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Tenggara Backgrounder September 04, 2020
POLITICS
Indonesia ups pressure for mass COVID-19 vaccination
Good news is hard to come by as the nation struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to stop the country from falling into deeper economic recession. That’s why the recent government’s announcement that Indonesia will begin massive vaccination...
AGO’s credibility at stake due to alleged complicity in graft case
The AGO has named prosecutor Pinangki Sirna Malasari a suspect in a money laundering and bribery case after allegedly accepting US$500,000 in bribes from graft convict Djoko Tjandra to help him secure a Supreme Court acquittal. Following the fire tha...
Arrest of tribal leader evinces prevalence of land disputes
A viral video showing Central Kalimantan Police arresting Effendi Buhing, the tribal leader of the Laman Kinipan people has highlighted the gravity of land dispute cases between indigenous communities and big corporations in Indonesia. The arrest is...
Militarizing universities
Amid concerns about growing militarization in the civil realm, the Education and Culture Ministry has announced its plan to accommodate the Defense Ministry’s reserve component program by allowing university students to enlist and undergo military tr...
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
OJK, BI laws revision plan rattles financial markets
On Aug. 26, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced the government plan to change Indonesia’s financial system regulation through a regulation in lieu of law (Perppu). Through this revision, the government wants to integrate micro...
House, govt reluctant to extend Freeport’s smelter deadline
Freeport stirred an uproar during a hearing with House Commission VII when it asked for its smelter completion deadline to be pushed back a year to 2024. The pandemic has halted the smelter construction activities for five months due to lockdowns, in...
Pertamina loses $761 million, Ahok in hot water
Pertamina booked a net loss of US$761.24 million in the first semester of this year as the company suffered from the pandemic, a reversal from a profit of $746.68 million in the same period of last year. This loss – although it is well understood by...
Factory clusters on the rise, threatening economic recovery
Labor-intensive manufacturing sectors are facing additional challenges as COVID-19 clusters continue to emerge in Indonesia’s industrial complexes. Automotive manufacturer Suzuki is the latest addition to the list of factory virus clusters. Seventy-o...
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