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Tenggara Backgrounder June 4, 2020
POLITICS
Protocols readied as govt gears up for new normal
After President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo repeatedly called on the public to coexist with COVID-19, the central government, regional administrations and other institutions have unveiled their respective “new normal” protocols. Given the deadly nature of t...
East Java becomes new COVID-19 epicenter
On May 21, the Health Ministry announced 973 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 502 of which came from East Java. Because of its soaring number of COVID-19 cases, the province has now joined Jakarta as a COVID-19 epicenter. East Java is further debilit...
Soldiers deployed as regions ease restrictions
The government is gradually allowing regions to end partial health restrictions, but it insists that local governments must impose strict health protocols. To ensure compliance, President Jokowi is deploying the Indonesian Military (TNI) to enforce g...
December elections spark health, budget concerns
The General Elections Commission (KPU) has secured approval from the government and the House of Representatives to reschedule the simultaneous elections in 270 regions to Dec. 9 despite COVID-19 worries. The new schedule has, from the outset, been c...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Airlines cease operation amid burdensome ‘new normal’ policy
Following the implementation of the government’s “new normal” policy on travel, airlines are beginning to cease operation. Lion Group, which includes low-cost carrier Lion Air, Batik Air and Wings Air, has decided to suspend all operations starting o...
Govt injects fresh money, restructures debt-ridden state plantation firm
After pledging to inject Rp 4 trillion (US$266 million) into debt-ridden state-owned plantation holding company PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) III, the government recently restructured the corporate hierarchy of its 13 plantation subsidiaries across...
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