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Tenggara Backgrounder January 07, 2022
POLITICS
BRIN takes over Eijkman Institute
The Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology started off the year 2022 by letting go of 71 contract researchers and lab analysts after joining the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) in a bid to centralize all research institutions under BR...
NU back to its roots under new leadership
At Nahdlatul Ulama’s 34th muktamar (national congress), Yahya Cholil Staquf was elected the new chairman of Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization. Defeating two-time incumbent Said Aqil Siradj, many speculate that Staquf’s leadership in the coming...
Erick looks to 2024 elections, quietly
One of the potential candidates for the 2024 presidential election is State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir. Although he has not declared his ambition to run, popular support is available for the former businessman. Recently, supporter...
Govt more confident, albeit cautious, about Omicron
Christmas and New Year’s came and went, but unlike last year, the 2021-2022 long holiday did not see a spike in new coronavirus cases. The government remains cautious, however, as the number of people infected with Omicron, the latest variant of conc...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Coal barron building world’s biggest green industrial estate
Indonesian business players are building what is expected to be the world’s biggest green industrial estate in North Kalimantan, worth US$132 billion, with politically connected coal barron Garibaldi “Boy” Thohir leading the consortium of investors d...
Erick fires PLN’s primary energy director amid coal crisis
Indonesia, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter, slaps the commodity export ban in January to prioritize its own domestic supply. Following the sudden ban, state-owned enterprises (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir removes state-owned electricity compa...
Government sets up road map for ongoing battle to abandon ‘Premium’ gasoline
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s plan to discard politically loaded, low-octane “Premium” gasoline has recently made waves again. The president recently issued a presidential regulation, assigning the coordinating economic minister to develop a road...
Inflationary pressure accelerates in December
Inflationary pressure continued to accelerate in December, as high commodity prices, particularly energy prices, began to affect the domestic economy. Meanwhile, agricultural production has taken a hit from the La Niña weather phenomenon. Combined wi...
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