September 22, 2015 edition

Response rom PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Regarding the report entitled Cementing Lies in North Kendeng, as published in the September 7-13, issue of Tempo magazine, we believe the article contains several factual errors and inaccurate data that is harmful to our company's reputation.

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September 15, 2015 edition

Objection from KPK Commissioners Selection Team
REGARDING the Red Carpet Candidate Controversy article published in the September 7-13, 2015, issue of Tempo magazine, we hereby express our objection towards the said article due to numerous inaccuracies contained therein. Moreover, the article wrongly mentioned a member of the selection team as its source of information.
The following sentences are incorrect and did not come from a member of the selection team.

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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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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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