February 28, 2017 edition
Interview
ARIF Budi Sulistyo, the brother-in-law of President Joko Widodo, was mentioned in the indictment of Ramapanicker Rajamohan Nair, in a bribery case involving Handang Soekarno, sub-directorate chief in charge of law enforcement at the directorate-general of taxes. Arif is suspected of lobbying tax officials to erase the tax obligations and penalties of EK Prima Ekspor Indonesia, the company owned by Rajamohan, who had his first session in court two weeks ago.
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Horizons
Indonesian sisters and home chefs Tasia and Gracia Seger have a tight relationship despite their frequent bickering. "It's always over something very silly, like 'why are you taking so slow' or 'that's not the way you chop things,' Tasia, 27, said in a conversation with Tempo at the end of last year. But they always instantly forget their disagreements. "Really, really stupid stuff," Gracia, 26, said.
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Arts
In his exhibition Kata, Gambar (Words, Images), Goenawan Mohamad does not use lines and brush strokes to recreate the atmosphere of a particular temporal spaceI found no markers of time. In one of his works entitled 1950s Ondel-Ondel, even the giant puppets manipulated by humans inside do not seem to relate to the era mentioned in the title. As far as one can see, the objects are just a pair of ondel-ondel, from who knows where or when.
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Outreach
The voice of 54-year-old fisherman La Ode Minihasa was hoarse and heavy, given his lingering cold. He goes out fishing at sea for more than six hours each day, longer than most fishermen who usually go out to sea for anywhere between one to five hours a trip. Minihasa also patrols the sea off the customary village of Kadie Liya in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi. "Bad weather makes fishing tougher," Minihasa, the father of 10, told Tempo.
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Diplomatic Bag
Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya and European Union (EU) Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella held the first working group in environment and climate change (WGECC) meeting in Jakarta on February 22. Issues such as climate change, biodiversity, energy, palm oil, and circular economy were discussed at the meeting.
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Law
Murti Kusuma and friends could only monitor discussions on the broadcast law revision at the House of Representatives (DPR) from afar. The closed meetings made it difficult for the National Coalition for Broadcast Reforms (KNRP) members to follow the discussions closely. "How the discussion progressed was often surprising," Murti said, last week.
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Weekly Business
President Joko Widodo said he would make his position clear if an agreement with Freeport Indonesia cannot be reached. "If deliberations and discussions prove difficult, I will take a position," said Jokowi at the POPKI Sports Hall last Thursday. However, Jokowi hopes for a win-win solution to happen, before the government issues its response.
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Economy
For all the commotion it has caused, the Freeport-McMoRan case against the Indonesian government, has not affected financial markets. Granted, this will be a long fight and, even more so, if it requires international arbitrage at the end. Therefore, in the coming weeks, the rupiah exchange rate and stock prices will be more influenced by the possibility of Fed rate hikes or slowly rising oil prices.
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Cover Story
Tax Director-General Ken Dwijugiasteadi did not want to talk much about his involvement in a bribery case which has implicated Handang Soekarno, his subordinate. Handang, who cover the section on tax initial evidence examination, was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after accepting a bribe of Rp1.9 billion on November 21 last year. "A legal process is going on," said Ken, in answer to Tempo's questions.
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Opinion
The plan by the House of Representatives (DPR) to revise the Broadcasting Law by slipping in a provision on special broadcasting bodies that could be owned by political parties must be opposed by all. Besides contradicting the fundamental principal that frequency bands be managed for public benefit, this proposal would only make matters worse in the already chaotic world of broadcasting.
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Indicator
The House of Representatives' (DPR) Gerindra faction initiated an inquiry to investigate the Home Ministry's refusal to remove Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama from office, despite his status as a defendant in a religious defamation case. We propose a special committee for an inquiry into theAhok Gate' case, in relation to the misuse of authority of the Criminal Code and Law No. 23/2014 on Regional Governance," said Gerindra Party deputy chairman Fadli Zon said, two weeks ago.
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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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