July 10, 2015 edition
Economy
Cloudy Outside, Slightly Clearer Inside
Greece's 'No' referendum vote and China's stock market meltdown have dominated this week's headlines, raising uncertainty and causing considerable turmoil across world financial markets. So far, at the time of this writing, the turbulence has yet to reach Jakarta's market. Meanwhile, at home, there has been a relatively unnoticed compromise, which helps clear some of the confusion over Bank Indonesia's ban on using foreign currency pricing in domestic transactions. Although this is still limited to the oil and gas sector, it is a useful template for other sectors to consider when discussing with the monetary authorities about following this new ruling.
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Sidelines
Don Quixote
Arts
Fifty-two year old Malaysian cartoonist, Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, better known as Zunar, will be on trial on July 7, over nine charges of inciting hatred against the government, a violation of a 1948 law, and a 1984 law on the press and publications (PPA 1984). He was active when former Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was arrested.
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National
Kulon Progo Regent Hasto Wardoyo's presentation invited cheering applause from his audience, which filled the auditorium of Kinasih Resort and Conference Cimanggis, Depok, West Jawa, on Tuesday evening two weeks ago. The regent, who was supported by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), shared his experience in heading the regency located in Yogyakarta. Hasto spoke to 137 candidates to be fielded by the PDI-P for the posts of regent, mayor, and governor in the simultaneous regional elections throughout Indonesia in December. The talk was held at the PDI-P's school of politics for regional-head aspirants.
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Opinion
TO some people, buying and wearing used clothing is like cheapening one's self, even if the items are imported. But to many Indonesians, purchasing second-hand clothes is one way to appear trendy by wearing cheap but quality clothing bearing well-known brand names. Not surprisingly, the demand for used clothing has been high. The government will need all of its wiles and guiles and a firm hand to solve this predicament.
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Indicator
THE assumption that shopping online is unsafe was reinforced when the public recently heard of a person who ordered an iPhone 6 and was sent a bar of soap. In the middle of such news, last week's Tempo poll showed that of 466 readers, 54.1 percent felt that online shopping is susceptible to crimes.
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Letters
BRI Customer's Complaint
ON June 2, 2015, I decided to take Rp400,000 out of my BRI savings account from an automatic teller machine (ATM) at the bank's Mamuju branch in West Sulawesi. The money was not dispensed, yet my balance was reduced. The next day, I reported it to the branch in question. After asking for my data, the staff forwarded my report to the bank's central office in Jakarta. I was told to wait a maximum of 10 working days to have the money returned to my account.
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Outreach
ILLEGAL logging and forest fires have became daily news in Indonesia. It causes untold damage to the environment, and our forests continue to disappear. "There must be a drastic change of mindset to overcome this problem," said Yanto Santosa, a lecturer of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB). Yanto, who is a graduate of the Languedoc Science and Technical University in France, is also the initiator of unique ways to conduct forest conservation, which requires people's participation. His expertise has been used in a number of UN Development Fund projects on climate change. Tempo English reporter Amanda Siddharta interviewed him recently at IPB. Excerpts:
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Cover Story
A FLURRY of messages was sent right after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) indicted Police Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan-then a candidate to become the next national police chief-for bribery on January 13 of this year. This conversation involved two people said to be politicians of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Hasto Kristiyanto and Arteria Dahlan.
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Tempo Talks
Improving Connectivity, Boosting Cooperation
This year, Indonesia and India mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. However, the ties between the two nations have existed much longer, predating the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of India. These connections span social, cultural, religious, economic, and trade aspects. But do those close ties of the past have any bearing on the present relationship? Why is there no direct flight between the capitals of the two countries?
Indian Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Sandeep Chakravorty, shares his views on this matter at TEMPO TALKS.
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