A video showing Cilegon Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) officials and\nlocal business figures demanding project allocations from Chinese\ncontractor Chengda Engineering Co \u2014 set to develop the Chandra Asri\nAlkali plant \u2014 went viral on Instagram.<\/p>\n
In the video, a senior Cilegon Kadin official, identified by the\ninitials MS, was recorded demanding that the Chinese state-owned\nenterprise involve local businesses in the Chandra Asri Alkali\nconstruction project. \u201cWithout any tender process. The allocation must\nbe clear, without any tender. Five trillion rupiah for Kadin, or three\ntrillion rupiah for Kadin \u2014 the allocation must be clear, without any\ntender,\u201d MS said in the video.<\/p>\n
When asked to confirm the video\u2019s contents, Cilegon Kadin First\nDeputy Chairman Isbatullah Alibasja denied that the chamber had extorted\nChengda, as suggested by the narrative accompanying the circulating\nvideo. He said the Cilegon Kadin had merely requested the involvement of\nlocal businesses in the massive Chandra Asri Alkali project, arguing\nthat the national economic climate, particularly in Cilegon, was in poor\ncondition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is to support the government\u2019s efforts to reduce unemployment\nand poverty, and to sustain economic growth momentum, as our fiscal\npolicy is currently in deficit,\u201d Isbatullah said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cilegon-chamber-of-commerce-denies-extorting-chinese-contractor-over-chandra-asri-alkali-project-1771241529", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }