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Tenggara Backgrounder February 14, 2025
POLITICS
Government stuck with costly and ineffective household gas subsidy
Another government drive for financial efficiency has been shot down following a public outcry against restrictions on the sales of subsidized household gas introduced on Feb. 1. The new policy quickly gathered heat, with long lines of angry people a...
Leaning toward collapse, what’s next for Nusantara?
Amid nationwide budget cuts, former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ambitious Nusantara capital city project is on the brink of failure. Under the current administration of Prabowo Subianto, the Nusantara project has taken a step back in priority in...
Prabowo seeks militarization of food sector
Amid the budget efficiency affecting most government institutions, President Prabowo Subianto plans to develop 100 Territorial Development Battalions to implement his vision of food self-sufficiency. The special battalions will be manned by Indonesia...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
AGO names Budget Director General suspect in Jiwasraya scandal
State-owned insurer PT Jiwasraya continues to make headlines despite its scheduled dissolution in 2025 as new developments emerge in its massive graft case. The scandal, which resulted in government losses of Rp 16.8 trillion (US$1.06 billion), remai...
Protests erupt over transfer of beef import quota to SOEs
The government's last-minute decision to redirect 100,000 tonnes of the beef import quota, or 60 percent of the 180,000-tonne total quota, to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) PT Berdikari and PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (PPI) has sparked protes...
Bulog under military leadership sparks concern over dual function
SOE Minister Erick Thohir has appointed Major General Novi Helmy Prasetya as the new president director of the Bulog, sparking concerns about military involvement in civilian institutions. Given Bulog's critical role in national food security, the de...
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