July 18, 2017 edition
Indicator
Leader of the Defenders of Islam Front (FPI) Rizieq Syihab has requested President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo to exercise his power as President and terminate the pornography investigation through high-profile attorney Yusril Ihza Mahendra. Rizieq appointed Yusril as a mediator between him and the President.
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Letters
I ordered a motorcycle taxi via the GrabBike application on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at around 11:50pm, from my office in West Jakarta with the Cawang Station set as my destination. Within five minutes, a GrabBike driver apologized and told me that my destination was too far. The driver said he was about to return home to Ciledug, Tangerang, and requested that I cancel the order.
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Opinion
The government has overreacted by issuing Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) No. 2/2017. This regulation, which allows for the banning of organizations seen as being at odds with the Pancasila state philosophy or the 1945 Constitution, endangers democracy. Many non-government organizations, not only the hardline Islamist Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), can become the potential target. Moreover, there was no need to issue this Perppu in the first place because the banning of organizations is already covered by Law No. 17/2013 on Mass Organizations.
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Cover Story
Being most outspoken in his criticism of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), House of Representatives (DPR) Deputy Chairman Fahri Hamzah struck the gavel to authorize the formation of the Special Inquiry Committee on the KPK in late April. More recently, he has said that the KPK and the National Human Rights Commission should be disbanded because they often overstep the authority granted to them by law.
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Economy
Four years ago, emerging markets experienced a taper tantrum. Investors panicked and could not control their emotions when the Federal Reserve started to taper down the printing of money for buying bonds--quantitative easing. Now, investors are about to experience similar goosebumps again.
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Law
IRINA Ustinova had been ready since late afternoon at her home on Jalan Kampung Serab, Depok, last Tuesday. She was waiting for the police to come and take her for a reenactment of the attack on her husband, Hermansyah, at Kilometer 6 of the Jagorawi toll road on Sunday two weeks ago. "She's still in shock," said Akhmad Syarbini, Hermansyah's attorney who accompanied Irina that night.
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News Capsule
The communication and informatics ministry instructed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block 11 domains in Telegram, a web and smartphone social media application, last Thursday. The ministry argued that a number of the app's chat channels contain radical and terrorist propaganda, and even instructions on how to make bombs.
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Environment
TO Izraman, 64, earthquake is nothing out of the extraordinary. The latest earthquake to hit Poso, Central Sulawesi occurred at the end of May. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake injured a number of people and damaged dozens of buildings. "The shake was pretty strong," said Izraman, who lives in the Silae Village, Palu.
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Outreach
Maria Heni is busy almost every day, but this June was particularly chaotic. Many of her neighbors in Kampung Rekas, West Manggarai, were throwing celebrations. "Every June, I'm flooded with orders for chickens," she said. According to Heni, villagers in Rekas would order chicken from her because the traditional market opens only twice a week. Plus, Henri sells her chicken at a lower price than the traditional market.
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Interview
IT seems that Erick Thohir, 47, barely has time to catch his breath. His days are filled with meetings with various parties to ensure that Indonesia is ready to host the 18th Asian Games to be held from August 18 to September 2, 2018. He only has less than one year to make sure everything is smooth as planned.
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Diplomatic Bag
Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened at the 44th Council of Foreign Ministers in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on July 10 and 11, to discuss challenges in the Muslim world. OIC member states have the responsibility to nurture the values of dialogue, tolerance and pluralism, said Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
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Arts
The Indonesian Pavilion occupies a somewhat small space, only 70 square meters. In the Arsenale Hall in Venice, Italy, Indonesian artist Tintin Wulia digitally combines visual arts, camera, Internet access, and video, in an attempt to show the interaction between current realities and the future of humanity.
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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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