Puan’s Electability Still Insignificant
The latest survey from polling agency New Indonesia Research & Consulting found the electability of the House Speaker Puan Maharani, who is also the daughter of the fifth President Megawati Soekarnoputri, remaining insignificant. This is a disappointing finding for Puan, who has been busy promoting herself through advertisements in national media outlets and on billboards displayed in regions across the country.
Anies & BPK’s Findings
Bambang Soesatyo a.k.a Bamsoet, the Speaker of the highest legislative body in Indonesia, the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), urges the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to ask for more information from the Jakarta Province Administration. The Agency had found irregularities in the Jakarta Administration’s spending.
Gerindra & the Etana Vaccine
The Daily Chairman of Gerindra Party Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, in his capacity as the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), visited the factory of PT Etana Biotechnologies Indonesia (EBI) in the Pulo Gadung industrial complex in East Jakarta last Friday (Aug 6). Dasco said the Company was developing an Etana vaccine, a COVID-19 vaccine to be produced for domestic needs in Indonesia. Who is behind the Etana vaccine?
Billboard War
The 2024 presidential election is still three years away but some politicians are already busy promoting themselves on advertising billboards across the country. The biggest question is whether or not such a move is effective in boosting their electability ahead of the 2024 race.
Moeldoko & Accusation on Ivermectin Affiliation (2)
The Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) General (retired) Moeldoko issued a second subpoena for the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) to give the watchdog group more time for proving its accusations. The former Military Commander (Panglima TNI) denied ICW’s accusation that he’s affiliated with the Ivermectin producer PT Harsen Laboratories.
The Next Military Commander: Speculations (2)
Some still believe that the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Andika Perkasa and the Navy Chief of Staff (KSAL) Admiral Yudo Margono are still the frontrunners to become the next Military Commander (Panglima TNI) to replace Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, who only has three months left before his mandatory retirement in November 2021. There could still be a plot twist. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo could pick a younger general to become Commander Hadi’s successor.
Accelerating Vaccination (8)
The National Police (POLRI) has been organizing public vaccination down at the community level (RW) and neighborhood level (RT) in the capital city Jakarta and its surrounding areas (Jabodetabek). POLRI has asked every head of community to determine the location of vaccination in their respective area and identify the unvaccinated.
A Tendentious Survey?
The polling agency Indostrategic found the Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, who is also the chairman of Gerindra Party, leading the poll and the Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan trailing behind with only a razor-thin margin. The agency also found that if Anies...
Job Rotation & Upcoming Military Commander Succession
The Military Commander (Panglima TNI) Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto instituted another job rotation. This time, the rotation only affects 60 high-ranking military officials, but some are noteworthy generals. The move could be in preparation of the upcoming succession of the Military Commander given that Commander Hadi only has three months left before his mandatory retirement in November 2021.
Jokpro 2024 Continues Maneuvering: Why?
The so-called Komunitas Jokowi-Prabowo 2024 (the Jokpro 2024 Community), a volunteer group to support the pairing of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential race, continues to expand its organization across the country while collecting support for the pairing. But why do they do so even though the 1945 Constitution has limited the President’s term to only two periods at maximum? Jokowi himself has made it clear that he does not desire a third term. So, why bother?