January 15, 2008 edition

As of Saturday night last week, former Indonesian President Suharto was still in a critical condition. His heart had even stopped at one point. An offer of an out-of-court settlement for Suharto got nowhere. Military authorities in Solo have already printed press passes just in case there is a funeral.

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January 8, 2008 edition

Bilawal Zardari, Benazir’s eldest child, was appointed the new leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). He also took on a new name: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The addition of the namesake has led to a feud inside the Bhutto family. The extended family suspects this is a ruse by Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir’s husband, to capture the power and influence of Pakistan’s most famous political family. Who has the right to lead the Bhutto family and to carry on the leadership tradition of the PPP? Tempo visited the Benazir family grave in Larkana last week, reporting directly from the hometown of the former leader of Pakistan.

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December 25, 2007 edition

They have brought change, fought corruption and instilled hopes for a clean government.

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December 18, 2007 edition

The Indonesian economy is expected to perform better in 2008. But rising oil prices will be a serious stumbling block. Whether the forecast will come true or not depends on how the government manages the impact of the rising cost of oil.

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November 26, 2007 edition

The KPPU found Temasek Holdings guilty of violating unhealthy business regulations through its cross-ownership in Indosat and Telkomsel. As a result, cellphone tariffs in Indonesia are the highest in Asia. But who is really behind the expensive tariffs?

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December 11, 2007 edition

THE new leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was announced last week. Antasari Azhar, the prosecutor who people feel has a questionable record, was elected the new chairman of the institution. The Golkar and PDI-P parties played important roles behind the election outcome. Amien Sunaryadi, the candidate anticorruption activists felt was most suitable to lead the KPK, was kept out of the race. Tempo witnessed the entire election drama as it played out at the House of Representatives (DPR) in Senayan, Central Jakarta, in which Antasari came out victorious.

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December 4, 2007 edition

THE climate change conference started in Bali at the beginning of this week. Attending this important event are about 10,000 people, representing 190 countries of the world. During the two-week conference, delegates will discuss several major issues, including carbon trading. One can be forgiven for not knowing much about the subject.
Carbon trading is one of many efforts to save the earth from the threat of global warming. Carbon must be kept in the bowels of the earth, so it does not escape into the air, increasing the temperature and melting the polar icecaps.
At the conference, Indonesia plans to propose a scheme aimed at reducing carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation of her forests known by its acronym, REDD. This is a type of incentive for each hectare of carbon-saving in the forests and peatlands. Yet, what can Indonesia really offer when chainsaws are still cutting down trees everywhere? How much of our forests remain? Tempo reports from the heart of the jungles in Riau, Kalimantan and Papua.

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