Two weeks ago, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially appointed nine commissioners of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) for the 2023 – 2028 term of office. The commissioners conveyed their work targets for the first 100 days, which included supervising the energy and mineral resources sectors where the business competition index is still below average. This work target may not be a coincidence because the person appointed as the new Chief of the KPPU is M Fanshurullah Asa, former chairman of BPH Migas. Interestingly, after the inauguration, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, urged the KPPU to immediately take a firm stance against the alleged monopoly of aviation fuel trade in Indonesia. A problem that Luhut has been raising since 2019.To subscribe please click here
