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An Unprofitable Proposal from Tual

Masela Block’s development is entering a new chapter. Amid preparations for Rp280 trillion project’s front-end engineering design, the contractor received a visit from businessman Tomy Winata, who offered his port in Tual to serve as a logistics base. With regional government officials giving their support, it is believed that accepting the tycoon’s proposal would only cause costs to swell.

Cover Story Monday, November 18, 2019 Edition

A Shocking Approval for Sofyan

The KPK suspects that Sofyan Basir played a major role in selecting the consortium for the Riau-1 PLTU project, which has been marred by a bribery case. It is suspected that a number of meetings were held at the home of that PLN CEO in order to discuss the project. Former DPR Speaker Setya Novanto and Idrus Marham have also become entangled in the case.

Cover Story Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Edition

Protecting Nature and Improving Welfare

The government is now more eager than ever to develop and promote its tourism village program. Among the 74,954 villages spread across Indonesia, 1,902 villages gifted with cultural riches and arresting natural landscapes offer tremendous potentials for tourism. Among them is the remote Merabu village in East Kalimantan, endowed with karst hills and prehistoric handprints hidden in caves. There is also the Bahitom village in Central Kalimantan, where villagers are now working to develop an organic farming program for food self-sufficiency and agrotourism. Over the past several years, residents of both villages have been striving to improve local economies through tourism. Tempo English reports.

Outreach Monday, June 4, 2018 Edition

Full Steam Ahead on Megaprojects

Since being inaugurated into office in October 2014, President Joko Widodo has gone full speed ahead. He announced the beginning of a number of infrastructure projects all around the country. His aim was to overcome the lack of development. This mainly applied to the electricity sector, marine toll routes, and the Trans-Papua roadway. Compared to neighboring countries, the shortage of primary infrastructure is alarming. However, if not fiscally prudent, these massive projects could eat away at the budget. Some of the work requires towering costs.

Cover Story Monday, November 6, 2017 Edition

Improving the Lives of Strays

While many Indonesians are aware of the relentless efforts to preserve Indonesian wildlife, only a handful are interested in protecting neglected domestic animals. According to Garda Satwa Indonesia, there are 12 million strays living in Jakarta alone and the number is even higher in areas with very few rescue organizations and animal shelters. To make matters worse, animal abuse is also a common occurrence. Pontianak Stray Cats Care (Poscar) works together with Pontianak locals to raise awareness on animal welfare, and has rescued hundreds of stray cats in the West Kalimantan capital. Meanwhile, Welia Iyah, a young kiosk owner from Amuntai, South Kalimantan, runs a small cat shelter single-handedly in her house. To commemorate World Animal Day on October 4, Tempo English reports.

Outreach Monday, November 6, 2017 Edition

Jokowi's Megaprojects

Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's administration continues to intensify infrastructure development, including the completion of a megaproject inherited from former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Infrastructure development under Jokowi's administration, as follows:

Economy Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Edition

Police Insp. Gen Anas Yusuf:
Go ahead and reveal it, if there is proof

Police Academy Governor Anas Yusuf is said to be involved in a dispute between Low Kok Thyeor Dr. Nickand Suryo Tan during his tenure as East Kalimantan regional police chief, a duty he was released from a year ago.

To police investigators, Nick said he gave Rp6.05 billion to Suryo Tan, who claimed he would give it to Anas Yusuf to help ease the process of buying Lentera Inti Prima's coal concession. On the second Friday of December, Anas spoke to Tempo's Rofiuddin on the charges.

National Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Edition

Gamal Nasir Director-General of Plantations, Ministry of Agriculture
We can be the world's largest cocoa producer

GAMAL Nasir has more than 30 years of experience working with the government's agricultural department. A graduate in agricultural economics from Padjajaran University, he believes that Indonesia produces many valuable commodities that can do well in the international market, and cocoa is one with the most potential among them.

Today, Indonesia is the world's third biggest producer of cocoa beans after Ghana and the Ivory Coast, producing more than 700,000 tons last year. Yet, Gamal feels that Indonesia can do better. Some 1.7 million hectares of cocoa plantations are spread throughout the archipelago, planted and managed by 1.6 million farmers. "This commodity has so much potential, we can probably be the second largest, or even the number one producer of cocoa beans in the world," he claimed.

Outreach Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Edition

Golkar Not Likely to Improve

A COMEDY. This seems to be the proper way to describe the recent Golkar Party chairman election.

Setya Novanto, a former party treasurer and disgraced speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), won the election somewhat anticlimactically. His closest challenger was Ade Komarudin, the current DPR speaker.

Indicator Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Edition

Heru Prasetyo Kasidi Deputy Minister for Gender Issues, WOmen's Empowerment and children protection ministry
Women must be politically aware

Women's participation in politics in Indonesia is still low. The number of female legislators in the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2014-2019 term is only 97, or 17.32 percent of the total number of parliamentarian seats. This is what is making Indonesia's legislature and policymaking not pro-women and children.

Heru Prasetyo Kasidi, the deputy minister in charge of gender issues at the women's empowerment and child protection ministry, called for an increase of women in the legislature. He said the government was attempting to raise the participation of women in politics through a variety of training programs. "Ideally, women should have a more equal role to men in the public sector, including in politics and development," said Heru.

Outreach Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Edition

Leonika Sari
An Appropriate App for Blood Donors

Leonika Sari Njoto Boedioetomo is a bright and cheerful young woman. She is also smart.At a young age, Leonika is rated one of Asia's young influential leaders by ForbesAsia magazine. She is regarded as an inspiration for creating the Reblood app.

Reblood is a site or application that connects interested would-be donors with various blood drives in Surabaya. It provides a slew of information on the events themselves, while at the same time getting users to fill in relevant personal information, especially about their individual blood types.

Cover Story Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Edition

R. Narmoko Prasmadji, Director-General for Caught Fish, Fishery and Marine affairs Ministry
The gender approach is important

Until today, it is fair to say that the government has never given any opportunity nor political recognition to fisherwomen. The bill on the protection and empowerment of fishermen, fish farming and salt mining currently drafted by the House of Representatives (DPR) is an opportunity to accomodate such a need. R. Narmoko Prasmadji said he would try to ensure that the bill contain clauses favoring fisherwomen's empowerment. "There should be legal and economic protection for fisherwomen," said Narmoko. Tempo English contributor Pujani Nadine Kamarwan interviewed him at his office in Jakarta two weeks ago. Excerpts:

Outreach Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Edition

Putro Santoso Kurniawan Chairman, association of Indonesian Farmers' Cooperatives
Chemical fertilizers only provide temporary prosperity

TO promote organic farming these past three years, Putro Santoso Kurniawan has been managing the 100-member Association of Indonesian Farmers' Cooperatives in Bogor, West Java. Through these cooperatives, farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers. "This is our way of ensuring that the prices of organic products remain accessible to the farmers," said 40-year-old Putro, a graduate of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture. He claims the limited production at the moment and the long supply chain have made organic products expensive to consumers. "This process benefits the distributors," said Putro, but discourages buyers. As a result, farmers become discouraged and in the end, many choose to go back to using chemical-based fertilizers.

Two weeks ago, Putro spoke with Tempo English by telephone on a number of ways and strategies of spreading the concept of organic farming and how to make it succeed. Excerpts:

Outreach Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Edition

Pieter Talaway, Interbat Attorney
All companies are out to make profit

Founded in 1948, Interbat is one of the country's top five pharmaceutical companies. It manufactures more than 270 pharmaceutical products, some of which are exported to Africa and other countries in Asia. Two months ago, Tempo came upon a document that triggered suspicions of Interbat paying doctors and hospitals in several regions to sell its drugs.

Interbat's CEO Noto Sukamto refused Tempo's request for an interview and instead referred us to the company's lawyer, Pieter Talaway. Talaway rejected all the allegations, claiming that Interbat was the victim of slander by some of the company's disgruntled employees. "There's plenty of unpleasant talk," he said at his Surabaya office two weeks ago.

Investigation Tuesday, November 3, 2015 Edition

HA JIN:
I wrote in English as a form of protest

A sudden rainshower during early fall in Berlin prompted writers and literary figures from various countries to seek shelter under the author's tent. They stood close to each other in protection of the cold wind that blew across the tent, drinking and refilling their wine.

Last September, the Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin featured many names normally found in book racks, such as Elif Shafak, Kazuo Ishiguro, Roddy Doyle, Michael Cunningham, Wole Soyinka and Martin Amis, as well as Ha Jin, a literary figure from China, now living in exile in the United States. All day long, he was surrounded by journalists.

Arts Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Edition

Anies Baswedan, Minister of Culture, Elementary and Secondary Education
Don't ever undermine the value of teachers by monetizing their profession

ON the first day that Anies Baswedan began his job as minister for culture and elementary and secondary education a year ago, he knew there would be piles of work ahead of him. Among the many issues that needed to be sorted out was the scarcity of teachers in Indonesia's remote areas. Yet, statistically, there should have been enough teachers to go around. The student-teacher ratio is around 16 to 1. "That's an excess, while in South Korea, the ratio is 30 to 1. Ideally it should be 25 to 1," said Anies, admitting that the problem in Indonesia was one of unequal distribution. In some places such as Papua, the ratio dropped significantly to 75 students for every teacher. So, in May this year, the education ministry initiated the Guru Garis Depan (Frontline Teachers ) program to address the shortage of teachers in the outer parts of the country. So far, 798 teachers have been sent out to teach at 28 regencies. Next year, the number is expected to increase to 3,500. Anies discussed the Frontline Teachers initiative with Tempo English reporters Sadika Hamid, Syari Fani and Amanda Siddharta. Excerpts:

Outreach Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Edition

Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin :
Tolerance must be reciprocal

OWNERS of warung makan (small eateries) are hopeful they can remain open during the month of Ramadhan, because Religious Affairs Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin in his Twitter account recently tweeted that such establishments should not be forced to close shop just to honor those who fast. He stated that those who are not obliged to fast must also be respected.

Predictably, his statement caused a public uproar. Some tweeps saluted Lukman's view, but many others disagreed with his view. Equally predictable was the media, which refused to entirely support the stance of the United Development Party (PPP) politician. A mere tweet, Lukman wryly commented, twisted by some people, had led to a counter-productive debate.

Interview Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Edition

Unclear Flight Approval

Transportation Minister Ignatius Jonan said that AirAsia flight QZ8501 that crashed enroute from Surabaya to Singapore on Sunday, December 28, was flying illegally. The air transport director general only approved the budget carrier to fly on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. So why did the plane fly that Sunday morning? Who gave the approval? According to the Transportation Minister regulation, an aircraft can fly only after obtaining a flight approval from the directorate general of air transport.

The commotion over AirAsia's flight approval reinforces the result of an audit by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in May 2014, which showed that Indonesia's aviation industry is full of elements that do not conform to international standards. A number of officials and former officials in the Transportation Ministry even admitted that bribery and kickbacks are rampant in this sector, make worse the already disorganized problem over slots and flight approvals.

Economy Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Edition

Indonesia to Improve Protection of its Citizens

In an annual press statement last week, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said that in the coming five years Indonesia's foreign policy would be based on maintaining sovereignty, improving services to protect its citizens and intensifying economic diplomacy.

"Our diplomacy will protect the territorial sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia," Retno said, adding that Indonesia would take better care of its migrant workers overseas. "Indonesia's foreign policy must provide protection and a sense of security for Indonesian citizens and legal entities abroad."

Diplomatic Bag Tuesday, January 13, 2015 Edition

Aceh Governor Abdullah Zaini:
I am prioritizing programs at the lower level

WHEN the tsunami struck in 2004, Abdullah Zaini, 74, was foreign minister of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), based in Sweden. The devastating tsunami prompted GAM to finally sit down with the Indonesian government in Helsinki, Finland to negotiate a peace treaty. GAM agreed to end the conflict in an agreement signed on August 15, 2005.

The GAM fighters put away their weapons and set up a political party, which won the 2009 general and local elections in Aceh. Abdullah's career changed when he won the Aceh governorship in 2012. From fighting in the jungles, his job was to govern a province recovering from the double disaster of a tsunami and the 25-year armed conflict.

Cover Story Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Edition

Gustav F. Papanek, Economist:
"The only way to help the poor is to provide jobs"

For the second time this year, and against his doctor's advice, senior economist Gustav F. Papanek from Boston University returned to Indonesia. With a new government in place, this 87-year-old former advisor to the 'Berkeley Mafia'influential economists of the New Order erafelt the need to address a very urgent problem: The declining income of the poor, which as he noted "is immoral and also politically undesirable; therefore, it is important to take substantial steps to increase their income. The only way you can do that is by providing industrial jobs."

Although he was unable to meet President Joko Widodo, he managed to meet Sofyan Djalil, Economic Coordinating Minister; General Moeldoko, Armed Forces Chief; and ChatibBasri, former Finance Minister, and gave talks in three universities and Bank Mandiri as well as numerous interviews with the media. In a packed schedule, averaging two presentations a day, he found ways to push his ideas.

On The Record Thursday, January 1, 1970 Edition

OJK Moves to Approve Business Relations with a Foreign Company.

J. Trust Co. Ltd, a Japanese investment company, expressed its commitment to become a long-term investor in Indonesia's banking sector. The commitment was made after the company was designated as the prospective winner by the Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS) in the tender to acquire Bank Mutiara.

"We fully intend to become a long-term player in Indonesia's banking sector," a J Trust investor relations official told Tempo.

Economy Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Edition

Cho Kah Sin, UNAIDS Country Director for Indonesia
Indonesia's HIV prevention program is a model for many Muslim countries

There has been discordant voices following the launch of the UNAIDS Gap Report on July 16, which details the prevalence of this deadly disease, and how governments attempt to prevent its spread. It was not particularly well received by Indonesian Health Minister, Nafsiah Mboi. "In the press release (about the report), they (UNAIDS) said that we are left behind. I ask, just how have we been left behind?" she told Tempo, at a press conference about Indonesia's HIV/AIDS program, 20 days after the report was launched

UNAIDS Country Director for Indonesia, Cho Kah Sin, agrees that the report could well lead to misinterpretations. "The GAP report is not meant to invalidate what countries are doing," explained Cho, who took office in Jakarta two years ago. He is impressed at the close cooperation between different community groups and the central as well as local governments in preventing the spread of the disease. "Other countries can learn from Indonesia," said Cho, who is Malaysian.

Interview Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Edition

MAHFUD MD.:
The claims would be difficult to prove

ASSORTED cakes lay on the table for guests at the home of Mahfud Md at Sambilegi, a district of Yogyakarata, during Lebaran week. The host, looking relaxed and clad in the traditional Muslim attire befitting the festivities, entered the living room and sat down on a sofa.

That evening, the former Constitutional Court chief justice and recently the campaign manager of the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa ticket, had just returned from paying his respects to Herry Zudianto, a fellow Gerindra campaign manager for Yogyakarta. At the home of Herry, a former Yogyakarta mayor, Mahfud was greeted by the crew of TV One, who proceeded to conduct an interview over the ongoing dispute on the results of the recently completed presidential election.

Interview Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Edition

PRABOWO SUBIANTO:
I am a foreign product

A NUMBER of surveys recently estimated that the electability of Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa was closing in on their opponents, Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla. This can be shown in the increasing confidence among followers of the candidates who are supported by a coalition comprising Gerindra, Golkar, the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), United Development Party (PPP), National Mandate Party (PAN) and the Crescent Star Party (PBB).

"That just means we must work harder," said Prabowo, 63, on his rising popularity, following the dialog with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, two weeks ago. His brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo is no less optimistic. "When we are on an upward trend, that means we can overtake them. There's only three more weeks to go, after all," he said.

Special Report Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Edition

Sharing Improvised Farming Methods

Early this month, the Society Concerned with Food Security in Indonesia, held its annual meeting, attended by 93 non-governmental organizations and associations. Top on their agenda was the need to protest the government's lack of concern for the welfare of farmers. Those subsisting below the poverty line usually produce below average harvests, both in terms of quality and quantity, mostly driven by their limited access to knowledge and information on how to improve farming methods. A few farming communities have now taken the initiative to learn and spread the word about improvised methods of cultivation, leaving behind their old, obsolete ways. Tempo English reports on innovative farmers from South Sulawesi.

Outreach Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Edition

An Uncompromising Journalist

Truth should be established through debates. That was the principle Agus Salim believed in. Through his writings published in newspapers, Salim raised the public's ideas and aspirations and voiced his criticisms of the colonial government. A typically generalist thinker, a polyglot, Salim was a prolific writer on a wide range of subjects on political, cultural, historical, and mostly, religious issues of the 1917 to 1953 contemporary period.

Cover Story Thursday, January 1, 1970 Edition

Politics minus the Compromise

Yap Thiam Hien was involuntarily dragged into politics, although he had no ambition for power. To Yap, politics was like seeking justice, opposing discrimination and enforcing human rights. Taking the uncompromising political high road made him different from the mainstream politicians. During the Old Order regime, Yap was sidelined, and under the New Order, he was imprisoned.

Cover Story Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Edition

Vaccines Uproar

The Ministry of Agriculture has pronounced four new avian flu master seed vaccines from Indonesia to be effective next year. The policy effectively shuts down the use of well-proven local and imported vaccines. Importers and breeders are worried.

Economy Thursday, January 1, 1970 Edition

Ismail Hasan Metareum: "The religious approach is right for the Acehnese"

ISMAIL Hasan Metareum sat on a wheelchair. Pale and weak, the thin-faced and bespectacled man was nursing a broken leg, the result of a fall at the mosque. But that did not affect the spirit and attention of this 74-year-old born in Pidie, Aceh when discussing the never-ending problem of his birthplace. Moreover, since the idea of a Bureau (desk) on Aceh was discussed by Vice President Hamzah Haz mid-January, Metareum seems unconcerned about his leg's condition. His wheelchair notwithstanding, he still travels around, lobbying to finalize the idea of an Aceh Bureau.

Interview Tuesday, February 5, 2002 Edition

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