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Tenggara Backgrounder July 09, 2021
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Doubts over govt's competence as COVID-19 crisis mounts
The COVID-19 crisis in Indonesia reached epic proportions this week, with the daily infection and death rates setting record levels while the country’s healthcare system is bursting at the seams. The government has imposed a new form of strict lockdo...
Govt ups vaccination target while monitoring COVID-19 drug sales
Indonesia must brace for a tougher fight against the pandemic in the second half of the year with hurdles on various fronts. As healthcare facilities across the country stretch close to capacity, many people have had to isolate themselves at home, le...
Social aid distribution scrutinized amid graft investigation, poor data
The government has continued the distribution of social assistance for millions of lower- and middle-income people whose livelihoods have been affected by recent emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat). The ongoing social safety net pro...
Prabowo’s shopping spree continues
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is moving forward with his ambitious military procurement plan, as evident in his most recent trips to France and Germany. These visits add to the long list of the minister’s previous sojourns in his bid to modernize...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Mitsui, Itochu to exit coal business in Indonesia
Japan-based Mitsui & Co. has finally found a way to pull out of its investment in PT Paiton Energy, an independent power producer (IPP) that operates one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in Indonesia. Mitsui has signed a sale and purchase agree...
Govt scrambles to meet surging oxygen demand
More than 60 people died at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital in Yogyakarta on Saturday after oxygen supplies reportedly ran out due to surging demand in the second wave of COVID-19 infections. As the country battles one of the region’s worst outbreaks,...
Port holding to improve operation, reduce logistic costs
The government is finally set to consolidate the operation of four state-owned port operators under port holding PT Pelindo II, also known as Indonesia Port Corporation (IPC), in a bid to improve operational efficiency, sea connectivity and help redu...
Govt restructures PEN funds, the sum remains unchanged
The government reallocates and refocuses its National Economic Recovery (PEN) program alongside the imposition of emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat) that takes place on July 3 – 20. It raises the budget for healthcare, social prote...
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