Month: January 2019

The Social Media Front

Jan 3, 2019 |

In November last year, the Median Survey Agency published a surprising report. According to Median, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his running mate K.H. Ma’ruf Amin (Jokowi-Amin) were behind in terms of electability from Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Sandiaga Uno (Prabowo-Sandi) in social media platforms. On Facebook the former scored 42.4 percent, and the latter scored 42.9 percent. On Twitter, Prabowo-Sandi score 59.2 percent, while Jokowi-Amin scored 29.5 percent. On Instagram, Prabowo-Sandiaga scored 48.9 percent, while Jokowi-Amin scored 39.1 percent.

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Indonesian Students in Taiwan

Jan 3, 2019 |

Indonesian online news outlets reported yesterday on the news that some 300 Indonesian students were forced to work in a factory in Taiwan. A media outlet Taiwan first reported on the news quoting the forced labor allegations made by the Taiwanese politician Ko Chih-en. The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are still investigating, but speed in finding facts is important given that such news could end up being a dangerous fuel for politics.

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The IDD Project Update

Jan 3, 2019 |

The Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project has not seen progress despite having been worked on since the years of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The Government of Joko “Jokowi” Widodo have been meaning to expedite the process, but that has not happened. Chevron Pacific Indonesia’s IDD Project is still stuck on the Plan of Development (POD) review stage.

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The Ministry of Environment and Forestry Post Freeport Divestment

Jan 3, 2019 |

Soon after the conclusion of the divestment of PT Freeport Indonesia’s 51 percent of shares to PT Indonesia Asahan Alumina (INALUM) news emerged noting the outcome as a success, but not everyone was happy. Some people have criticized the Government’s approach. The believe that the Government had accommodated Freeport on too many occasions, one of which was the Government’s handling of Freeport Indonesia’s tailing management issue.

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RETROSPECTIVE: THE SEARCH FOR A GOOD LIFE

Jan 3, 2019 |

Not long after Ahok’s blasphemy trial came to a close, my Facebook feed became a running display of candles, Garuda photos, and I heart NKRI declarations. In between were angry rants and condemnations, some of them expressing concern of the declining tolerance level, others even going further as leaving this country.

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