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Tenggara Backgrounder July 29, 2022
POLITICS
Hopes for peace dim as Papuan armed group step up attacks
Violence in Papua has taken a new twist after chilling video footage showing members of a Papuan armed group beheading a man in Bintang Mountains regency circulated on July 19.
Tech giants give in to government pressure
Tech giants like Meta, Google and Twitter caved in to pressure this month when they agreed to register with the Communications and Information Ministry, giving the government not only the power to censor their content but also more lucratively, acces...
PDI-P restricts mobility of popular Ganjar
When the central board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) reminded on July 22 all party cadres who hold regional head posts not to campaign outside their jurisdictions, many jumped to the conclusion that the order was specifically...
Maladministration found in interim regional head appointment
A recent investigation by the Indonesian Ombudsman has revealed that maladministration occurred in the unilateral appointment of hundreds of interim regional heads by Home Minister Tito Karnavian. Consequently, the Home Ministry has had to swiftly is...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Big gas reserve found in the Aceh sea amid departing global oil firms
A large gas deposit was discovered recently near the coast of Aceh. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry described the discovery as potentially one of the largest in the world. Contractors of the new gas reserves would agree, saying that the new...
Bank Indonesia holds rate steady; prefers quiet route
Pro-growth Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to hold policy-rate BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) at 3.5 percent in its July meeting, despite the global trend of increased interest rates. As long as inflation remains under control, it opts for utili...
Trade Ministry to revoke palm oil DMO to boost exports, farmers’ prices
Trade Miniter Zulkifli Hasan said recently that his ministry would withdraw the domestic market obligation (DMO) of crude palm oil (CPO) to boost exports and raise the price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) at the farmers’ level. Industry players, howeve...
KPK bans travel for Pertamina’s LNG import corruption suspects
Following Pertamina president commissioner Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama’s suspicions over irregularities in liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchase contracts with Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte Ltd in 2021, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has...
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