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Tenggara Backgrounder February 07, 2020
POLITICS
WWF Indonesia’s future in doubt as contract terminated
In a sudden turn of events, the Environment and Forestry (LHK) Ministry has terminated its contract with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Indonesia, ending 22 years of partnership between the NGO and the Indonesian government on ecological conservati...
Indonesia wavers between complacency and alarmism
At a time of a major pandemic like the current global coronavirus outbreak, the role of the government in keeping the public fully informed is important, all the more so because it is competing against millions of people spreading their own informati...
Political bigwigs to affect PAN’s chairmanship race
Scheduled to take place from Feb. 10 to 12, the national congress of the National Mandate Party (PAN), during which the party will elect its chairman, is set to define the direction of the party. At least five figures have expressed an interest in th...
Questioning military-loaded Bravo 5’s political weight
Last week saw Bravo 5 declared its morph into a mass organization. Many have perceived such a move as a stepping stone before the group turns into a political party. Considering the prominence and influence of some of its members, Bravo 5’s likelihoo...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Tax agency, businesses disappointed with taxation omnibus bill
Using the taxation omnibus bill, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani promises to abolish income tax dividend, provide generous tax holidays and incentives for industry in special economic zones, cutting tax penalties, and change the definition of permanent...
Coronavirus takes heavy toll on RI tourism, trade
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak has shown how vulnerable Indonesia – and the global economy – is to any disruptions in China’s economic growth. Indonesia has taken a direct hit from the outbreak, as the movement of people and goods to...
Opposition trying final push for Pansus to investigate Jiwasraya
Two opposition political parties are trying their final but unlikely push for the establishment of a special committee (Pansus) at the House of Representatives to investigate the mega financial scandal at state-owned insurer Asuransi Jiwasraya. The c...
Govt struggles with soaring food prices
In September and October last year, horticulture farmers across Indonesia suffered from crop failure caused by El Niño. To anticipate the impact of these crop failures, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, the newly appointed agriculture minister at that time, promi...
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