Indonesia's reform-minded former Jakarta governor Ahok set to return to public office

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JAKARTA - Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, is set to make a comeback to public office, more than two years after he was convicted of blasphemy.

Other figures who may fill the top posts at SOEs include former anti-graft commissioner Chandra Hamzah, who may be appointed as president commissioner to help keep watch over state-owned Bank Tabungan Negara, and former communications and information minister Rudiantara, who may serve as the president director of state power company PLN.

The SOE ministry, which oversees Indonesia's 115 state-owned and state-controlled companies, is currently doing an internal restructuring to streamline bureaucracy. Mr Basuki battled corruption and improved healthcare when he was Jakarta governor between 2014 and 2017. Under his leadership, the city administration had the most transparent annual spending budget system, making detailed spending items accessible online, allowing the public to help monitor and make early detection of any irregular spending plan.

 

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