March 14, 2017 edition
Sidelines
When I was neither man nor boy, my father consented to my accompanying my cousin on a voyage to the island of Ceylon. The only circumstance which happened on our voyage worth relating was the wonderful effects of a storm, which had torn up by the roots a great number of trees of enormous bulk and height, in an island where we lay at anchor to take in wood and water;
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Diplomatic Bag
Italian Navy Vessel at Jakarta Harbor
Interview
A week after he was sworn in as human resources assistant to the national police chief, Insp.Gen. Arief Sulistyanto took the oath of the job to vet middle-ranking officers and select police recruits. For the first time in the history of the Bhayangkara Corps (Police Force), they were asked to swear not to commit corruption, collusion and nepotism. Arief implemented this routine at every recruitment and selection of police officers. "We are limited in how we can properly monitor human character," said Arief, 51, who was appointed to his new job by Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian, last February 14.
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Indofile
The new museum is in the joglo style typical of Javanese architecture and located not far from the Krebet tourist village, a wood and batik handicraft center. With its Javanese statues and traditional chairs, the chocolate museum may feel like an antique museum. Thierry Detournay, a Belgian citizen, built the educational museum in a two-house complex and named it the Chocolate Monggo Museum and Showroom.
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Diplomatic Bag
International
THE 42-year-old man's identity was not revealed. Yet, the 'sin' that can potentially drag him to court is clear: burning a copy of the Qur'an, the holy book of Muslims, in his backyard on December 2015. He then uploaded a video recording of the event to a Facebook account belonging to a group named 'Yes to Freedom--No to Islam'.
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Asean & Beyond
Fisherman Yoji Gushiken, who lives in Japan's southern most island of Ishigaki and his Indonesian crew has seen their catch and revenue decline sharply in the past two years because of the growing tension over the East China Sea between Japan and China. Both countries claim the waters to be part of their territories, and frequently their naval patrol boats clash, impacting significantly on fishermen like Gushiken. To avoid the busyness of bigger boats, Gushiken and his crew, must now fish in shallower waters to avoid danger. Now, "we only manage to catch tuna," he said.
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Sports
ANDHIKA Alfarisi was delightfully surprised when he finally managed to pull off a difficult skateboarding trick, prompting his friends to cheer and congratulate him. That afternoon at the Pasupati Skate Park in Bandung, Andhika performed the 'hard flip' for the very first time, combining several tricks in one feat.
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Environment
Twice a week, Alfred Sitorus rides his bicycle from Depok, West Java, to his office at the Sarinah complex in Central Jakarta. It takes around two hours for him to cover the distance of 25 kilometers, but he is determined to stick to the routine. "The dirt is clearly visible when I wipe my face with tissue or a wet cloth," said Alfred, chairman of the Coalition of Indonesian Pedestrians, last week.
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Arts
LAST Wednesday an Achmad Sadali abstract painting created in 1973 was on display on the mezzanine floor of the Energy Building in Senayan, South Jakarta. Hundreds of people visiting the exhibition were seen immersed in the beauty and detail of the painting. It is not every day that the public gets to enjoy the painting from Arifin Panigoro's collection, by a painter known as the founder of the Bandung school.
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Outreach
AROUND 20 children gathered inside a small building in a narrow alleyway adjacent to Purus Beach in Padang, West Sumatra. In the 100-square-meter room that houses the Tanah Ombak community, some of the kids could be seen reading, while others were writing or play-acting. The thin walls are adorned with bookshelves and paintings.
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Law
The expression on the three defendants' faces did not change much when the East Jakarta District Court handed down a guilty verdict last Tuesday. Ahmad Mushaddeq, Mahful Muis Tumanurung and Andri Cahya looked straight at the judge reading out the verdict. "Our clients knew they would not be acquitted," said Pratiwi Febri, the trio's attorney, last week.
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Economy
Dumoly Freddy Pardede canceled a friendly game at the Jakarta Golf Club Saturday three weeks ago. He was scheduled to play with several members of the House of Representatives' (DPR) Finance and Banking Commission. Dumoly, deputy commissioner II of the Financial Services Authority's (OJK) Nonbank Finance Industry Watch, had already booked the golf course located in Rawamangun, East Jakarta.
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Cover Story
Despite being visibly tired, with bloodshot eyes, Setya Novanto still managed to smile when he visited the Tempo office on Wednesday last week. He had just returned from Bandung that day. He had left before sunrise from Jakarta and returned around midday. "Even though we had a siren, it still took three hours from Bandung to Jakarta," he said, referring to the siren in the car escorting Setya, who is now speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR).
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Opinion
A decision by the Board of Commissioners of the Selection Committee for the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to strike off the names of several lawmakers from its list of candidates for banking supervision, must be strongly supported. Its Board of Commissioners must not be made up of political party members. As the institution overseeing all financial business activities, it must be completely sterile from any other conflicting interests. In the committee's initial selection, the names of Golkar Party politician Marcus Melchias Mekeng and that of Indonesian Democratic Party of Stuggle (PDI-P) parliamentarian, Edy Andreas Susetyo, were both missing from the list.
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Indicator
During a meeting between President Joko Widodo and King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Bogor Palace in West Jawa last week, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia agreed to 11 memorandums of understanding (MoU). "One of the 11 MoUs signed was on the Saudi Fund Contribution to the Financing of Development Projects valued at US$1 billion," said Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, after the meeting of the two leaders.
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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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