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PDI-P continues resistance against fuel price hike on the streets
Thousands of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) members launch a long march to the State Palace in Jakarta to protest against the recent subsidized-fuel price hike.Kontan.co.id reported that the mass gathered at the Tugu Proklamasi at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday and began their march at 10:30 a.m.PDI-P senior politician Ribka Tjiptaning said that the march was the last ditch of ...
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SBY to conduct meeting on subsidized-fuel price hike
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will conduct a meeting on the subsidized-fuel price hike policy on Thursday, a close aide says.SBY spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha, however, did not provide any clarity on the meeting's agenda."I cannot disclose any details at this stage," Julian said as quoted by kontan.co.id.The subsidized-fuel price has been raised after the government and ...
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KPK summons three UI lecturers in graft case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned three University of Indonesia (UI) lecturers for questioning on the alleged graft in the information and technology installment project at the university's library.The three lecturers are Harun Asjiq Gunawan from the dental school, Emirhadi Suganda and Luki Wijayanti from the technical school."They are being questioned as ...
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Indonesia remains upbeat on growth target despite planned fuel price hike
The Indonesian government remains confident that it can achieve its target of 6.3 percent growth this year despite the scheduled implementation of the unpopular fuel price hike.The oil price increase is designed to plug the budget deficit this year which could reach 2.4 percent from initial assumption of 1.6 percent.On Wednesday, the Indonesian Parliament approved the government's revised ...
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21 names of LPSK candidates submitted to President
The selection committee of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) members for the period of 2013-2018 submitted 21 candidate names to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, on Tuesday.Selection committee head Harkristuti Harkrisnowo said her team had completed the selection process. "The President will choose 14 out of the 21 candidate names submitted," she said in a statement as ...
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Spore calls on Jakarta to tackle haze
Singapore has called on Indonesia to name those companies which are causing the haze in the region and take action against them for illegal burning. It noted that primary responsibility for dealing with these companies rests with Indonesia because they would have carried out acts on Indonesian territory and broken its laws. Singapore remained ready to work with Indonesia at the provincial ...
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Indonesian govt bond auction met with cool reception
The House of Representatives' approval of the revision of the 2013 state budget has apparently not impressed many fixed income investors, who are mostly still in a wait-and-see mode in Indoneia's bonds market. The government bond auction held by the Finance Ministry's debt management office on Tuesday received a cool reception from investors, reaping only 2.65 trillion rupiah ...
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Green ‘ondel-ondel’ to enliven Jakarnaval
Paper Edition | Page: 9 At least 1,500 performers will take part in this year's Jakarnaval, slated to be held on June 30 in Central Jakarta. The annual carnival, which is part of a series of festivities to mark Jakarta's 486th anniversary, will also welcome participants from outside the capital, including Central Java, West Java and Kalimantan.Governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ...
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Misbakhun drops out of BPK race
Golkar Party politician M. Misbakhun has quit the race for the membership of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), saying he would rather focus more on his legislative bid.The presence of Misbakhun, a former lawmaker who is also a graft convict, in the race, had raised concerns over the quality of the selection process for the BPK post.The House of Representatives Commission XI on financial affairs is ...
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Poso suicide bomber identified linked to Santoso
Paper Edition | Page: 4 The National Police confirmed the identify of the suicide bomber who attacked the police headquarters in Poso, Central Sulawesi, as being Zainul Arifin alias Arif Petak, an accomplice of the infamous terrorist Santoso.National Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Agus Rianto said on Tuesday that the identification was confirmed after DNA samples taken from the remains of the ...
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President calls for greater contribution to Post-2015 agenda
Paper Edition | Page: 4 President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono claimed on Tuesday that he had done a good job in cochairing the United Nations-sanctioned High Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons on the Post 2015 Development Agenda and that its final report had been well received.Speaking before Cabinet members, regional leaders, foreign ambassadors and representatives of civil organizations at the ...
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RI’s top college in spotlight for corruption
The central library at the University of Indonesia (UI) stands next to a picturesque lake at the heart of the university's massive complex in Depok, West Java. Antigraft activists at the university allege that corruption was committed during the complex's ...
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New chairman elected to Judicial Commission
Paper Edition | Page: 4 New Judicial Commission chairman Suparman Marzuki on Tuesday pledged that he would crack down on rogue judges and justices in spite of the weak authority that the commission currently has.Suparman, the Judicial Commission's monitoring division head and a former rights activist, was elected chairman after he won four of the seven votes cast by fellow commissioners on ...
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Marty criticized over migrant worker data
Lawmakers from the House of Representatives Commission IX overseeing manpower scolded Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa for failing to provide complete data on Indonesian migrant workers abroad.In a hearing with Commission IX discussing the Jeddah riot, Marty told lawmakers that there was no accurate data on the number of Indonesian migrant workers abroad."There is yet to be accurate data ...
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Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify companies behind haze
Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as it urged Indonesia to provide data on company names and concession maps to enable it to act against plantation firms that allow slash-and-burn farming.Singapore's environment minister made the request to his Indonesian counterpart by telephone as air pollution on the island hit unhealthy levels for a ...
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85 arrested for attacking fast-food restaurant
Medan Police arrested 85 people who were allegedly involved in the attack and looting of a fast-food restaurant after the House of Representatives approved the government's subsidized-fuel price increase.The police have named 14 of the total 85 attackers suspects as they were believed to have caused the primary damage to the restaurant. Most of the suspects are HKBP Nomensen University ...
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Drug prices to increase by 10 percent
The Indonesian Pharmaceutical Association (GP Farmasi) has said the government-proposed subsidized fuel price hikes might increase prices of pharmaceutical goods, including medicines."The prices of drugs are expected to increase by around 10 percent," said chairman of the East Java branch of GP Farmasi, Paulus Totok Lucida, on Tuesday.It was unlikely that the fuel hikes would influence ...
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Singapore Indonesia tussle over smog
SMOG from forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island has eased in Singapore but the city-state continued to press its larger neighbour to solve the recurring ...
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IHSG gained 1.38 percent on Tuesday
reported the amount of transactions to be 12.3 million lots, equal to Rp 7.4 trillion. The mover sectors were agriculture with 2.47 percent, basic industries with 0.37 percent, construction and property with 0.80 percent, consumer goods with 0.79 percent, finance with 1.84 percent, infrastructure with 2.46 percent, mining with 0.41 percent, miscellaneous industries with 0.85 percent and ...
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RI fails to protect religious minorities says US report
The US Department of State's 2012 Report on International Religious Freedom has revealed that the Indonesian government has failed to properly address the banning and assault of religious minority groups.The annual report was released by the US Embassy in Jakarta on Tuesday."The Indonesian government honors the freedom to choose religion but fails to prevent violent acts toward ...
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PKS is now opposition says Dems
The executive chairman of the ruling Democratic Party, Syariefuddin Hasan says that he now considers the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) no longer a member of the government coalition following another "rebellious" move by the party to reject the government's fuel policy. "It's now clear that the PKS is indeed an opposition party," Syariefuddin, who is also the ...
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Growing HIVAIDS awareness in Indonesia’s Papua region
HIV education slower to reach these students JAKARTA, 18 June 2013 (IRIN) - Efforts to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in the Indonesian provinces of Papua, which has among the country’s highest rates of infection, and West Papua are making steady though slow progress, say aid workers and government officials. "People there believed that HIV/AIDS was a curse from God, but that’s ...
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Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Receives Indonesian Ambassador
Manama, June 18. (BNA) -- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ghanim bin Fadhul Al-Buainain received here today the Indonesian Ambassador to Bahrain Chilman Arisman. The Minister of State reviewed with the Indonesian envoy the solid bilateral ties between the two friendly countries and people, lauding their advanced level in all fields. Issues of mutual concern were also discussed. ...
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Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.
Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.
An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more
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