Public Thinks President’s Focus on Party Is at Nation’s Expense | The Jakarta Globe

resident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s focus on retaking control of his scandal-hit Democratic Party has many Indonesians worrying that he is neglecting duties of his office, a poll suggests.

The results of the poll released by the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) on Sunday showed that of 1,200 respondents questioned, 68 percent said they were concerned that Yudhoyono was paying more attention to the party than to his presidency.



Public Thinks President’s Focus on Party Is at Nation’s Expense | The Jakarta Globe

Ulil minta Anas Mundur, Serangan Liberal ke HMI?

today - Wakil Sekjen Partai Demokrat Saan Mustofa membantah Ulil Abshar Abdalla yang meminta Anas Urbaningrum sebagai bentuk serangan Jaringan Islam Liberal (JIL) ke Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam (HMI).

"Tidak ada serangan, apalagi JIL ke HMI," kata Saan kepada wartawan saat ditemui di Cikini, Jakarta Pusat, Sabtu (16/02).


Ulil minta Anas Mundur, Serangan Liberal ke HMI?

SBY takes over Democratic Party | The Jakarta Post

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is also the Democratic Party's chief patron, has announced that he will take over the party's leadership in order to clean up the party. Yudhoyono asked party chairman Anas Urbaningrum to focus on addressing legal issues involving graft cases being investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).


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American guns and Indonesian intolerance

t would be a rough comparison and some people might object to it, but it is interesting to match the gun control debate in the United States to Indonesia's problem of religious intolerance. Certainly, both cases exhibit differences.



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KPK Names Riau Governor Rusli Zainal as a Graft Suspect | The Jakarta Globe

The Corruption Eradication Commission has named Riau Governor Rusli Zainal as a suspect in a bribery case related to last year's National Games in Pekanbaru.

"Our investigators have found convincing evidence and we have concluded in a corruption case the suspect is R.Z. and he is a governor," said Johan Budi, the spokesman of the corruption watchdog, known as the KPK, on Friday.



KPK Names Riau Governor Rusli Zainal as a Graft Suspect | The Jakarta Globe

Ethics quandary at the Gold Dome: What’s a lobbyist?

Of all possible obstacles to ethics reform, who thought the biggest one would be defining the word “lobbyist”? Yet, that’s where we stand today.

For years, the biggest obstacle was getting legislators to take up the issue of lobbyist gifts to legislators. Georgia is one of three states with no restrictions at all on them.


Ethics quandary at the Gold Dome: What’s a lobbyist?

Pengamat: Tak ada Konspirasi Zionis, PKS Justru Sekutu Amerika Serikat!

Pengamat: Tak ada Konspirasi Zionis, PKS Justru Sekutu Amerika Serikat!


"Tidak ada konspirasi AS ataupun Zionis terkait penetapan tersangka bagi Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq. PKS terlalu kecil, bahkan tidak dianggap oleh Amerika dan Zionis. Bahkan, di sisi lain, bagi Amerika, PKS dianggap sebagai sekutu untuk menggolkan kepentingan-kepentingan Amerika, seperti, pemberantasan terorisme," ungkap Agung.

Deciphering the influence of PKS puppet-master Hilmi | The Jakarta Post

A luxurious, two-story villa is tucked in a hilly village of Pagerwangi, Lembang, located around 15 kilometers north of West Java's capital of Bandung.

The villa is hidden inside a 1.3-hectare country-style compound called Padepokan Madani, where visitors must undergo firm security checks and submit their ID cards before entering.



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PKS resorts to conspiracy theories after ex-chief’s arrest | The Jakarta Post

In a country where conspiracy theories are alive and well, pointing your finger to a clandestine operation — be it the universe, spy agencies or, well, the Jews — for the ills that have befallen you, is perhaps the easiest thing to do. But that is probably not a good PR strategy if you are a political party embroiled in a corruption scandal.

Political observers were astounded when the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) claimed that a "big conspiracy" was behind the arrest of its former chairman, Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, on graft charges.


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Politicians and corruption

I weep for the liberty of my country when I see at this early day of its successful experiment that corruption has been imputed to many members of the House of Representatives and the rights of the people have been bartered for promises of office," said the seventh US president Andrew Jackson.

The statement was made by a president of a country that had been dubbed the "champion of democracy" nearly two centuries ago, but its substance still rings true today, even here in Indonesia, a country some 14,000 kilometres away.


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