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As Jakarta’s first Christian governor of Chinese descent, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama became a powerful symbol of tolerance in the world’s most populous majority-Muslim country. A protege of president Joko Widodo, Purnama – known by his
The baht surged the most in a year on 11 Jun 20, defying a selloff among emerging Asian currencies and testing the central bank’s patience after it warned of economic risks from continued appreciation. The
Indonesia has lowered its upstream oil and gas investment target by 15% in 2020 amid continued global economic pressures on the commodities. The Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Taskforce (SKK Migas) announced a revised
MAGSASAKA Partylist Representative Argel T. Cabatbat called for a review of Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) after the government resumed imports on its own account by declaring an auction for
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Idrus Harun must explain why his office withdrew the 46 corruption and money-laundering charges against former Sabah chief minister Musa Aman, said Pakatan Harapan. “The Attorney-General’s Chamber’s decision is confounding and disappointing as the
