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Tenggara Backgrounder January 31, 2020
POLITICS
Minister under fire, integrity doubted
Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has put his integrity on the line due to his alleged complicity in giving out false information regarding the whereabouts of fellow Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Harun Masiku, w...
New submarine marks Indonesia’s quest for defense industry capability
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and several other ministers visited state-owned shipbuilding company PT PAL in Surabaya earlier this week to inspect Indonesia’s first domestically assembled submarine, KRI Alugoro 405...
Coronavirus: Questioning the government’s preparedness
As the death toll of the Wuhan coronavirus steadily rises and its transmissions spread across the world, panic among the public is mounting. Although Indonesia has yet to report any confirmed infections, while neighboring countries have reported at l...
Job creation omnibus law discourse widens
The drafting of four omnibus bills on the pharmacy sector, capital region, taxation and job creation has made the headlines recently. An article in the omnibus bill on job creation has sparked public concern for reportedly granting the home minister...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Demanding accountability of those behind Jiwasraya, Asabri debacles
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has so far been able to contain the political ramifications of the multi-billion dollar scandal involving state-owned insurers Asuransi Jiwasraya and Asuransi Sosial Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (Asabri) and y...
Banks on the line to save Krakatau Steel
Banks are putting themselves on the line to save state-owned steel producer PT Krakatau Steel (KRAS) from bankruptcy as the country’s largest steelmaker has booked losses for eight years in a row, topping up debts and laying off thousands of workers.
Political jealousy threatens Transjakarta’s Jak Lingko
To save his One Card One Trip (OK OTrip) signature policy, Anies renamed the program Jak Lingko and appointed Agung Wicaksono as the new president director for Transjakarta, replacing Budi Kaliwono in 2018. Agung had a clear plan to implement Anies’...
Central bankers remain cool, market speculates over coronavirus impact
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international emergency for the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, after WHO experts had decided not to declare an emergency twice last week. Earlier in the day, the WHO called an urgent meeting after th...
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