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Tenggara Backgrounder November 27, 2020
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Regional leaders, military embroiled in Rizieq brouhaha
Two weeks after his return, firebrand cleric and Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab has continuously sparked controversies. His decision to show off force in several areas across Jakarta and West Java has spiraled out of control, leadin...
More vaccines to arrive despite unfinalized road map
Coordinating Maritime and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan made the swift move to convince the United States government to help Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccine development. Following Luhut’s talk with US Vice President Mike Pence in Washingto...
Indonesia warms up to US entreaties
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has sent Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut B. Panjaitan to the United States in another sign that Jakarta is warming up to Washington as Indonesia tries to shake off perceptions at home and abr...
KPK altered further by creation of new positions, departments
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced earlier this month its organizational restructuring, which led to the creation of 19 new positions and departments and the removal of three existing ones. Many see the move as running counter the...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Corruption-ridden lobster exports bring down Minister Edhy
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo has been arrested by KPK for alleged bribery on the issuance of a permit to export lobster larvae. PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK), the freight forwarding company currently being investigated for mono...
Industrial sugar scarcity looms as stocks deplete
The Indonesian Refined Sugar Association (AGRI) and the Forum of Inter-Industrial Associations of Refined Sugar Consumers have warned of looming scarcity of sugar as their stocks are depleting, with only enough sugar to cover their production until t...
Govt signals seriousness on renewable energy development
The government has signalled its seriousness in boosting Indonesia's renewable energy investment through the upcoming presidential regulation and the deliberation of the renewable energy bill. Besides, the government has also revived the National Ene...
State expenditure realization losing steam in October
The Indonesian economy received a boost from state expenditure in the third quarter. State expenditure realization from the end of June to the end of September jumped 28.2 percentage points to 67.2 percent. As a result, Indonesia’s gross domestic pro...
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