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Tenggara Backgrounder August 01, 2025
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Prabowo’s pardons: The start of Jokowi’s fall from grace
In a shocking twist to end the month, President Prabowo Subianto has decided to give legal clemency to both the secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Hasto Kristiyanto, and former trade minister Thomas ‘Tom' Trikas...
Indonesia's election debate: A step backward?
Indonesia's political elite are once again pushing to alter the system for regional head elections (Pilkada), currently conducted through direct public voting. The proposed changes aim to shift the authority to elect local leaders back to regional le...
Indonesia may find the limits of diplomacy in the Thailand-Cambodia war
ASEAN has come under heavy criticism for its failure to prevent war from erupting between Thailand and Cambodia, with a part of that blame leveled at Indonesia as the largest member of the regional group. The paralysis of ASEANreveals the limits of d...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Danantara: Investing for long-term or the President’s ambitions?
Danantara has secured a staggering US$10 billion in unsecured credit lines from 11 foreign banks and $7 billion in equity investments from sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), a remarkable feat for an institution that is less than six months old. Yet its r...
US-Indonesia trade deal concerns, private data commercialization
Through a recent reciprocal trade agreement between the United States and Indonesia, the Indonesian government has officially recognized the US as a jurisdiction with "adequate data protection." This designation creates a legal pathway for the transf...
Poverty, unemployment fall at the cost of rising informality
Indonesia's poverty and unemployment rates continued to decline, according to data released by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) in early 2025. This progress is accompanied by a modest reduction in income inequality. However, these gains mask deeper structu...
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