Jakarta, June 3 -- The Special Committee for the Bill on Private International Law (RUU HPI) of the House of Representatives (DPR) is pushing for the bill currently under discussion to strengthen Indonesia's legal jurisdiction.

A member of the committee, Mafirion, stated in Jakarta on Wednesday that current regulations on jurisdiction and choice of law do not favor domestic interests, as some foreign businesses in Indonesia still enter into contracts based on the laws of their home countries.

"For example, a businessperson from Singapore comes to Indonesia and enters into a business contract in Indonesia. However, in that contract, Singaporean law is chosen as the applicable law," he said.

This, he continued, raises the question of whe...