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Tenggara Backgrounder October 14, 2022
POLITICS
Golkar faces pressure over presidential nominations
Since the NasDem Party recently declared outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan its presidential candidate, the Golkar Party might be buckling under the pressure to finalize its choice candidate too. Though the party previously maintained it would...
House’s removal of Justice Aswanto undermines independence of judiciary
The House of Representatives has wounded the country’s constitutional democracy after removing Constitutional Court Justice Aswanto through measures in contravention with the law and the principle of the judiciary power’s independence.
Jokowi walking away from human rights commitments
In his Independence Day address in August, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo startled the nation by announcing he was setting up a special team to come up with non-judicial resolutions to cases of gross violations of human rights that have haunted the c...
Kanjuruhan tragedy investigation: Credibility matters
In what is considered one of the worst soccer tragedies in history, the deadly stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium following a match between Arema FC and visiting Persebaya Surabaya left at least 131 people dead and dozens more injured. An investigation i...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Ahead of Xi’s arrival, cost overrun has yet to be settled
The Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway (HSR) test run with Chinese President Xi Jinping is only a month away, yet the project’s cost overrun has yet to be settled. In the most recent audit, the Chinese and Indonesian sides calculated different cost o...
MRT’s planned acquisition of KCI meets strong opposition from labor union
Jakarta-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta has requested equity funding from its shareholder, the Jakarta administration, to acquire a majority stake of PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) in a move to become the backbone of public transporta...
Jokowi appoints PDI-P politician Hendrar Prihadi as new LKPP head
The National Public Procurement Agency (LKPP) has been led by different people since former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officer Roni Dwi Susanto resigned from the agency’s leadership in September of last year. The position is now held by...
OPEC+ sets for 2 million BPD oil production cut in November
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), including its newer members—referred to as OPEC+—has decided to cut its production quota by 2 million barrels per day starting November. The decision has made many furious, as it can shoot glo...
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