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Tenggara Backgrounder February 12, 2021
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Democratic Party succession plan goes awry
Just 10 months into his chairmanship, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono faces serious internal challenges to his leadership in the Democratic Party. Accusations have flown that the government is trying to unseat Agus, who took the job in March from his father...
Jakarta refuses to give lockdown a chance yet again
Unsurprisingly, the Jakarta administration has denied all reports that it was considering imposing COVID-19 lockdowns on weekends, although Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria had hinted otherwise. Consistent with the central government’s anti-lockdown...
GeNose raises questions over test validity, reliability
The introduction of GeNose, a COVID-19 detector developed by Gadjah Mada University (UGM), has received mixed responses. While the relative inexpensiveness of the GeNose test has boosted its popularity, many have noted that the detector lacks robust...
Govt faces delay in drafting, passing jobs law implementing regulations
The government is running behind the deadline to finalize the drafts of some 40 government regulations (RPP) and 4 presidential regulations (RPerpres) as derivative regulations required to enforce the Job Creation Law. Meanwhile, the law mandates the...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Indonesian economy turns more insular during recession
Indonesia’s coronavirus recession continued into the fourth quarter of 2020, as the economy recorded another year-on-year (yoy) economic contraction at 2.19 percent and a whole-year shrank by 2.07 percent. Worse, these were followed by an acceleratin...
BPJS Ketenagakerjaan scandal: Unrealized losses or corruption?
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is investigating another possible mega corruption scandal in the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan). Many market players have come to defend BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, saying that what was suspected t...
Tesla not interested in EV battery, IBH moves ahead
American electric vehicle (EV) producer Tesla last week submitted a proposal to the Indonesian government stating its intention to invest in an open energy storage system (ESS) factory in Indonesia, but it is not interested investing in EV battery. I...
Private vaccination: Recovery boost or commercialization?
Numerous private Indonesian entities have been asking for the government’s permission to independently administer COVID-19 vaccines. In response to that, Indonesia’s government is examining the option of allowing the private sector to do just that. H...
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