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Tenggara Backgrounder April 25, 2025
POLITICS
Indonesia’s free meals program: Teething or structural problems?
Three months since its January 2025 rollout, the government's free nutritious meal program has encountered many problems on the ground, from reports of food poisoning and small portions with questionable nutritional value to unpaid suppliers and work...
Shadow leadership, Jokowi’s attempt to cling to power
The influence of former president Joko ‘'Jokowi'' Widodo on the government of his successor President Prabowo Subianto looks to remain intact, despite the former's promise to stop creating an image of shadow leadership in the country.
District judge’s arrest for graft revives old political drama
The arrest of a Jakarta district judge has sparked public outcry and spotlighted the long-standing decay of institutional trust in the judiciary. On April 11, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) apprehended South Jakarta District Court head Muhammad...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
RI’s EV ambition jolted as LG backs out of battery investments
South Korea's LG Energy Solution (LGES) has officially withdrawn from a multibillion-dollar battery supply chain investment plan in Indonesia, casting uncertainty over the country's ambitions to become a global EV hub. The decision came amid a sluggi...
US cites QRIS as trade barrier, but US payment model unfit for Indonesia
Indonesia's efforts to strengthen trade ties with the United States have hit an unexpected roadblock, centered on the country's QR code-based payment system—Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS). The U.S. government has classified QRIS as a trade...
Congestion in Tanjung Priok exposes need for infrastructure upgrade
The two-day crippling congestion at North Jakarta's Tanjung Priok Port earlier this month has laid bare long-standing weaknesses in the supporting infrastructure of Indonesia's busiest port. Without immediate and strategic intervention, such traffic...
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