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Tenggara Backgrounder - Aug. 23, 2019
POLITICS
Relocating the capital city - constitutionally
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to relocate the capital city took a new twist when he officially asked the House of Representatives in his state of the union address last week for approval of his bid. While many have speculated as to where the...
Jokowi-Megawati discord before inauguration
His inauguration for the second term as president is not due until October 20, but President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is already engaged in a public fight with Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), whic...
Papua’s endless conflict
Protests swept across West Papua following alleged attacks on Papuan students in Surabaya on Aug. 18, provoking mass outrage in Papua and neighboring West Papua. Following the tension, discussions on Papua have largely generated binary thinking among...
PPP at crossroads
In its latest political maneuver, United Development Party (PPP) acting chairman Suharso Monoarfa, secretary-general Arsul Sani and deputy chairmen Amir Uskara and Mardiono paid a visit to Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto. While the encounter...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Indonesia’s palm oil-based biofuel faces another hurdle in EU
The European Commission has imposed since Aug. 13 a temporary import duty ranging from 8 to 18 percent on biodiesel products from Indonesian companies. Indonesia submitted a letter to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Aug. 16 to challenge the ant...
Coordination failure hampers Manpower Law revision
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to revise Law No. 13/2003 concerning manpower before the end of his first term in September this year failed because of coordination failure. Feeling optimistic with the KSPSI’s support, Manpower Minister Hanif D...
Govt opens doors to Brazilian chicken imports amid falling prices
The Indonesian government has reopened its market to imports of Brazilian chicken following pressure from Brazil and the WTO, which ruled in favor of Brazil. The decision took local poultry farmers by surprise as they have been suffering from low pri...
Foreign securities companies shrink stocks brokerage businesses
Last July, three foreign securities companies asked to downgrade their membership at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from active to inactive member. A week later, Merrill Lynch and Deutsche decided to revoke their membership and froze their stocks...
Jokowi doubles down on biofuels to curb oil and gas imports
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s B20 policy has been successful in reducing Indonesia’s oil and gas imports. Buoyed by this success, President Jokowi has pushed for faster implementation of his higher biodiesel mixture policy.
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