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Tenggara Backgrounder December 04, 2020
POLITICS
Edhy’s arrest puts Jokowi-Prabowo coalition at risk
The arrest of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo could potentially jeopardize not only Edhy’s political career but also the coalition that supports President Jokowi. Speculation is rife that Defense Minister and Gerindra Party chair...
KPK seeks redemption with big catch
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo is undoubtedly the biggest catch for the KPK amid a year of turmoil and declining public trust in the antigraft body. With the commission’s bold step in detaining Edhy coming as a shock to both pol...
VP Ma’ruf builds own power base with ulema council
The influential Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) wound up its congress last week with the creation of a new executive board, including a new chair, which was vacated when Ma’ruf Amin was inaugurated as vice president last year. Ma’ruf is not relinquish...
Sigi attack raises concerns over govt’s counterterrorism effort
The country was taken aback last week by the killing of a family in Lembantongoa village in Sigi, Central Sulawesi in an apparent attack attributed to the East Indonesia Mujahiddin (MIT) group. While the Tinombala joint police-military operation has...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Tsingshan comes to Freeport’s rescue
During the New and Renewable Energy (EBTKE) Conference and Exhibition webinar on Nov. 25, Maritime Affairs and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan surprised the audience by saying that Chinese stainless steel giant Tsingshan Holding Gro...
Omnibus finance bill draft reduces BI, OJK, LPS independence
The government submitted the omnibus bill on financial sector reform to the House of Representatives on Nov. 25. The omnibus bill will strengthen the finance minister’s authority while also relegating Bank Indonesia, the OJK, and LPS’ role from deci...
PT ACK at the center of KPK, KPPU lobster larvae export investigation
PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) is at the center of investigation run by both the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) and the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) over the lobster larvae export fiasco. PT ACK allegedly has monopoly over...
Jokowi disbands more institutions, raising concerns about BRTI closure
President Jokowi has issued Presidential Regulation No 112/2020 to disband 10 government institutions. With this, a total of 28 institutions will have been dissolved this year. Many have welcomed the dissolution of these institutions as cutting burea...
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