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Tenggara Backgrounder October 15, 2021
POLITICS
Will ‘muktamar’ deepen NU’s role in national politics?
The nation is closely watching the dynamics within Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ahead of its muktamar national congress in December, when members of the country’s largest Muslim organization will elect its leader for the next five years. Several names have b...
Prabowo set to try his luck, yet again
Prabowo Subianto, despite his age, never seems to run out of steam when it comes to politics as he has hinted at running for the presidency in 2024. Gerindra Party secretary-general Ahmad Muzani said the party would once again give its presidential t...
Constitutional crisis looms as House deadlocked over 2024 election dates
When the House of Representatives went into a one-month recess on Oct. 7, the political parties failed to agree on the dates for the 2024 general election. In the past, this would have been a walk in the park. But with three elections to be held simu...
Revived Labor Party faces bumpy road to elections
The revival of the Labor Party came exactly one year after the Job Creation Law was enacted. As the legislation marked a crushing defeat for workers throughout the country, labor unions are now stepping up to enter the political arena themselves. Whi...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Jokowi gives in to Chinese pressure on HSR project
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s decision to sign Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 93/2021 that allows the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway to receive funding from the state budget has caused public uproar and increased scrutiny over the feasi...
PLN commits to net-zero emission by 2060 with newest, greenest RUPTL
When state-owned electricity company PLN announced that it aimed to phase out coal by 2060, it received applause backhanded with skepticism. Indonesia’s electricity sector relies heavily on coal, with 61 percent of electricity generated in the countr...
Second tax amnesty a dilemma between revenue and compliance
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is pursuing a second round of tax amnesty through the newly passed Tax Harmonization Law (HPP) in an effort to boost tax revenues amid the pandemic. The public, however, have viewed the policy negatively, believing it w...
Digital giants now have to pay taxes, leveling playing field
A group of 136 countries, including Indonesia, agreed last week to set a minimum global income tax rate of 15 percent for multinational enterprises (MNEs) in countries where they operate and seek to make it harder for them to avoid taxation. The glob...
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