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Tenggara Backgrounder March 05, 2021
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Nurdin’s bribery case shows depth of Indonesian political corruption
The arrest of South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Saturday has added yet again to the list of the country’s public officials involved in graft cases. The arrest is shocking considering Nurdin’s tr...
Further glitches plague mass vaccination program
To meet its target, the government has beefed up its COVID-19 inoculation rollout by providing the Gotong Royong Program, which involves the private sector, and drive-thru vaccination facilities. While Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Min...
Myanmar diplomacy — What’s in it for Indonesia?
Indonesia has come under criticism for its flurry of diplomatic activities over the evolving political crisis in Myanmar, which was triggered by last month’s military coup. This raises questions about what the largest country in Southeast Asia is try...
Another year, another flood: Questioning Jakarta’s flood mitigation strategy
Jakarta’s flood mitigation strategy is back in the spotlight as several areas across the capital became inundated yet again last month. The floods, though less severe than that occurring in the beginning of 2020, have raised questions and skepticism...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Jokowi amends investment list amid alcohol backlash
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed presidential regulation (Perpres) no. 10/2021, to which a priority investment list was attached, as an implementing regulation of the Job Creation Law. However, the inclusion of alcoholic beverages on the lis...
Trenggono faces tough challenge to reinstate lobster larvae exports ban
After a short period of green light for lobster larvae exports during his predecessor’s term, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Wahyu Sakti Trenggono said he would reinstate the export ban. If Trenggono is committed to revoking Edhy’s regulatio...
WIKA Realty as holding company to consolidate more than 100 hotels
State-owned hotel operator PT Hotel Indonesia Natour (HIN) operates 11 old hotels in Java, Bali and Sumatra. In addition, many more hotels belong to state-owned enterprises (SOEs). In total, 106 hotels, many of them losing money, are owned by the sta...
Govt, BI, OJK exhaust all options to make economy grow
The recent brouhaha surrounding a presidential regulation (Perpres) that promises fiscal incentives for investments in the production of alcoholic beverages in four provinces shows that the government has tried pursuing all avenues available to boost...
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