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Tenggara Backgrounder October 08, 2021
POLITICS
Underfunded Indonesian Military struggles with identity
In 2000, the government broke up the country’s military, then named the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI), into two separate organizations, each with a clear and distinct mandate: the Indonesian Military (TNI), comprising land, sea and air forces tasked...
National Police’s plan to recruit ex-KPK employees a graceful exit?
The government looks to have found a solution to the controversy surrounding the dismissal of 56 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees for failing to pass the civic knowledge test. National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo says the...
PON: A new game Jakarta plays to win Papua’s hearts
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo opened the 20th National Games (PON) on Oct. 2 at Lukas Enembe Stadium in the Papua capital of Jayapura, despite the persisting danger of COVID-19 contagion and security threats from separatist groups. Coordinating Poli...
Pandora Papers: A serious but short-lived sensation
The Pandora Papers – a leak of almost 12 million documents exposing hidden wealth and tax avoidance by some of the world’s rich and powerful – has been the talk of the town, as it is the biggest ever global investigation, involving 600 journalists fr...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
House approves tax harmonization law, introduces carbon tax
The House of Representative passed the amendment of the 1983 General Taxation Law (KUP) on Thursday and renamed it the Tax Harmonization Law (HPP) Law. The fifth amendment of the KUP Law, the HPP Law carries several changes and a set of bold strategi...
Govt submits bill to House to ramp up new capital city project
The government decided to ramp up the $32.7 billion new capital city project amid the COVID-19 pandemic by submitting the bill on the new capital to the House of Representatives. Once the bill has been passed into law, the government will officially...
China cracks down on property bubble
The Chinese government is determined to overhaul its investment-led growth model by cracking down on excessive investments in the country’s property sector. This decision has shaken China’s financial system, particularly the shadow banking system and...
Wabu Block in Papua: A $14 billion controversy
The US$14 billion Wabu gold mining block in Papua, formerly owned by Freeport Indonesia, has attracted the interest of various parties, including several private mining companies that according to civil society groups, belong to several prominent fig...
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