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Tenggara Backgrounder August 05, 2022
POLITICS
Police investigate possible premeditated murder of cop
After nearly one month, a new episode of the investigation into the killing of a police officer at the house of his superior has begun as the police begin looking into the possibility that the death resulted from an act of premeditated murder, a line...
Much work to be done in new Papuan provinces
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially enacted three laws establishing new Papuan provinces – South Papua, Central Papua and the Papua Highlands – on July 25. Moving forward, the President has six months to appoint caretaker governors while the g...
It’s not strictly business in Jokowi’s visit to Asia’s economic giants
Diplomacy has never been a forte for President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, but when he visited China, Japan and South Korea, one after another on three successive days at the end of July, the former furniture businessman maximized his time securing economi...
KPK names PDI-P politician Mardani Maming a suspect of corruption
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested PDI-P politician and former Tanah Bumbu Regent Mardani Maming on charges of an alleged bribery involving the transfer of a mining operation permit (IUP). Maming had surrendered himself to KPK a...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Vaccine importers make huge gains from FMD outbreak
Nearly two months after the first foot and mouth disease (FMD) case was reported, the government finally started the cattle vaccination program for 60.6 vaccine shots in 2022-2023. The vaccines are imported through five companies assigned by the Agri...
Jakarta-Bandung HSR faces another delay, unresolved cost overrun
The Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway is in danger of facing another delay after shareholders and the main lender are still in a tug of war over how to cover the massive cost overrun of at least US$1.1 billion. The Indonesian government initially wa...
Subsidized fuel supplies fall as consumers preference changes
The domestic supply of subsidized fuel declined significantly as consumption accelerated in the first half of the year. By June, consumption of subsidized diesel and Pertalite had exceeded 50 percent of total supplies allocated for 2022. Leakage in t...
Inflation hits six-year high, BI remains silent on interest rates
Indonesia’s annual inflation rate reach 4.94 percent in July, the highest since October 2015, prompting the government and Bank Indonesia (BI) to coordinate efforts to tame inflation. Pro-growth Bank Indonesia, however, has remained silent on whethe...
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