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Tenggara Backgrounder June 17, 2022
POLITICS
The road to presidency begins with parties forming coalitions
Two alliances of political parties have been formed ahead of the 2024 general elections, a necessary move for all but one of the contesting political parties to be able to nominate their candidates in the presidential race.
Countdown begins for the 2024 elections
The House of Representatives, the government and the General Elections Commission (KPU) approved on June 7 the stages of the 2024 simultaneous legislative and presidential elections. The itinerary is practically similar to the KPU’s proposal, which s...
Mechanism to select acting regional heads: How high can it go?
The government has finally listened to mounting public criticisms over the selection of active Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police personnel for interim regional head posts. Home Minister Tito Karnavian said the government and the House of...
Indonesia’s battle against hard-line Islamic groups carries on
The police have arrested central figures of militant group Khilafatul Muslimin, including its leader Abdul Qadir Hasan Baraja, in what is viewed as the country’s continuous efforts to crack down on hard-line Islamic groups. The arrests come after mem...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
The House to investigate Telkomsel’s investment in GoTo with working, special committee
The House of Representatives is aggressively looking into the potential conflict-of-interest behind Telkomsel’s investment in GOTO. The House Commission VI’s working committee for SOEs investment in digital companies started its investigation on Tues...
Foot and mouth disease spreads, causing jitters among Muslims
The viral foot and mouth disease (FMD) that was initially found in cattle in Gresik, East Java, in April has spread to most provinces in Java and some in Sumatra, Kalimantan and West Nusa Tenggara, causing jittery feelings among Muslims ahead of the...
Supreme Court sides with businessman Samin Tan over gratuity
Businessman Samin Tan has successfully defended himself without legal representatives against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)’s bribery prosecution all the way to a cassation proceeding at the Supreme Court. The court recently rejected th...
The Fed announces the biggest single rate increase since 1994
The United States Federal Reserve Bank (the Fed) has just increased its policy rate by 0.75 percentage point (pp) yesterday. The biggest single rate hike in nearly 30 years, it was The Fed’s effort to dampen US inflation. Experts warn to brace for US...
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