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Tenggara Backgrounder May 27, 2022
POLITICS
Homophobia reaching fever pitch with calls for swifter criminalization
As homophobia across the country reaches a fever pitch, a senior minister is challenging the House of Representatives to go ahead with the plan to create a specific law to criminalize gays and lesbians rather than waiting for the enactment of the new...
Singapore entry ban of Somad should not be a big fuss
Demonstrations and condemnation have followed Singapore’s denial of entry to Indonesian Muslim preacher Abdul Somad Batubara earlier this month, but the case is unlikely to affect bilateral ties between the two neighbors. Singapore’s immigration auth...
Personal data protection bill may finally see completion
After years of waiting, Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest digital societies, can now expect to have a personal data protection (PDP) law in July. The House of Representatives has set a target to pass the much-anticipated PDP bill before the curre...
PKB-NU strained ties worsen
Ties between National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin “Cak Imin” Iskandar and the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) under Yahya Cholil Staquf have apparently not returned to normal, if not worsened, as evident in Cak Imin’s absence at the inauguration of...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Govt revokes export ban on CPO as farmers suffer losses
The government has decided to revoke its controversial export ban on crude palm oil (CPO) and all of its derived products, citing improvements in the domestic price and supply of cooking oil. The aftermath of the measure, however, may have shown that...
Telkom under fire for Telkomsel’s unrealized big loss in GOTO
Publicly listed state-owned telco company PT Telkom Indonesia (TLKM) has been under fire for subsidiary Telkomsel’s unrealized loss of Rp 881 billion (US$62 million) from its investment in PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO). Telkom and the government, ne...
Jokowi signs rules on IKN funding, welcomes crowdfunding
Although the public still questions how the government will get enough funds to build the new capital city (IKN), the government continues to push through with providing the legal basis for future funds. In addition to the state budget and public-pri...
Trade surplus continues, BOP remains deficit
Indonesia booked a trade surplus of US$7.56 billion in April, continuing a two-year trend. However, the balance of payments (BOP) was observed at a deficit position in 2022-Q1 at minus US$1.8 billion. While improvement is in place, the ongoing global...
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