now, a total of 118 passengers have been evacuated, with 10 of
[00:04:40] them dead and 125 others still missing.
[00:04:53] we get the latest data reported Haze from forest fires has begun to affect the health of residents in Berau
[00:04:57] Regency, East Kalimantan. The Health Office recorded more than
[00:05:00] 5 cases of ARI, while air quality was in the very
[00:05:04] unhealthy
[00:05:04] category.
[00:05:13] ATR BPN Minister Nusron Wahid resigned from the Golkar Party
[00:05:16] management. Nusron, who is a minister in the Red and White cabinet from this party,
[00:05:20] previously served as the head of the religious and
[00:05:24] spiritual affairs division of the Golkar Party DPP. Golkar Secretary General
[00:05:27] Sarmuji explained that Nusron's resignation from Golkar was more than
[00:05:31] 6 months ago, but Nusron's resignation was revealed to the public amid
[00:05:35] allegations of corruption in the Ministry he leads.
[00:05:38] The
[00:05:48] 8th day of the search for KM Virgo Transport 8 yielded results. The
[00:05:52] joint SAR team found and evacuated one passenger's
[00:05:55] body, bringing the total to 118 victims evacuated.
[00:06:12] Viewers, these are the moments of evacuation of victims from
[00:06:15] KM Virgo Transport 8, which capsized in the Java Sea waters on Sunday
[00:06:19] afternoon.
[00:06:23] At around 3:20 PM Central Indonesian Time, the joint SAR team found
[00:06:26] one body near the coordinates of the
[00:06:29] ship's sinking.
[00:06:31] The body was then evacuated to KN Sar Kamal Jaya
[00:06:35] 104 belonging to
[00:06:36] Basarnas.
[00:06:43] The body was then transported by Basarnas helicopter to
[00:06:46] Bayangkara Hospital Banjarmasin for
[00:06:49] identification. With this latest finding,
[00:06:53] a total of 118 victims have been evacuated, consisting of
[00:06:56] 108 survivors and 10 deceased.
[00:07:00] 125 other victims are still
[00:07:02] being searched for.
[00:07:20] Entering the 8th day of the search for KM Virgo Transport 8 in
[00:07:24] the Java Sea, the victims' families are still waiting, while the East Java Police
[00:07:27] Antemortem Post continues to collect data and DNA samples.
[00:07:31] This waiting period is also felt by Giono, the brother of Agus Ribut Setyo
[00:07:34] Budhi, one of the victims of KM Virgo from Malang, East
[00:07:38] Java. Agus is known to have been on
[00:07:40] KM Virgo Transport. This data
[00:07:51] discrepancy makes
[00:07:54] Giona confused, especially regarding the search process and the family's
[00:07:57] rights.
[00:08:03] If it's in the manifest, there's a plate number but no
[00:08:06] name, the one that's there is Rido. But all the
[00:08:10] tickets are complete, all the tickets are complete in the name of...
[00:08:13] What do you think about this, sir? It's not in the manifest, sir. Yes,
[00:08:17] that's what makes me confused, what about
[00:08:19] it later? We need help from related
[00:08:23] parties, right? Because we are just ordinary people, we don't understand
[00:08:26] legal issues, we don't understand that, but we ask for help
[00:08:30] and assistance from related parties to fight for
[00:08:33] our rights as
[00:08:34] consumers.
[00:08:39] At the East Java Police Antemortem Post at Tanjung Perak Port
[00:08:43] Surabaya, officers continue to collect data to identify
[00:08:46] victims. To date, 82 antemortem data
[00:08:50] and 46 DNA samples have been collected from families.
[00:08:53] Officers prioritize families who have blood ties with the victims with the
[00:08:57] appropriate lineage. This data and samples are then
[00:09:00] integrated with data from other
[00:09:02] regions.
[00:09:09] There are 82 data.
[00:09:14] Then, uh, the
[00:09:16] samples that we have received, uh, we have taken
[00:09:20] 40 DNA samples,
[00:09:24] right, sir? No, not swabs, oh, not swabs,
[00:09:28] not swabs.
[00:09:30] Basarnas officially extended the search operation for the victims of the Virgo
[00:09:34] Transport 8 ship for the next 7 days. For complete information, Insan
[00:09:38] Suwardi and cameraman Dani Wijayanto have joined us from
[00:09:41] Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin. Insan, good afternoon, what
[00:09:44] is the SAR operation plan for today? Have
[00:09:48] any more victims been
[00:09:50] found?
[00:09:52] Yes, Anggi, if we report it now, we have moved to Bayangkara Hospital
[00:09:56] in Banjarmasin, where, if we follow,
[00:09:59] one body has been successfully secured or
[00:10:03] evacuated by Finsar. If
[00:10:06] that at 2:14 PM Central Indonesian
[00:10:09] Time, the Basarnas Special Group or BS
[00:10:12] has successfully recovered one victim, a passenger of the Virgo
[00:10:16] Transport 8 ship that ran aground in the Java
[00:10:19] Sea waters. If we also look, the development was so fast,
[00:10:23] the body was immediately handled and transported by
[00:10:27] HR-3601 helicopter, which at
[00:10:31] 5:30 PM Central Indonesian Time
[00:10:35] had successfully brought one deceased victim
[00:10:39] from the Kirigo Transport 8 ship, which we also monitored
[00:10:42] has entered the Bayangkara Hospital
[00:10:45] for identification with the TPI team. Well, if we also look
[00:10:49] at Anggi, this means that even though it has not been officially reported
[00:10:52] regarding the full identity of the one
[00:10:56] victim found, but if
[00:10:59] we follow along, it means that Basarnas last reported
[00:11:03] that around 126 people are still
[00:11:06] being searched for. With the discovery of one person who has
[00:11:09] been successfully brought ashore, it means that Basarnas
[00:11:12] has at least today successfully
[00:11:16] added one victim and will report that 125
[00:11:19] people are still being searched for. If we also follow,
[00:11:23] 108 people 108 people have
[00:11:26] been successfully rescued
[00:11:29] and received medical treatment. Some of them have also chosen
[00:11:33] to return to their hometowns. If we also monitor throughout today from the search posts
[00:11:37] at Trisakti Port, we still see some of the victims'
[00:11:41] families still choosing to stay to continue updating
[00:11:44] the Basarnas team, the team from the company
[00:11:47] and also from the joint team to continue monitoring
[00:11:51] whether there is any information about the discovery of their family members
[00:11:55] who are still declared missing. Meanwhile, we tried to confirm with one of
[00:11:58] our colleagues who was on board the ship from Metro
[00:12:01] TV journalist Dimas Sairullah along with Fajar Fahreza, but we still have
[00:12:05] not received information for the process of starting the salvage
[00:12:09] operation or the operation to lift the ship's body,
[00:12:12] whether it has started or not. However, the Basarnas team provided us
[00:12:16] with information that the diving process continues
[00:12:20] from 10 AM local time. The diving team has
[00:12:23] successfully or continues to dive to search for potential victims
[00:12:26] who are still trapped in the ship's hull. Meanwhile, the family
[00:12:30] has asked the Basarnas team and the Virgo
[00:12:33] Shipping Company to expand the patrol area
[00:12:37] using both sea and air fleets, so that Basarnas
[00:12:40] is also committed to conducting searches not only in
[00:12:44] the LKP area or the location of the Virgo
[00:12:47] ship's sinking, but they also expand the potential for several
[00:12:51] sectors with the hope that some of the families who believe
[00:12:55] that their family members are still hoped to survive,
[00:12:58] because they mentioned there is information that some family members
[00:13:02] have successfully saved themselves with life jackets before
[00:13:06] the ship capsized, so they hope
[00:13:10] that the SAR team will continue to expand the patrol area
[00:13:13] using both air and sea fleets with the hope of
[00:13:17] evacuating all victims who are still declared missing until now.
[00:13:21] Meanwhile, the DVI team also mentioned that they hope
[00:13:24] that all family members who have a close
[00:13:28] relationship with the victims can report to help
[00:13:31] by providing videos and more complete identities so that the DVI
[00:13:35] police team will have more complete supporting data to carry
[00:13:38] out the identification process so that the identification
[00:13:41] of all victims can be reported accurately. Anggi,
[00:13:45] thank you for your
[00:13:47] report.
[00:14:28] TNI forces successfully arrested Abdon Kisamdu, one of
[00:14:32] the KKB Papua leaders, at Nop Goliat Dek Airport,
[00:14:35] Yahukimo, Highland Papua. Abdon
[00:14:38] Kisamdu was arrested while trying to buy firearms for
[00:14:40] his group.
[00:16:25] viewers, a mini cannabis garden was found in
[00:16:28] the yard of an ASN official's house in Celenyi, Bandung Regency, West
[00:16:32] Java. Police arrested AS after finding eight
[00:16:35] cannabis plants and dozens of
[00:16:37] ready-to-plant seeds. This case was revealed after the police received reports
[00:16:41] from the public regarding AS's alleged involvement in drug
[00:16:44] trafficking. Officers then followed AS from his workplace
[00:16:48] in Bandung to his residence. When
[00:16:51] searched, officers swept the backyard and found a mini
[00:16:54] cannabis cultivation garden. In addition to mature plants, the police also
[00:16:58] asked for dozens of ready-to-plant seeds. In
[00:17:01] the examination, AAS admitted to learning cultivation techniques autodidactically
[00:17:04] through social media since May last year.
[00:17:07] obtained from a colleague who is currently a DPO and delivered
[00:17:11] through an intermediary. AS argued that the cannabis was only for
[00:17:15] personal consumption, but he was still charged with the
[00:17:18] narcotics law with a maximum sentence of 20 years
[00:17:20] in prison.
[00:17:24] Approximately eight
[00:17:26] cannabis plants, approximately
[00:17:30] 4 and a half months old, and
[00:17:33] 28 cannabis plants that are still
[00:17:36] approximately a few weeks old. Then
[00:17:40] we asked for information from the person we were targeting,
[00:17:44] AS, 49 years old. The person
[00:17:46] concerned works as a civil servant at
[00:17:50] one of the offices in the public works department.
[00:17:52] The
[00:17:55] decile income of the community, which is the basis for determining social assistance
[00:17:59] recipients, has sparked a wave of protests. The People's Struggle Post (Pospera)
[00:18:02] believes that the decile data collection was done haphazardly
[00:18:06] and does not reflect the actual economic conditions of the residents.
[00:18:09] This was stated by the chairman of Pospera when opening the decile complaint
[00:18:13] post in the East Jakarta area. The complaints received will then
[00:18:16] be forwarded to several other regions in DKI Jakarta to gather
[00:18:20] residents' grievances and encourage improvement of decile data.
[00:18:24] Pospera states that the incorrect decile setting makes poor
[00:18:27] people actually recorded in a high decile. The arrangement
[00:18:31] is considered not careful in looking at the real conditions of the community
[00:18:34] starting from housing conditions, property ownership,
[00:18:38] then income, number of family members, to health conditions.
[00:18:41] As a result, families who should receive assistance are forced to be
[00:18:45] removed due to data discrepancies. Pospera believes that the complaint
[00:18:48] mechanism, which has to go through various levels of bureaucracy, actually
[00:18:52] complicates matters for the community.
[00:18:57] This decile is very wrong and very inappropriate,
[00:19:00] in fact, the data collection,
[00:19:03] in my opinion, is very wrong, why? those who
[00:19:07] are then classified as poor
[00:19:10] people, those who have nothing, their
[00:19:14] decile score is high, their
[00:19:17] decile score is high, it's actually reversed, and in my opinion,
[00:19:20] the government in this case,
[00:19:23] the state, has failed to
[00:19:25] map the
[00:19:29] economy of the community. Yon 462 Pasgad
[00:19:32] troops and the Mandala Cops TNI Habema task force arrested Abdon
[00:19:36] Kisamdu, one of the leaders.
[00:20:07] to TNI personnel, Abdon Kisamdu admitted to coming to DK
[00:20:11] Yahukimo to buy a number of firearms from someone for
[00:20:14] his group.
[00:20:18] We received information about the whereabouts
[00:20:22] of DPO Humabespori,
[00:20:25] so we secured the location at Noat
[00:20:29] Dekai Airport and had just landed from the Rigana
[00:20:33] R. Prax PKK YSC type B7378.
[00:20:38] After getting off, we then
[00:20:40] separated, focusing on the target, namely Abdon
[00:20:44] Kisamdu, and successfully
[00:20:46] arrested him. From
[00:20:50] a quick examination on the field, we obtained information
[00:20:53] that the person concerned was in the context
[00:20:57] of buying weapons in the Yaukimo area. Donki
[00:21:00] Samdu will
[00:21:02] be handed over to the local police. I remind all
[00:21:06] TPNP UPM members wherever you
[00:21:09] are. We, the TNI Police and all law
[00:21:13] enforcement officials in the eastern part of Indonesia, will continue
[00:21:17] to pursue and arrest all perpetrators of crimes against humanity in
[00:21:20] Papua, whether alive or dead. Four civilians
[00:21:23] died in several shooting incidents in Papua. Responding to this,
[00:21:27] TNI Commander General TNI Agos Subianto stated that handling
[00:21:30] it requires collaboration between institutions.
[00:21:33] TNI Commander General TNI Agus Subianto responded to a number of
[00:21:37] shooting incidents that occurred in the last few days. He believes that handling
[00:21:40] the actions of armed criminal groups or KKB cannot
[00:21:43] be done by one party, therefore local governments, ministries and
[00:21:47] agencies, including law enforcement teams, are considered
[00:21:50] to collaborate in handling the problem. According to
[00:21:53] Agus, the vastness of the region and the extreme mountainous geographical conditions
[00:21:57] are challenges in fighting on the ground. Collaboration
[00:22:00] between institutions is said to be one of the steps to address
[00:22:04] KKB actions in
[00:22:05] Papua.
[00:22:08] has deployed units
[00:22:11] in Papua. Indeed, Papua's
[00:22:15] territory is very vast, right? It's not
[00:22:18] that big. The territory
[00:22:21] and the territory consists of
[00:22:25] extreme mountains, and
[00:22:28] resolving Papua, I don't think it's just up to the TNI. Everyone must
[00:22:31] collaborate. Local governments,
[00:22:34] ministries, right? So,
[00:22:37] everyone must collaborate between the TNI
[00:22:40] and the ministries. Viewers, the SAR operation for the capsized
[00:22:44] KM Virgo Transport 8 has officially been extended for
[00:22:47] the next 7 days, starting September 20, 2026.
[00:22:50] This 7-day extension was made so that the joint
[00:22:54] officers could focus more on searching for the 125 passengers who have
[00:22:57] not yet been found and are suspected of being trapped inside the ship.
[00:23:01] This decision was made after Basarnas coordinated with
[00:23:04] stakeholders and the Salvage team formed by the ship owner.
[00:23:08] Coordination was carried out to determine the next steps in handling the shipwreck.
[00:23:12] Basarnas is currently waiting for the results of the Salvage
[00:23:14] team's discussion before determining the next steps so that
[00:23:18] the search operation can continue to be carried out according
[00:23:22] to developments
[00:23:22] on the ground.
[00:23:28] This operation will be extended for the next
[00:23:32] 7 days, so that's
[00:23:35] it. The reason is because we might need a long time
[00:23:38] for several things, viewers, there's
[00:23:41] a spotlight on social media regarding the survivors of the Virgo
[00:23:45] Transport 8 ship who claimed to have been given a statement
[00:23:48] not to file a lawsuit after receiving a token of
[00:23:51] appreciation. This letter was reportedly given to the victims while at
[00:23:55] the Kharisma Hotel Banjarmasin.
[00:24:12] Virgo Transport 8 ship survivors claimed to have been offered
[00:24:15] a statement not to file a lawsuit after
[00:24:19] receiving a token of appreciation. One of
[00:24:23] the survivors, Lestari, claimed to have been offered Rp 500,000
[00:24:26] on Thursday while at the Kharisma Hotel Banjarmasin.
[00:24:30] However, the victim who received the letter refused to sign
[00:24:34] it. She corrected, I was given
[00:24:37] a token of appreciation of
[00:24:39] Rp 500,000.
[00:24:42] What was that? Was there a letter with it? There was a letter,
[00:24:45] then the letter was torn yesterday. Why was it torn?
[00:24:50] They came and tore it.
[00:24:53] When they came yesterday, did they immediately offer the letter
[00:24:57] first or how was it? Yes,
[00:24:59] they distributed, uh, yes, they distributed
[00:25:03] first, then
[00:25:05] called to take the envelope
[00:25:08] containing Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the
[00:25:12] Virgo Transport 8 ship owner, Simpson Rihi, denied
[00:25:15] the existence of any document or statement prohibiting legal action.
[00:25:19] He called it hoax. He also denied
[00:25:23] that the survivors were only given a token of appreciation of
[00:25:27] Rp 500,000. The amount of appreciation we gave
[00:25:29] was much more than that, which can be done by the governor,
[00:25:33] and it can be verified by them from the governor or from Virgo?
[00:25:37] From the governor, it's correct. No, from Virgo,
[00:25:40] we have also prepared another token of appreciation, okay,
[00:25:44] the amount of which we will release soon, ma'am, because we
[00:25:48] have to calculate everything, ma'am, so not yet?
[00:25:52] Not yet, there is no statement that we will not
[00:25:55] give that, sir and madam, that can
[00:25:59] be called a hoax.
[00:26:01] The chairman of the Indonesian Consumer Empowerment
[00:26:05] saw an inconsistency in the regulations.
[00:26:08] He also questioned the supervision in
[00:26:11] the field. I think the most important thing in this context
[00:26:15] is the inconsistency of the regulations
[00:26:18] in the field regarding, for example, the classification bureau,
[00:26:22] what it's like, and also the supervision in the field
[00:26:26] so far, because this ship was imported from
[00:26:29] Japan, it's already 38 years old. And technically,
[00:26:33] it's actually only for short-distance ships, 180
[00:26:37] kilometers, but it's used for long distances, almost
[00:26:41] 500 kilometers. Now, this means there's some malfunction in
[00:26:45] the use of the
[00:26:47] ship at Virgo Transport. Why was
[00:26:51] that allowed? Because this concerns regulations, because the ship
[00:26:54] shouldn't have been allowed, shouldn't have
[00:26:57] been seaworthy if there were no certifications and
[00:27:02] were released by the government. Until
[00:27:06] now, the families of the victims of the Virgo Transport 8 ship
[00:27:09] who have not been found hope that relevant parties
[00:27:13] will maximize the search and provide
[00:27:16] certainty. The victims' families also hope for justice in
[00:27:18] this incident. The Virgo Transport 8
[00:27:22] ship on the Surabaya-Banjarmasin route, which is 39 years
[00:27:25] old, is still in a capsized condition. This condition
[00:27:29] is a challenge in the search operation because there are suspicions
[00:27:33] that some of the victims are still inside the shipwreck.
[00:27:36] Metro
[00:27:40] TV news team. Regarding the investigation of the Virgo
[00:27:44] ship maritime accident, there are many technical debates regarding the structure,
[00:27:47] stability, and seaworthiness of this ship to operate in
[00:27:50] our waters. To discuss this, we have joined us from outside the studio,
[00:27:54] Iketut Arya, a hydrodynamics expert, and a professor at
[00:27:57] the ITS Faculty of Marine Technology, and Haris Muhammadun, Chairman of the Indonesian
[00:28:01] Transportation Society or MT. Good evening, Professor Ketut and Mr. Haris,
[00:28:04] good evening, Mr.
[00:28:07] Angi. Well, I will start with the technical aspects
[00:28:11] first with Professor. Professor, if the Virgo ship is said to be an ex-Japanese
[00:28:15] ship that basically operates in waters with different
[00:28:18] wave characteristics. Well, when a ship like this, Professor, operates
[00:28:22] in the Java Sea, how much does the wave characteristics affect
[00:28:26] the ship's stability?
[00:28:29] Okay, Mr. Angi, good
[00:28:32] evening, a ship is
[00:28:36] built, of course, for a certain operational area.
[00:28:39] Well, in the case of the Virgo ship, it has been reported
[00:28:43] and widely publicized, including for short distances of 180
[00:28:46] km, then in Indonesia it was brought to open sea.
[00:28:50] Well, in naval architecture, there must be an analysis called
[00:28:54] "ship performance" or in more specific terms, "sea
[00:28:58] keeping." Now, this aspect is often overlooked
[00:29:02] in the shipping industry. So, the ship owner
[00:29:05] or the ship buyer tends to emphasize
[00:29:08] whether the speed has been achieved or not, for example, 15 knots,
[00:29:12] and then it can carry a sufficient number of passengers.
[00:29:15] Well, then it's enough. Then the ship was
[00:29:18] imported from Japan and brought to
[00:29:21] Indonesia, no seakeeping analysis was done,
[00:29:26] were made to adapt to conditions in Indonesia. Well,
[00:29:30] that's what should be done, Mr. Angi, so... there is a seakeeping analysis that must
[00:29:34] be included in the decision to
[00:29:37] operate a ship like the Virgo
[00:29:40] ferry. Who should be supervising
[00:29:44] this, Professor?
[00:29:48] Uh, it can be from, they usually use
[00:29:51] consultants, right, design consultants. or also from the class of course,
[00:29:54] hmm yes, or parties that issue
[00:29:57] operational permits, for example, operational permits, if issued
[00:30:01] by the KSU. or perhaps the Ministry of Transportation or the Directorate General
[00:30:05] of Sea Transportation, for example, they must request the analysis
[00:30:08] that the ship was previously sailing in short-distance waters, then
[00:30:12] brought to open sea. Where is that analysis, does it meet the requirements
[00:30:16] or not? Okay, I'll go to Mr. Haris. Mr. Haris, from the perspective of public
[00:30:20] transportation, a ship like this certainly doesn't only talk about design.
[00:30:24] There's also the matter of feasibility and supervision, as Prof mentioned earlier. To what extent should
[00:30:27] the authorities ensure that the characteristics of this ship remain in accordance with
[00:30:31] the route and conditions of the water it traverses, Mr.
[00:30:34] Haris? Yes, if
[00:30:38] the Indonesian Transportation Society views
[00:30:41] that this incident has happened
[00:30:44] repeatedly, again,
[00:30:47] the transportation society
[00:30:51] asks the authorities, namely the Ministry of Transportation.