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Tenggara Backgrounder March 15, 2024
POLITICS
In spite of electoral success, Golkar chairmanship up for grabs
Most political parties automatically extend the term of their chairman if they have performed well in a general election. Yet, this rule does not seem to apply to Golkar, which saw its tally of votes increase in last month's legislative election to c...
Measuring the strength of opposition to incoming government
Political parties are determining their future positions in regard to the new government as the General Elections Commission (KPU) prepares to announce the final results. The extent to which the opposition forces can impose effective checks and balan...
Ganjar faces criminalization amid talks of House inquiry
Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) has reported Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician and presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly accepting gratuities during his tenure as Cent...
Bahlil’s implication in corruption may hinder his political ambition
The media is abuzz in reporting allegations of abuse of power in the revocation, redistribution and reinstatement of inactive land use permits for mining implicating Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, just in time as he joins the fray in the race...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Prabowo to increase tax ratio, state budget deficit
Defense minister and presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto attended the Mandiri Investment Forum 2024 as keynote speaker last week. The keynote speech that ran for over an hour, discussed a litany of topics, ranging from the messiness of democ...
BTN’s sharia unit to acquire Muamalat, another rescue attempt
Indonesia's first sharia bank, Muamalat Indonesia, after no news for a couple of years since being acquired by the BPKH, surprised many in the industry with the announcement the bank was to be acquired by state-owned, publicly listed BTN sharia unit....
Government plans to restrict access to subsidized fuels, again
The government is set to reintroduce measures to limit sales of subsidized Pertalite and diesel fuels this year. This move comes with another planned revision to Presidential Regulation No. 191/2014, which has seen multiple delays. The planned amendm...
Recent incidents put Indonesia’s aviation safety in spotlight
Two troubling incidents involving Indonesian airlines have raised public concern over the Indonesian aviation sector. In one instance, pilots flying Lion Group's Batik Air flight were found to have fallen asleep during the journey, causing the plane...
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