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Tenggara Backgrounder December 18, 2020
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Police get tough on militant Islamic group, but deaths raise questions
For years, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) has been intimidating and harassing various minority groups, using the power of the mob, with the law barely touching its leaders. Police have mostly turned a blind eye to the FPI’s actions, but now police a...
What’s next for political parties after the 2020 regional elections?
With more than 100 million voters having casted their ballots in nine provinces, 37 municipalities and 224 regencies, the 2020 simultaneous regional elections were surely something to follow. For political parties setting their eyes on higher politic...
Elections see high voter turnout despite pandemic
The government has claimed that the 2020 regional elections had a high turnout despite being held during a pandemic. The Dec. 9 elections turnout stood at 75.82 percent, as against 69.02 percent in 2015, when the simultaneous regional elections were...
Prabowo inches closer to US, plans to seal jet fighter deal
Following months of traveling around the world, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has reportedly made up his mind about which country Indonesia will clinch an arms deal with: the United States. As Jakarta inches closer to Washington, questions emerge...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
RI on fast track to launch sovereign wealth fund
Indonesia is on a fast track to launch its sovereign wealth fund (SWF) slated to operate in February 2021. The country issued on Tuesday three pieces of legislation as the legal basis for the fund. On the finance side, the fund recently received comm...
Jiwasraya to finally pay out claims, with haircuts
After two-and-a-half years of waiting, customers of problem-ridden state-owned insurer PT Asuransi Jiwasraya finally get certainty about their policies and demanded payouts, but they have to “share the pain”, after Jiwasraya offered them several opti...
Jokowi pushes forward EV industry, with Tesla’s investment
President Jokowi extended a personal invitation to Tesla CEO Elon Musk to invest in Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) industry through a call last Friday. This bid is part of Jokowi’s ambitious plan to put Indonesia on the global supply chain for the...
Global commodity prices recovery drives up November exports
Global commodity prices is undergoing a recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on global commodity market. Indonesia, which is depended on commodities export like coal and palm oil, has benefitted greatly from the recovery. It helps Indon...
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