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Tenggara Backgrounder December 16, 2022
POLITICS
Fair elections at stake because of parties verification manipulation
Recent allegations of data manipulation during the factual verification of political parties aspiring to contest the 2024 legislative elections have clouded hopes of a free and fair practice of democracy. A number of civil society organizations found...
No cheers as Indonesia goes for a more conservative penal code
There is little to celebrate when the House of Representatives (DPR) endorsed a bill on the penal code last week, the first important legislation to stop crimes that Indonesia can claim as its own. The nationalists may rejoice that 77 years after ind...
Deradicalization program in question as terrorist launches new attack
Just a year after his release from prison, a terrorist launched a suicide bomb attack at the Astana Anyar police station in Bandung on Dec. 8. The perpetrator, identified as Agus Sujatno, is believed to have been affiliated with the Islamic State-ins...
Human rights court makes disappointing comeback
After more than 10 years in suspended animation, the Human Rights Court was back in business with the hearing of the 2014 gross human rights violation in Paniai, Papua. The Paniai tragedy is the first crime against humanity to be brought to court in...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
KCIC requests concession extension due to low demand, competition
The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) service is expected to see lower demand than initially projected. At its inception, the Jakarta-Bandung HSR was estimated to transport 60,000 passengers per day, but a new study conducted after the emergen...
Govt offer subsidy on electric, hybrid cars, motorcycles to drive up sales
The government plans to offer a subsidy of Rp 80 million (US$5,160) for any purchase of a new electric car produced in Indonesian factories next year in a bid to drive up sales of electric vehicles (EV) and attract more investment into the country’s...
Jokowi mulls to retain foreign reserves in Indonesia for longer
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo mulls over controlling foreign exchange earnings from export (DHE) flow in Indonesia. Aimed at saving the rupiah and boosting the country’s foreign reserve, the mechanism was said to involve incentives for exporters t...
Rushed financial omnibus law raises questions about BI autonomy
The government and House of Representatives hurriedly passed the contentious financial sector reform omnibus bill (RUU PPSK) into law on Thursday, with the most concerning point being Bank Indonesia’s (BI) new responsibilities during a crisis, which...
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