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Tenggara Backgrounder November 11, 2022
POLITICS
Army, Navy chiefs battle it out for TNI top job
As the current Indonesian Military (TNI) chief, Gen. Andika Perkasa, will reach his retirement age on Dec. 21, the public is anticipating who will be President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s choice of Andika’s replacement.
Auditors find discrepancies in budget for reserve component
The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has raised a red flag over the Defense Ministry’s budget for its reserve component program of the Indonesian Military (TNI). The BPK discovered the ministry spent hundreds of billions of rupiah on goods in 2021 although...
Jokowi and the G-20 presidency – the reluctant global leader
The G20 summit in Bali on Nov. 15-16 will cap Indonesia’s year-long presidency of the group of the largest economies in the world, and it will firmly put the country, which has aspirations to play a bigger role in international affairs, on the global...
Court allows ministers running for president to remain in office
A recent ruling by the Constitutional Court has cleared the way for ministers to contest the presidential election without having to step down from their position. Many, however, have warned of potential harms of the practice to the government.
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Seven years late, TV analog switches off on Nov. 2, yet three TV groups disagree
The government finally migrated on Nov. 2 analog free-to-air TV to digital broadcasts through the analog switch off (ASO) program for almost half of 514 regions in Indonesia, including the Greater Jakarta area, after seven years of delay. The governm...
Co-firing spearheads PLN’s efforts to go green
Time is running out for the government to realize its 23 percent renewable energy target in the country’s primary energy mix by 2025. As of October 2021, renewable energy only made up 13.54 percent of the energy mix, 12.77 percent of which was used i...
Govt announces tobacco excise rise early to prevent unrest ahead of election
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced a cigarette excise tax (CHT) increase two years in advance to avoid any potential unrest leading up to the 2024 presidential election. The CHT will rise by roughly 10 percent in 2023 and 2024, equal to...
Indonesia’s economy grew 5.72 percent in the face of future downturn
Indonesia’s economy grew by 5.72 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter of 2022. Partly resulting from the recent commodity boom, many warn the government to stay vigilant as next quarter may see a downturn.
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