Widodo: We must be competitive

Despite warnings that Indonesia desperately needs to solve problems such as a lack of research (riset) funding, interest rates, logistics costs, energy and bureaucracy ahead of the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (MEA), President Widodo is already talking up joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) which activists say would open the country to being sued by disgruntled foreign investors, violate labour laws and undermine the availability of cheap generic medicines.