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Tenggara Backgrounder May 20, 2022
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Is Airlangga in trouble after defying Jokowi over palm oil exports?
Nobody openly defies President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and gets away with it. Especially when he is a top member of the Cabinet. Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto is facing dissension from within Golkar, the party which he chairs...
Government insists on closed-door selection of acting regional heads
Controversy still lingers over the government’s selection of acting regional heads following the inauguration of five interim governors last week. Election watchdog the Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) is among those that have expre...
Government must provide halal-certified vaccines
The Supreme Court has required that the government provide halal vaccines to fight COVID-19. The ruling states the government is not allowed to force, issue policies or implement regulations regarding the COVID-19 vaccination that can compromise the...
Jokowi signs derivative regulations to support capital city project
Last month, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issued five derivative regulations for the Capital City Law, which consist of one government regulation (PP) and four presidential regulations (Perpres). These derivative regulations lay the foundation for t...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Indonesia courts Musk to help develop EV industry
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo traveled all the way from Washington, DC, to Texas in the United States to meet billionaire Elon Musk to convince him to bring Tesla investments to Indonesia’s electric vehicle (EV) industry, and possibly his SpaceX to...
Recurring fires highlight substandard operation of Pertamina refineries
State-owned energy giant Pertamina has set a new record in the fastest recurrence of fires in its refineries. Only two months after the fire in Balikpapan Refinery Unit V in March, another fire occurred last week in what is slated to be the country’s...
Garuda files third request for suspension of debt payments
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has once again filed a request to extend its suspension of debt payment obligations (PKPU) for another 30 days to save it from bankruptcy. The move has been made on the grounds that the airline will not be able...
More trade protectionism threatens global food security
As more countries ban exports of key food commodities, global food prices start to jump. India — among other countries — has prohibited wheat exports, while Indonesia has a ban on the export of cooking oil. These policies have sparked concern over fo...
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