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Tenggara Backgrounder November 08, 2019
POLITICS
NasDem gets a head start
Barely a week after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced his Indonesia Onward Cabinet, The NasDem Party has started sniffing around the opposition despite three of its members having seats in the Cabinet. While NasDem’s move may seem ethically qu...
Indonesia’s antigraft agency is as good as dead
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which has led Indonesia’s antigraft campaign in the last 15 years, is as good as dead now after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided not to use his power to rescind a new KPK law that takes away the agen...
Bureaucratic flaw haunts City Hall
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has become a subject of criticism — and internet memes — following reports that the city administration had allocated Rp 82.2 billion (US$ 5.9 million) for the procurement of Aibon glue in the draft 2020 city budget. T...
New Papua provinces, same old problems
In an effort to boost development and security in Papua, the government is considering forming new provinces in the country’s easternmost territory. While the plan is expected to address the economic inequality and accommodate Papua’s various indigen...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
New tax chief beats the odds, faces low revenue collection
Veteran taxman Suryo Utomo has emerged the victor in the selection of the new tax director general involving several candidates, some of whom were supported by one of the nation’s top political brokers. Suryo, however, faces a daunting task in tax co...
Erick recommends Royke, Sulaiman for Mandiri president director
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir is working on his first task, screening many potential candidates for SOEs president directors positions. There are five SOEs with vacant president director position: state-owned electricity firm P...
As demand rises, govt flip-flops on nickel exports
Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel exporter, has confused the market with its flip-flopping policy on nickel ore exports, the latest being a temporary ban imposed just a few months before a permanent ban comes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
GDP remains stable despite declining investment and govt spending
Although Indonesia's economic performance could be considered mediocre, it is remarkable that Jokowi has been able to maintain the country's growth rate at about 5 percent since 2015. Indonesia’s steady gross domestic product (GDP) figures, however,...
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