April 21, 2015 edition
MUHAMMAD Prananda Prabowo occasionally rubbed his nose with the tip of his index finger as he stood in front of the audience attending the 4th Congress of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). Flanked by Hasto Kristiyanto and Sukur Nababan, Prananda kept his face down and blushed when his mother, Megawati Soekarnoputri, teased him during the announcement of the new board for 2015-2020.
"Prananda here likes to hide," Mega told the congress at Hotel Grand Bali Beach, Denpasar, Friday two weeks ago. During the congress, Prananda was appointed as Head of Creative Economy, a position in the party's central executive board. Yet, as if to confirm his mother's jest, Prananda disappeared into the throng of participants shortly after.
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April 14, 2015 edition
PRESIDENT Joko Widodo tried his best this week to persuade House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Setya Novanto to revoke the recently issued presidential regulation allowing the increase in cash advances on car purchases for state officials. In a consultation meeting with the DPR leader Monday last week, Jokowi blamed his change of heart on the spike in fuel prices and the weakening economy. "When we discussed this at the DPR, fuel prices were good, but the prices have now jumped," Jokowi relayed to Tempo last Tuesday.
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April 7, 2015 edition
STANDING before 500 employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Taufiequrachman Ruki presented his plan to assess the commission's independent investigators. This was during a closed-door meeting held on the first Tuesday in March.
The acting KPK Chairman Ruki claimed he had consulted the head of the KPK Legal Affairs Bureau, Chatarina Girsang, about the legal basis of appointing independent investigators. "My question to Ibu Chatarina was whether there were any commission rules or government regulation concerning the appointment of KPK investigators. She said there were none," said Ruki, in a recording of the meeting that Tempo obtained.
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January 1, 1970 edition
January 1, 1970 edition
January 1, 1970 edition
Stepping into the small, 3x4 meter lobby on the second floor of the Indonesian Grassroots Movement's (GMBI) office on Jalan Dalem Kaum in Bandung, West Java, brings one face-to-face with three very different objects: a sculpture, a striped tiger skin and a cleaver.
"I'm not a righteous man, but am trying to be good," GMBI Chairman Mohamad Fauzan Rachman mused in a heavy Sundanese accent before joining Tempo for lunch at a roadside stall next to the office. He is the founder and regional chairman for the GMBI's West Java branch, and also chairman of the field network. Every GMBI member who were passing by stopped to kiss his hand.
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January 1, 1970 edition