Garuda Chief Chopped for Chopper / Hartarto Survives / E-Commerce Regulated / PSCs Revived
The state enterprise minister sacked Garuda Indonesia (Persero) (GIAA IJ)'s CEO for smuggling a Harley Davidson. The move indicates that the...
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Ambitious Omnibus Bills Face Uphill Battle; Pivotal Golkar Congress; NU Broadsides Democracy
The finance minister introduced sound plans for tax and other reforms while a capable new head takes over the state power monopsony PLN. But the...
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Jokowi Chooses An "Encompassing Coalition" (Like Sukarno's in 1945-55), Sidelining PDI-P
President Joko Widodo's new cabinet has a number of surprises, chief among them being the appointment of the controversial Prabowo Subianto (loser...
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Indonesia Banks - Same Same, but Different
We analyse the four large Indonesian Banks - Bank Central Asia (BBCA IJ), Bank Rakyat Indonesia Perser (BBRI IJ), Bank Mandiri Persero (BMRI IJ)...
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Expect Lackluster Cabinet / Anemic Demo Lets Widodo Off / Halal Rule Delayed / Industry De-Reg?
Expect a lackluster cabinet roster, due out on 20 or 21 October, as President Widodo appears committed to including party reps who bring conflicts...
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