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Convergence
In the last column, 'False Friends', I discussed divergence between Indonesian Malay and Malaysian Malay.
Word Watch Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy: Overindebtedness is at the Root of 1MDB's Problems
Arul Kanda Kandasamy has been preoccupied since the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal rose to the surface.
Asean & Beyond Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Letter's
I wish to express my deep disappointment in Home Credit, who delivered-for the lack of a better word-lousy service.
Letters Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Improving Sanitation at Home
Nearly half of all Indonesians do not have proper sanitation.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Working Together for a Healthy Environment
Villagers in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, are working together to build toilets for disadvantaged families. Village governments are assisting by helping fund the work.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Setya's Half-Hearted Whistleblowing
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have demanded a 16-year prison sentence for Setya Novanto and have rejected his justice collaborator request. Setya seems to be trying hard to avoid a heavy sentence.
Law Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
The 'Mary Jane' from Blitar
A woman from Blitar, thought to be a victim of human trafficking, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Philippines for her supposed involvement in a narcotics case.
Law Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Agrarian Reform Candy
It will be difficult for the government's land redistribution program to meet its 2019 target, despite readjusted goals.
National Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Salty Over Imports
A number of foreign companies have threatened to leave the country if the Indonesian government fails to provide a guarantee for the supply of salt. Susi Pudjiastuti is at odds with several cabinet ministers.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
212 General Runs for President
After retiring from the military, Gatot Nurmantyo now wishes to run in the 2019 presidential election. He's receiving support from a volunteer group and is in communication with several political parties. According to a politician from the Gerindra Party, Gatot has applied to run as Gerindra's presidential candidate.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
A Friend Through Thick and Thin
Gatot Nurmantyo and Tomy Winata's friendship goes as far back as the early 1980s. Tomy is purportedly ready to support his friend in the upcoming presidential election.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
A "White Cap" Approach
Gatot Nurmantyo has been courting Islamic groups since the 212 mass protest. Some say, perhaps to boost his popularity.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Former Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (RET.) Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo: I'm not a political whore
GENERAL Gatot Nurmantyo, 58, was almost unrecognizable when he arrived at Tempo's office in Palmerah, Jakarta, last Tuesday.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
General Gatot's Controversy
The emergence of General Gatot Nurmantyo in the race for the presidency and vice-presidency is heating up the temperature of Indonesia's politics.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Empty Threat from Setya
Setya Novanto's testimony is not enough to have other politicians put on trial for corruption over the electronic ID cards case. He is just shooting off his mouth.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Questioning The Agrarian Reform
The land certification program is not the end of the agrarian reforms. Nothing has been done about inequality of land ownership.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
The Salt Import Chaos
The government regulation on salt imports will not solve the problem. The quota system should have undergone a tender process with strict conditions.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Government Should not Threaten
LUHUT Binsar Panjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, was criticized for a controversial statement he made.
Indicator Edisi : Monday, 2 April 2018
Third Wave Cafés
A newfound coffee culture has driven café growth in Indonesia. It is now headed towards its saturation point.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
The First ’crack’ Aroma
The roasting coffee business is growing in line with the boom in stalls run by young people. The key is to take the ball to the customer.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Curbside is for Coffee Lovers
The coffee business is not always capital-intensive. In Yogyakarta, there is the Koling, which is an abbreviation for ‘coffee on the move’.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Making It Through Barista School
Coffee schools are mushrooming up in line with the current rave for specialty coffee. Stiff competition has triggered many innovations for preparing coffee.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Room For Coffee Interaction
Most people throughout Indonesia go to traditional coffee stalls for their morning cuppa. Coffee stalls are the country’s public meeting place.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Farewell to Middlemen
Most farmers rely on collectors and middlemen. But some are selling directly to buyers for better profits, with the help of coffeehouses.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Indonesia’s Coffee Exports
Coffee from the archipelago has regained popularity across Europe. Farmers are now more actively engaged.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Secret Recipe from Gayo
Caring for coffee plants is the key to a coffee plantation’s productivity. But not all farmers are yet aware of how to properly care for their plants.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Cupping Tests Breathes New Life
Enthusiasm for growing ‘specialty’ coffee is picking up rapidly in many regions. New arabica coffee-growing centers are emerging.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Time to Celebrate Coffee
I ndonesian coffee has finally carved itself a niche in its own home market.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Saving the Elections
The KPK should not hesitate to arrest regional head candidates suspected of corrupt practices. However, an ‘emergency route’ to replace candidates should be available.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Holding Facebook Accountable
Facebook does not guarantee the security of users’ personal data. Algorithmic accountability should be made an indisputable responsibility.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
End Political Intervention in Pertamina
The SOE minister’s shake up of the Pertamina board once again sparked uproar. Intervention inhibits growth.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Letter's
I live in Bogor, West Java, with an ID card issued in Kediri, East Java.
Letters Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Don’t Intervene in KPK’s Task
COORDINATING Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto has requested the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) not to announce the names of regional head candidates who have been named as a suspect in corruption cases, until the regional elections are over.
Indicator Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
From Crop To Cup
Fifteen years after Arabica coffee was first planted in Java by the Dutch in 1696, Cianjur Regent Aria Wira Tanu, in West Java
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Commissioner General Heru Winarko, Chief of the National Narcotics Agency: I Want to impoverish Drug Dealers
HERU Winarko was working on the arrest of Mayor of Kendari Adriatma Dwi Putra and Southeast Sulawesi Governor Asrun in connection with a bribery investigation, when a Presidential Palace officer called, on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 28.
Interview Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Hawking
Stephen Hawking was no ordinary person. But was he ‘extraordinary’?
Sidelines Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Celebrating Our Traditional Music
Despite the nation’s rich history of traditional arts and music, much of the archipelago’s ethnic music has been forgotten.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Bringing Sumbanese Music Back To Life
Sanggar OSA is repackaging popular songs using traditional East Nusa Tenggara melodies and musical instruments.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Intervention in the Campaign Period
Despite requests to delay investigations into regional head candidates, the KPK has grown even more determined to investigate corruption cases.
National Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Trump: A Fair Win?
The political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica is accused of manipulating information received by 50 million Facebook users. The firm has clients in several countries.
International Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Tension Between Old Friends
Pertamina’s restructuring has led to heated tension between two old acquaintances, SOEs Minister Rini Soemarno and Pertamina CEO Elia Massa Manik.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Market Pulse: External Shocks Threaten the Market
Global financial markets are in tremors, not only because of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve last week, as markets had already anticipated the 0.25 percent increase since the start of the year.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
What's in a Cup?
Over twenty varieties of Arabica coffee are cultivated by plantations in Indonesia, each with a distinct taste profile.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 26 March 2018
Proving the Crimes of the Cyber Army
The police should be able to prove that the Muslim Cyber Army is guilty of spreading hoaxes. This would stop the threat to freedom of expression.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Competing using Corruption Proceeds
The KPK has apprehended five incumbent regional leaders who are standing for re-election. Apparent victims of the towering costs of politics.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Questions over the Selection of KPPU Commissioners
The government should push the DPR to carry out a fit-and-proper test of the prospective KPPU commissioners. The DPR should not question the work of the selection committee.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Equanimity's Rough Sailing
The seizure of the Equanimity, a luxury yacht, in Bali by the Indonesian police has heated up the political climate in Malaysia. The US Department of Justice has evidence to implicate businessman Jho Low, said to be close to the family of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Sailing Towards a Gold Mountain
Jho Low has been close with the family of Malaysian Prime Minster Najib Razak since his days at a posh London boarding school. He is fond of partying with major Hollywood figures.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Going Smoothly Outside, Stalled Within
Ten nations are investigating the corruption of 1MDB. The government is covering up the case, while the opposition continues to bring it to the fore.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Conflicts Of Interest
Names are being offered for consideration in the process of selecting candidates for members of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission. Some are rooting for incumbent commissioners.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Two Museums
Four months ago, Haryanto Adikoesoemo inaugurated the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara (MACAN) in Jakarta. The fine arts museum seems to be a magnet for the younger generation. Although entrance is not free, the place has become a weekend destination, where visitors can meet up with friends and take selfies with works of art from all over the world, for example American artist Jeff Koons’s Hulk installation. Businessman E.Z. Halim also founded the E.Z. Halim Art Museum (EZHM) in Bogor, West Java. The museum may not be as grand as MACAN, but its collection is quite significant because of its ‘specialized’ quality. Although the museum is not yet open to public, one can make an appointment to visit.
Interlude Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
History at the Citeureup Museum
E.Z. Halim seems to have fallen in love with artwork with historical significance and humanitarian themes. He is preparing to make his private collection available to public.
Interlude Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
The Shady Ban on Niqab
The Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University in Yogyakarta has banned its female students from wearing niqab. The ban is seen as in violation of the constitution.
Law Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Hoax Makers
Police arrested members of The Family Cyber Army on suspicion of spreading fake news made to order for those with political interests. The evidence and suspects’ admissions of guilt do not support the allegations against them.
Law Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Old Methods To Rob State Funds
Nine regional head candidates are being indicted in corruption cases. They are using public funds to pay for their campaigns.
National Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
14 Years of Java Jazz
In its 14th year, Java Jazz attempts to draw a millenial audience. Older musicians mingle with a new jazz generation.
Music Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Keeping Trash in reign
Indonesia’s trash continues to accumulate. In 2016, the environment and forestry ministry announced that the country’s trash had reached 65 million tons, an increase of one million tons from the previous year. The government is now attempting to reduce waste production, partly through its trash bank initiative. In several provinces, there are already programs in place meant to reduce and process trash, run by local residents and local governments. In West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, locals partner up with the Komodo Integrated Cooperative to process inorganic trash. Meanwhile, residents of the Padangtegal village in Ubud, Bali, have built an education and campaign center to help reduce the amounts of trash. To commemorate National Waste Awareness Day on February 21, Tempo English reports.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Integrated Waste Program
The Padangtegal Customary village in Bali has adopted an integrated waste management system. Villagers are now campaigning to reduce plastic waste.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti: I’m Alone
Interview Edisi : Monday, 12 March 2018
Local Resources, International Menu
This year, the agriculture ministry is highlighting its food sustainability program through diversification of local foods.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
No Ordinary Pizza
Villagers in the Yapen Islands, Papua, have found a creative use for keladi, using the tuber plant as key ingredient in pizza dough.
Outreach Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Indonesia Remains Committed to Peace in Afghanistan
Indonesia has taken another step in helping Afghanistan’s peace and reconciliation process.
Diplomatic Bag Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Lebanon Aknowledges Indonesia’s Contribution to UNIFIL
Lebanon acknowledges Indonesia’s contribution to maintaining world peace, particularly by placing its Garuda Contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Diplomatic Bag Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
ASEAN Ministers Discuss Trade
ASEAN member states’ ministers of economic affairs have agreed to improve trade, among others through e-commerce, self-certification, and the ASEAN Single Window.
Diplomatic Bag Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Momen
THE arrest of six members of the Muslim Cyber Army (MCA) has given the police indications of the alleged involvement of sponsors of this group.
National Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Drug Rings Rule the Waves
A drug syndicate from Taiwan has entered Indonesia, carrying tons of illegal drugs by sea. Only a small percentage of the smuggling has been intercepted.
Law Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
China Out, Taiwan In
A Taiwanese syndicate has begun to assume control of the country’s drug trade. Its operations has grown over the past year.
Law Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Many spots Remain Unsupervised
In December 2017, the Indonesian Navy began reinforcing its supervision of the Indonesian waters following a report from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN)
Law Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Perry’s Smooth Sailing
The President has long decided on Perry Warjiyo as a candidate for Bank Indonesia governor.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
More Money, More Problems
Pelindo II’s global bonds turned out to have long consequences. The Central Statistics Agency estimates hundreds and billions of rupiah in state losses.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Market Pulse: Getting Used To Volatility
Last week, shortly after President Jokowi was chosen as Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) presidential candidate for the upcoming 2019 election, the rupiah faced considerable turbulence.
Economy Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Sri Mulyani: Acknowledgement from Dubai
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani received good news last month, when she was awarded Best Minister in the World at the World Government Summit in Dubai
Scene & Heard Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Todung Mulya Lubis & Muliaman Hadad: Peat Water and Learning Diplomacy
Being an ambassador will be a new experience for both Todung Mulya Lubis and Muliaman Darmansyah Hadad.
Scene & Heard Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
In Search for a Running Mate
Some surveys have narrowed the field down to Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto as presidential candidates likely to run in the 2019 general election.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Competing for Second Fiddle
Several politicians are promoting themselves as potential vice-presidential candidates. They have young voters in mind.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Popularity Versus Party Support
Prabowo Subianto is considering Gatot Nurmantyo and Anies Baswedan as running mates. Meanwhile, political parties are promoting their own cadres.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
A Third Coalition
The Democrat Party is trying to put together a new alliance outside of the coalitions supporting Jokowi or Prabowo. But the attempt does not seem popular.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Moeldoko, Presidential Chief of Staff: I’m ready to be a buffer for the President
Former armed forces commander Moeldoko only enjoyed days of leisure for two years following his retirement in July 2015, before President Joko Widodo asked him to lead the Indonesian Farmers Federation (HKTI) in April, 2017.
Cover Story Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Jokowi versus Jokowi
Joko Widodo should have more self-confidence as he prepares to run for a second presidential term.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Justice for Ahok
The calls for the Supreme Court to reject Ahok’s legal challenge of his conviction should be ignored. Justice must not bow down to mob pressure.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Narcotics from the Sea
The sea route has becoming increasingly popular among drug smugglers. Cross-country coordination is urgently needed.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Tough Job Awaits Perry
Perry Warjiyo is the sole candidate for Bank Indonesia governor. He will face tough challenges.
Album Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Letter's
I would like to thank Tempo for publishing about the Home Affairs Ministery’s policies in its February 12-18, 2018 edition.
Letters Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Temporary Stop Infrastructure Projects
THE government finally allowed 36 infrastructure elevated projects to continue their work.
Indicator Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
The Joker
These days, with the fusion of paranoia and politics, when wariness and worry are becoming strident calls, when religion and politics blame with aggression
Sidelines Edisi : Monday, 5 March 2018
Too Little, Too Late
The accident on the Becakayu toll road project must spur improvements to all infrastructure projects. Political interests should not interfere.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 26 February 2018
Follow the Money
Bribes from the e-KTP project are thought to have been passed to all parliamentary faction chairs in Senayan. One and all must be brought to justice.
Opinion Edisi : Monday, 26 February 2018
Finding the Middle Ground
The government plans to limit tobacco imports to protect farmers. The reality is not that simple.