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Tenggara Backgrounder July 23, 2021
POLITICS
COVID-19 makes Indonesia a global pariah, but International help aplenty
Indonesia has earned the mantle as a global pariah when it comes to dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Its complacency over much of the past year, with officials insisting that Indonesia was doing not too badly compared with many other countries, ha...
Different term, same provisions – Govt introduces four-tier PPKM
Emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat) to contain COVID-19 transmission across Java and Bali have been extended until July 25, with plans for gradual relaxation should the daily infection cases drop significantly. While President Joko...
Papua Special Autonomy Law revised despite protests
The House of Representatives passed a bill revising the contentious Papua Special Autonomy Law on July 15, brushing off protests and opposition in the region. Several key points of the revised law have particularly increased public concern about the...
Antibiotic misuse in livestock rampant despite ban
A recent Kompas investigative report discovered the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in broiler chicken meat, raising concerns over the inappropriate use of antibiotics in livestock in the country, despite the government’s ban on such practi...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Waskita Karya restructures $1.3b of debt with BNI, other state banks
Indonesian state-owned construction company PT Waskita Karya (WSKT) signed a debt restructuring agreement amounting to Rp 19.3 trillion (US$1.33 billion) with five state-owned banks. The agreement is a maneuver to save the country’s largest construct...
Tourism holding established, with Rp 9.3t PMN to revive tourist sector
The government has appointed a small and little-known survey company PT Survai Udara Penas as an aviation and tourism holding company, through Government Regulation (PP) No. 72/2021 dated July 1, which also renamed the company PT Aviasi Pariwisata In...
Govt to give PT RNI Rp 350 B for food estate produce offtake
In addition to production levels that fall below expectation, food estates also face the issue of market absorption. Their produce does not sell in the market. To anticipate this, the government has allocated Rp 350 billion (US$24.15 million) to supp...
BI maintains rate as rupiah under pressure
Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo says the Board of Governors has decided to maintain its policy rate, the seven-day reverse repo rate (7DRRR), at 3.5 percent for the fifth straight month. The decision was made due to strong depreciation pre...
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