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Democrat Party legislator arrested for alleged corruption
2008-05-03 02:14:00
Legislator Sarjan Tahir of President Susilo Yudhoyono's Democrat Party was arrested Friday by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly receiving a kickback in a South Sumatra protected forest conversion.Detik.com reported that the arrest was made after the KPK interrogated the suspect for two hours.Sarjan was later jailed in the North Jakarta Police cell.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Yusril Ihza Mahendra aims for presidency
2008-05-02 09:51:00
Yusril Ihza Mahendra, a former key aide of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has said he is ready to run for the 2009 presidential election. "I have been ready to become a presidential candidate since long time ago, and prepared for competition with other candidates in the upcoming elections," Yusril was quoted Friday by major national newspaper Kompas as saying. The 52-year-old, the founding figure of the Muslim-based Crescent Star Party (PBB), was dismissed from the cabinet last year amid graft probe into the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights that he led in 2001-2004. He has largely withdrawn from politics and recently played a leading role in the making of the Admiral Cheng Ho movie, which hit cinemas this year.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Airport police nab members of gangs targeting luggage
2008-05-02 04:37:00
Airport police announced Tuesday they had arrested several members of gangs involved in stealing passengers' luggage from the airport parking lot and Damri shuttle buses.Head of police at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Sr. Comr. Guntur Setyanto, said one of the gangs, known as the Sunda Indramayu group, targeted laptops carried by Damri passengers."We arrested two members ... they said they operated from Terminal 1 and took the shuttle bus to Gambir station or Blok M bus terminal pretending to be passengers."Fixing on their target, one of them switched the target's laptop bag with a similar bag that they had prepared," he said.Guntur said four members of another theft gang operating at the airport, the Palembang Cengkareng group, had also been arrested.He said the suspects targeted luggage in the parked cars of airport visitors or passengers, usually striking when the victims were praying in the airport's musholla."They usually stole valuables from parked cars," Guntur sai...
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Indonesian exports seen bouncing back in March on stronger oil, gas prices
2008-05-02 04:29:00
Indonesian exports probably bounced back in March, after dropping slightly in February, helped by stronger oil and gas prices, economists said. Exports stood at $10.53 billion in February, down 5 percent from the all-time high of $11.09 billion hit in January, but were up 28.5 percent from a year before. Eight out of 10 economists polled by Thomson Financial are expecting exports in March to come in between $10.66 billion and $11.62 billion. Two economists expect lower exports in the month of between $10.36 billion to $10.48 billion compared to February. "External demand especially from the United States remained strong in March," said Damhuri Nasution, an economist with Danareksa Research Institute. He said the slowdown in external demand was not as fast as people may have feared.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Indonesian inflation expected to accelerate in April as food prices rise
2008-05-02 04:28:00
Indonesian inflation is expected to rise at a faster pace in April from a year ago, driven by higher food prices, economists said.Ten economists surveyed by Thomson Financial are expecting the consumer price index due for release on Friday to show a rise of 8.5 percent to 9.0 percent on the year, and to be up 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent from the previous month.In March, inflation rose 8.17 percent from a year earlier and was up 0.95 percent versus February."Food prices will likely continue to be a source of inflationary pressure in April, as they are across the region," said David Cohen, chief economist at Action Economics.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Indonesian customs officers seize 3 human skulls at airport
2008-05-01 15:47:00
THREE humans skulls being sent to Britain were seized at Indonesia's international airport, a customs officer said on Thursday. The sponge-wrapped skulls were packed in separate boxes and labeled as handicrafts, said Mr Eko Darmanto, chief of customs at Jakarta's airport. Two were intricately carved or decorated and the third remained in its original form. 'Police are investigating a possible crime,' he told reporters, adding that the skulls originated from Bali island and were destined for Yorkshire via air courier. Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Indonesian workers hold rallies to protest against rising food, fuel costs
2008-05-01 13:16:00
Thousands of Indonesian s took to the streets of the capital Jakarta for Labour Day rallies on Thursday, with rising food prices and an expected cut in fuel subsidies weighing heavily on workers' minds."We are expecting more than 40,000 people demonstrating today," policeman Hariyadi said as thousands of workers gathered at the central Imam Bonjol traffic circle.Carrying banners reading "Lower Food Prices Now" and "More Pay for Workers and Farmers," many of the demonstrators said they were alarmed at soaring inflation and the prospect of sharply higher fuel bills. Many workers were also concerned that their rights were being eroded through companies' growing use of contract labourers hired from employment agents.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Golf courses, developers nibble at Asia's rice paddies
2008-05-01 02:41:00
he tourists who tee off at this golf course on Bali's west coast are probably unaware that the ground beneath their feet is connected to a global panic over rice supplies. Once this golf course was a patchwork of rice fields. Now just a few remain, and villagers work as caddies or waiters at Le Meridien Nirwana resort and its Greg Norman-designed greens. From Bali to Vietnam, rice paddies are being replaced by golf courses, hotels, villas and industrial parks as Asian economies surge ahead, the standard of living rises and locals opt for higher-paying, less labor-intensive work away from farming. This shift has cut into rice production, a staple food throughout much of the region."The call from Malaysia to Indonesia to China is 'return to the land and be a farmer again'," said Song Seng Wun, regional economist at CIMB-GK Research in Singapore. "The lesson is, food security is important, but people have forgotten that in their rush to industrialise. Longer ...
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Bali bomber Amrozi plans death-row wedding
2008-05-01 02:39:00
One of the three Indonesian Muslim militants on death row for their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings is planning to marry before his execution, his lawyer says."We've got a request from Amrozi who intends to get married on May 10," Mahendradatta, one of the lawyers for the three bombers -- Amrozi, Ali Ghufron and Imam Samudra -- told newswire agency AFP.Dubbed the smiling assassin for his cheerful courtroom antics as he stood trial for the murder of 202 people, the divorced 46-year-old is hoping to tie the knot in the high-security Nusakambangan island jail.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Fuel oil price increase by 28.7 pct too high: Observer
2008-04-30 13:37:00
An average increase of 28.7 percent in fuel oil prices is too high and could cause panic among the people, economic observer Tony A Prasetyantono said here on Wednesday. He said he agreed with the government`s intention to increase fuel oil prices based on its need to reduce its fuel oil subsidy but before doing it the government should also take into account the people`s objective and psychological conditions. "I think, psychologically, a logical increase should not exceed Rp1,000 per liter because it would be objectively acceptable to the people," he said.The finance ministry has undertaken a study on increasing subsidized fuel oil prices by an average of 28.7 percent in June 2008. The plan was made in response to the upward trend in the crude oil price in the world market which had reached US$120 per barrel, according to a finance ministry source on Tuesday night. It was said that the price of premium gasoline would be raised from Rp4,500 to Rp6,000 per liter, diesel ...
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Jemaah Islamiyah does not exist, says vice-president
2008-04-30 13:34:00
The Indonesian vice-president, Jusuf Kalla, says the government cannot ban the militant Islamic group, Jemaah Islamiyah, because it does not exist."Jemaah Islamiyah does not exist as an organisation and therefore it cannot be banned," said Kalla in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI)."How can we impose a ban? Who is the [group's] president? Where are its headquarters? Who are its members?" asked Kalla.Jemaah Islamiyah is the terrorist group blamed for most of the deadly attacks that have hit Southeast Asia in the last few years. These include the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people and injured 209 others.The group is considered a terrorist organisation in the US, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore but not in Indonesia where it enjoys the support of a minority, particularly those who come from the central-eastern island of Java.Earlier this month, Indonesian chief judge Wahjono declared JI a "prohibited organisation" in court as he sentenced two leading JI members,...
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Indonesian police seize Molotov cocktails, firearms from students
2008-04-30 13:32:00
The Indonesian Police have confiscated Molotov cocktails, self-made firearms and bullets as well as sharp weapons from a students' dormitory in South Sulawesi, an officer said Wednesday. "We are still questioning 20 students on the case but possibly the weapons are to be used in brawls," Detective Adj. Comr. Muhammad Nur Akbar was quoted in major newspaper The Jakarta Post's website as saying. Police found three Molotov cocktails, three self-made firearms and dozens of swords, machetes and arrows from a boarding house on Cokonuri Street in the provincial capital, Makassar during a raid late on Tuesday. The students have yet to be named as suspects but they can be charged with the 1951 emergency law on firearms, punishable to at least five years in prison.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Five face trial over mosque burning
2008-04-30 09:32:00
Five men will face trial over the burning down of a mosque belonging to a minority Islamic sect that has been branded as ?deviant? by Indonesian religious authorities, police said yesterday.Sukabumi district police chief Guntor Gaffar confirmed that five people had been declared suspects, a status that means they will stand trial.They were allegedly involved in an arson attack on a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyah sect at Parakan Salak, in the West Java district of Sukabumi, just after midnight on Sunday night.The mosque was set alight by an angry mob reportedly led by members of the Jamiatul Mubalighin Communication Forum, a gathering of Muslim preachers.Gaffar said the suspects would face charges of destruction and arson, but gave no further details. The accused were not currently in police custody but religious leaders had guaranteed their appearance in court.Earlier: Ahmadiyya mosque torched in JavaIndonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Xanana says Horta regrets anti-RI remarks
2008-04-30 09:30:00
Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has expressed regret for publicly accusing Indonesian elements of being involved in an assassination attempt against him, the neighboring country's prime minister said here Tuesday.Xanana Gusmao said Horta had requested him to convey his regrets over the statements to the media about individuals who facilitated the entry of Timor Lester armed rebel leader Alfredo Reinado into Indonesia for an interview with MetroTV.However, Xanana did not say if Horta withdrew his statements.Horta specifically mentioned MetroTV presenter Desi Anwar as being among the accused Indonesian elements."I'm going to have a meeting with Desi Anwar to talk about this issue very frankly and to convey the regret over the statement," Xanana said at a joint press briefing after a bilateral meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta."Bapak President (Yudhoyono) showed a very comprehensive political behavior, inviting and accepting us here t...
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Kidnapping of foreigners will affect investment in Aceh
2008-04-30 04:28:00
The case on the kidnapping of Chinese nationals in Gayo district of Indonesia's Aceh province may pose an obstacle to investment in that region, a local senior official said. "I think the law needs to deal with the kidnapping case as it will disrupt investment and the economy in Aceh," Antara news agency Wednesday quoted Aceh Vice Governor Muhammad Nazar as saying in Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province. Last Saturday, seven workers from a Chinese company were kidnapped by gunmen in Gayo district, and they all were released on Tuesday. To prevent such incident from recurring in the future, Nazar proposed that any investor interested in doing business in Aceh needs to hire security guards or officials of the security agencies when carrying out a field survey. "From the very the beginning, I have advised them to be accompanied by security personnel. In the province, they should be accompanied by a staff of the relevant agency to enable them to get information while they are i...
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Indonesia's annual inflation seen higher in April - central bank's Goeltom
2008-04-30 02:02:00
Indonesia's consumer inflation rate probably accelerated in April on an annual basis driven by higher food prices, Bank Indonesia (BI) senior deputy governor Miranda Goeltom said Tuesday.But 'for the month-on-month increase, I think it is going to be lower,' she told reporters.Ten analysts polled by Thomson Financial are expecting April inflation data to show a rise of between 8.5 percent and 9.0 percent from year ago. Compared to March, the analysts are looking at an increase of from 0.2 percent to 0.5 percent.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Banten police uncover large-scale foreign currency counterfeiting operation
2008-04-30 01:58:00
Banten police have arrested three people, including one woman, suspected of running a large-scale foreign currency counterfeiting operation in a village in Cimanuk Pandeglang sub distict, and confiscated tens of thousands of fake US dollar bills from them.The arrests were made on Monday night (Apr 28) but the police were developing their investigation into the case as it was possible more people were involved in the activity, Banten province`s police chief, Brigadier General Rumiah, said here Tuesday.The three suspects were identified as Didin Abdul Kadir, Sanukri Bin Hafei and Hernia Audia Kusuma Wardani, Didin`s wife.In a raid on their rented house, police found the forged editions of 80,000 US$100 bills, 333 Brazilian cruzeiro 5,000 bills, 25 HK$1 coins, 1.8 million 100,000 denominated gold certificates, computers and other items believed to be implemented to make the counterfeits. One of the suspects, Didin Abdul Kadir, told investigators they produced the counterfeits only on...
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Govt needs to issue transparency standards for oil and gas companies
2008-04-30 01:57:00
The Indonesian International Transparency (TII) non-governmental organization (NG) and the Publish What You Pay coalition had urged the government to issue rulings and standards impelling oil and gas companies operating in Indonesia to carry out their business activities transparently. "The government needs to have the guts to tell the oil and gas companies to be more transparent, as many of them have been hiding behind the so-called secrecy clause," coordinator of the Publish What You Pay coalition Ridaya Laodengkowe said during the launching of a TII Report on Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies ` Income 2008 in Jakarta on Tuesday. The lack of transparency, especially in the companies` payments to the state, will seriously affect the state`s revenue. "As the result of the lack of information, the state`s revenue from the oil and gas sector had dropped from Rp135 trillion in 2006 to Rp75 trillion in 2007, although these are not the official figures," Riyada said.Indonesia...
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Indonesian paintings at Beijing fair
2008-04-30 01:55:00
Budi Kustarto, showing his work for the first time in China, had barely finished hanging his oil paintings last week at the country's premier art fair when a group of Indonesian collectors snapped them up."Ice Cream Cake,'' a 2008 oil painting depicting the Indonesian artist climbing out of a melting parfait, sold, together with a statue and three canvases, for up to $80,000 each. Compatriot Eko Nugroho sold six works at the China International Gallery Exposition and Thai artist Natee Utarit sold all five of his paintings."Ice cream conveys the speed that materialism is taking over our society,'' Kustarto said in Beijing . "It's an image that many Chinese can relate to.'' Two weeks ago, his "Tricycle Ice Cream'' sold at Sotheby's in Hong Kong for HK$847,500 ($108,777) including commission, four times the top estimate.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Tata Power Refinances $850 Mln. Bridge Loan
2008-04-29 15:09:00
Tata Power said that Tata Power Company stated that the company refinanced the bridge loan taken for the acquisition of 30% equity stakes in major Indonesian thermal coal producers, PT Kaltim Prima Coal and PT Arutmin Indonesia as well as related trading companies owned by PT Bumi Resources Tbk.The company successfully refinanced $850 million out of the total of $950 million bridge loan taken at a time of acquisition. The $950 million bridge loan had a tenor of one year of which $850 million is being refinanced with long-term loans. The refinancing consists of a non-recourse $580 million facility and $270 million facility with recourse to the company.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Indonesians seek salvation in shops
2008-04-29 12:39:00
It is Sunday morning, not yet 8 o'clock, and the shops are all still locked and shuttered. But these people have not come to shop; they have come to pray. Shopping malls in West Java are home to a growing number of Christian congregations. There are 10 in this mall alone. Few of them want to talk publicly about why they are here, but off the record they admit it comes down to intimidation by Muslim groups. According to Church groups more than 100 churches have faced attack or intimidation in the past two years. To get an official permit, congregations must get 90 signatures of support from their non-Christian neighbours. But in some areas, that is not easy to do. Pasundan Church has been holding services in a suburb of Bandung for more than 60 years. But its pastor, Olbertina Modesta, says that whenever they try to collect the signatures they need to make the site official, no one wants to sign. Police say no one has so far been arrested for the attack. Pastor Olberti...
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Rio Tinto strikes Indonesia deal
2008-04-29 07:07:00
Rio Tinto says it has reached an agreement with Indonesia 's government on tax clauses for its proposed $2 billion (1.3 billion euro) nickel project on Sulawesi island.Mike Jolley, a senior Rio Tinto executive in Indonesia, says the agreement reached with the country's finance ministry includes a combination of fixed rates and prevailing conditions.Rio Tinto plans for the Sulawesi project to initially produce about 46,000 metric tons (50,000 US tons) of nickel per year from an open-cut operation, with the potential to increase to about 100,000 metric tons (110,000 US tons) a year.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Indonesia jails man for terror group money transfers
2008-04-29 04:51:00
An Indonesia n court Monday sentenced a man to eight years in prison for transferring money for the terror network behind the deadly Bali bombings.Arif Syaifudin, 29, was convicted of assisting in acts of terrorism after the court was told he transferred money eight times from Indonesia to a Jemaah Islamiyah camp in the restive southern Philippines.The transfers were in instalments ranging in size from five to 10 million rupiah (550 to 1,100 dollars).The cash came from the self-proclaimed head of JI's armed wing, Abu Dujana, who also ordered the transfer, South Jakarta district court judge Haswandi was quoted by AFP as saying.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Ahmadiyya mosque torched in Java
2008-04-28 12:31:00
Hundreds of hardline Indonesian Muslims burnt a mosque early on Monday belonging to a sect that has been branded heretical by most Muslims, police said.The attack in West Java 's Sukabumi district came after a government team recommended this month the Ahmadiyya sect be banned because its teachings deviate from the central tenets of Islam.Sukabumi police chief Guntor Gaffar told Reuters the attack followed an ultimatum by the Jamaatul Mubaligin Forum on Friday to the Ahmadiyyas to remove a signboard from the mosque in two days.He said a policeman guarding the mosque was hurt in the attack and police were questioning eight people in connection with the incident.The Ahmadiyyas refuse to accept the Prophet Mohammad as Islam's final prophet, and claim their founder to be a prophet and messiah.An Ahmadiyya spokesman told reporters in Jakarta the agency's recommendation to ban the group on the grounds that it is heretical had led to increased destruction of its mosques."The recommendati...
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Blanco Nude Leads Indonesian Art Auction as Most Prices Hold Up
2008-04-28 10:12:00
Antonio Blanco's painting of a female nude sold for 430 million rupiah ($46,562) at an auction in Jakarta yesterday, more than triple its top estimate, as demand remained strong for Southeast Asia's best-known artists.The 27-by-41 centimeter (11-by-16 inch) ``Odalisque,'' which had presale high estimate of 120 million rupiah, was the star lot in a 3.5 billion rupiah sale of art by Sidharta Auction eers. Blanco, born to Spanish parents in Manila, lived in Bali, Indonesia, till his death in 1999.Bidders sought works by painters such as Blanco and Affandi, Indonesia's best-known artist, sustaining a boom in demand for the country's art. Indonesia's fastest economic growth in 11 years has added new collectors to the international buyers who have moved into Southeast Asian art after tenfold price increases in China.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com
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Rise in global food prices a blessing for Indonesia: President
2008-04-28 07:48:00
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the Nahdatul Ulama youth wing Ansor on Sunday that Indonesia could benefit from the rise in global food prices."In my spiritual contemplation a few days back with friends in Yogyakarta, I arrived at a conclusion that the surge in staple food prices is actually a blessing instead of a disaster," the President said during a ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of Ansor in Pasuruan, East Java.Nahdatul Ulama is the largest Muslim group in the country with ties to the National Awakening Party (PKB) and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid.Many countries with limited land and natural resources, he said, are suffering from food price inflation, but not Indonesia, as long as we can maintain and improve our agriculture and farming industries, particularly those producing rice, corn, soybeans, sugar, beef, chicken and eggs."God willing, (the food price inflation) will be a blessing. Therefore, I urge all members of Ansor to join the government ...
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Foreign tourists to Indonesia up 30 percent
2008-04-28 07:45:00
Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik predicted that the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia in the next couple of months will increase by 30 percent compared to last year`s rate of increase. He therefore expressed optimism that projected seven million foreign tourists could be reached, he said after dedicating a huge billboard on Visit Indonesia Year 2008 at the Ngurah Rai airport in Bali on Sunday. He also said, however, the increase in the number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia in January and February 2008 reached a rate of only 13-15 percent, but in June, July and August the increase may reach more than 30 percent. Thus, the average increase in the number of foreign tourists in 2008 reached 27 percent, which would be an increase from five million in 2007 to seven million as projected, he said. In Bali, in the January-March 2008 period, the increase in the number of tourists to the island resort reached 25-27 percent compared to 2007.Indonesia News Blog: ...
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VP criticised over car use on car free day
2008-04-28 07:42:00
INDONESIAN Vice President Jusuf Kalla and his security personnel will be quizzed by environmental officials for using vehicles during a car-free day in part of the capital, the Jakarta Post newspaper reported. The teeming capital of around 10 million people, which suffers notorious traffic problems, introduced the car-free day on the fourth Sunday of every month in an effort to improve the air quality in the city. Mr Kalla took part in a fun walk on a main street between the country's national monument and a major roundabout, while his security detail trailed him in cars, the paper said. 'I will search for information on the matter. I have yet to issue any reprimands,' Mr Budirama, the head of Jakarta's Environment al Management Board, told the paper. A spokesman for Mr Kalla was quoted by the paper as saying that using the cars was necessary to ensure the security of the vice president and it was permitted under a presidential code. Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blo...
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A talk on Pramoedya Ananta Tur
2008-04-28 03:46:00
Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the death of the famous Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Tur (1926-2006). Benedict Anderson reflects on the Indonesian's legacy, and what it means for writers in his homeland and beyond. A right-wing literary enemy once told me dismissively that Pramoedya was not a real writer, but simply a purveyor of dongeng, an Indonesian word that covers nithan in Thai, i.e. folk tales and legends. In this malicious remark there was a kernel of truth. Pramoedya grew up in an overwhelmingly oral culture, where illiteracy was common, TV did not yet exist, but people were accustomed to travelling live theatre groups, the famous shadow-puppet theatre, old people's stories and legends, and a rich tradition of songs and always sung poetry. To fully appreciate Pramoedya's work, you have to hear it read aloud. When he finally visited Cornell University, he agreed to read aloud to our students (with a tape r...
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India Aggressive in Controlling Coal Market in Indonesia
2008-04-28 01:45:00
Indian investors are more aggressive in searching for coal mines in Indonesia to meet the needs of the country?s energy sources. They are now competing to acquire coal producers from Indonesia.Head of the Indonesia Coal Mining Industry Jeffrey Mulyono revealed that India and China are the most persistent countries in finding coal. Investors from the two countries are in a race to find an alternative energy source resulting from the rising world oil price increase, which is now nearing US$120 a barrel.?The Indians mostly come to East Kalimantan,? said Jeffrey, yesterday (4/24). Based on the immigration records of East Kalimantan, the Indians who came to the province have increased two- and-a- half more in number, compared to two years ago. ?They are in search of coal mines.?Sandiago Uno, owner of PT Adaro Indonesia, the second main coal producers in Indonesia, agreed to the matter. ?There are many punde-punde (a call for an Indian) to come to Indonesia,? said Sandi.Last year, Tata Po...
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