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Tenggara Backgrounder February 05, 2021
POLITICS
Elections bill uproar: Parties clash over 2022, 2023 regional race
Throughout the years, the Elections Law has always been revised ahead of an election. This year, the revision of the law has sparked an uproar as it is suffused with several problematic stipulations, especially with regard to elections in a number of...
Government urged to revisit mobility restrictions
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo conveyed his disappointment with the government’s latest attempt to curb the mobility of people to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus through the imposition of public activity restrictions (PPKM) in 77 cities a...
Data issues haunt Indonesia’s vaccination drive
Data accuracy remains a challenge in Indonesia’s COVID-19 response. Three weeks after the first phase of the country’s mass vaccination drive began, data problems has been linked to the program’s low coverage and realization.
Survey confirms Jokowi faltering in antigraft drive
It’s public knowledge that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is faltering in his commitment to root out corruption in the country, especially since after his 2019 reelection, and the latest report by the Transparency International (TI) vindicates this v...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Same suspects in downfall of Jiwasraya, Asabri
After about a year of uncertainty and denials, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) finally named eight suspects, including two retired generals, in the country’s biggest corruption scandal involving Asuransi Sosial Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indone...
SOEs’ alarmingly high debt requires restructuring, shift in financing
The total debt of non-financial state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from January to September 2020 reached the alarmingly high level of Rp 1,682.9 trillion (US$120 billion), a 20 percent increase from the 2019 level at Rp 1,393.7 trillion, according to da...
Draft labor regulations cut severance pay by half, unlikely to pass soon
The implementing regulations for the Job Creation Law are slated to be issued on Feb. 7, but those concerning the labor cluster are unlikely to be among them. The labor unions’ apathy toward the Job Creation Law has grown stronger as it emerged the s...
Demand stays sluggish amid COVID-19 curbs
Domestic demand in Indonesia maintained a slowing trend as January drew to a close, with indicators signaling a prolonged economic slowdown. Many expected the demand slowdown to continue as long as the tightened mobility restrictions remained in plac...
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