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Tenggara Backgrounder August 19, 2022
POLITICS
Police dissolve special task force, as more secrets unfold
The probe into the murder of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat has escalated far and wide. Most recently National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo dissolved a special police task force led by Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, the former internal affairs...
Indonesia’s multi-party elections feel more like a one-half party system
When the General Elections Commission (KPU) closed the registration for political parties to contest the 2024 polls on Aug. 14, 40 registered, reinforcing the multi-party system designed by the electoral laws. In all five democratic elections held si...
TNI Law revision can pave the way for revival of dual-function
Coordinating Maritime and Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Panjdaitan caused quite a buzz last week when he proposed that the amendments to TNI Law No. 34/2004 include a provision that will allow active military officers to occupy civilian posts...
Third time lucky? Prabowo to contest presidential race again
Prabowo Subianto officially confirmed his bid to run for president in 2024 at the Gerindra Party’s national leadership meeting (Rapimnas) last weekend. This will be Prabowo’s third attempt to become the leader of the world’s third-largest democracy....
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Govt mulls over lifting subsidized-fuel prices to save state budget
The Indonesian government is planning to lift prices of currently-subsidized fuels to safeguard the state budget’s (APBN) sustainability. As subsidized-fuel consumption surges in recent months, its corresponding supply stock is quickly depleting, hen...
Jokowi urges SOEs, INA to enter Masela gas block to jumpstart project
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has urged state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) to enter the huge but stalled Masela gas block in Maluku to jumpstart the US$20 billion project. Many, however, have questioned the m...
Jokowi repeats Soeharto’s achievement amid global food crisis
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has repeated the success of the country’s second president, Soeharto, in achieving self-sufficiency in rice, the main staple food for most Indonesians and a political commodity. Jokowi was recently awarded by the Philip...
RI sidelined in Tesla’s US$5b battery material contract with Huayou, CNGR
Indonesia has been intensively engaging billionaire Elon Musk to attract Tesla investment into the country’s electric vehicle (EV) battery industry. However, in a surprising turn of events, Tesla ended up signing pricing agreements with Zhejiang Huay...
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