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Tenggara Backgrounder November 03, 2023
POLITICS
Jokowi consolidates power ahead of 2024 elections
President Joko ‘'Jokowi'' Widodo is consolidating power around himself ahead of the 2024 elections by nominating his confidante, newly installed Army Chief of Staff Gen. Agus Subiyanto to replace Adm. Yudho Margono as the Indonesian Military (TNI) co...
President Jokowi’s royal flush on new power play
After the arrest of former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo on charges of corruption, as well as his resignation, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reappointed Amran Sulaiman to the post he held in from 2014 to 2019. Concurrently, President...
Firli, habitual evader of scandals: Will he get away again?
The investigation into the alleged extortion of former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri has progressed with the questioning of witnesses and a search of Firli's houses. Pressure...
2024 presidential candidates and their eight ‘missions’
The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be a three-horse race after the expected frontrunners registered their candidacy with the General Elections Commission (KPU). Before the KPU announces the candidate pairs that have passed the verificati...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
RI seeks to kickstart coal-fired power plant retirement ahead of COP 28
The Indonesian government is planning to kickstart the early retirement of its coal-fired power plants (CFPP) ahead of the upcoming 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28), amid the slow disbursement progress of promised foreign funding. Ca...
LRT in crisis, 103 daily trips canceled due to worn-out wheels
The Greater Jakarta light rail transit (LRT) system is facing yet another roadblock as operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has been compelled to cancel a whopping 103 trips daily, resulting in longer gaps between trains, with waiting times stretch...
Once blacklisted by FATF, Indonesia is now 40th member
Indonesia, once blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has finally joined the elite club despite not yet fulfilling one of the requirements: passing legislation on asset forfeiture. Indonesia has secured the position with the organiza...
Tax exemptions to revitalize property sales under Rp 2 billion
The government recently provided a significant incentive for the property sector in the form of value-added tax exemptions for houses priced below Rp 2 billion (US$129,100) and administrative cost subsidies for low-income buyers. Coordinating Economi...
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