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Tenggara Backgrounder March 13, 2020
POLITICS
Lack of coordination, transparency plagues govt’s COVID-19 measures
As the number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Indonesia steadily increases to 27 and the first fatality from the disease was recorded on March 11, the government is still grappling with efforts to tackle and mitigate the spr...
Government working on House’s support for job creation bill
The release of the draft of the omnibus bill on job creation last month sparked a massive outcry from labor unions and civil society organizations, but now that the bill has been sent to the House, its fate is fully in the hands of the nine political...
Gibran rebuffed by regional members, PDI-P’s unity threatened
Uncertainty still haunts Gibran Rakabuming Raka, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s eldest son who is bidding to contest the mayoral election in his hometown under the banner of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). The ruling party, how...
High-speed railway project shelved, hazardous impacts evaluated
Despite the progress reported last December, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project entrusted to the KCIC has suddenly been put in hot water as several ministries and government officials found devastating impacts of the project on the enviro...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Cushioning the economy from the effects of COVID-19
This week is a gray week for the Indonesian market. The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) nosedived to pass the 4,000-point mark, the rupiah weakened to 14,552 on Thursday and the government, Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Financial Service Authority (OJK)...
Govt wants Patimban port to compete with Tanjung Priok
The government wants the Patimban Port in Subang, West Java, to be operated by a private company so that it would compete with Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, that is operated by state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II (Indonesia Port Corporation/IPC)...
Govt proposes new tax residency criteria in ‘taxation’ omnibus bill
The tax residency criteria, as listed in Article 2 Point 3 and 4 of Law No. 36/2008 concerning the fourth amendment to Law No. 7/1983 concerning income tax, had become the source of conflict between taxpayers and the Directorate General of Taxes (DGT...
Govt ramp up economic policy measures
After announcing a Rp 10.3 trillion fiscal stimulus package to boost the consumption of low-income households and lift the flagging tourism industry, the government has announced a second fiscal stimulus package that will help businesses and workers...
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