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Tenggara Backgrounder January 15, 2021
POLITICS
Govt rolls out vaccination plan despite various efficacy rate reports
The government rolled out its vaccination program as soon as the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac vaccine after interim results of its late-stage trials in th...
Simmering central-regional tension marks PSBB reinstatement
Amid the ever-increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia, the central government has decided to impose stricter social restrictions throughout two densely populated islands, Java and Bali, from Jan. 11 to 25. The restrictions, which put regiona...
Out of jail, ageing but unrepentant Baasyir remains dangerous
He may be old and ailing, but convicted terrorist Abu Bakar Baasyir, who walked free last week after spending more than 10 years in prison, remains a serious threat, especially amid reports that the group he once led, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), is regro...
Discovery of sea glider raises questions about TNI capability
The recent discovery of a foreign sea glider, a type of unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), in the waters off the Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi, has raised questions about Indonesia’s defense capability, particularly since this is not the first ti...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
MRT Jakarta to acquire KCI, pushes integrated transport services
Jakarta administration-owned MRT developer and operator PT MRT Jakarta plans to acquire commuter railway company PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (PT KCI) in the hope of fully integrating transportation services in Greater Jakarta. Viewed by some as an u...
SKK Migas expects ENI, Chevron to reach a deal on IDD in Q1 of 2021
The Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) is still hopeful that ENI of Italy will take over the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) project currently operated by United States-based Chevron. They see ENI as a strong candida...
Govt waives penalties for coal companies, sets lower DMO for 2021
The government once again has given special treatment to coal miners, this time waiving any fines for those that failed to meet their domestic market obligation (DMO) last year, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as the main reason. The government also set...
Govt to up PEN budget as pandemic worsened
On Jan. 4, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced a plan to increase the 2021 National Economic Recovery (PEN) budget. Previously, the 2021 PEN budget was set at Rp 372.3 trillion (US$26.5 billion) under the assumption that Indonesia could...
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