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Tenggara Backgrounder July 21, 2023
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Cabinet reshuffle: Jokowi furthers own political agenda
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered his eighth Cabinet reshuffle earlier this week with just over a year left of his second and final term in office. As opposed to installing figures typically aimed at appeasing his grand coalition, Jokowi has app...
Airlangga’s series of unfortunate events
A dark cloud is looming over Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto. Senior party members have publicly expressed concerns about Golkar’s dwindling popularity under his leadership and have lambasted the chairman for leading the party in an unclear...
Lack of transparency, public participation in ITE Law revision
The government and the House of Representatives are rushing to enact a controversial second amendment to the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law despite minimal public participation in its deliberation. The House plans to pass the amend...
New health law seeks to address chronic shortage of doctors
Indonesia has a chronic shortage of medical doctors. With an average of 6.95 doctors caring for every 10,000 population, it ranks the third lowest in Southeast Asia, just above Laos and Cambodia. Indonesia needs at least 160,000 doctors to meet the m...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
TikTok Project S controversy prompts government response
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has tasked Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi and Deputy Minister Nezar Patria with monitoring social media and electronic commerce (e-commerce) issues, including TikTok’s controversial Project S....
Indonesia sets rice import plan amid El Niño concerns
The government has planned to import up to 2 million tonnes of rice this year, just one year after Indonesia received an award from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for rice self-sufficiency. The plan has put the country on a tightrop...
RI doubtful over JETP funding for PLTU retirement, seeks options
The initial enthusiasm towards the multi-billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Indonesia program has given way to apprehension. The uncertainty surrounding public funding from donor countries potentially impedes Indonesia's ambition to ac...
Sinking energy commodity prices drive down Indonesia’s trade
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) trade data show a significant slowdown in Indonesia’s trade this June, with consistent significant decreases in both exports and imports. The export value fell to $20.61 billion, which is a 21.18 percent decrease year-on-ye...
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