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Tenggara Backgrounder September 27, 2019
POLITICS
Colonial logic prevails under Criminal Code bill revisions
The government and the House of Representatives are under fire following their decision to pass the controversial revisions of the Criminal Code (KUHP) into law. It is argued that many points of the revision plan show great potential for stifling the...
Save KPK? Antigraft body almost as good as dead
The massive nationwide students protests this week may have succeeded in preventing the House of Representatives from enacting a new more draconian criminal code, but they may have come a little too late to save the Corruption Eradication Commission...
Jokowi’s dynasty to potentially face internal, external hurdles
News about the mayoral candidacy of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and son-in-law, Bobby Nasution, in Surakarta, Central Java, and Medan, North Sumatra, has fueled speculations about the President’s intention to...
Blame game continues as fires rage in Sumatra, Kalimantan
Forest fires have become a recurring problem for Indonesia, and yet every time they happen, everyone blames each other and avoids responsibility. Consequently, rapid responses or preemptory steps are often neglected.
BUSSINES & ECONOMICS
House selects politicians for BPK leadership
The House of Representatives finally selected five members for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) on Wednesday through a secretive selection process. With politicians dominating its leadership, many observers doubt the competence and independence of the...
Diverging interests hinder efforts to curb Chinese textile imports
Local textile manufacturers have been struggling from the influx of imported textiles from China. According to the Indonesian Textile Association (API), nine factories have been closed and more than 2,000 workers have been laid off, mostly in West Ja...
Garuda, Sriwijaya partnership falls apart
The conflict between PT Sriwijaya Air and Garuda Air Group subsidiary PT Citilink Indonesia reached its zenith on Sep. 9, when Sriwijaya’s shareholders decided to remove Citilink’s representative directors from the company’s board of directors. In re...
Johnson’s Brexit plan in tatters
Inheriting a weakened Conservative Party from Theresa May, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needed a strategy that could strengthen his party position in the parliament while delivering Brexit as he promised. Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier lo...
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