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Tenggara Backgrounder June 14, 2024
POLITICS
Prabowo’s synchronization team made up entirely of Gerindra elites
After dropping the idea of setting up a transition team, president-elect Prabowo Subianto has come up with a so-called synchronization task force comprising entirely of elites from his Gerindra Party. Its job: To synchronize the moves of the incoming...
Top PDI-P executive in legal quagmire – genuine or a ruse?
The dust from the Feb. 14 elections has settled, but power struggles in national politics have not come to an end yet. Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto has faced questioning by the police and the Cor...
KPK selection panel works under Jokowi’s shadow
As the term of the current Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is nearing an end, all eyes are on the government-sanctioned panel that will select the new graft busters. The public is hoping the panel will take this chance to choose new KPK leade...
Law revision grants more powers to police
The House of Representatives is poised to revise the Police Law to give the National Police greater powers in the cyber realm, raising concerns about civil liberties and privacy just before the current legislative term ends in September. Worse, the p...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Muhammadiyah’s fund withdrawal from BSI reveals financial strength
Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, has decided to divert trillions of rupiah funds from state-owned Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI), the country's largest sharia bank, to other sharia banks. This move has raised concerns about...
Pharma SOE Indofarma implicated in fraudulent activities
State-owned, publicly listed pharmaceutical PT Indofarma (INAF) finds itself at the center of fraudulent activities and pinjol (online loan) controversy. As a result, the company's finances have worsened and it is unable even to pay its employees in...
Prabowo administration to inherit massive Rp 2.4 quadrillion debt
As the incoming Prabowo-Gibran administration prepares to take office, many express concerns about the serious financial challenges ahead. They will not only need to manage the continuation of the Jokowi administration's projects and implement their...
Prabowo allies secure key roles in SOEs, sparking nepotism concerns
The appointment of Simon Aloysius Mantiri as president commissioner of state-owned energy giant Pertamina highlights a growing trend of key positions in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) being awarded to individuals involved in Prabowo Subianto's succes...
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