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Tenggara Backgrounder March 10, 2023
POLITICS
Campaign to keep Jokowi beyond 2024 takes a legal course
The campaign to keep President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in power beyond his term, which ends in October 2024, continues, this time going through the court, making it harder for anyone to stop it without being accused of tampering with the country’s legal...
Political map can change ahead of presidential race
The 2024 presidential election, slated for Feb. 14 in the upcoming year, has been touted to be a three-horse race. Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan have each secured enough political party support for their respective presidential bids. This leave...
Mutual respect marks Surya Paloh-Prabowo encounter
A recent meeting between NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh and Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has been nothing short of a peace offering ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The two parties have agreed to respect each other's political...
Investigation opens into discrepant Constitutional Court opinions
An investigation is underway into the discrepancy between two versions of the Constitutional Court’s opinion regarding the controversial dismissal of then-deputy chief justice Aswanto.
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Pertamina’s latest fire incident ignites blame game
Another year, and it’s another blaze for PT Pertamina: on Feb. 3, a fire broke out at the state-owned energy holding company’s Plumpang depot in North Jakarta, killing 20 people living in a residential area in the depot’s vicinity. The incident has r...
Govt rolls out subsidies to boost EV sales
The Indonesian government is following through with its plan of giving subsidies to boost electric vehicle (EV) sales, starting with offering a Rp 7 million (US$ 453.47) subsidy to buy a new electric motorcycle or convert a conventional motorcycle to...
Disagreement over KCI’s train imports risks further overcapacity
Several dozen Commuter Line trains operated by state-owned enterprise PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) are at risk of being retired without replacements as the company’s plan to import used trains from Japan has been met with resistance from the In...
Finance Ministry faces major corruption scandal despite red list, reform-minded minister
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has thrown a bomb revealing there were suspect financial transactions totaling Rp 300 trillion (US$19.4 billion) from 2009, involving 460 officials at the Finance Ministry. Mahfud’...
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