January 5, 2016 edition
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Apocalypse
Sidelines
Perhaps Apocalypse Now! is being shown right now in the Middle East. Not as a film.
On 5 July 2014 at the Al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, Iraq, someone calling himself Abu Bakar al-Baghdadi appeared and gave a Fasting Month sermon. He was wearing a black turban and a black robe, he was heavy-set and had a scary face with thick eyebrows; somehow, some procedure led him to being considered the Caliph, the world leader of the Islamic ummat. And from then on, a series of confusing reports have been flowing via the world media about what in English is called IS, Islamic State, or Daesh, an acronym from ad-Dawlah al-Islmiyah fi'l-Irq wa-sh-Shm.
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Interview
The National Police Crime Investigation Division (Bareskrim) has come under the public spotlight for its questionable actions. Recently, the national ombudsman found that the Bareskrim had mishandled the case of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan, who has been charged over a crime he allegedly committed years ago.
There have been assumptions that Novel is being charged because of his investigation into the corruption charges of Police Comr.Gen. Budi Gunawan, currently the national police deputy chief. The charge against Novel is that he allegedly shot a bird-nest thief, when he was posted at the Bengkulu police precinct 11 years ago.
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Law
It took five months for members of the National Ombudsman to convince Danang Girindrawardana to validate recommendations on Novel Baswedan's report. Initially, the chairman of the Ombudsman office refused to sign off on the result of their investigation of Novel's report, which began in May last year.
In fact, he outright rejected a draft of the recommendation presented to him in mid-August. "Initially there was a difference of perception between the chairman and the supervisory team regarding its contents," said Ombudsman Commissioner for Supervision Pranowo Dahlan last week.
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National
Dawn was breaking when four men gathered in front of the security post of the Taman Harapan Baru housing complex in Bekasi on Wednesday two weeks ago. The four mostly remained silent, absorbed in their cell phones. Their eyes were alert, scrutinizing passing cars. Now and again, they glanced east toward the complex's exit gate that led to the main road. There, too, several men were observing incoming and outgoing cars.
A security officer, Dalman, had the chance to ask, "Anything I can do for you, Mas?"
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Opinion
It is increasingly clear that the charges against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan were mostly fabricated. The National Ombudsman found suspected fraud in the police investigation. The prosecution's case against Novel, concluded the Ombudsman, should not even have qualified for a court hearing.
Irregularities were first suspected when a 2004 resolved case involving Novel was regurgitated. He was, at the time, posted in a Bengkulu district police precinct and charged with allegedly allowing his subordinates to torture some bird-nest thieves. The case should have been closed after Novel was given a strong warning that same year. Unfortunately, the police dug it up when Novel, as a KPK investigator, exposed the corruption inside the National Police traffic division.
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Indicator
THE public suspects the integrity and independence of the five Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders for the 2015-2019 period. More than half of Tempo respondents do not believe that the new team lead by Agus Raharjo is clean and will be left to work with no interventions.
The public's uncertainty is based on statements made by these individuals when they were undergoing the selection process for the KPK leadership positions. For instance, the selection committee questioned Agus over the land he owned and his report on personal assets as a government official that had not been renewed since August 2012. Agus, a former director of the Government Institute for Procurement and Services (LKPP), denied having failed to renew his personal wealth report.
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Letters
Chuck Suryosumpeno's Right to Reply
Thank you for the article 'Hendra's Assets Released by the Prosecuting Attorney' published in Tempo, December 28, 2015 - January 3, 2016. The article on pages 140-143 was harmful for me because the basic data were not based on facts, it was not objective, and it was very unbalanced. I need to clarify several issues.
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Outreach
Although it's not unheard of, the ethnic fusion music genre is not as popular as modern jazz, rock or pop. In Indonesia, only a handful of musicians has ventured to the considerably more limited market. A successful one is I Wayan Balawan, better known as Balawan.
The 42-year-old Balinese grew up with the sound of traditional gamelan music. Although he preferred rock during his teenage years, Balawan soon grew tired of it and put his heart into jazz, deciding to study it at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney. But as a Balinese, he felt his soul lay in the traditional music of the island. "I feel comfortable with Balinese music," he said.
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Special Report
Replaying a role in a film once performed by another actor is not easy. That is what Tio Pakusadewo, 52, faced when he was offered to redo the role of a migrant Batak in the filmBulan di Atas Kuburan ('Moon over The Graveyard') written by Asrul Sani in 1973. In that year, Aedy Moward performed that role. Aedy's acting was so powerful that he won the 1973 Citra (Indonesia's film festival award) for Best Supporting Actor.
But therein lay the challenge for Tio. "I watched the movie by Asrul Sani, and discussed it with several people involved in that production. Then I tried to find something new and unique," Tio told Tempo.
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Weekly Business
MINING
Freeport Boss Resigns
Freeport McMoran founder James Moffett resigned from his position as the company's chairman of the board last week. Freeport McMoran shares continued to decline at the stock exchange. Moffett was reported to have made a wrong decision in capital expenditure amid plunging oil and gas prices. As a result, Freeport suffered massive losses. By September 2015, losses amounted to US$8.15 billion. During the same period last year, Freeport enjoyed profits of US$1.54 billion. In addition, share value continued to fall, from US$ 60 to US$ 6.86 per share.
Freeport Boss Resigns
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Economy
As part of the younger generation, Willix Halim understands well what it takes to begin a startup company in an industry that attracts people in their early to mid-twenties. Freelancer.com, an outsourcing marketplace founded in Australia in 2009, provides a platform for young people to opt outside 9-to-5 jobs, earning some income from one project through another.
In Indonesia, Freelancer.com opened its branch office two years ago, and since then its Indonesian users have grown from 600,000 to 1 million. Globally, the online marketplace has more than 15 million users. "The awareness of the freelancing industry has grown significantly and Indonesia has received this idea very well," said 27-year-old Willix, who was born in Medan, North Sumatra.
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Cover Story
Biddings for the procurement of quay container cranes (QCC) for the ports in Palembang, Pontianak and Panjang (Lampung) have gone on since 2007. However, they have repeatedly failed. Richard Joost Lino, who has been Pelindo II's CEO since 2009, finally directly appointed Wuxi HuaDong Heavy Machinery as a contractor for its procurement of QCCs in 2010. Because of this decision, Lino became a corruption suspect.
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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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