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Tenggara Backgrounder January 27, 2023
POLITICS
Ridwan Kamil joins Golkar. Who benefits?
The Golkar Party is looking to receive a boost of power ahead of the 2024 elections with the arrival of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil as a new member. Chairman Airlangga Hartarto announced Ridwan’s entry to the Golkar fold on Jan. 18, saying the mo...
Indonesians drag feet on improving lot of domestic workers
When President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo demanded that the House of Representatives complete deliberations on the domestic worker protection bill earlier this month, there were few takers. Political parties, which are gearing up for next year’s general el...
Two ministers set their eyes on PSSI’s leadership
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir and Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali will both be joining the race for the Soccer Association of Indonesia’s (PSSI) chief and deputy chief posts respectively. Having secured President Joko...
Village heads push for term extension, among other demands
Masses of village heads rallied in front of the House of Representatives last week, demanding policymakers to revise the 2014 Village Law that limits their tenure in office to three six-year terms. They had called for their tenure to be extended to n...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Haj pilgrimage back to normal this year, but costs have nearly doubled
This year’s haj pilgrimage for Indonesian Muslims has returned to normal following the relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in Saudi Arabia, with Indonesia’s quota returning to the pre-pandemic level of more than 220,000 pilgrims. However, pilgrims ar...
Buwas claims “rice mafia” behind high prices despite market operation
Rice prices at the Cipinang Central Rice Market (PIBC) have continued to rise despite ongoing rice imports. State-owned logistics agency (Bulog) president director Budi “Buwas” Waseso said his team had distributed 100,000 tons of rice in a market ope...
Erick to launch investigation into SOEs pension funds management
The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir is seeking to audit SOEs’ pension funds in light of several cases of mismanagement, the most notable of which being the state-owned insurance company Jiwasraya and military pension fund (Asabri...
Global recession looms high in 2023, Indonesia could be affected
Although Indonesia has been faring well throughout the global economic slowdown that has been ongoing since 2022, this year is projected to be more difficult. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that at least a third of the global economy...
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