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Tenggara Backgrounder November 19, 2021
POLITICS
Cabinet reshuffle looms as new TNI chief installed
The inauguration of Army chief of staff Gen. Andika Perkasa as the Indonesian Military (TNI) commander has sparked speculation about a Cabinet reshuffle, given the fact that Andika replaced Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, a close confidant of Presi...
How is the education minister caught up in a battle about sex?
It looked like an innocuous move when education minister Nadiem Makarim issued a regulation to stop sexual violence in the country’s higher education institutions. Campus safety falls within the purview of his position, which has the longest title in...
Moeldoko’s bid for political clout hits another bump
Amid reports of an impending Cabinet reshuffle and the political parties’ build-up ahead of the 2024 elections, Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko is set for a cliff-hanger that will decide his survival in national politics. That he recently lost a...
Maintaining COVID-19 vigilance in face of Delta Plus during holiday season
As of Nov. 15, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin confirmed that the new subtype of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant – AY.4.2, also known as Delta Plus – had not yet been detected in Indonesia. The government must scale up its COVID-1...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Anies appoints close allies to city firms to guard him from fallout
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has recently replaced CEOs of the Jakarta administration-owned companies with his close allies in a move that could possibly protect him from any possible political fallout. After creating a furor for replacing the CEO...
Pertamina refinery fire: Lightning strikes thrice in 2021
State-owned energy holding Pertamina gets in the same trouble for the third time this year. Following the blaze at the Balongan refinery in April, the Cilacap refinery caught in June and again last week. A lightning strike is said to be the cause of...
Indonesia records highest trade surplus in October, likely this year
Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of US$5.73 billion in October, the highest ever monthly trade surplus. If the monthly trade surplus continues, Indonesia will record its highest ever yearly trade surplus, as the surplus in the January-October perio...
Garuda technically bankrupt, trying to stay afloat through debt reduction
Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo revealed that Indonesia’s national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has technically gone bankrupt with a negative equity of Rp 40 trillion (US$2.8 billion). The company is currently see...
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