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Tenggara Backgrounder March 12, 2021

POLITICS

Row may push Democratic Party further into oblivion

The split in the Democratic Party of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has widened after his rivals held an extraordinary congress on March 5 to elect a new chair to replace his son and incumbent party chair, Agus “AHY” Harymurti Yudhoyono. T...

Homegrown Nusantara vaccine: Is it necessary?

Controversies linger over the homegrown Nusantara candidate vaccine, whose development was initiated by former health minister Terawan Agus Putranto. The possible vaccine is awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) to start p...

Jokowi’s anti-foreign product rhetoric rattles public

While advocating multilateral cooperation and collaboration to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, President Jokowi sprang a surprise with his statement denouncing foreign products. Many believe the President committed a political blunder, citing the cou...

BUSSINES & ECONOMICS

KPK tax office probe implicates three major firms, more to follow

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently investigated alleged bribery at the tax office amounting to billions of rupiah that has implicated coal miner PT Jhonlin Baratama, PT Bank Pan Indonesia (Panin Bank), and Lampung-based sugar compan...

NU chairman as KAI commissioner: The way Jokowi consolidates power

The recent public outcry over the appointment of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Said Aqil Siradj as chief commissioner of state railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) will not change anything, as rewarding long-time and new supporters with lucr...

AGO expands investigation into Asabri scandal, but big names absent

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has expanded its investigation into a corruption case involving Asuransi Sosial Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Indonesia (Asabri), a state-owned insurer serving members of the military and the police, to include big-...

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