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Tenggara Backgrounder June 16, 2023
POLITICS
Ukraine peace plan sheds light on Prabowo’s foreign policy thinking
The Ukraine peace plan laid out by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto caused mere ripples globally and at home. As it seems to be going nowhere, it may soon be forgotten. The plan, revealed in his June 3 speech at the Shangri-La dialogue, the region’s...
Coalition for Change heading for the rocks
The Coalition for Change, a political alliance between the Democratic Party, the NasDem Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), is turning heads as current internal dynamics have mounted questions about the fate of the coalition. At the center...
KPU to remove campaign donations report
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has come under fire for abolishing a requirement for political parties and candidates contesting the elections to submit their campaign donations report (LPSDK). KPU commissioner Idham Cholik said the provision...
Activists’ defamation trial a blow to free speech
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently took the stand in the defamation trial against activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti. The case is yet another reminder that the country’s democracy is at st...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Rushed tests risk another delay for the Jakarta-Bandung HSR
PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) and the government’s Aug. 18 promised operational date of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) is met with strong opposition from the Transportation Ministry’s review team, consisting of Mott MacDonald,...
BPKP to investigate WIKA over financial statement manipulation
Only a few weeks after Waskita Karya was implicated in a corruption case involving fictitious infrastructure projects, the company and fellow construction state-owned enterprise (SOE) Wijaya Karya (WIKA) are now embroiled in a financial statement man...
GoTo gets boost from appointment of CEO, chief commissioner
A series of positive news has boosted Indonesia’s biggest tech company PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GOTO), the latest being the planned appointment of its long-time investor Patrick Waluyo as new CEO and former finance minister and central bank gover...
RI bans bauxite exports as US implements IRA
The Indonesian government is going ahead with its ban on bauxite exports, effective from June 10, to enhance mineral downstreaming. This commitment remains steadfast, even in the face of challenges presented by the implementation of the Inflation Red...
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