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Tenggara Backgrounder July 30, 2021
POLITICS
Jokowi finds compromise on COVID-19 measures
The government has once again opted for the middle way in its decision to extend the emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat), while at the same time, relaxing the economy, particularly small businesses and the informal sector. Many have...
Data discrepancies beset COVID-19 policies
Data discrepancies continue to haunt Indonesia’s COVID-19 databases. Independent data initiative LaporCOVID-19 called out the government for underreporting and manipulating the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country. Unbiase...
Antivaxxers haunt Indonesia’s COVID-19 fight
Resistance or outright opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine is already haunting Indonesia, even though the nationwide vaccination rate remains low in comparison to other countries where antivaccine movements staged massive protests last weekend. In Ind...
Doubts linger over National Games in Papua
The National Games (PON) in Papua, which were initially slated for Oct. 20 to Nov. 2, 2020, have been rescheduled to October this year. As the date draws nearer, opposition to the national sporting tournament remains prevalent on the ground.
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Super Air Jet: Troubled Lion Air’s new budget airline, ready to take wing
Indonesia will soon be welcoming to its skies Super Air Jet (SAJ), the new low-cost carrier reportedly backed by the founders of Lion Air Group (LAG). Many have questioned the new airline’s decision to launch amid the pandemic-induced slump, but SAJ...
A step forward on new copper smelter projects by Freeport, AMNT
Two copper and gold mining giants PT Freeport Indonesia and PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT), which have been stalling on their new copper smelter projects due to the pandemic, have both signed contracts with smelter developers, indicating that...
Bukalapak IPO craze raises concerns over exit and speculation
Bukalapak reportedly was oversubscribed four times during the bookbuilding period, leading the homegrown unicorn to sell its share at the upper end of the Rp 750 to 850 range announced previously during the public expose. However, value investors rem...
Businesses lobbies govt for PPKM relaxation, additional fiscal stimulus
The patience of the business community has been wearing thin since the government implemented emergency public activity restrictions (PPKM Darurat) from July 2 to 20. On July 21, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) together with t...
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