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Tenggara Backgrounder November 01, 2019
POLITICS
Jokowi has little confidence in his coordinating ministers
When President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo says he has given his four coordinating ministers the right to veto decisions made by ministers under their charge, he is revealing a deep-seated problem besetting his 2014-2019 administration and one that will lik...
Questioning Jokowi’s security-loaded Cabinet
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s choice of several figures in his newly established Indonesia Onward Cabinet has fueled controversy due to their professional background in security, which many say does not suit their new positions. Loaded with former...
Meet the new National Police chief
The National Police did not have to wait long for their new leader after Gen. Tito Karnavian resigned following his appointment as the new home minister. The House of Representatives unanimously approved President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s sole candidat...
PDI-P torn between Jokowi and solidity
In his latest move to bolster his mayoral candidacy Gibran Rakabuming Raka paid a visit to Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri after the party’s Surakarta leaders picked incumbent Deputy Mayor Achmad Purn...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Deputy minister posts mired by political appointments
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has appointed 12 deputy ministers for 11 ministries. Nine of the appointments are for ministries in the economic team. Despite the political nature of some deputy ministerial positions, President Jokowi expects them to...
Mahendra heads economic diplomacy team
On Oct. 25, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appointed Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Mahendra Siregar as deputy foreign minister. Mahendra’s main task is leading the country’s economic diplomacy, and he reports directly to President Jokowi...
KNKT finds Boeing design flaw, Lion Air crew lapses led to plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) has revealed their final report on the Lion Air flight JT610 crash investigation. The ill-fated brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged into the Java Sea on Oct. 29 last year after having a faulty airspe...
The Fed cuts rate for third time as US economy slows
The United States economic slowdown continued to the third quarter of 2019. In response to the latest development, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to lower its benchmark funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 1.5 to 1.75 p...
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