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May 12, 2015 edition

INDONESIA hands down the death penalty for murderers and drug dealers. It is a policy that the majority of the Indonesian public seems to support. Despite a global outcry over the execution of eight drug traffickers in recent weeks, the majority of respondents to last week's Tempo poll support the government's position.

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May 5, 2015 edition

THE Asia-Africa Conference, held two weeks ago and attended by several heads of states, seems to have been a merely ceremonial affair. Half the respondents who followed last week's Tempo poll believed the event, which cost Rp200 billion, was not beneficial for Indonesia. So what were the results of this conference, which took place in Jakarta and Bandung? Underwhelming, to say the least.
President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo made appeals that have been issued by other Indonesian presidents, including on the Palestinian issue. In his opening speech, Jokowi voiced his support for Palestine's freedom from Israeli occupation, citing Indonesia's rejection of all forms of colonialism or suppression. He also urged for reform of the United Nations Security Council.

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April 28, 2015 edition

EDUCATION and Culture Minister Anies Baswedan wanted the national examinations conducted online so that it would be safe and practical. Online tests also allow for multiple versions of the test. "Plus, there is little likelihood of a database break-in," he said.

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April 21, 2015 edition

THE public refuses to accept Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as deputy chief of police. Of the 5,000-plus respondents in last week's Tempo poll, 79.9 percent do not believe the current head of the Police Academy should become deputy chief of police.
Budi is considered to have too many flaws to be the head commander of the police force. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Budi a graft suspect for bribes he accepted during his time as head of the National Police's Career Development Bureau from 2003 to 2006. Due to this situation, President Joko Widodo withdrew Budi's candidacy as police chief, even though judge Sarpin Rizaldi granted Budi a pretrial suit against the decision. Instead, one-time deputy chief of police, Comr. Gen. Badrodin Haiti, will fill the position.

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April 14, 2015 edition

THE government has censored a number of websites propagating radical Islamic teachings for allegedly spreading terrorism and supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Tempo.co readers, who follow the polls online, support the government's action.

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April 7, 2015 edition

THE Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) provisional decision on the Golkar party has opened a new chapter in debate over which faction of the party has a rightful claim over its leadership. In his ruling, Judge Teguh Setya instructed the Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly to postpone the confirmation of Agung Laksono's authority to manage the party on account of complaints from Aburizal Bakrie's faction. "Alhamdulillah, the truth is starting to show," said the Bakrie faction chairman, Ade Komarudin.
The House of Representatives (DPR) to suspend the status of Golkar as a consequence of the judge's ruling. According to the House's Deputy Chairman Fadli Zon, the party whose symbol is a banyan tree will be reconfirmed only after the party decides a management system internally. Agung's faction tried to wrench control from Aburizal's faction on the same day as Fadli's announcement.

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January 1, 1970 edition

OVER the past three years, the cruelty exhibited by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the whole world. Nations are now on the alert for signs of ISIS activity within their own borders. Indonesia is no exception.

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