July 26, 2016 edition
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July 19, 2016 edition
July 12, 2016 edition
All was quiet at the Royal Bali Beach Club Hotel, Sanur, Bali, on Thursday two weeks ago. Just four foreign visitors could be seen sunbathing by the pool. Even so, according to the receptionist, all 32 rooms were occupied. "Only Royal Bali members can stay here," said the woman. But that turned out to be a false statement, as even non-Royal Bali members could be squeezed in.
Today, 12 expatriates are suing Permata Bahari, a hotel marketing company, and Royal Karma Development, the building owner. They are demanding that the two companies pay some US$76,000 in compensation plus Rp10 billion. "As long as they've been members, they've never been able to enjoy their rights," said Sylvia Maladi, the plaintiffs' attorney, last week.
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July 5, 2016 edition
At a hearing of the legislation committee of the House of Representatives (DPR), 'career judges' and 'ad hoc judges' were suddenly cast as foes. A number of justices with the Indonesian Judges' Association (Ikahi) and the Indonesian Judges' Forum (FDHI) proposed abolishing ad hoc judges at the meeting on May 23. "We just heard the proposal for the first time," said Firman Soebagyo, deputy chairman of the committee on Friday last week.
The committee invited Ikahi and FDHI to provide input for a new bill on the judicial office. At the meeting, FDHI spokesman Andi Muhammad Yusuf Bakri said ad hoc judges were no longer required. Among his reasons was the consideration that many career judges were now trained in the special areas where ad hoc judges had been needed. The opinion was backed by Ikahi member Abdul Gani Abdullah. "Now the legislation committee needs only to await a meeting with the legal affairs commission, who is the bill's initiator," said Firman.
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June 28, 2016 edition
When then Subang Regent Ojang Sohandi heard of a report on the embezzlement of Subang Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS) funds to the West Java Police, he was perplexed. Immediately, he contacted Adj. Sr. Comr. Teddi Kusnandar-an associate at the intelligence department of the police-and asked to meet. This was in early January 2015.
Ojang had known Teddi since 2013, and the two agreed to meet at the Trans Studio Mall in Bandung. Teddi was accompanied by Adj. Sr. Comr. Yayat Popon Rukhiyat, head of the subdirectorate of corruption of the Bandung Police.
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June 21, 2016 edition
Frans Katihokang was in high spirits following the ruling at Pelawan District Court, Riau, on Thursday two weeks ago. As soon as the judge finished reading out the verdict, the Langgam Inti Hibrindo operations manager could be seen vigorously shaking the hands of his attorney and visitors.
The judicial panel chaired by I Dewa Gede Budhi Dharma Asmara found Frans, 48, not guilty of a land fire that raged on the estate owned by his company on July 27-31, 2015. Justice Ayu Amelia disagreed. "The defendant is found to be negligent," Ayu said, reading from her dissenting opinion.
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June 7, 2016 edition