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Tenggara Backgrounder July 31, 2020
POLITICS
South Tangerang tough, attractive battleground for mayoral contenders
Among the 270 regions slated to elect new leaders in the simultaneous regional elections in December is South Tangerang municipality, which has attracted a number of electoral hopefuls. With Mayor Airin Rachmi Diany set to wrap up her second and fina...
Cabinet reshuffle uncertain despite public support
Talks of a Cabinet reshuffle have persisted since President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s uncharacteristic outburst during a Cabinet meeting last month, which saw him lambast ministers for their underwhelming efforts in the COVID-19 fight. Lamenting the slo...
How politics dictates government’s COVID-19 response
When the government decided to put economics ahead of public health, there was hardly any public outcry, even as Indonesia reported a rapid rise in the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). On the contrary, a new survey sho...
Indonesia on zealous hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
As the world is desperately seeking viable vaccines to treat COVID-19, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo recently asked the Padjajaran University Medical School research team in Bandung, West Java, to ensure a vaccine developed by Sinovac would be ready...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Put under a deputy minister, PEN task force deemed to fail
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed his displeasure during a virtual Cabinet meeting on Monday that the disbursement of the Rp 695.2 trillion (US$46.3 billion) of national economic recovery (PEN) budget has been slow. He told the newly establish...
POJK No. 40/2020 reels insurance businesses
On June 15, the Financial Services Authority (OJK) issued OJK Regulation (POJK) No. 40/POJK.05/2020, which allows the OJK to take over problematic non-bank financial institutions, specifically insurance, leasing and financing companies, through a wri...
Chevron’s global business focus shifts away from Indonesia
Falling oil and gas prices and the COVID-19 pandemic have reportedly led Dutch oil and gas giant Shell to walk away from a megaproject in the gas-rich Masela Block earlier this month. With Shell’s departure, all eyes are now on to the next megaprojec...
Govt reluctant to save faltering aviation industry
The significant drop in domestic and international travel has made it difficult for national airlines to maintain their fleets. Moreover, the government – as the only party that could salvage the airlines – is still undecided about whether it will as...
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