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Tenggara Backgrounder March 06, 2020
POLITICS
Indonesia finally put to test as confirmed COVID-19 cases emerge
President Jokowi finally confirmed on Monday that two Indonesian nationals had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), after staunchly denying the virus had entered its borders since first emerging in late December 2019. However, the pu...
Capital’s flood mitigation strategy questioned yet again
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is back under the intense spotlight following recurring floods in several areas across the capital city last week. Jakarta has been inundated four times in the course of two months, raising questions and skepticism ove...
Indonesia finally moves to protect personal data
The government late last month submitted the bill on the protection of personal data to the House of Representatives. This is rather late, considering that 126 other countries have such legislations in place. Communications and Information Minister J...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Legal vs bail-in options for Jiwasraya
As the government and the House of Representatives mull over a bail-in option for problem-ridden state-owned PT Asuransi Jiwasraya, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has proposed a totally different course of action, one that involves law enforcement.
Jokowi on track for new capital city development
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is serious about his vision of moving the capital city from Jakarta to East Kalimantan. With his ministers now preparing the necessary legal foundation, including a bill on the capital city, Jokowi is already mulling ov...
Govt adopts regressive tax system in ‘taxation’ omnibus bill
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration is determined to shore up investment, particularly foreign investment, by adopting the economic policy of former United States president Ronald Reagan. Reagan’s economic policy, dubbed Reaganomics, is b...
Global policymakers take actions to soften COVID-19 impacts
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) announced on Monday a downward revision of its 2020 global economic growth forecast from 2.9 percent to 2.4 percent, followed by a subsequent warning that “a longer-lasting and more int...
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