September 8, 2015 edition

Laws against smoking in public places throughout Jakarta and Depok are numerous and have been in place since 2005, all of four governors ago in the Jakarta vicinity.
Yet till today, the little angkot minivans that ply the small roads leading into residential areas are replete with smokers who light up with abandon. Some even share a friendly smoke with the driver of the said public vehicle. What is a non-smoking passenger to do? The city administration should enforce the ruling that enjoins all public transportation to put up stickers informing about the ban on smoking and the sanctions smoking carries (three days imprisonment and a fine of Rp1 million).

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More Letters articles in other editions

September 1, 2015 edition

Objection from PGN
IN the magazine's August 24-30 issue, page 13, within the articles Flop at Fasken Block and Risky Business, page 34 to 36, Tempo wrote about the declining share price of Swift Energy Co at the NYSE and linked it to the potential loss of PGN's investment in Fasken shale gas area, Texas, the United States. With regard to these reports, we would like to explain the following:
1. Saka Energi Indonesia (SEI), a subsidiary of PGN, has never invested in Swift Energy, nor has it acquired shares of said company as traded at the NYSE.

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August 25, 2015 edition

Letter from the Publisher
Dear Readers,
With this issue, Tempo English magazine reaches its 15th year of publication, meaning that since September 12, 2000, 840 editions have been published. It's a cause for celebration, but like our national economy, we must lie low and conserve, and hope that next year will be a better financial year.

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August 17, 2015 edition

Pertamina Responds
REFERRING to the column entitled Below-Standard Fuel from Ahmad Safrudin, Executive Director of KPBB and Founder of The Thamrin School for Climate and Environment, in Tempo, August 9-16, 2015 edition, we thank you for the criticism and the input from the writer to Pertamina.

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August 11, 2015 edition

Bank Mandiri's Response
With regards to a letter of complaint published in Tempo's June 15 to 21, 2015 issue, we would like to apologize to Mr. Daniel Thie for the inconvenience he experienced while using our internet banking service. Our investigation revealed that the notification issue as occurred in Mr. Daniel's case will appear when the bank's system is still processing a task related to his account. Another attempt may be done after waiting for some time. Should the problem persists, please call Bank Mandiri's 24-hour contact center at 14000.

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August 4, 2015 edition

JNEs Response
We apologize for the inconvenience experienced by Mr. Faisal Syaifudin, as explained in his letter to Tempo in the magazines June 22 to 28, 2015, issue. As a token of our goodwill, we have responded by contacting Mr. Faisal directly to clarify the situation. The issue has been resolved through replacement of the purchased item as agreed upon by both sides.

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July 28, 2015 edition

Where is Bogor's Regent?
After visiting my in-laws in their hometown, I imagined coming home to smooth roads. But, in reality, the roads of Ciomas remained riddled with potholes, even the one leading to the Bogor regent's private home. There has been no attempt to repair the large holes gaping on the asphalt. I cannot imagine how embarrassed the regent must be for going with his escorts from home to his office through that kind of poor roads.

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