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Tenggara Backgrounder March 27, 2020
POLITICS
Govt’s COVID-19 policy questioned as confirmed cases skyrocket
As the number of the confirmed cases of COVID-19 soars, the government’s response to the outbreak has been largely subject to public censure. The policies, in particular, are perceived as too lax and disproportionate to the stark figures of COVID-19...
Indonesia moves to cushion impact of next economic blow
Indonesia is bracing for the next big blow as the coronavirus pandemic begins to bite the economy. But there are lingering questions as to how severe the economic hardship may become, how long it will last and whether we have the capacity to deal wit...
COVID-19 outbreak to postpone political contestation
The rapid spread of COVID-19 in the country has mounted pressure on the KPU to postpone the much-anticipated simultaneous regional elections slated for Sept. 23. Preparations for the elections, in which 270 regional head seats are up for grabs, have...
KPU commissioner’s dismissal hints at fault electoral system
The recent dismissal of General Elections Commission (KPU) member Evi Novida Ginting by the Elections Organization Ethics Council (DKPP) for allegedly manipulating the 2019 election results in West Kalimantan mirrors not only the challenge facing Ind...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Businesses compete to supply COVID-19 rapid test kits to govt
Businesspeople always see business opportunities in any situation, including in the current coronavirus pandemic. As the government decided to conduct rapid testing of people with suspected coronavirus, businesspeople were competing to supply the rap...
Coronavirus to delay Tangguh Train 3: Who bears the costs?
After being delayed for one year due to natural disasters, British Petroleum’s (BP) multi-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) Tangguh Train 3 project will likely experience another delay, this time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ministries lock horns over relaxation of food imports
As the fasting month of Ramadan approaches, the government is scrambling to stabilize food prices by relaxing import regulations. Nevertheless, a disagreement has arisen between the Trade Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry over the former’s decisi...
Stocks market rebounds as govt ups screening and quarantine measures
Foreign investors has returned the country’s stock market again as indicated by 10.2 percent jump in the Jakarta Composite Index’s (JCI) on Thursday to the level of 4,338.9, after two-weeks long of panic selling that sent the indices down to an eight...
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