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Tenggara Backgrounder March 26, 2021
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Supply shortage and antivaxxers may slow COVID-19 national vaccination
The COVID-19 national vaccination is slowly picking up pace this week with the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, the second of four brands of vaccine the government is using in the program. The ambitious program however may be shot down by the slow...
Rice import plan reflects poor coordination within govt
The government has decided to import up to 1.5 million tons of rice this year to protect national stocks. The move has exposed a lack of coordination within the government and triggered public uproar. While both the Trade Ministry and the Office of t...
Pandemic puts RI to test as athletes expelled from All England
The sudden expulsion of the Indonesian team from this year’s Yonex All England tournament, following reports that members of the team came into a close contact with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19, has not only prompted disappointment...
Land dispute remains a source of tension in Jakarta
A protracted land dispute between state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and local residents of Gang Buntu, Pancoran, South Jakarta, ended in a clash, which left dozens injured on March 17. The alleged mobilization of youth group Pemuda Pancasila...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
KCIC reshuffles its directors amid delays, cost overrun
Railway developer PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) has announced the reshuffle of its board of directors amid mounting problems on its widely anticipated Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway. Fresh faces in KCIC are expected to accelerate the com...
Bakrie family likely to take back Kadin via Anindya
The country’s premier business lobby group the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is preparing to appoint its new leader as its current chairman Rosan Perkasa Roeslani has been nominated by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as Indonesia...
Govt and tech giants eye tax on influencers
The Finance Ministry's Taxation Directorate General (DJP) plans to form a task force to supervise digital economy players in its latest move to assert control over the digital wild west in the country. They are not alone. Google, complying with Chapt...
Inconsistency in OECD’s economic projection
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is optimistic about Indonesia’s economic prospects, upgrading its economic projection for Indonesia this year from 4 to 4.9 percent, as well as next year from 5.1 to 5.4 percent. Howeve...
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