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Tenggara Backgrounder December 02, 2022
POLITICS
Politics weighs heavily on TNI chief nomination
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has proposed Navy chief of staff Admiral Yudo Margono as the new commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI). The House will conduct the formality of the fit-and-proper test next week and will almost surely endorse Yudo’...
Govt and IDI in tug of war over omnibus health bill draft
Opposition mainly from the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) has followed the government’s decision to propose an omnibus health bill as part of the 2023 National Legislation Program. The IDI rejects the bill out of concern for its adverse impact...
Ministry under investigation over alleged graft in telecom project
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has been investigating an alleged corruption case related to the 4G base transceiver station (BTS) project led by the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) under the Communications and Inf...
Criminal Code bill to be passed despite controversy
The House of Representatives looks set to pass the controversial revised draft Criminal Code (RKUHP), putting an end to years of so-called efforts to remove the colonial legacy Indonesia inherited from the Dutch penal code. House Commission III appro...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Rice stocks deplete, govt ministries split over plan to import rice
Rice prices have been increasing lately as traders and the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) reported depleting rice stocks. The Trade Ministry approved the importation of 500,000 tonnes of rice to replenish Bulog’s stocks, however the Agriculture Minis...
Govt to give free rice cookers to electrify cooking
In light of soaring energy prices and electricity oversupply, the government continues to look for ways to electrify cooking. Previously, the state-owned electricity company (PLN) failed miserably with its electric stove conversion program, abruptly...
Omnibus financial bill sparks contention over KSP supervision
Debate on financial sector reform omnibus bills intensifies as the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission XI recently rejected the idea of giving the loan cooperatives (KSP) supervisory role to Financial Services Authority (OJK). The Commission X...
Indonesia deals with prolonged capital outflow risks
The Indonesian economy had lost around Rp 167.45 trillion in foreign investments from its bond market by the third week of November. The economy faces the risk of continuous outflow following concerns over the upcoming global recession, which has cau...
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