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Gunarti, Activist for Kendeng Mountains Community Network: We are colonised by our own kind

Gunarti, a farmer and activist in the Kendeng Mountains Community Network, seems hesitant to be compared with Kartini, even though she shares the same birthday on April 21, as the inspiring national hero. She is now well-known for her leadership in the green movement to oppose the proposed construction of Semen Indonesia's cement plant in Rembang, Central Java. She believes the plant will endanger existing ground water springs and impact the larger issue of food security there. "It's better to have a cement shortage rather than a shortage of food," Gunarti, 43, says adamantly.

Interview Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Edition

Basic Rates to Apply to Online Taxis Starting April 1

Managements of online, application-based transportation services agreed with the government's decision to apply a baseline rate effective April 1. "We are applying [the regulation] with fairness, as well as safety, in mind. There will be quotas and baseline rates. We believe all parties will comply and agree to follow the regulation we have drafted," Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said last week.

News Capsule Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Edition

A Big No to Political Parties Owning Frequencies

The plan by the House of Representatives (DPR) to revise the Broadcasting Law by slipping in a provision on special broadcasting bodies that could be owned by political parties must be opposed by all. Besides contradicting the fundamental principal that frequency bands be managed for public benefit, this proposal would only make matters worse in the already chaotic world of broadcasting.

Opinion Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Edition

Kartika Jahja
Music is Her Message

When she was interviewed two weeks ago, Kartika Jahja, 35, could not conceal her dejection. Wearing a leather jacket and a bright red skirt, this singer tried to understand her recent catastrophe in Yogyakarta. There, she had failed to carry out her project of staging the 2016 Lady Fast event, after one mass organization had raided it and forced it to close down. "The reason for it was not clear at all," she said.

Lady Fast was initially to present a series of events about women's issues. The agenda included discussions, a workshop, film screening and musical performances. A day into the event, a group from one mass organization, accompanied by the police, came and disbanded the event. After that, Tika and members of the Kolektif Betina (Female Collective) as the organizer of the event, had to deal with the local police.

Cover Story Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Edition

Sely Martini
Calling on Women to Fight Corruption

There was no red carpet or snapping cameras on a glittering stage when Sely Martini won the Honesty Oscar from ONE.org and Accountability Lab. This award was announced by the two agencies involved in transparency issues through the Twitter account @ONEcampaign on March 2, 2014, coinciding with the other Oscar awards given to Hollywood starts in the United States.

Sely, 38, a resident of Bandung, West Java, secured the award in the category of Best Activist. She won over anticorruption activists from various countries like John Gitongo (Kenya), Aruna Roy (India), Gregory Ngbwa Mintsa (Gabon) and Xu Zhiyong (China). "Even being just nominated would have made be happy as it means my activity is being acknowledged by others," Sely told Tempo at the ICW office in South Jakarta two weeks ago.

Cover Story Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Edition

Kartini's Legacy

Emancipation means being freed from all shackles. Almost a century and a half ago, the struggle of Dewi Sartika and R.A. Kartini was limited to women's right to education. We still feel the fruits of their struggle to this day. Women now have extensive access to education, from elementary school to university.

But, in the words of poet Chairil Anwar, "The work is not yet done, there is nothing yet." According to data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), only 10.5 percent of urban women graduated from university in 2015. In the countryside, the figure was even worse: less than 3.3 percent. The figures were about the same for men. This means the road to educational emancipation is still long for both sexes.

Opinion Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Edition

Sri Hartini-Director of Faith and Tradition, Ministry of Education and Culture
Maintaining the substance, reducing the superficial

Various traditional and cultural rituals in Indonesia can be quite expensive to carry out. Among the people of Toraja in South Sulawesi, for example, one traditional ceremony can cost billions of rupiah. Getting out of such rituals is not easy, although many communities around the country are determined to let go of certain traditional requirements that can often impoverish them, such as the villagers of Borokanda, at Ende Lio, Flores.

Director of Religion and Traditional Faith at the Education and Culture Minister, Sri Hartini, said that a simplification of rituals can be achieved through deliberations without reducing the substance of tradition. "Only the superficial aspect is simplified," she told Tempo English reporters Isma Savitri and Dahlia Rera in an interview, three weeks ago. Excerpts:

Outreach Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Edition

Martin Van Bruinessen:
Nu Can Take Part In Restoring Indonesia's Image

The 33rd Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Convention in Jombang, East Java, in early August will be a nostalgic journey for Martin van Bruinessen, who spent considerable time in Indonesia during the 1980s and 1990s. As a resource person at the pre-convention discussions, Bruinessen, the Dutch professor from Utrecht University, author of a number of books on Islam in Indonesia, was sought after to speak on the future direction of the the NU, currently led by KH Said Aqil Siroj.

In the opinion of Dutch anthropologist Bruinessen, the NU has an important role to play in society. He knows his subject matter well, given his nine years in Indonesia. Although he now resides in the Netherlands, he still devotes much of his time to Islamic literature, in the form of discussions and studies on intellectual development in Indonesia. This has led Bruinessen to deepen his knowledge on Islamic thinking in Indonesia, and that of the NU.

Interview Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Edition

Martiono Hadianto
We Lack The Five MS Of Mining

THE new mining law has left Martiono Hadianto, chairman of the Indonesian Mining Association and CEO of Newmont Nusa Tenggara, wondering. "What is the government's objective?" he asked. He argues that the law is not aligned with President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's speech at APEC, which was to invite more investors to Indonesia. Martiono recently shared his views on the current mining conundrum to Tempo English journalists Sadika Hamid and Amanda Siddharta.

Special Report Thursday, January 1, 1970 Edition

Kartika Djoemadi:
the bullying got me mad

TO Dyah Kartika Rini Djoemadi, coordinator of Jokowi's Advanced Social Media Volunteers (Jasmev), the 2014 presidential election was a chance to prove themselves. Determined to totally focus on the task ahead, Kartika took a three-month leave from Spindoctors Indonesia, the political strategy and public policy consulting firm she founded, to devote all of her time to Jasmev. Not surprisingly, until the actual election day on July 9, DeeDeeas Kartika is better knowncould be found in the Jasmev war room in a building at Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.

There DeeDee, 34, coordinated the activities of 150 volunteers, who worked in three shifts. Each of them employed a laptop in their operations to ensure Joko Widodo was elected president. "I had to monitor the war room every day. Doing it part-time would not have been effective," she told Tempo in Jakarta two weeks ago.

Cover Story Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Edition

Thwarting Ahok

The plan was hatched in late October at the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party's meeting room at the Jakarta Legislative Council (DPRD). In attendance were representatives from the parties that supported Prabowo Subianto's failed bid for the presidency in July. The agenda: formulating a strategy to frustrate Basuki Tjahaja 'Ahok' Purnama's ascent to the seat left by Joko Widodo when he became president.

Around 15 people from five factions were present at the time. They included DPRD Deputy Speaker Abraham Lunggana, a United Development Party (PPP) politician, and Justice and Prosperity Party Deputy Chairman Triwisaksana as well as representatives from the Democrat Party, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Golkar Party.

National Thursday, January 1, 1970 Edition

Reviving an Ancient Martial Art

THE cool mountain air grew cold with the rain in Salimpek village, Solok regency, West Sumatra. But the weather did not keep residents from congregating around a small plot of land, about the size of a volleyball court, next to wet onion fields in late August. They were too curious to witness something they had never seen: a fight between a local silek master-silek is Minang for silat, which refers to the martial arts indigenous to Indonesia and Malaysia-and a tall, large European man.

Yes, on that day, Sasaran Kincia Tuo, a silat school at 1,455 meters above sea level, was visited by seven European guests who came to test their martial arts skills. In the Minang language, sasaran means 'a place for martial arts training', and kincia tuo 'old mill'. The foreigners were participants in the 2014 Minangkabau Silek Camp, held from August 20-28. Beginning in Talang Babungo village, some 10 kilometers away from Salimpek, these masters from abroad set about learning some new moves and burnishing their old ones.

Outreach Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Edition

Rice Supply Mark-Up

Bulog and the agriculture ministry have differing claims on rice data. Bulog claims there is a shortage of stock, while the agriculture ministry says rice supply is safe. Entrepreneurs are asked to meet targets they cannot afford.

Economy Monday, December 5, 2022 Edition

BRIN Needs Political Support

After three years at the helm of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Laksana Tri Handoko is entrusted with a new job: to lead the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). The Japan-educated scientist is given a mandate by President Joko Widodo to integrate five major national research institutes. He is tasked to catch up lags in science and technology, to create technological independence and to focus on exploring the digital economy as well as green and blue economy. He would also continue his efforts which he initiated in LIPI to bring back a diaspora of Indonesian researchers to strengthen BRIN. Handoko said BRIN also needed political support to realize research as one of the main pillars of the national economy.

Interview Monday, May 24, 2021 Edition

Hand-in-hand Seeking Public Support

Women activists widen their network and rally support to ratify the Sexual Violence  Eradication Bill. A number of women ulema made a breakthrough by organizing the first Indonesian Ulema Women’s Congress in 2017 to support the elimination of sexual violence, promotion of gender equality, and prevention of child marriage. Intensifying its online campaign, the women activists seek support from influential mass organizations, some of whom are still at odds with the activists.

Special Report Monday, April 26, 2021 Edition

Pangolin Supply Chain to China

The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is popular in China. Its meat and scales are used in traditional and psychotropic medicines. In 2007, the Chinese government legalized the use of its scales for medicinal purposes at clinics, based on hospital approval. Since then, 26.6 tons of pangolin scales have legally entered China from a number of countries. A report from Traffic.org, a non-profit organization focused on wildlife trade, mentioned that the total amount of illegal scales—originating from countries where the animal is protected—reached 34.9 tons from 2007-2016, with the most coming from Indonesia.

Investigation Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Edition

Former Lippo Group Boss surrendered

Former Lippo Group commissioner Eddy Sindoro surrendered to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) last Friday. Eddy has been on the run since being accused of bribing Edy Nasution, a clerk at the Central Jakarta District Court two years ago. KPK’s deputy chairman, Laode Muhammad Syarif said that Eddy turned himself in via the police attaché of the Indonesian embassy in Singapore. “The Singaporean authorities also assisted us,” Syarif revealed.

National Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Edition

(No)Support from the Universe

YOHANES Surya has frequently credited mestakung, or support from the universe, as the secret to his success in producing many world champions in the Physics Olympics. Mestakung, as a simple 'physics' concept, is when all particles surrounding an object in a critical state work simultaneously to help said object reach its ideal point. After the idea was proposed in a book, the concept was popularized in a film released in October 2011 starring Revalina S. Temat and Lukman Sardi.

Special Report Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Edition

Disappointed in GrabBike's Service

I ordered a motorcycle taxi via the GrabBike application on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at around 11:50pm, from my office in West Jakarta with the Cawang Station set as my destination. Within five minutes, a GrabBike driver apologized and told me that my destination was too far. The driver said he was about to return home to Ciledug, Tangerang, and requested that I cancel the order.

Letters Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Edition

Only Clean Candidates Need Apply

A decision by the Board of Commissioners of the Selection Committee for the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to strike off the names of several lawmakers from its list of candidates for banking supervision, must be strongly supported. Its Board of Commissioners must not be made up of political party members. As the institution overseeing all financial business activities, it must be completely sterile from any other conflicting interests. In the committee's initial selection, the names of Golkar Party politician Marcus Melchias Mekeng and that of Indonesian Democratic Party of Stuggle (PDI-P) parliamentarian, Edy Andreas Susetyo, were both missing from the list.

Opinion Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Edition

'Insider' Support for Team 13

For 14 straight hours each day, the social media team of candidates Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno keep tabs on Internet developments. Working in two shifts, this 13-member team manages the social media accounts of the Anies-Sandiaga ticket from 9am to 11pm. Their headquarters is located at the office of Indonesia Mengajar (Non-governmental organization Teaching Indonesia) in South Jakarta. "There are more personnel at night because that is the prime time," said Raditya Pratama, coordinator of this social media team, in an interview last week. "Six during the day and seven at night."

According to Raditya, the job of his Team 13 is to publicize the 23 working programs of the Anies-Sandiaga platform on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts, and on the official website of the candidates, who are supported by the Gerindra and the Justice and Prosperity (PKS), political parties. These accounts have been registered with the General Election Commission (KPU) of Jakarta. Raditya is in charge of five people who manage Sandiaga's personal internet accounts. They are focused there because since January, they have worked closely with Sandiaga, who at that time had planned to run for governor himself. Raditya is the only one from Gerindra Party. "The rest are from outside. They are social media experts," he said.

Cover Story Tuesday, November 29, 2016 Edition

Hassle-Free Financial Apps

RAFI Putra Arriyan was relieved when Bank Indonesia gave the green light for him to operate Flip-a-Finance, an application he developed. The payment systems regulator had granted him permission to do fund remittances (KUPU). "Flip resumed normal operations since October 12," Arri told Tempo last week.

Even with a license in hand, Arri said he must still comply with a few more requirements, among others, the know-your-customer (KYC) procedure, where a face-to-face verification must be done with users to increase online security. "We're trying to design the best system possible," said Arri.

Cover Story Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Edition

App-Based Auto Loans

Today, applying for a car or motorcycle loan can be like playing a game on a cellular phone. Finance companies offer various apps on Google Play Store. After downloading an application, prospective customers can view a catalog and compare products and credit terms, and set installment payment options. A loan agreement is possibly just a final click away.

One frequently downloaded app is MTF Mobile from Mandiri Tunas Finance. According to the company's CEO, Ignatius Susatyo Wijoyo, each month MTF Mobile is used by 1,000 customers. As a result, Mandiri Tunas is able to extend Rp150 billion of financing per month. "This is one way to safeguard growth when markets are down," said Susatyo, interviewed at his office, two weeks ago.

Cover Story Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Edition

Half-Hearted Support for Small Businesses

The revocation of some regional regulations by the home affairs ministry came as a boon as well as a source of regret for Tatang Yusuf, who owns a traditional herbal medicine factory. On one hand, the repeal of those regulations makes it easier for him to apply for licenses at Cilacap, Central Java, where Tatang's factory operates. He is happy because it is now easier for herbal medicine producers at the Gentasari Village Jamu Aneka Sari Cooperative to obtain the environmental authorization, a condition for obtaining a production license.

Before the three regional regulations of the Cilacap Regency were repealed, applying to start a factory meant having to pass the environmental management and monitoring (UKL-UPL) license, which costs Rp18-25 million. Tatang had to pay that amount when he applied for a production license for Bumi Wijaya, his herbal medicine factory at Gentasari Village, last year.

Cover Story Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Edition

Can Hostage-Taking be Stopped?

Like threading a needle, the government must act cautiously when it attempts to release the seven Indonesians now held hostage in the southern Philippines. It must to use all its powers to rescue the hostages held captive by Abu Sayyaf, a splinter group of the Moro National Liberation Front, the separatists who have already struck a truce with the Philippine government. Clever negotiations are also required to secure the hostages release without paying any ransom.

Negotiations need to be carried out with the Philippine government, which continues to aggressively pursue Abu Sayyaf. Negotiations are important because the Philippines still objects to any Indonesian military intervention. It rejects any Indonesian military action on the grounds that the hostages were seized on its waters and not on Indonesian territory.

Opinion Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Edition

In the Philippines, Duterte's Democracy

Rodrigo Duterte-the Philippines' president-elect-has quickly gained a nickname, following his win on May 10, as the 'Trump of the East'. The media have been busy pointing out similarities between Duterte and Donald Trump, the US presidential candidate from the Republican Party.

They both have big mouths, use tough language and are not reluctant to use verbal blows, or even bullets if necessary, in the interest of power. In short, this new leader is far removed from the polite and elegant presidential model, and he is not from one of the the country's political aristocracies. So the Philippines, where 40 percent of people live below the poverty line-one of the highest in Asia-seems to have been missing a champion able to rapidly smash corruption, strike out at criminals without mercy, trigger economic growth down to those at the bottom and guarantee the Philippines' sovereignty at its borders.

Opinion Tuesday, May 17, 2016 Edition

The Tax Amnesty Law Needs Support

The House of Representatives (DPR) has finally included the Tax Amnesty Law draft into its priority list, effectively bringing to life the Joko Widodo government's dream of curbing the surging budget deficits.

The government's efforts to manage the overstretched the State Budget, which usually occurs when the state misses its tax targets, must clearly be supported. It needs sufficient budget to implement programs, especially those with subsidies to the grass roots, but we should not put high hopes in the Tax Amnesty Law to open the floodgates to vast amount of funds stashed away overseas by our tycoons. That would be a misplaced hope.

Opinion Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Edition

WWF Launches App to Guide Fish Consumption

WWF Indonesia has launched a new app to help consumers confront the overexploitation of Indonesia's maritime resources.

"The seafood app provides instruction on how to select seafood products wisely, so that consumers can reduce negative impact on the sustainability of fish resources and the marine ecosystem," WWF Coral Triangle Program Director Wawan Ridwan said in a press release.

Environment Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Edition

Leonika Sari
An Appropriate App for Blood Donors

Leonika Sari Njoto Boedioetomo is a bright and cheerful young woman. She is also smart.At a young age, Leonika is rated one of Asia's young influential leaders by ForbesAsia magazine. She is regarded as an inspiration for creating the Reblood app.

Reblood is a site or application that connects interested would-be donors with various blood drives in Surabaya. It provides a slew of information on the events themselves, while at the same time getting users to fill in relevant personal information, especially about their individual blood types.

Cover Story Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Edition

Taxi App Turmoil

THE emergence of app-based taxis has aroused the ire of conventional taxi companies. On March 22, hundreds of taxi drivers under the Association of Land Transport Drivers (Organda) held a demonstration in Jakarta. The rally triggered huge traffic jams and turned violent in several locations.

The taxi drivers wanted the government to ban the apps. They complained of losing customers to the cheaper, friendlier, faster service. Their incomes, they said, plummeted.

Indicator Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Edition

New Seats for New Supporters

MOHAMAD Suleman Hidayat paid Aburizal Bakrie a visit at his home in Central Jakarta. While sipping tea, Hidayat listened to the Golkar Party chairman's comments regarding the latest political issue, namely the party's national consultative meeting and a presidential cabinet reshuffle. The former industry minister was not satisfied with the war of words between Golkar cadres in the mass media.

Aburizal told him, said Hidayat, that holding the party's national consultation meeting would take place at the soonest by the end of July 2016. Aburizal felt he needed time to reorganize the party after the Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit of Agung Laksono's camp. Hidayat then asked about the government inviting Golkar to join the ruling coalition. In response, Aburizal said that the government could go ahead with the cabinet reshuffle in the near future without any need to wait for the party to decide on its new leadership. "(It's alright to) go ahead without Golkar," said Hidayat last week, quoting Aburizal.

Cover Story Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Edition

Chopping Down the Chicken Cartel

Skyrocketing prices of poultry in recent weeks is a clear indication that the government is powerless against the cartel. A handful of poultry breeders have deliberately controlled supply to rake in more profits, without considering the effects on consumers.

Ironically, the state even helped facilitate this shameful practice. The directorate-general of livestock and animal health openly supported the agreement among 12 poultry breeders to cull 6 million parent stock broilers. In the deal signed on September 14 last year, the breeders also agreed to destroy 40 percent of hatching eggs.

Opinion Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Edition

R. Narmoko Prasmadji, Director-General for Caught Fish, Fishery and Marine affairs Ministry
The gender approach is important

Until today, it is fair to say that the government has never given any opportunity nor political recognition to fisherwomen. The bill on the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish farming and salt mining currently drafted by the House of Representatives (DPR) is an opportunity to accomodate such a need. R. Narmoko Prasmadji said he would try to ensure that the bill contain clauses favoring fisherwomen's empowerment. "There should be legal and economic protection for fisherwomen," said Narmoko. Tempo English contributor Pujani Nadine Kamarwan interviewed him at his office in Jakarta two weeks ago. Excerpts:

Outreach Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Edition

Golkar Should Remain the Opposition

There has been quite a buzz over the recent appearance of Golkar Party's two disputing camps at the State Palace. The visit of Aburizal Bakrie and Agung Laksono, both of whom claim to be the rightful Golkar chairman, should not be seen as a sign of President Joko Widodo's mastery of national politics. In fact, if he is not careful, Jokowi can get sucked into the morass of the vicious influence of the political oligarchs surrounding him.

The origins of the Golkar conflict can be traced back to the presidential election campaign two years ago. At the time, Aburizal offered Gerindra Party Chairman Prabowo Subianto to be a candidate for the presidency. After its nominee lost, Golkar opted to be a balancing power by staying outside the government. With a number of other parties backing Prabowo, Golkar became the main engine of the opposition, the Red and White Coalition.

Opinion Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Edition

Best Supporting Actor Tio Pakusadewo
A Cap and a Batak Accent

Replaying a role in a film once performed by another actor is not easy. That is what Tio Pakusadewo, 52, faced when he was offered to redo the role of a migrant Batak in the filmBulan di Atas Kuburan ('Moon over The Graveyard') written by Asrul Sani in 1973. In that year, Aedy Moward performed that role. Aedy's acting was so powerful that he won the 1973 Citra (Indonesia's film festival award) for Best Supporting Actor.

But therein lay the challenge for Tio. "I watched the movie by Asrul Sani, and discussed it with several people involved in that production. Then I tried to find something new and unique," Tio told Tempo.

Special Report Tuesday, January 5, 2016 Edition

Banning App-based Transport

THE prohibition of application-based ojeks and taxis was revoked amid public outcry and the intervention of President Joko Widodo, who called it a hastily implemented ban. Too rigid in applying regulations, Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan also made himself look uncaring to the city's dire need for proper public transportation system when he banned these popular modes of transport.

Referring to the Law No. 22/2009 on traffic and road transportation and Government Regulation No.74/ 2014 on modes of road transportation, Minister Jonan argued that online transport services were against the law. So, he sent a letter to the National Police chief on November 9 to go after Uber taxis and GO-JEK and GrabBike motorcycle taxis, also known locally as ojeks.

Opinion Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Edition

Temporary Ban on App-Based Rides

A few hours after President Joko Widodo stated his support for app-based transportation services on Friday two weeks ago, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung immediately distributed meeting invitations to several stakeholders. One of those invited was Agus Pambagio, a member of the Transportation Sector Balanced Public Policy Committee at the Ministry of Transportation. "I was asked to attend a focus group discussion about online motorcycle taxi services at his office," said Agus on Tuesday last week.

The meeting was held on the fourth floor of the Cabinet Secretariat building and attended by representatives from the transportation ministry, the coordinating ministry for the economy, the coordinating ministry for maritime affairs, the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) and the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda). Go-Jek CEO Nadiem Makarim was also present to represent app-based transportation executives.

Economy Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Edition

Indonesia Supports Palestine

The Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki appealed to the international community, including Indonesia, to act against Israeli aggression in Jerusalem. "More than 3,000 people are injured, half of them children. Israel has violated international law and human rights," he said in a press conference with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Gedung Pancasila in Jakarta last week.

Retno said Indonesia's stance on supporting the status of Eastern Jerusalem as the capital city of Palestine had never changed. Moreover, the country stands by the two-state solution, with Palestine and Israel co-existing side by side. "We also fully support Palestine's effort to achieve independence," she said.

Diplomatic Bag Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Edition

The Name-Dropper

SETYA Novanto, speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), started his meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla last Monday by talking about plans for his daughter's wedding. Their conversation then moved on to the real reason for the meeting. When Setya met with Freeport Indonesia CEO Maroef Sjamsuddin, he allegedly exploited the names of the President and the Vice President without authorization. Kalla expressed his disapproval. "Why did you use the President's and my names?" said Kalla, as repeated by someone who works closely with the Vice President.

The DPR's speaker said he had taken businessman Muhammad Riza Chalid along to meet with Maroef, but denied that he had misused the President's name. Setya said, "I swear to God: I didn't bring Bapak's name into it!" In a sarcastic tone, Kalla snapped at Setya, "Really, I only asked for nine percent." Setya has denied the news that Kalla was angry with him at the meeting. "Pak JK is someone I greatly respect," Setya told Tempo last Thursday, referring to the Vice President by the latter's initials.

Cover Story Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Edition

We Cannot Allow Sipadan-Ligitan to Recur

Poaching produce in the North Natuna Sea is not only triggered by economic need. According to the Director of the Fleet Monitoring and Operations of the Marine and Fisheries Resources Directorate-General in the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, Pung Nugroho Saksono, a conflict similar to the Sipadan-Ligitan case between Malaysia and Indonesia should not be allowed to recur.

Environment Monday, August 30, 2021 Edition

Dato Sri Tahir, Chief Commissioner of Mayapada Group:
The best opportunities are still in Indonesia

The banking business is in a flux as a result of the war of interest rates among banks. But the owner of the Mayapada Group, Dato Sri Tahir, is optimistic that the banking sector in Indonesia will continue to grow. "Growth depends on situations and conditions," Tahir told Tempo, two weeks ago. Having travelled all over the world, Tahir concluded that the best investment opportunities are still found in Indonesia.

He believes that investment opportunities in Indonesia are still better and that includes the business prospects of his Mayapada Group. He told Tempo reporter Christine Munthe in an interview that he would never sell Mayapada for whatever price. Excerpts:

Economy Thursday, January 1, 1970 Edition

Two Days on Sipadan

Even before the verdict handed down in The Hague last Tuesday, Malaysia had long been occupying Sipadan and Ligitan. TEMPO journalist Wenseslaus Manggut, who recently traveled to the islands, was unceremoniously told to leave in no uncertain terms by the Malaysian Police.

National Tuesday, December 24, 2002 Edition

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