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Tenggara Backgrounder January 24, 2020
POLITICS
Special committee for Jiwasraya fiasco laden with political interests
Months after state-owned insurer Jiwasraya’s financial debacle was first unveiled to the public, party factions in the House of Representatives appear to be at a dead end. While some parties have demanded a special committee (Pansus), some renounced...
Gerindra to fill deputy Jakarta governor post
After being left vacant for almost two years, the deputy Jakarta governor post might be filled in the near future now that the Gerindra Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the two parties that have the prerogative to choose the new deputy g...
Major changes to take place in 2020 regional elections
Regional elections in the past have never failed to attract public attention, but this year’s edition has come under particularly close scrutiny as this will likely be the last before the country holds presidential, legislative and regional elections...
Low-output House targets 50 legislations in 2020
The House of Representatives has released a list of 50 legislative bills it wants to pass this year, but going by past performances, it will be lucky to pass a fifth of them in spite of the urgency to create or reform laws the government needs to car...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Red carpet rolled out for coal barons
The job creation omnibus bill is not about job creation at all as it accommodates various vested interests, with the most blatant being the inclusion of clauses that allow coal barons to get extensions to their expiring concessions without having to...
Opposition to Jokowi’s omnibus bills gains momentum
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to boost investment, particularly foreign investment, through new deregulatory omnibus bills on job creation and taxation is in doubt due to growing opposition from many sides of the political spectrum. The stron...
Expecting from the unexpected choice of Garuda Indonesia CEO
After much negative publicity in the past few months, Garuda Indonesia has finally got a spark of renewed hope with the appointment of a professional manager as its CEO, Irfan Setiaputra. Although he has no experience in the airline industry, his sol...
Indonesia Macro Update: Exports recover after shrinking for 13 months
Indonesia’s monthly exports contracted for 13 months straight from November 2018 to November 2019. The contraction was caused by two factors. One was an escalating trade war between the United States and China. Another was a sharp decline in global c...
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