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Tenggara Backgrounder October 25, 2019
POLITICS
Strange picks in Jokowi’s ‘Dream Team’
A general who was discharged from the military was named defense minister, an army medical doctor who lost his practicing license for ethics violations was chosen for health minister, a former army general was picked for religious affairs minister, a...
New VP, new rules
When President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo picked Ma’ruf Amin as his running mate for the 2019 presidential election, many were skeptical as to whether the Muslim cleric was fit for the vice presidential job, especially compared to former vice president Jus...
Jokowi in second term: Friends or foes
One anomaly stands out as President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin begin their term: the increasingly blurred lines between friends and foes. Supported by 10 coalition parties in his reelection bid, Jokowi reconciled with some of his opponents...
Jokowi to tackle bureaucratic gridlock
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s inaugural speech has drawn criticism for failing to address pressing issues such as corruption and human rights violations. Despite the perceived shortcoming, Jokowi highlighted one major breakthrough that he would pu...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Choice of SOE minister pleases politicians, businesspeople
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s choice of Erick Thohir as the state-owned enterprises (SOEs) minister, replacing Rini Soemarno, seems like a good compromise that would please both political parties and businesses. However, his family ties with coal...
Luhut strengthens his grip on economic affairs
As we now know, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo canceled his plan to establish an investment ministry. Rather, he decided to delegate the task of boosting foreign investment to his most trust-ed minister, Luhut Pandjaitan. To that end, President Jokow...
New economic team focuses on rulemaking, political capital
On Oct. 23, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced the lineup of his second-term Cabinet. Pundits and activists have raised concerns over the composition of President Jokowi’s economic team. Eight out of 18 economic ministers are from political par...
Toyota joins EV bandwagon by investing in batteries
Japan’s top automotive manufacturer Toyota, which has long dominated Indonesia’s automotive industry, has shifted its strategy in its electric vehicle (EV) policy to face the mounting challenge from Chinese and Korean automotive manufacturers that ha...
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