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Tenggara Backgrounder July 12, 2024
POLITICS
Jokowi takes war against Megawati to Central Java, her home turf
President Joko Jokowi Widodo is contemplating fielding his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep to run in the November gubernatorial election in Central Java, taking the war against his political mentor Megawati Sukarnoputri, the matron of the Indonesian De...
Ruling coalition cracks over competing regional election interests
The political parties of the Gerindra Party-led Onward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) may have unified to drive Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka to victory in the Feb. 14 elections, but competing interests over regional electio...
Police enjoy excessive power, without accountability
The National Police are facing some tough questions after a report by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) highlighted the worrying number of cases where excessive force has been used. This disturbing trend, along with a lack of effec...
Doubt looms over Gibran’s role in incoming administration
Vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has been touring Jakarta amid his busy agenda as mayor of Surakarta, Central Java, stopping by Central Jakarta's Tanah Tinggi subdistrict and Nangka Market as well as South Jakarta's Manggis Market on July...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Govt to woo family offices to Bali, money laundering concerns raised
The Indonesian government has rolled out a plan to woo family offices – companies that manage the assets and needs of ultrarich families or individuals – to Bali and/or Nusantara Capital City (IKN), hoping these could follow in the footsteps of and e...
Govt keeps natural gas price at US$6 to support manufacturing industry
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to extend the HGBT at US$6 per MMBTU to support the country's sluggish manufacturing sector. Manufacturers have welcomed this decision as it helps keep their production costs low, but concerns remain about t...
First EV battery factory inaugurated amid confusion over imports
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo launched earlier this month the country's first nickel-based EV battery plant by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution in a move to gain a foothold in the global emerging EV industry. The government's...
Govt reconsiders 200 percent import duties on Chinese goods
The government is struggling to formulate the best policy to protect domestic industries suffering massive job losses, especially the textile industry. Believing influx of goods from China as the source of the problem, the government came up with the...
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