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Tenggara Backgrounder October 30, 2020
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Uncertainties loom over Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccination plan
Indonesia’s COVID-19 vaccination program looked to go as planned when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo signed a regulation concerning the requirements and procedures for procurement, implementation and funding of several potential vaccines. The governm...
Pompeo to visit Indonesia amid US-China tension
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit Indonesia this week, which has sparked numerous speculations over his underlying motives. Many believe that Pompeo’s visit will focus on security concerns. A new theory has emerge, however, foll...
Indonesia is leaning closer to but not aligning with China
Where to place Indonesia in the emerging superpower contest between the United States and China? The short answer is with neither camp, even though Indonesia appears to be moving closer to China, especially even more so during the current pandemic.
Indonesia braces for natural disasters as La Niña looms
A number of regions will be nonuniformly affected by the La Niña weather phenomenon, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned. As some areas of the archipelago expect to see a rise in accumulated precipitation by up to 40...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
Govt pushes forward with EV battery investment
Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said he told a manager from United States electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla Inc. to build a lithium battery plant in Indonesia to secure the supply of nickel ore from the country. This announcement has ra...
Only CT Corp qualifies for Patimban, bidding process draws complaints
The Transportation Ministry tender committee announced recently that only one candidate passed the prequalification stage to manage Patimban Port in West Java. A consortium led by CT Corp is almost certain to be the operator of the port slated to be...
Megawati’s children bid each other in $300m Riau pipeline project
State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina’s US$300 million crude oil pipeline project in Rokan field, Riau, has caused an uproar as it emerged that two of the bidders are companies belonging to the children of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri....
Jokowi calls for downstreaming in exchange for waived coal royalties
President Jokowi has urged coal companies to stop exports of unprocessed coal and to build downstream industries. He has promised a zero percent royalty and other incentives for coal companies that build downstream industries and add value to coal-ba...
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