Greater Jakarta: North Jakarta pursues tax dodgers

The North Jakarta municipality has revealed that 64 taxpayers in the region are in arrears of Urban and Rural Land and Building Tax (PBB-P2) amounting to a total of Rp 72.4 billion (US$5.57 million) this year.

North Jakarta Mayor Wahyu Haryadi said the taxpayers had ignored warnings from the tax office to pay the tax immediately.

“We will immediately stick posters and install signs saying that the said properties have not paid taxes,” he said on Wednesday, as quoted by city-run beritajakarta.com.

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300 Million Children Breathe Highly Toxic Air, reports UNICEF

“Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution – six or more times higher than international guidelines” UNICEF said today, in releasing a new report on how air pollution around the world affects our most vulnerable.

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Police Instruct Brimob to Jakarta, Police Chief Confirms.

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Zimbabwe to make Chinese yuan legal currency after Beijing cancels debts

Zimbabwe has announced that it will make the Chinese yuan legal tender after Beijing confirmed it would cancel $40m in debts.

“They [China] said they are cancelling our debts that are maturing this year and we are in the process of finalising the debt instruments and calculating the debts,” minister Patrick Chinamasa said in a statement.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/22/zimbabwe-to-make-chinese-yuan-legal-currency-after-beijing-cancels-debts

Kebumen District Councilor, Local Official Nabbed in KPK Sting Operation

Jakarta. Yudhi Tri Hartanto, a councilor at Central Java's Kebumen District Regional Council, and Sigit Widodo of the Kebumen Tourism and Culture Agency were arrested in a sting operation launched by the national antigraft agency on Saturday (16/10).

Both graft suspects were nabbed while receiving bribes from a middleman reportedly hired by Hartoyo, owner of education supplies company Otoda Sukses Mandiri Abadi, for several Kebumen Youth and Sports Agency projects which are set to be deliberated during a councilors meeting on local budget revisions.

http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/kebumen-district-councilor-local-official-nabbed-kpk-sting-operation/

Sting Operation at Transport Ministry Part of Public Service Reform: Kalla

During the police raid on Tuesday, at least six people, including two officials from the ministry, were arrested with more than Rp 90 million ($6,900) in unreported cash and Rp 1 billion in receipts in their possession. The raid was part of an investigation of illegal fees for permits at the ministry's sea transportation directorate.

"It is the government's commitment to implement law reforms and to eradicate corruption. The illegal fees only involved small amounts, but when it is added up, the amount actually becomes large," Kalla told reporters in Jakarta.

http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/corruption-news/sting-operation-transport-ministry-part-public-service-reform-kalla/

Taiwan president says won't bow to Beijing, calls for talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's new president Tsai Ing-wen said Monday her self-ruled island will not bow to Beijing's pressure and that China should recognize her government's existence and engage with it in talks, in remarks likely to further anger China.

https://apnews.com/3cb96853ebe04b3d8cb5f9d0ea8537f3/Taiwan-president-says-won't-bow-to-Beijing,-calls-for-talks?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP

John McCain Withdraws Support for Donald Trump After Disclosure of Recording

Senator John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, withdrew his support on Saturday for Donald J. Trump as the Republican Party descended into chaos. On Friday, a recording was released showing Mr. Trump speaking about women in lewd and degrading terms.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/politics/presidential-election.html?smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur&referer=https://t.co/EMTLJivLYa

Antonio Guterres, former Portugal prime minster, next United Nations secretary general

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/antonio-guterres-former-portugal-prime-minster-next-united-nations-secretary-general/