Government Support Creative Industrial Development

(Jakarta, 29/2) - Trade Department supports the development of creative industrial as one of priority to race the non-oil and gas (non migas) sector because it can absorb 4, 9 million employees and give contribution about 6,3 percent from Gross Domestic Product (PDB)

Mari admitted creative industry today hasn’t integrated as a creative economical potential. Therefore the government will unite the potential and its people power through Indonesia’s Design Program (IDP) so able to compete in global market.

When asked about the government fund release, Mari hasn’t certain the amount. “We haven’t any agreement on will be exists special budget for that sector. As a matter in fact Indonesia has already had Ventura Capital but have’nt socialized. There is idée also to optimize Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of State’s General Corporate (BUMN),” Mari said.

There were 14 sectors that include on creative industrial categories, i.e. advertising, architecture, art and antique market, craft, design, fashion, film, video and photography, interactive games, show business, publishing and printing, computer service and software, radio and television also research and development. (Mimie/teks.Nurseffi/Trans.Devi)

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Kejagung Stops Investigation on BLBI I and II

(Jakarta, 29/2) – The Supreme Court (Kejagung) decided to stop investigation of Bank Indonesia Liquidity Fund (BLBI) case over Bank Central Asia (BCA) and BLBI II of Indonesia’s State Merchant Bank (BDNI).

“We don’t found acts that go against the law and corruption, so the team that consists of 35 prosecutors is officially dismiss,” said the Head of Law Information Centre (Kapuspenkum) Kejagung, Kemas Yahya Rahman, at Kejagung building, Jakarta.

According Kejagung investigation, the value counting by appraisal team to BCA and BDNI was right. “But because the appraisal team only given one moth by National Banking Recapitalization Agency (BPPN) and Government, so they only check the formal documents,” he said.

Kemas admitted there were decreasing of BCA assets values from 52 trillion rupiah to 19 trillion rupiah and BDNI assets from 1, 3 trillion into minus 42, 6 trillion. Therefore Kejagung will give the authority investigation to finances Minister (Menkeu). (Adi/teks.nurseffi/Trans.Devi)

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The Soybeans Prices Decrease

(Jakarta, 29/2) – After reach Rp7.500-Rp Rp.7.600 Rupiah on the middle of Januari the soybeans prices decrease to Rp 6.800-Rp7.000 said The Trades Minister Mari Elka Pangestu. “Beside of the soybeans prices in the world decrease and Rupiah strengthen, the policy to reduce trades fee (PPh) and production tax looks clearly,” said Mari when presenting at the economics’ meeting at the Trades Department (Depdag), Jakarta.

Eventhough the soybeans prices has decreased, Mari said the government still arranged the mechanism of policy package subsidiary distribution agreed on last February 1. It’s still not working yet because we still wait for The House of Representative (DPR) to ratified The Changing of State’s budgeting (APBN-P). Then, we will work hard,” she said. (Mimie/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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Aidir : Depkumham Not Counter Act The Village Leader To Join Party

(Jakarta, 28/2) – State Order Director of Directorate General Common Law Administration (Ditjen AHU) at Human Right and Law Department (Depkumham) Aidir Amin Daud declared that their side doesn’t have right to counter act Parade Nusantara Party join the political party (parpol) verification at Depkumham, Monday (25/2).

“The Parade Nusantara Party come here as individual, and we don not have conditional that declares village leaders can not become parpol manager, anyone could,” Aidir explain it to the journalist in the Depkumham building, Jakarta.

Aidir explained that it is the authority of Internal Affair Minister (Mendagri) forbidden the village leaders become parpol manager through Government Regulation No. 72 of 2005. “We (Depkumham-red) only accepted and don’t know the status. If the are village leaders or civil state employee joining political party, so there will be another mechanism. Let the internal affair minister takes the act,” he revealed.

Parade Nusantara Party is a new party that it support comes from village leaders, tradition elder, religion elder, and village forces. The first goal of the parpol is demand the village prosperity right in Indonesia. (Mimie/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Devi)

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PKS Guarantees 30% Represents Of Woman

(Jakarta, 28/2) – Head of Council Partai Keadilan Sejahtera Party (PDD PKS) of Woman’s Sector Ledia Hanifa said her commitment to represent woman by 30 quotas as aggression and advocation to the woman’s interest.

“At this time lot of woman’s cadre of PKS took part in strategic ways. As much of 3600 parties from level Central House of Representative (DPP) to the branch (Ranting) and 75 women from all of Indonesia took in legislative,” said Ledia.

Commitment of PKS of 30% quotas in woman’s sector has implemented by political education and improvement of leadership. Facing election 2009, Woman’s sector in party based on Islamic has already prepared the cadres that ready to work as legislatives’ candidates, by improvement the capacity and political competencies regularly so resulted qualified human resources. (Sari/trans.Ocha).

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47 Political Parties Accomplish The Administration

(Jakarta- 28/2) – General Director Administration Common Law (Dirjen AHU) Human Rights and Law Department (Depkumham) Syamsudin Manan Sinaga said from 112 parties listed to Depkumham, 47 political parties (parpol) accomplished the administration conditional until 00.00 AM.

“The verification of 47 parties will be doing for 45 days. On 46th days the parties that pass it will propose to the Human Rights and Law Minister (Menkumham-red). The Minister targeted end of April has released Decision Letter (SK) about body corporate of political parties. Then, they whose pass will be the candidates of the Election have to registration to Commission Election (KPU), Syamsudin explained at Depkumham’s building, Jakarta.

For 50 legal parties has participated in election 2004 but there’s changed i.e. the symbol, official’s names, etc, quite report to the Depkumham. “They have to tell to the Department that still exists. In order not to manipulate the data so verification team will research to by Depkumham Office’s Region (Kanwil Depkumham) and United Nation and Politics (Kesbangpol),” he said. (Mimie/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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Woman Representation Is Political Compromise

(Jakarta, 28/2) - The 30 percent conditional of woman representation in political party (Parpol) is a prove of political compromise, said Sri Budi Eko Wardhani as woman observer in the Political Review Centre (Puskapol) of Social and Political Faculty (Fisip), Universitas Indonesia (UI).

“I think this is discrimination because only applied on new parties. Eventhough it will also apply on old parties,” Sri said after the database launch of potential woman profile on political party and civil society for the legislative candidacies in Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta.

The existence of Political Party Law (UU Parpol) No.2 of 2008 is a momentum for women to fight their aspiration at political field. “Therefore we support women participation to involve the 2009 election,” She declared.

Based on Puskapol UI database since September 2007 until January 2008, there are 996 potential women. 365 are come from 7 political parties. 87 people come from Golkar party, 52 from PDI-P, 40 people from PKB, from PAN 63 people, 67 people from PPP, from PKS 31 people, and from Demokrat 25 people. The rest (631) are come from civil society. (Sari/teks.Nurseffi/Trans.devi)

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Draft Build (RUU) Ratified Affects KPU’s Work

(Jakarta, 28/2) – The Head of Election Commission (KPU) Abdul Hafiz Anshary said ratified of draft build (RUU) election that hampered really affects to KPU’s work.

“It can make the schedule of election late. At this time the schedule of verification for the candidates’ members Regional House of Representative (DPD). Actually, the schedule on February 9th but until now there’s no schedule yet,” said hafiz after opened the Ceminar “The revolutionarily Voters’ Data in Election 2009, at Hotel Meredien, Jakarta.

KPU hoped if draft build was ratified then signed by The President. “Beside that draft better fixed with the Laws before that has made by that commission. KPU also wanted to makes schedule for the election and ratifying the political parties that pass at Human Rights and Law Department (Depkumham) on May until June,” he said. (Rio/Teks.Nurseffi/Trans.Ocha)

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Election Draft Build Goes To Vote

(Jakarta, 28/2) – The Plenary meeting to ratify the election draft build at the House of Representative (DPR) will have vote mechanism if they could not have meeting point until 14.00 WIB.

“There are two crucial issues that still have no meeting point. We are expecting that each faction could have an agreement by continue lobbying in this injury time,” The Head vice of Special Committee (Pansus) Andi Yuliani Paris declares it when contacted by Indonesia Now.

The agreement still hard to reach because there is side that wanted the remain voices and the determining of legislative candidate (caleg) which pass 30 percent to be put in the province, meanwhile the other side still on their opinion that the election counting should finished in the election area.

The factions that support the voices counting should finished in the election are PPP, Demokrat Party, PAN, PKS, and PDS, meanwhile the factions that hold on to the other opinion are Golkar Party, PDIP, PKB, BPD and PBR. (Dhita/Trans.Devi)

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Andi Mattalatta: There Is No Changes About The Registration Time

(Jakarta, 27/2) – New party that would like to participate as a 2009 Election (Pemilu) participant should already prepare them selves since the government proposes the Political Party Law Construction (RUU) to the DPR. The minister of Law and Human Rights, Andi Mattalatta deliver this thing when doing sudden inspections (Sidak) in the register place of new political party in Depkumham, Jl. Rasuna Said, Jakarta.

“If the political party does not use the time that has already given that’s not fair, when the political party RUU came into DPR ought to the new political party has already prepared for it. If seriously in build up a new party, in the fact they have already follow the improvement,” he explained.

According to the minister, all of his staffs have already work based on schedule. So the possibilities on the rescheduling registration will not exist. “The political party (Parpol) that has already fulfills the schedule, completing data and materials that we need should given a rewards. Don’t same it with other parties that late. This has nothing to do with tolerations, the new parties that supposed to tolerate with time,” Andi affirm it. (Mimie/teks.Subhan/trans.Devi)

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Smart Card Will Be Given To 23 Million Vehicles

(Jakarta 27/2) – The Head of Oil and Gas Downstream Observer Agency (BPH Migas) Tubagus Haryono explained the planning of Fuel (BBM) control card (smart card) that will be given to 23 million unit vehicles and will be held on 2660 SPBU in 33 regencies/cities.

“The total estimation is in the amount of 320 billion rupiah. But the determining of subsidiary amount still in the hand of finances Department,” explained Tubagus when attended working meeting with commissions VII in the People Representative Council (DPR) House, Jakarta.

According to Tubagus, if the decrease scenario of BBM subsidiary through smart card works, so the Government BBM subsidiary will be 35, 48 kiloliters. “Those if 100 percent but if the success level gains 70 percent, so the subsidiary that the government will gives is 37 kilo liter. While 50 percent means the Government still need to take responsible 39, 6 kiloliter.

When asked when this smart card will applied, Tubagus explain until now his sides still have not decided it. “We still don’t know because this smart card program is not in a hurry the process should through study, pilot project, test drive, and review. But for the matter of observe, BPH Migas will coordinate with Pertamina and Association of National Entrepreneur Oil and Gas (Hiswana Migas),” Tubagus said.(Adi/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Devi)

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Control Card Of Kerosene Should To Do Soon

(Jakarta, 27/2) – Commission VII asked Oil and Gas Downstream Obsever (BPH Migas) to do the program distribution of kerosene by control card’s system (smart card) soon and to re examine smart card’s program to restricted fuels the vehicles.

Distribution of kerosene subsidized by closing system should to do soon in the areas that has already in data remind that potential of state’s loss getting bigger if that program delay” said The Head of Commission VII Airlangga Hartarto when read the Hearing-Opinion’s Meeting (RDP) ‘s decision with BPH Migas, Wednesday (27/2).

The same thing, Vice of Head The House Of Representatives Commission VII Sutan Bhatoegana hoped that BPH Migas concentrated in control card’ program and oil conversion.

“Better if government more concentrates finishing smart card’s program and conversion of kerosene than smart card fuels (BBM) cause the impact bigger to reduce subsidy of fuels (BBM) in State’s budgeting and Cost (APBN).”said Sutan in The House, Jakarta.

Meanwhile, The Head of BPH Migas Tubagus Haryono said if smart card’s program of kerosene succeeded in 63 regencies /city that become model so Pertamina can get more supply of kerosene as much 19%.

Tubagus also firmed smart card program only can do in the areas that still not do conversion program yet. “We still make sure so this program hit the target “Tubagus explained.
The first step of implementation control card’s program that did it by BPH Migas is registration as repeatedly an control the base and kerosene’s agency. (Adi/teks.Nurseffi/Trans.Ocha)

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Sukmawati – Mega Is Impossible To Have Coalition

(Jakarta, 27/2) – After doesn’t pass the 2004 Election (Pemilu), Pancasila National Indonesia Party (PNI) which was the reincarnation of PNI Marhaen that lead by Sukmawati Soekarnoputri came to the Law and Human Right Department (Depkumham) to propose the administration completeness dossiers of her party.

“The possibilities to have coalition with Mega is very small, even none because the Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan Party (PDI–P) is a big party, so it is impossible want to have coalition with small parties,” explained Sukmawati.

Even though, Sukma optimist that her party will pass the political party verification. “We are optimist can pass the verifications. Today PNI Pancasila has already had Regional Representative Council (DPW) in 22 province and for the 2009 Election (Pemilu) we are targeting three percent for the national scale,” She revealed. (Rio/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Devi)

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Big Political Party Intentional Sabotaged New Political Party

(Jakarta, 27/2) – The Chairman of Head Council Nation Children’s Savior (PPAB) Ikraman Thalib convinced there are sabotages to the new political party did by big party. “I feel that big political parties that arrange the Law (UU)’s political party intentional makes difficult the conditional listing of small political party,” said Ikraman when proposed the completed administration files of PPAB to the Law and Human Rights’ Department (Depkumham), Jakarta.

Beside quite hard the conditional that should proposed, Ikraman continued, the brief time to list also think as sabotage’s way. “They intentional want to debar the parties who want fight for poor people. We not accept this one, so we ask Depkumham to give longer time until end of April 2008,” he said. If PPAB didn’t pass the verification, Ikraman said PPAB will follow the next election.

“The arrangement officials are complete, but the conditionals not yet because the validity are late and the socialization of political Party’s Law so the information that we’ve got late, “Ikraman said. (Mimie/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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Agung: Jimly Was Not Specialized

(Jakarta, 27/2) – The Head of The House of Representatives (DPR) Agung Laksono firmed that the decision of Commission III to candidate again Jimly Assidiqie as Justice of Constitutional Court (MK) without fit and proper test, was not special things for Jimly.

“There’s no distinguish, the different things maybe just in the calling. In my point of view, Commission III as receiver commission fit and proper test must be know which one that’s right or wrong, Agung said to the journalists in The House’s building, Jakarta.

According to Agung, that’s legal, as long not tress pas upon the Law. “Beside four years ago, Jimly also never followed fit and proper test. So there’s not need to repeatedly, “he explained. (Adi/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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Lawyer’s Team Tried To Suspended Arretsment Of Rusdiharjo

(Jakarta, 27/2)- The Head of lawyers team ex Indonesian Ambassador for Malaysia Rusdiharjo will keep continues tried to postponement arrest for his client. “The arrest’s postponement in Corruption Eradiction Commission (KPK) all this time never exists, but we will try to fight,” said the Lawyer Team’s Head Warsito Sanyoto after follow verdict’s court in Corruption Supreme Court (Tipikor), Jakarta.

Therefore, Warsito continued, lawyers team will present the witness that can lighten to Rusdiharjo. “We sure Mr. Rusdi doesn’t know anything about two doble decision letters (SK), “he said.

In the next court, Warsitom added, the Public Prosecutor e will propose witness and evidence. “We will test is that materials valid or not. Beside that, we still want put in the exception to the pleading,” Warsito explained. (Mimie/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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Justice Council Refused Rudiharjo's Exeption

(Jakarta) – The trial of KBRI immigration unauthorized collection in Kula Lumpur, Malasyia, which involving the ex. of Kapolri’s Head Rusdihardjo was held again today, Wednesday (27/2). In the trial that reads the accusation letter from the Corruption Eliminating Commission (KPK) prosecutor, the judges ratified the accusation letter and reject the objections from the suspected lawyer that wanting exception.

“Principally we accept the verdict of the judges, but the exception we will still put in the pledoi”. The leader of Lawyer Team, Warsito Sanyoto SH said in the Tipikor (Corruption’s Act) Court Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. On this trial Warsito also asked to the judges board to suspend the arrested of their client.

Perceive the longing of Rusdihardjo’s lawyer team, the judges board could not decided. “The judges should discuss first, because of that we cannot give any verdict,” explain Moerdiono which suspend the trial until March 5^th 2008.

As notes, ex. RI Ambassador for Malaysia Rusdihardjo that take hold the period of 2004-2006 is also suspected accepted illegal fund in the amount of 317.700 ringgit or as much as 890 million rupiah. Related with this case, the former Ambassador Hadi A. Wayarabi and ex. KBRI Immigration’s Head in Kuala Lumpur has already verdict 2 years 6 month in prisons. The unauthorized collections case was brought up because the report’s of Malaysia’s “Badan Pencegah Rasuah” on 2005. To KPK, this agency said there were suspicious cash transferred from an account belongs to the official of RI Consulate General in Penang. The report center and RI Finances Transactions analysis found money that transferred until the amount of 13,8 billion rupiah. (Mimie/Teks.Subhan/Trans.Devi)

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Depkumham Did Not Favoritism Release Goal The Political Party In Election 2009

(Jakarta, 26/2) – Law and Human Rights’ Department (Depkumham) did not favoritism in process goal the political parties to become participants in election 2009. That’s what Administration Director of Public’s Law (AHU) Depkumham Aidir Amin Daud said.

“The verification process at this time still not doing yet to test deserved or not a political party to become participant in election 2009,” said Aidir in Depkumham’s building, Kuningan, Jakarta.

Related with that, Peduli Rakyat National Party (PPRN) did protest to Depkumham about the PPRN’s files that taken by another fraction. PPRN it self divided two, that’s Negeri Sirait’s side and T. H Sinambela’s side

“If another part goaled, we’re ready to report Aidir to the council who had power said general secretary (sekjen) of PPRN Wawan Zulmawan from Sinambela’s side to the journalist. According to Wawan, PPRN which legal that’s from Sinambela’s side. (John/teks.Dhita/trans.Ocha)

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Voting Mechanism Decided Act’s Plan (RUU) Of Election

(Jakarta, 26/2) – Sections in Act’s Plan (RUU) of Election that has stagnant in lobby inter faction will decided by voting mechanism. That’s point said by committee of Special’s Committee (Pansus) of Act’s Plan (RUU) Syaifullah Maksum when met in The House of Representatives (DPR), Jakarta.

The sections that think as crucial points, Syaifullah explained, such as related the arrangement of The House’s place every region, the decision of two left places, mounts of The House’s place, the way to vote, and the limit of the votes. “The limit of participant’s place for election 2014 decided 3%, meanwhile for 2009 not yet,” Syaifullah explained.

Syaifullah added the decision of limit will impact to the mount of the places in The House. “PKB (Kebangkitan Bangsa Party) still suggest 560 places, the left places decide based on vote in one province, said Syaifullah. (Adi/teks.Mimie/trans.Ocha)

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Soeharto’s Heir Absent, Tommy Refused

(Jakarta) – In case of government’s claims to Soeharto and Supersemar foundation that involved his heir held today, Tuesday, (26/2), but no one of Soeharto’s children came. Letter of authority was given to Juan Felix Tampubolon and OC Kaligis who’s immediately gave it to Wahjono as the head of justice.

In the court in South Jakarta District Court, Jl. Ampera Raya, South Jakarta, the letter of authority every Soeharto’s heirs signed by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, Sigit Hardjojudanto, Bambang Trihadmodjo, Siti Hediati and Siti Hutami. Hutomo Mandala Putra alias Tommy only who’s refused signed that letter.

According to Juan Felix, Tommy not in passion became the heir, because feel that not deserved in that case. “Law’s status of Soeharto’s case not over yet. That’s why Tommy refused,” he said. About Tommy who’s twice called and not reacted, in this matter the Justice aborted his defending’s rights in this case.

In the same place, comment about Sigit’s statements who thought that can not deserved to inherit. The state’s prosecutor Yoseph Suardi firmed that in The Law peoples who in charged civil’s case and died can inherited. “Book of Administration Law arranged about it,” Joseph explained. (Rio/Teks.Subhan/trans.Ocha)

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DPR Member Only Have Interest To Its Parties

(Jakarta, 26/2) – The failed of lobbying between faction until the final time of finishing the Law Construction (RUU) of Election (Pemilu) shows that the People Representative Council (DPR) only give importance to the achievement of 2009 election rather than to produce Election Law which have qualities.

”This conditions in the other sides will sacrifice the quality of 2009 election because of the limited working time of General Election Commission (KPU), in the following it will also threat the democracy in Indonesia,” said the Executive Director of Center For Electoral Reform (Cetro), Hadar N Gumay, in the house of People Representative Council (DPR), Jakarta.

Therefore, Hadar asked the DPR member to consider four points in the Election (Pemilu) Law, i.e. the pure open proportional election, the amount of election area is not decrease, parliamentary threshold in the amount of 2 percent from total amount of national vote, also the way of voting by giving sign. “While for the conditional of Regional Representative Council (DPD) Candidacies it is better to follow the Law No.12 in the year of 2003,” he explained. (Adi/Teks.Nurseffi/Trans.Devi)

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TNI – POLRI Forbid To Join Campaign

(Jakarta, 26/2) – The Member of Special Committee (Pansus) of Election Law Construction (RUU), Syaifullah Maksum, said that the Indonesia’s National Armies (TNI) and Indonesia’s Police Department (Polri) could not become the campaign participant, even as executor, official, and participant.

“Even the sections that manage those forbid was made based on the join agreement between Special Committee (Pansus) of Election Law (RUU Pemilu) and the leader of TNI – Polri,” explain the member of Kebangkitan Bangsa Faction (FKB) in the House of People Representative Council (DPR), Jakarta.

For the Civil State Employee (PNS), Syaifullah add, they allow to participate in the campaign if they don’t use their uniform. “If PNS can, but TNI – Polri couldn’t because they don’t have the vote right. Actually used to be TNI – Polri has already given opportunities to involve with the political campaign, but they agree to refuse it,” Syaifullah revealed it. (Adi/teks.Nurseffi/Trans.Devi)

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Some Parpol (Political Party) Comes To Depkumham

(Jakarta) – Some political parties today (26/2) comes to General Directors of General Law Administration (Ditjen AHU Depkumham) to give properness dossiers of 2009 Pemilu participant.

"Those Parpol’s are Matahari Bangsa Party (PMB) and National Party of Kebangkitan Ulama (PKNU), from 110 Parpol that has already register to the Depkumham, only 14 parties has already returns their dossiers here,” said the Director of General Law Administration (AHU) Depkumham, Aidir Amin Daud, in Depkumham building, Rasuna Said, Kuningan, Jakarta.

The parties that have already applied, Aidir explain, at the latest Wednesday night (27/2) should give back their properness and returning the lack of dossiers that Depkumham asked

The planning are, Aidir continue, today Karya Peduli Bangsa Party (PKPB) that lead by R. Hartono will also completed the lack of dossiers. (John/Teks.Dhita/Trans.Devi)

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Two political Parties Back Off From The Battle

Jakarta, 26/2)– From 110 political parties (Parpol) that register them selves to the Law and Human Right Department (Depkumham), there are two political parties that resign as a participant in the 2009 election (Pemilu). These things announced by the General Law Administration Director, Aidir Amin Daud, in the Depkumham building, Jakarta. ”Persatuan Umat Party has already sent an official resignation letter to the Depkumham. But another one party just asking how is the order to resign. I think this is normal in a battle,” Aidir explained.

Meanwhile, Aidir refused about the hard conditional had caused the lateness of new political parties to deliver their administration conditional because of the conditional. “Those conditionals are not hard. What’s the most important is every Parpol should have accomplice in every sub district and I think those jobs quite easy,” he said.(Jhon/teks.Nurseffi/Trans.Devi)

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About Dephan Budget: There Should Be Government Political Will

(Jakarta, 25/2) – There should be political will and government’s courage to taking strategic steps in order to increase the defense budgets, if not Dephan will be difficult to gain their needs. These things came up from DPR RI Commission I member Happy Bone Zulkarnaen, Monday (25/2).

“The budget that has existed is already minimal before the cut, and then it cut until 15 percent. Can you imagine it? Sure it will influence on the planning that has been the priority of TNI. Those planning surely related with the join practice which is very hard to do, also the prosperous level of the soldiers it self,” he said.

Happy saw if the join practice didn’t do, so it will be useless to speak about TNI’s professionalism. “TNI’s condition nowadays seems a drop of. In the end a soldier when become a soldier, his highest value only at the limit of patriotism, because if related with the prosperous matter and professional capacity it is very low,” he revealed.

Happy add, about the soldiers prosperous that still minimal, he assumed on the calories needs of a TNI soldier as big as 3000 calorie/day which is equal with 85 thousand rupiah. “Few times ago the finances minister said there is already an increasing, but the escalation only at the level of 35 thousand rupiah / day for a soldier. How can we talk about it, this is objective. That’s why the government should take solutions steps,” Happy affirm it. (Subhan/Trans.Devi)

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The Supplying System Slows The Alutsista Stocks

(Jakarta, 25/2) – The finances minister Sri Mulyani explained the supplying system of main instrument weapons system (alutsista) in the Defense Department is too long. The impact is the budget implementation for alutsista getting slow.

“It was so ironic, at the time alutista expense needs is increasing but the capability of budget allocation absorbent constantly decreasing. Until now there are 103 alutsista export loan agreements that have not signed. 27 from it are neglected since 2002,” explained Sri Mulyani in the working meeting with the People’s Representative Council (DPR) Commission I in the DPR building, Jakarta.

According to Finances Minister, these long supplying processes are influence on the increase of cost in two different side of payment. First the increase of commitment fees for the planning loan and second the escalation of goods price when doing supplying.

Perceived those things, the member of DPR Commission I, Mutaminul Ulla, expecting that the supplying implementation of alutsista should be shorten and getting faster. “To make that things faster, so I evaluate we needs special expert in economy techno military in finances department and Bapenas,” He explained. (Adi/Trans.Devi)

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New Verification’s System Difficult New Political Party

(Jakarta, 25/2) – Verification system of political party (parpol) administration thought difficult and become burden to the new political party. “Besides difficult, the applying of verification system at this time unfair because just valid for the new political party, not for the old political party,” said Collective’s Head Demokrasi Pembaruan Party (PDP) Laksamana Sukardi in Law and Human Rights’ Department (Depkumham), Jakarta.

Meanwhile, when asked about PDP’s target in 2009, Laksamana said PDP still not has voters’ target yet. “The important now is not the target but the innovation of political party. At this time the power in political party very big. All that decision that made in The House of Representatives, results from the Head of the political party,” Laksamana said.

He explained the innovation of political party more important than the election because if still feudal will useless makes a lot election.” PDP is eliminating the feudalism that sill common thing in political party. Now use collective’s leader. If PDP wins in 2009 the committee in The House can’t be broker of law’s case, “he said. (Rio/teks.Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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The Changing System Of Verification Political Party

(Jakarta, 25/2) – Law and Human Rights’ Department (Depkumham) has changed verification system of political party (parpol) from verification system as factual to administrative verification.

“This system necessitated new political party to arrange the party’s structure until sub district so makes new party will build more fast,” said Aidir Amin Daud, Director of State Order General Directorate (AHU) Law and Human Rights’ Department (Depkumham) in Depkumham’s building, Jakarta.

In this system, Aidir continued, political party should has evidence about the branch that he has and should has officials at least 60% in Indonesian territory that has been done by Kesatuan Bangsa (Kesbang)’s office.

“If before used old system could spend until 32 Billions Rupiah, so by use this system hopefully costs that spend no more than that, he said. (Rio/teks.Sari/trans.Ocha)

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Ten Parties Completed Administration Files

(Jakarta, 25/2) – General Directorate for Administration Public’s Law (AHU) Law and Human Rights’ Department (Depkumham) at this time has received 110 new political parties that list to become participants in election 2009.

“From those 110 parties, at the moment there are just 10 parties that completed administration files, the ten parties are Hanura Party, Buruh Party, Peduli Rakyat Nasional Party, also Demokrasi Perjuangan Party (PDP).” Said Aidir Amin Daud Diretor of State Order General Directorate (AHU) in Depkumham’s building, Jakarta.

On Wednesday (27/2) at 00.00 am that’s time’s limit to the party to completed the administration files. At this time, administration file that has came in the Depkumham still verification to pass to election 2009. (Rio/teks.Sari/trans.Ocha)

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The Utilization Of Land Should Proportional

(Jakarta, 25/2) – Vice Head Faction of Golkar Party Fachri Andi Laluasa said that the utilization of land in Indonesia that not proportional become one of the caused scarcity of food that happen right now. Data shows 11, 7 million hectares land of agriculture and as much 21 millions Head of Family which lives from manage the land.

“It’s not wise anymore and not proportional, added by increasing of the people that every year rise 1, 24%. That’s why we should makes The Law that handle and keep the utilization of that land because that’s important to our food’s endurance. “said Fachry when present in The National Seminar 'The Strengthened of Food’s Endurance' held by Center for Information and Development Studies (CIDES) in Hotel Bumikarsa, Jakarta.

Beside that, Fachri added to improve the food’s endurance in Indonesia so the growth in villages should to do. The village need to growth so become mirror and face of food’s endurance for our country in the future. (Mimie/teks. Nurseffi/trans.Ocha)

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Government Wait The Law Decisions To Syamsulbahri

(Jakarta,24/2) - The government still waits the court decisions to decide the membership fate of Syamsulbahri in General Election Commission (KPU)

The Government act’s according The State Secretary Minister (Mensesneg) Hatta Radjasa after attending the Indonesia’s Green Movement event in Cipularang Highway, West Java, Sunday (24/2), suitable with the agreement between government and DPR in the coordination meeting recently.

If later on Syamsulbahri decides not guilty by the court, Hatta said, so he will be declare as KPU members. But in the contrary, if Syamsulbahri decides guilty, so he will be soon replacement.

“We wait the first degree decisions only. No need until the decisions of higher court.” Hatta said

On February 18^th 2008, The Malang State Court prosecute Syamsulbahri two years in prisons, and bailed 50 million rupiah subsidiary six month in prisons and paid the claim damaged 489 million rupiah in suspected of corruption case in the project of Mini Sugar Kigumas Factory. (Ant/Adi/Trans.Devi)

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KPK Should Investigate The Blackmail of BI Cash Scandal

Jakarta, 24/2)– Investigations in the dimension of bribery are more transparent done by the Corruption Eradication Commissions (KPK) to unload the cash flow scandal of Bank Indonesia to the DPR, compare to the investigations in the dimension of its role.

This things was said by the Coordinator of Politics Corruption of Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) Fahmi Badoh when contacted in Jakarta, Sunday (24/2)

“From the documents that exist are proven more that the cash has already prepared by the internal of BI to smoothing the BI Business in DPR. Whether there are pressure from the DPR member so the BI Cash came out, that has already been DPR culture and could be happened.” Fahmi said.

According to Fahmi it is time for KPK to start investigate in the bribery dimension and checking peoples that accepted the cash flow from BI, i.e. the DPR member and Supreme Court Official. (Lala/Teks.Adi/Trans.Devi)

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The Electricity Supplies of Java – Bali System Back To Normal

(Surabaya, 24/2)– The electricity supplies in Java – Bali System start in this weekend back to normal and there will be no more in rotation of extinguisher, after the electricity deficiency has been overcome.

The main director of PT PLN (Persero) Eddie Widiono in Surabaya, Saturday, said, the deficiency conditions several times ago because the bad wheatear that cause the lateness of basic material coal delivery, so that happening the limited supplies of coal.

”The deficiency condition badly happened on Thursday (20/2) and Thursday (21/2), so held on the extinguisher in rotation. But since Friday (22/2) and this weekend has already safe, because the deficiency has already overcome,” he said firmly.

According to him, to anticipate the lateness and the limited of those basic materials, PLN steps in short terms will do initiate to increase the supplies of coal until 30 day of order.

He said, today there is adding in buying the coal that has already done from several sources outside the contract that has already existed. Even though it has higher price buying consequences.

Meanwhile, the long terms efforts, PLN will make new coal supplies contract with 60 new developers. This will be do because the 10 coal developers that has already contact right now, could not fulfill the needs of PLN coal supplies.

When mention about the buying consequences of coal basic material with higher price that should take by PLN, eddie said, doesn’t impact on the increase of basic electricity tariff (TDL)

“The electricity tariff should not increase. So what PLN supposed to do is doing efficiency in internal.” He said.

Therefore, Eddie hopes that the consuming society will voluntary doing efficiency in consuming electricity, because with those consuming efficiency will become effective way in consuming BBM with efficient. “Without consuming efficiency participation from the people the PLN effort in consuming efficiency of BBM electricity will be very hard,” he said. (Ant./Adi/Trans.Devi)

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5,7 Richter Scale Earthquake Shakes Bengkulu

(Jakarta, 24/2) – Earthquake with 5, 7 Richter Scale (SR) shakes the area of Bengkulu province again at 11.36 AM, Sunday (24/2).

Based on the notes of Meteorology and Geophysics Agent (BMG), the earthquake happened in 39 kilometer of Lais southwest, Bengkulu. The earthquake epicenter is in 3, 75 South latitude – 101, 78 east longitude, with 10 kilometers depth.

There is no information about the damaged and victims because of this earth quake. But this earth quake notes as the third earthquakes in the last three days in the area of Bengkulu province.

Last Saturday (23/2) earthquake with 5, 6 Richter scale happened in 137 Kilometer of Muko-Muko – Bengkulu southwest. Then, Friday (22/2) earthquake also shake in 194 Kilometers of Muko-Muko – Bengkulu with 5, 8 Richter scale. (BMG/Adi/Trans.Devi)

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