[ppiindia] Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984864,00.html Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva By Michael Moore Thursday, Apr. 29, 2010 Marco Grob for TIME When Brazilians first elected Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President in 2002, the country's robber barons nervously checked the fuel gauges on their private jets. They had turned Brazil into one of the most inequitable places on earth, and now it looked like payback time. Lula, 64, was a genuine son of Latin America's working class - in fact, a founding member of the Workers' Party - who'd once been jailed for leading a strike. By the time Lula finally won the presidency, after three failed attempts, he was a familiar figure in Brazilian national life. But what led him to politics in the first place? Was it his personal knowledge of how hard many Brazilians must work just to get by? Being forced to leave school after fifth grade to support his family? Working as a shoeshine boy? Losing part of a finger in a factory accident? No, it was when, at age 25, he watched his wife Maria die during the eighth month of her pregnancy, along with their child, because they couldn't afford decent medical care. There's a lesson here for the world's billionaires: let people have good health care, and they'll cause much less trouble for you. And here's a lesson for the rest of us: the great irony of Lula's presidency - he was elected to a second term in 2006 and will serve through this year - is that even as he tries to propel Brazil into the First World with government social programs like Fome Zero (Zero Starvation), designed to end hunger, and with plans to improve the education available to members of Brazil's working class, the U.S. looks more like the old Third World every day. What Lula wants for Brazil is what we used to call the American Dream. We in the U.S., by contrast, where the richest 1% now own more financial wealth than the bottom 95% combined, are living in a society that is fast becoming more like Brazil. Moore's latest film is Capitalism: A Love Story Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984864,00.html#ixzz0n7tKsm1d [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] 'Enough is Enough', Proyek-proyek DPR!
http://www.lampungpost.com/buras.php?id=2010050602084411 Kamis, 6 Mei 2010 BURAS 'Enough is Enough', Proyek-proyek DPR! DPR--Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat--menyiapkan di APBN Rp1,8 triliun untuk membangun gedung baru kantor para wakil rakyat itu, dengan alasan gedung yang ada tidak layak pakai! ujar Umar. Anggaran itu terkesan dipaksakan, karena pada September 2009 Departemen Pekerjaan Umum (PU) telah meneliti gedung itu, hasilnya masih layak pakai--cuma perlu perbaikan kecil di bagian tertentu! Lalu belakangan muncul alasan baru, gedungnya miring 8 derajat akibat gempa 7,3 SR di Tasikmalaya--ini juga dibantah PU! Menyedihkan cara DPR memaksakan proyeknya! Terakhir muncul alasan baru lagi, dari ketua DPR, sudah over-capacity--padahal anggota DPR cuma tambah 10 dari priode sebelumnya! Malah, kalau sebelumnya anggota MPR 1000 orang, kini diganti anggota DPD hanya 132 orang! sambut Amir. Mereka paksakan gedung yang belum berusia 20 tahun itu dihancurkan, padahal gedung dibangun dengan konstruksi tahan ratusan tahun! Nafsu gagah-gagahan telah membuat mereka tega melakukan itu, tanpa memikirkan rakyat yang diwakilinya masih melarat compang-camping, sehingga dana gedung yang dihancurkan atau Rp1,8 triliun untuk membangun yang baru lebih afdal buat mengatasi kesulitan hidup rakyat! Itu pun rupanya belum cukup! tukas Umar. APBNP 2010 disahkan DPR dalam bentuk blangko kosong, tak ada daftar proyek dan program yang dibiayai dengan jumlah anggaran yang disetujui! Seharusnya, eksekutif mengusulkan proyek dan program, DPR mengkritisi urgensi dan nilai proyek atau program! Tapi kali ini, komisi-komisi DPR dan mitra kerja departemen/BUMN menyusun proyek dan program untuk mengisi anggaran yang telah disetujui! Jadilah semua itu proyek-proyek DPR! Enough is enough! entak Amir. Kalangan DPR rupanya tidak menarik pelajaran dari penilaian Transparency Internasional bahwa DPR lembaga terkorup di Indonesia, atau banyaknya anggota DPR masuk bui akibat proyek-proyek DPR--dari penyusunan UU sesuai kepentingan pemesan, sampai alih fungsi lahan hutan! Proyek pembangunan gedung dan blangko APBN bahkan lebih buruk dari proyek-proyek DPR yang menjerumuskan banyak anggota DPR, karena proyeknya terkait langsung kepentingan kalangan DPR! Conflict of interest-nya jauh lebih mencolok! tegas Umar. Maka itu, alangkah baik kalangan DPR introspeksi diri sebelum terlambat, karena selain proyek-proyek DPR mengencundangi hak dan kepentingan rakyat dengan mendahulukan kepentingan para anggota DPR, conflict of interest yang ada mengancam integritas dan kredibilitas--salah-salah bukan harus dipertanggungjawabkan kepada rakyat pemilih, tapi di muka hukum! H. Bambang Eka Wijaya [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Wow! Ada 493 Situs Harta Karun di Indonesia
Refleksi : Mantan Menteri Agama Said Agil Husni Al Munawar pernah bermimpi bahwa di Batutulis di Jawa ada harta karum yang bisa melunasi hutang luarnegeri NKRI. Rupanya mimpinya itu berdasarkan ilmu gurun pasir, jadi meleset. Tetapi kalau seandainya mimpinya itu berdasarkan ilmu duniawi marine archeology kemungkin ketepatan mimpinya bisa sangat besar probabilitasnya. Biasanya benda-benda kuno yang terdapat di wilayah sesuatu negara, sesuai konvensi internasional menjadi harta milik negara tsb. Umumnya benda-benda ini di pertunjukkan di musuem. Mengingat luasnya NKRI, tentunya bisa ada banyak museum dibangun untuk dipertunjukan kepada jadi rakyat guna melihat harta-harta zama purba dan mungkin saja bisa memberikan inspirasi daya pencipta dan menjadi sumber pendapatan tetap bagi daerah dari tourisme. Tetapi, seperti dimaklumi NKRI adalah negara kleptokratik, jadi saja apa yang ada atau ditemukan atau terkandung di perut bumi atau di laut bisa saja menghilang dengan berbagai cara dan jalan. Hal ini bisa dilihat pada kekayaan alam yang menghilang tanpa penduduk setempat mendapat keuntungan. http://www.lampungpost.com/aktual/berita.php?id=16929 Kamis, 29 April 2010 NASIONAL Wow! Ada 493 Situs Harta Karun di Indonesia JAKARTA (LampostOnline): Pantas saja si pemburu harta karun Michael Hatcher senang melakukan perburuan di Indonesia. Dari data Direktorat Jenderal Pengawasan Sumber Daya Kelautan dan Perikanan (Ditjen PSDKP) Kementrian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP), ada 493 situs arkeologi bawah laut di Indonesia. Ada 493, menurut maping yang ada, ujar Dirjen PSDKP KKP Aji Sularso dalam jumpa pers di kantornya, Jl Medan Merdeka Timur, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis (29/4/2010). Dari 493 ini, kurang dari 10 persennya yang sudah dieksplorasi. Maklum, dana untuk survei dan mengangkat muatan kapal ini tidak sedikit. Apalagi jika terjebak dalam lumpur di dasar laut. Bisa jutaan dolar, terang Aji. Namun Aji menjelaskan tidak semua kapal tersebut masih berisi harta karun. Kadang kapalnya masih ada, tapi muatannya sudah tidak ada. Penjarahan itu banyak terjadi di Selat Glasa, di sekitar perairan Bangka Belitung, ungkapnya. Michael 'Mike' Hatcher lahir di York, Inggris, tahun 1940. Hidup masa kecilnya kurang beruntung. Dia menetap di sebuah panti asuhan. Pada umur 14 tahun, dia hijrah ke Australia. Perburuan muatan kapal karam dimulai tahun 1970 dengan sebuah yacht tua yang direnovasi. Pada 1981 berhasil mengangkat isi kapal tenggelam di Malaysia, tahun 1985 di Tanjung Pinang Indonesia, dan tahun 1998 di Indonesia. Di dunia internasional dia dijuluki 'The Wreck Salvage King' (Raja Penyelamat Kapal Karam). Saat berhasil mengangkat kapal Geldermasen milik VOC di Karang Heliputan, Tanjung Pinang, tahun 1985-1986, Hatcher mendapatkan 126 emas batangan dan 160 ribu benda keramik dinasti Ming dan Ching. Nilainya tidak kurang dari US$ 15 juta saat itu. Lalu Hetcher mengangkat kapal Tek Sing di Perairan Kepulauan Bangka, Sumatera Selatan tahun 1999 lalu. Nilainya Rp 500 miliar. Kini Hatcher diduga muncul kembali di perairan Blanakan, Subang. Jika Hatcher berhasil mengangkat harta karun dari Subang, maka ini akan menjadi rekor selama karirnya. Diperkirakan porselen dinasti Ming yang tenggelam di sana tidak kurang dari US$ 200 juta. (DTC/L-2 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Wow! Ada 493 Situs Harta Karun di Indonesia (RALAT)
Refleksi : Mantan Menteri Agama Said Agil Husni Al Munawar pernah bermimpi bahwa di Batutulis di Jawa ada harta karum yang bisa melunasi hutang luarnegeri NKRI. Rupanya mimpinya itu berdasarkan ilmu gurun pasir, jadi meleset. Tetapi, kalau seandainya mimpinya itu berdasarkan ilmu duniawi marine archeology kemungkin ketepatan mimpinya bisa sangat besar probabilitasnya. Biasanya benda-benda kuno yang terdapat di wilayah sesuatu negara, sesuai konvensi internasional menjadi harta milik negara tsb. Umumnya benda-benda ini di pertunjukkan di musuem. Mengingat luasnya NKRI, tentunya bisa ada banyak museum dibangun untuk dipertunjukan kepada rakyat guna melihat harta-harta zaman purba dan mungkin saja bisa menjadi sesuatu sumber inspirasi daya pencipta, rekreasi dan juga menjadi sumber pendapatan tetap bagi daerah dari tourisme. Tetapi, seperti dimaklumi NKRI adalah negara kleptokratik, jadi apa saja yang berharga yang ditemukan atau terkandung di perut bumi atau di laut bisa saja menghilang dengan berbagai cara dan jalan. Hal ini bisa dilihat pada kekayaan alam yang selama ini menghilang tanpa penduduk setempat mendapat keuntungan. http://www.lampungpost.com/aktual/berita.php?id=16929 Kamis, 29 April 2010 NASIONAL Wow! Ada 493 Situs Harta Karun di Indonesia JAKARTA (LampostOnline): Pantas saja si pemburu harta karun Michael Hatcher senang melakukan perburuan di Indonesia. Dari data Direktorat Jenderal Pengawasan Sumber Daya Kelautan dan Perikanan (Ditjen PSDKP) Kementrian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP), ada 493 situs arkeologi bawah laut di Indonesia. Ada 493, menurut maping yang ada, ujar Dirjen PSDKP KKP Aji Sularso dalam jumpa pers di kantornya, Jl Medan Merdeka Timur, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis (29/4/2010). Dari 493 ini, kurang dari 10 persennya yang sudah dieksplorasi. Maklum, dana untuk survei dan mengangkat muatan kapal ini tidak sedikit. Apalagi jika terjebak dalam lumpur di dasar laut. Bisa jutaan dolar, terang Aji. Namun Aji menjelaskan tidak semua kapal tersebut masih berisi harta karun. Kadang kapalnya masih ada, tapi muatannya sudah tidak ada. Penjarahan itu banyak terjadi di Selat Glasa, di sekitar perairan Bangka Belitung, ungkapnya. Michael 'Mike' Hatcher lahir di York, Inggris, tahun 1940. Hidup masa kecilnya kurang beruntung. Dia menetap di sebuah panti asuhan. Pada umur 14 tahun, dia hijrah ke Australia. Perburuan muatan kapal karam dimulai tahun 1970 dengan sebuah yacht tua yang direnovasi. Pada 1981 berhasil mengangkat isi kapal tenggelam di Malaysia, tahun 1985 di Tanjung Pinang Indonesia, dan tahun 1998 di Indonesia. Di dunia internasional dia dijuluki 'The Wreck Salvage King' (Raja Penyelamat Kapal Karam). Saat berhasil mengangkat kapal Geldermasen milik VOC di Karang Heliputan, Tanjung Pinang, tahun 1985-1986, Hatcher mendapatkan 126 emas batangan dan 160 ribu benda keramik dinasti Ming dan Ching. Nilainya tidak kurang dari US$ 15 juta saat itu. Lalu Hetcher mengangkat kapal Tek Sing di Perairan Kepulauan Bangka, Sumatera Selatan tahun 1999 lalu. Nilainya Rp 500 miliar. Kini Hatcher diduga muncul kembali di perairan Blanakan, Subang. Jika Hatcher berhasil mengangkat harta karun dari Subang, maka ini akan menjadi rekor selama karirnya. Diperkirakan porselen dinasti Ming yang tenggelam di sana tidak kurang dari US$ 200 juta. (DTC/L-2 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Sri Mulyani ke World Bank, sudah sesuai skenario
Posted by: liemsiok...@yahoo.com liemsiok...@yahoo.com Wed May 5, 2010 5:53 pm(PDT)(Dikutip dari milus jurnalisme) Memang sudah sesuai skenario awalnya. Bagaimana memenangkan PD melalui hutang bersyarat (conditional loan) dan pilpres satu putaran dg segala macam sinetron kecurangan sistemik. SMI dianggap berhasil oleh WB agar Indonesia (negara kaya) tetap berhutang bahkan hutangnya naik sd diatas 40% selama ditangan SMI. Sblmnya IMF WB kawatir kalau Indonesia lepas dr hutang spt Malaysia dan Thailand (sudah sy tulis dlm buku MENEMBUS BATAS dlm wwcr dg Thaksin dan Mahathir) krn IMF WB sudah DIUSIR di negara2 Amerika Latin dan Iran Thailand Malaysia dll. Indonesia adalah TARUHAN AKHIR akan eksistensi IMF WB (wwcr sy Chomsky n Vadillo di Buku MENEMBUS BATAS). Maka tidak heran kalau SBY tidak tersinggung sama sekali bawahannya dibajak tanpa permisi oleh IMF WB krn SBY dianggap bawahannya. Coba kalau itu terjadi antar MNC pasti ramai. Jadi Lucu memang negeri kaya raya dipimpin oleh seorang budak IMF WB sampai realita yg terjadi spt dlm film ALANGKAH LUCUNYA (negeri ini). Selamat menikmati. Salam LSL . . KASUS CENTURY KPK Diminta Ajukan Cekal Sri Mulyani Laporan wartawan KOMPAS.com Inggried Dwi Wedhaswary Rabu, 5 Mei 2010 | 12:25 WIB DHONI SETIAWAN Anggota tim inisiator Hak Angket Kasus Bank Century atau dikenal tim sembilan, Akbar Faizal dari Partai Hanura bersama anggota tim lainnya ikut menemui Ketua Umum Partai Golkar, Aburizal Bakrie di Kantor DPP Partai Golkar, Jakarta Barat, Selasa (23/02/2010) . KOMPAS IMAGES/DHONI SETIAWAN TERKAIT: Masih Umrah, Anggito Belum Dapat Kabar The Most Powerful Woman Named Sri Mulyani SBY Harus Segera Umumkan Pengganti Sri SMI Bikin Rupiah dan Saham Rontok Posisi SMI di WB Sangat Strategis JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) diminta mengajukan permintaan surat cekal bagi Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani, menyusul penunjukan dirinya sebagai Direktur Operasional Bank Dunia. Sri Mulyani, saat ini, tengah dalam proses pemeriksaan KPK terkait dugaan pelanggaran dalam kebijakan pengucuran dana talangan Bank Century. Permintaan agar KPK mencekal Sri Mulyani dilayangkan anggota Tim Pengawas Kasus Bank Century, Akbar Faisal, dalam pertemuan dengan KPK di Gedung DPR, Jakarta, Rabu (5/5/2010). Dengan ditunjuknya Sri Mulyani sebagai Managing Director World Bank, kami berharap KPK akan mengatakan, monggo Anda ke sana, tapi kasus tetap bergulir. Bahkan, kalau perlu KPK mengeluarkan surat cekal, ujar Akbar. Ia mengatakan, pernyataan tegas KPK diharapkan agar prinsip semua orang sama di hadapan hukum bisa dikedepankan. Meskipun saya bertanya-tanya, seberapa penting World Bank. Selama ini, agak rancu, kita yang bantu dia atau dia yang bantu kita, ujarnya. World Bank seharusnya tidak menarik pejabat Indonesia yang tengah bermasalah atau tersangkut kasus hukum. http://www.suarapem baruan.com/ index.php? detail=Newsid=17970 2010-05-05 Kasus Century Tim Pengawas Minta KPK Gelar Perkara SP/Charles Ulag Ketua Tim Pengawas Kasus Bank Century DPR Priyo Budhi Santoso (kiri) berbincang dengan Wakil Ketua KPK M. Jasin disaksikan Plt Ketua KPK Haryono Umar (tengah), sebelum rapat bersama di Gedung MPR/DPR Senayan, Jakarta, Rabu (5/5). [JAKARTA] Tim Pengawas DPR meminta Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) melakukan gelar perkara skandal Bank Century, sehingga bisa diketahui ke mana arah proses penanganan kasus tersebut. Permintaan tersebut akan disampaikan Tim Pengawas dalam pertemuan dengan KPK yang digelar hari Rabu (5/5) ini. Hal itu disampaikan anggota Tim Pengawas dari Fraksi PDI-P, Trimedya Pandjaitan kepada SP di Jakarta, Rabu pagi, sebelum pertemuan antara Tim Pengawas dengan KPK. Permintaan gelar perkara oleh tim pengawas, diakuinya akan menimbulkan pro-kontra. “Kalau permintaan gelar perkara ditolak, justru akan menimbulkan pertanyaan lagi ke KPK,” ujarnya. Selain permintaan gelar perkara, tim juga menanyakan perlakuan khusus KPK saat memeriksa Wapres Boediono dan Menkeu Sri Mulyani Indrawati. “Ini ada apa? Apakah KPK sudah diintervensi?” tanyanya. Tim pengawas, lanjut Trimedya, juga meminta kasus Century harus menjadi prioritas untuk diselesaikan KPK. Pimpinan rapat Tim Pengawas, Priyo Budi Santoso menyatakan KPK diundang pertama kali dalam rapat perdana Tim Pengawas DPR karena sangat diharapkan dapat memberi perkembangan terbaru penyelidikan kasus Bank Century. “Kami sangat menaruh harapan besar KPK dapat memecahkan telur dari kasus yang masih terselubung ini,” ujarnya. Sementara itu, Wakil Ketua KPK, Chandra M Hamzah membantah pihaknya mengarahkan penyelesaikan kasus Century ke gratifikasi dan bukan korupsi. “Itu kabar yang salah. Kami masih dalam proses penyelidikan dan belum ada kesimpulan seperti itu,” katanya sebelum
[ppiindia] Gali Lubang Tutup Lubang? Re: Sudah diduga - IMF’s Four steps to Damnation - Was: Re: Ga ji Sri Mulyani Di Bank Dunia Masih Kalah Deng an Gaji Direktur BUMN
Iya. Kebijakan IMF dan World Bank yang merupakan motor Neoliberalisme adalah membelenggu negara2 perahan mereka dengan sistem ekonomi Gali Lubang Tutup Lubang. Untuk membayar hutang lama, dibuat hutang baru yang lebih besar hingga hutang Indonesia sekarang bengkak jadi Rp 1600 trilyun. Jika bunganya 10%/tahun maka para kreditor seperti IMF, World Bank, dsb menikmati bunga Rp 160 trilyun/tahun dari Indonesia. Itulah sebabnya mengapa mereka memelihara antek2 mereka dengan baik. Dengan belenggu hutang, mereka buat negara2 perahan mereka menjual BUMN2 dan juga kekayaan alam ke perusahaan2 MNA asal AS yang jadi konco mereka. Bahkan BI pun oleh desakan IMF dibuatkan UU BI sehingga pemerintah dan DPR tidak bisa mengontrol BI sebagai pencetak dan pengedar uang di Indonesia dengan alasan independensi BI. Justru IMF yang bisa mengontrol BI dengan dalih kerjasama. http://syiarislam.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/yahudi-kuasai-ekonomi-indonesia/ === Belajar Islam sesuai Al Qur'an dan Hadits http://media-islam.or.id Milis Ekonomi Nasional: ekonomi-nasional-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Belajar Islam via SMS: http://media-islam.or.id/2008/01/14/dakwah-syiar-islam-lewat-sms-mobile-phone --- Pada Kam, 6/5/10, Irwan Kurniawan irwank...@gmail.com menulis: Dari: Irwan Kurniawan irwank...@gmail.com Judul: [ekonomi-nasional] Sudah diduga - IMF’s Four steps to Damnation - Was: Re: Gaji Sri Mulyani Di Bank Dunia Masih Kalah Dengan Gaji Direktur BUMN Kepada: ekonomi-nasio...@yahoogroups.com Tanggal: Kamis, 6 Mei, 2010, 1:12 AM Quote: .. The IMF riot is painfully predictable. When a nation is, 'down and out, [the IMF] squeezes the last drop of blood out of them. They turn up the heat until, finally, the whole cauldron blows up,' - as when the IMF eliminated food and fuel subsidies for the poor in Indonesia in 1998. Indonesia exploded into riots. .. Kehancuran ekonomi RI sudah dimulai sejak lama.. dan langkah ke-3 (rencana IMF WB) terjadi pada awal reformasi.. Sekarang, (salah satu) pelayan sejati mereka naik kelas.. dan sebagian rakyat RI bangga.. Memalukan.. menjadi pelayan dari lembaga penghisap darah dan penghancur negara (yang di)miskin(kan).. :-( CMIIW.. Wassalam, Irwan.K http://www.jubileeresearch.org/analysis/articles/IMF _Four_steps_Damnation.htm Jubilee Plus publishes below a damning interview between Joseph Stiglitz ex-chief economist at the World Bank with the Observer, held over the weekend of the IMF's 2001 Spring meetings. In the interview he attackes the role of the US in stripping debtor nations of assets. He praised Botswana for defying the Bank and the Fund, and refusing a Structural Adjustment Programme. IMF’s Four steps to Damnation (UK) 29th April, 2001 by Gregory Palast It was like a scene out of Le Carré: the brilliant agent comes in from the cold and, in hours of debriefing, empties his memory of horrors committed in the name of an ideology gone rotten. But this was a far bigger catch than some used-up Cold War spy. The former apparatchik was Joseph Stiglitz, ex-chief economist of the World Bank. The new world economic order was his theory come to life. He was in Washington for the big confab of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. But instead of chairing meetings of ministers and central bankers, he was outside the police cordons. The World Bank fired Stiglitz two years ago. He was not allowed a quiet retirement: he was excommunicated purely for expressing mild dissent from globalisation World Bank-style. Here in Washington we conducted exclusive interviews with Stiglitz, for The Observer and Newsnight, about the inside workings of the IMF, the World Bank, and the bank's 51% owner, the US Treasury. And here, from sources unnamable (not Stiglitz), we obtained a cache of documents marked, 'confidential' and 'restricted'. Stiglitz helped translate one, a 'country assistance strategy'. There's an assistance strategy for every poorer nation, designed, says the World Bank, after careful in-country investigation. But according to insider Stiglitz, the Bank's 'investigation' involves little more than close inspection of five-star hotels. It concludes with a meeting with a begging finance minister, who is handed a 'restructuring agreement' pre-drafted for 'voluntary' signature. Each nation's economy is analysed, says Stiglitz, then the Bank hands every minister the same four-step programme. Step One is privatisation. Stiglitz said that rather than objecting to the sell-offs of state industries, some politicians - using the World Bank's demands to silence local critics - happily flogged their electricity and water companies. 'You could see their eyes widen' at the possibility of commissions for shaving a few billion off the sale price. And the US government knew it, charges Stiglitz, at least in the case of the biggest privatisation of all, the 1995 Russian
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[ppiindia] Indonesian reformers under fire as Indrawati quits
http://arabnews.com/world/article50722.ece Indonesian reformers under fire as Indrawati quits By SUNANDA CREAGH JANEMAN LATUL | REUTERS Published: May 6, 2010 16:16 Updated: May 6, 2010 16:16 JAKARTA: Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's decision to quit after months of attacks by her political opponents is a setback for those pushing reforms viewed as crucial to luring investment and spurring growth. Her replacement has not yet been announced, leaving investors uncertain over the future pace of reform in Southeast Asia's largest economy. But some opposition politicians were quick to step up criticism of Indrawati, adding they hoped her fellow reformer, Vice President Boediono, would be next to go. The immediate presumption is this is a happy day for someone who wants to wind back the changes, said political analyst Kevin Evans from the election monitoring firm, Pemilu Asia. So the question is, will it be a case of 'Fine, you have got your scalp but the game doesn't change' or will it be 'Let's limp along for the next four years'? President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won a second five-year term last year on promises to continue the fight against corruption and drive economic growth. With the presence of top reformers like Indrawati in the cabinet, investors have poured money into Indonesian assets on expectations of strong economic growth and improved prospects of an investment grade credit rating for this G-20 member. Stocks tumbled nearly 4 percent on Wednesday and continued to drop on Thursday, while the rupiah weakened to 9,225 per dollar on Thursday from 9,030 on Wednesday following the news Indrawati would join the World Bank as a managing director. But economists said the sell-off mainly reflected investor jitters over euro zone woes, rather than a reaction to Indrawati's departure from the financial driving seat, with several Asian markets down on the day. Two people close to Indrawati - often called Indonesia's icon of reform and known for her integrity in a country where many government officials are widely believed to be on the take - said her decision followed intense pressure from political enemies within government and in opposition. She actually wanted to stay but she can't bear the pressure any more, one close source told Reuters. Chief among her adversaries according to analysts and local media is the powerful politician and tycoon Aburizal Bakrie, although he has denied the characterization. A former top cabinet minister himself, Bakrie heads Golkar, the Suharto-era political party that has historically dominated the bloated and corruption-ridden civil service - one of Indrawati's targets for reform. While Golkar is a member of Yudhoyono's coalition, Bakrie is considered a symbol of Indonesia's old guard and he and Bakrie group companies have repeatedly clashed with Indrawati. She refused to keep the stock market shut more than a few days during the 2008-2009 financial crisis when local media reported the Bakrie family and others wanted it closed longer. Bakrie group crown jewel Bumi Resources is one of dozens of firms under investigation for tax evasion in a clampdown Indrawati ordered. Bumi has challenged the investigation. And Indrawati has been one of the cabinet ministers opposing the Bakrie group's acquisition of mining assets currently controlled by foreign firms. In an interview with Reuters last year, when Aburizal Bakrie was asked about his reportedly difficult relationship with Indrawati, he demanded several times: Who told you to ask that? before adding he had no problem with Indrawati, describing the former IMF director as a cashier. A Bakrie spokesman, Lalu Mara Setria Wangsa, said on Thursday: I think her resignation is good as it gives other bureaucrats or economists a chance to show their quality because I think many of them are qualified too. It had nothing to do with Pak Ical, he added, referring to Bakrie by his family nickname. It's not just the Bakrie companies which have felt heat from Indrawati. Her clean-up of the notoriously corrupt tax and customs offices has hit powerful vested interests ranging from businessmen and law-enforcement officials who benefited from smuggling goods to tycoons who routinely evaded paying millions of dollars in taxes and duties. Over the past 18 months, Indrawati and Boediono came under attack from political opponents eager to unseat two of the most powerful drivers of change in Indonesia, in particular for their role in approving a bank bailout. Indrawati and Boediono, then central bank governor, agreed to the bailout of a small lender, Bank Century, at the height of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis to stave off the risk of widespread panic in Indonesia's financial markets. Both faced months of questioning and highly politicized criticism and grandstanding by parliamentarians. The investigation failed to find any evidence of corruption
[ppiindia] Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship
http://arabnews.com/world/article50761.ece Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship By KATHARINE HOURELD | AP Published: May 6, 2010 16:35 Updated: May 6, 2010 16:35 ABOARD THE HSwMS CARLSKRONA: Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil tanker taken over by Somali pirates, freeing 23 Russian sailors and arresting the pirates during a dawn raid Thursday, the commander of the EU Naval Force said. The raid against the Liberian-flagged ship Moscow University came 24 hours after pirates had taken the ship over and the crew locked itself in a safe room. The vessel is carrying 86,000 tons of crude oil worth about $50 million. The special forces had been aboard the Russian anti-submarine destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov, which rushed to the scene after Wednesday's attack. The special forces boarded a helicopter and rappelled down to the Moscow University, Rear Adm. Jan Thornqvist, force commander of the EU Naval Force, told The Associated Press. Shots were fired during the raid but no one was injured, Thornqvist said. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexei Kuznetsov said the pirates are being held aboard the tanker. Russian news agencies reported the death of one pirate during the raid, but Kuznetsov told AP that information was still being looked into. The crew of the Moscow University had previously told officials they believed the pirates were trying to enter the engine room, Thornqvist said. The ship had been disabled and was not moving. Safe rooms, where crews seek shelter, are typically stocked with food, water and communications equipment and have reinforced doors that can only be opened from the inside. The ship's owner, Novoship, said in a statement that the decision to free the ship was made knowing that the crew was under safe cover inaccessible to the pirates and that the lives and health of the sailors was not threatened by anything. Cmdr. John Harbor, a spokesman for the EU Naval Force, called the rescue an excellent operation all around. He said the EU Naval Force had been working at a tactical level with the Russians, and that EU Naval Force personnel talked to the Russian crew by VHF radio. He said the EU had offered support to the Russians. The attack occurred about 500 miles (800 kilometers) east of the Somali coast. The ship was not registered with the Maritime Security Center, said Harbor. The ship's route was from the Red Sea to China, the ship's owner said. Novoship is a subsidiary of Sovcomflot, which is owned by the Russian government. The fact that Russian special forces stormed the Moscow University shortly after it was taken over is in line with a trend by international military forces who are more aggressively combating piracy. In February, Danish special forces prevented the hijacking of a ship after pirates had boarded it. Special forces from the Danish Absalon boarded the Ariella while the crew locked themselves in a secure room. EU Naval Force ships are disrupting pirate groups and destroying their ships at a much higher rate than in previous years. US warships have fired back on pirates and destroyed their boats in several skirmishes in the last several weeks. Pirates currently hold more than 300 hostages taken from ships attacked off East Africa in the last several months. Eleven suspected Somali pirates were indicted in US federal court late last month, but the international community has had problems formulating an accepted policy to try and jail pirate suspects. Along with the increased pressure by international navies against pirates has come some criticism. On Wednesday, a French prosecutor said a French rescuer was responsible for killing the skipper of a sailboat hijacked by Somali pirates during a rescue operation. Chief prosecutor Hever Pavy in the western French city of Rennes said investigators found a French military bullet had killed Florent Lemacon in April 2009 when a special intervention team came to rescue his yacht, the Tanit, off the Somali coast. Four other hostages were saved after a week on the hijacked ship. Three suspected pirates who survived the rescue operation are on trial in France. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Man sends son-in-law to jail, forces daughter to go with new husband
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article50572.ece Man sends son-in-law to jail, forces daughter to go with new husband By ARAB NEWS Published: May 6, 2010 01:27 Updated: May 6, 2010 01:27 MADINAH: A Shariah Court in Madinah is looking into the case of a married woman who has filed a complaint against her father that he has misused his parental authority to marry her off to a man even though she wants to continue living with her first husband. The first husband, a Tunisian expatriate, has also complained to Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majid that he was jailed by the Passport Department after his father-in-law, who is also his sponsor, filed a false allegation against him, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. The husband claims a judge in Madinah sided with his father-in-law to take away his rights over his wife while he was in prison. Prince Abdul Aziz has ordered the Passport Department to investigate why the man was put in jail. Trouble between the father and his son-in-law began five years ago. In her complaint, the daughter said her father initially agreed to allow her to marry the Tunisian man and then withdrew his permission. He also refused to return the SR20,000 that her husband gave in dowry. The Tunisian filed a lawsuit to force her father to return the dowry and an additional SR57,000 that he owed him. In the meantime, the father complained to the Passport Department that the Tunisian had entered the Kingdom on a forged visa. The Tunisian man was subsequently put in jail for a month. The daughter then filed a lawsuit against her father that he had canceled her marriage. The Tunisian man also made moves to report him to the governor of Madinah at which the father permitted the marriage as long as the husband abandons his claims for the money. The Tunisian man agreed and he was subsequently freed from prison. The couple then married and had two children together. When my husband's iqama (residence permit) came up for renewal he asked my father, who is his sponsor, to renew it. My father refused and filed a false complaint that he had run away from his sponsor, said the wife in her complaint. This led to a fistfight between the two. My father complained to the police that my husband attacked him so violently that he had to stay in hospital for five days. As a result, my husband was given two months of jail term. He was also forced to pay him SR28,000, she added. My husband had to be in jail for a year because, according to prison officials, his sponsor had failed to come and take him away, she added. After that, the father applied pressure on the Tunisian man to divorce his daughter. However, a few days later the husband called her from jail to tell her that he had revoked his divorce and that she was still his wife. In the meantime, the father married her off to another man. When the father compelled her to go with her second husband, she left home and filed the complain. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Iraq.It's an Iranian Alliance
http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2id=20848 Iraq.It's an Iranian Alliance 06/05/2010 By Tariq Alhomayed There is no other way to describe the electoral alliance that was announced on Tuesday between the State of Law Coalition and the Iraqi National Alliance except as an Iranian one. What's considered a purely sectarian alliance made sectarianism prevail over the nation, with the aim of excluding half of the Iraqi society, and of course the consequences will be detrimental. In amazement, a Western official told me how America handed over Iraq to Iran. The truth is that the first person to say this openly and in America was the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal when, in the presence of the then US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, he said that America had handed Iraq to Iran on a golden platter. A well-informed Saudi told me that the Americans, Rice in particular, were very angry that day, however today Prince Saud al Faisal's words have been confirmed decisively. It is not important to understand the reasons that prompted this Shia alliance and the coup over half of the Iraqi nation; it is more important to understand the harmful consequences that will result from the alliance. The alliance suggests that there is a long road ahead for Iraq and that the common denominator between the two coalitions is the sectarian dimension. This is what will result in instability in Iraq and a lack of trust between Iraq and its Arab surroundings. It is by no means an easy matter, and the Iraqis will remember that only when it is too late as some triumphs look like defeats and even stronger is the bitterness of defeat. Democracy is not based on the dominance of sectarianism and serving foreign agendas and that of Iran in particular. If every component of the Arab countries went in search of its sectarian depth then disaster would have struck in the region. Therefore, the national umbrella is the most effective and the safest; in fact it is the only request and the place of rational-minded people. But what has happened in Iraq is contrary to that. Those being targeted here are not only the Sunnis, despite the fact that one week doesn't pass without news of killings and assassinations (the most recent being the assassination of the deputy head of the Sunni Waqaf authority in west Baghdad yesterday) but there is also the targeting of the Christians in a systematic manner in order to intimidate them and force them out of Iraq in such a blatant manner whilst the Arab and international silence continues! Now, after the announcement of the alliance between the two Shia coalitions in Iraq we should not be surprised at [what happens in] the upcoming days even if we do feel sad about the where the Iraqi situation is going. But what's important is that the Iraqiya List, with its Sunnis and Shia, remains solid and rational and the same thing applies to the Kurds. This is for the simple reason that history is documented and time passes and the best example of that is the former regime of Saddam Hussein. Who would have thought that it would end in the way it did? Therefore, it is not important who becomes Prime Minister in Iraq whether it is al Maliki or anyone else; what's important is that it is clear to us today that Iraq is on the brink of unknown consequences; if it falls into the cycle of violence then it will harm us all and if it throws itself into the arms of Iran, then the catastrophe is even bigger, as Tehran will be looking over the Arabian Gulf from several points and though it will be up to its neck in oil fields, it will also be the carrier of firewood! Has the picture become clear? I believe it is as clear as the sun [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Iran's Spies in the Gulf
http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=2id=20845 Iran's Spies in the Gulf 06/05/2010 By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid Despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Tehran and its political isolation, freedom of movement between Iran and the six Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] countries has not stopped. Visits take place on a daily basis, the majority of which are Gulf Arab businessmen and students traveling to Iran, however Iranians also travel westwards across the Gulf, and this includes those who are using the Gulf to travel to other parts of the world, such as merchants who transferring boats full of carpets, fish, and caviar. Despite the quiet hostility and the cold war that is taking place between the extremist Iranian regime and the Gulf regimes, a thin line continues to tie the two Gulf shores together allowing the people of the Gulf the ability to travel and serve their own interests. However the discovery of an Iranian spy cell in Kuwait confirms suspicions that Tehran has not creased sending its spies to slip in undetected amongst the [Iranian] businessmen, students, and travelers, and that they recruit local citizens who fall into the clutches of this extremist religious military regime. The discovery of this Iranian spy cell in Kuwait has brought the debate about relations with Tehran to the forefront once again, and the question is should we sever ties with Tehran so that the Iranian authorities realize that they will be the biggest loser if their major gateway to the world becomes closed to them? Iran is able to operate through other crossings points, such as Turkey, Syria, and Pakistan, however this cannot provide Iran with the same [transport] capabilities as provided via Dubai, Kuwait, and Bahrain, which represents their major corridor to the world. Regardless of the level of anger that we demonstrate towards what happened in Kuwait, the Iranian regime will not stop using its airlines companies, banks, and commercial cooperation in espionage activities, because this is the nature of the Iranian regime which highly values its intelligence operations, and which looks at the spy cells that it has spread throughout the region as being a political arm and an advanced military bastion. In Tehran's hostile statements towards the US, it has not hidden its intention to target the Gulf States should clashes break out between the two countries. Iran is aware that the Gulf has strong international interests and considers the region to be a soft target and is therefore seeking to use this in order to exploit its opponents, threatening that in the event of a US attack on Iran, they will retaliate by attacking the Gulf States. Iran has previously attempted to attack Saudi Arabia in 1987, losing two fighter jets at sea, although they only officially acknowledged losing one. Iran also launched a violent war to attack any oil tankers trading with Gulf States, particularly Kuwait, forcing these tankers to raise the US flag and travel under the protection of US Naval Forces. In addition to this, Iran has been implicated in a number of terrorist operations, and today continues to play host to elements of Al Qaeda following the US war in Afghanistan. Iran's history of provocation has resulted in Gulf States being unable to trust the possibility of peaceful relations with Tehran, as they cannot help but suspect the presence of Iranian spy cells on their soil. The two sides are in a state of cold war that has been ongoing since the Iranian Revolution took place in 1979. As for the Iranians, they believe that this is a one-sided war, as the Gulf regimes do not have a counter political agenda, nor do they spend spy cells or sleeper cells onto Iranian soil. Does Iran's reliance upon a policy that paves the way for war with the Gulf States benefit Tehran? The truth is that the Iranian regime's expenditure and effort to recruit and fund its agents in the region in order to oppose the Gulf regimes is very similar to what Saddam Hussein was doing before he discovered that everything that he built did not help him at the critical moment whether this was in 1990 or 2003. Iran's strategy is based solely upon the concept of war, and this informs all of its [external] relations, making relations with Iran difficult. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] India's Maoists show who rules
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LE07Df03.html May 7, 2010 India's Maoists show who rules By Indrajit Basu KOLKATA - The place: somewhere in the Lohardagga district surrounded by the dense Latehar forests in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The time: about 11 in the morning. The congregation: a group of 100 people huddled around a banyan tree intently listening to three gun-totting judges sitting on a raised platform and delivering their verdict. This might be a typical scene at a local court witnessed in hundreds of villages in India every day. However, these judges, most of their faces covered by cloth, are neither elected village chiefs nor government representatives. They are members of the Maoists who, as they do in hundreds of other villages under their control, are performing administrative duties, on this occasion in an area with a population of about 500 poor, lower-caste people. As controversy rages over how India should combat Maoism, which has emerged as the country's greatest internal security threat, private security agencies say that Maoists are consistently gathering political strength and are establishing their own parallel administration in the regions under their control. What's more, even if the Maoists have never run in an election and do not enjoy formal power, they have established their strongholds over vast stretches of forest lands occupied by mostly tribal and poor people who are trodden down by the archaic caste system of the country. The Maoists take advantages of all those who are disgusted and distressed over the government machinery, and run their own parallel government called janata sarkar, which means people's government, said S M Kumar, managing director and chief executive officer of Mumbai-based Mitkat Risk Advisory Services, which claims to be one of India's foremost, privately owned strategic think-tanks. The Maoists have no formal rulebook, nor laws. Yet they enjoy the faith, confidence and trust of people. Their administration methods are often on the wrong side of the law. They rule verbally, but their decisions are instant and are never disobeyed, he said. According to Mitkat, Maoists have demonstrated their presence in more than 200 (out of 630) districts across 12 Indian states (a contiguous red corridor from Nepal to northern fringes of Tamil Nadu and Orissa). Their span of influence includes 16 districts in Bihar, three in West Bengal, almost all the districts of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, and a few districts of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Seized documents, said Mitkat, show that they run parallel administration in nearly 44 districts, with the aim to overthrow the Indian state through armed resurrection. They are remarkably organized, said Kumar, with a military-like hierarchy that has leaders at the national, regional and local levels. This structure has designated people at every level who are responsible for operational efficiency and maintaining books. There also exists a force of women who have not only vowed to serve the organization for life, but some have also pledged their children to serve the organization after them. As in any formal administration, the cadres are paid salaries that range from US$6 to $72 per month, and most importantly like a government, the Maoist administration has a regular revenue source. Mitkat estimates that the Maoist empire generates annual revenue of $330 million - that is a larger amount than the state of Chhattisgarh spends on its police force. The sources of funding include extortion, drug peddling, looting, ransom and robbery, as well as somewhat more legal routes such as extracting commissions from all deals, which they call taxes. In the region where the Maoist writ runs, every sack of potatoes, every truck consignment, every business and land deal has a price, said Kumar. They even charge a cut from the salaries of the police and government officials that fight them. Huge collections (for example, money looted from banks) are handed over to the designated central committee functionary. Sometimes, part of the money is sent to the central committee and the balance is used to buy arms, ammunition, and so forth In addition, these earnings are used to buy dry rations and medicines for the rebels. The problem is that, even if not fully, the Maoists have at least succeeded in filling the vacuum the state administration has created in the red corridor by failing to deliver social and economic justice to millions of people there, said an officer of the local intelligence agency research and analysis wing. Due to the sensitivity of his job, the officer requested anonymity. Maoists often get financial aid from sympathizers in countries like Nepal, Myanmar and even China. The quantum of such aids though is yet to be estimated, he said. Sandeep Sudan,
[ppiindia] Herschel space telescope pierces giant star bubble
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8664318.stm Page last updated at 11:35 GMT, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:35 UK Herschel space telescope pierces giant star bubble By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News The galactic bubble known as RCW 120 lies some 4,300 light-years from Earth Enlarge Image A colossal star many times the mass of our own Sun is seen growing in a bubble of excited gas just pictured by the Herschel space observatory. The image of the bubble, known as RCW 120, has been released a few days ahead of the European telescope's first birthday in orbit. Herschel's infrared detectors are tuned to see the cold materials that give birth to stars. Pictures like RCW 120 will help explain how really giant ones are made. The monster in this picture is seen as the small white blob on the bottom edge of the bubble. The baby star is perhaps a few tens of thousands of years old and has yet to ignite the nuclear furnace that will form at its core. But it is some eight to 10 times the mass of our Sun and is surrounded by about 200 times as much material. If more of that gas and dust continues to fall in on the star, the object has the potential to become one of the Milky Way Galaxy's true giants, and it will go on to have a profound influence on its environment. It's the massive stars that control the dynamical and chemical evolution of the galaxy, explained Herschel scientist Dr Annie Zavagno from the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille. THE HERSCHEL SPACE TELESCOPE The observatory is positioned 1.5m km from Earth Its instruments sense far-infrared and sub-millimetre radiation Its 3.5m diameter mirror is the largest ever flown in space Herschel can probe clouds of gas and dust to see stars being born It will investigate how galaxies have evolved through time The mission will end when its helium refrigerant boils off Seeking the cold cosmos It's the massive stars that create the heavy elements like iron and they are able to put them in the interstellar medium. And because they end their lives in supernova explosions, they also inject a lot of energy into the galaxy, she told BBC News. The baby owes its existence to another, unseen star, the radiation from which has sculpted the exquisite shape of the bubble. By pushing away this shroud of gas and dust, it has raised the density of matter in new locations, triggering a fresh round of starbirth. Present theories of star formation struggle to explain how objects larger than about 10 solar masses can exist. The fierce light they emit should blast away their birth clouds, limiting their growth. And yet, astronomers know of stars that are 120 times the mass of our Sun. The unique capabilities of Herschel - it works in the far-infrared and sub-millimetre range (55 to 672 microns) - mean it can see physical processes that are beyond the vision of other telescopes. Hubble, for example, which senses visible and near-infrared light, is blind to the details in this picture. Scientists hope Herschel's vision can give them the information they need to correct their models. The European Space Agency's billion-euro observatory was sent into orbit on an Ariane rocket on 14 May last year. It is positioned far from Earth to give it an unobstructed view of deep space. jonathan.amos-inter...@bbc.co.uk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] In Pursuit of the Dragons of Alor
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/in-pursuit-of-the-dragons-of-alor/373491 May 06, 2010 Tim Hannigan In Pursuit of the Dragons of Alor In the fishing village of Lanleki on the island of Alor, I met an old man who had seen a dragon. His name was Achmad. Sitting in the narrow front room of his small house, he told me his story. Forty years ago, long before he made the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, he was walking along a narrow path that leads to the village when the dragon emerged from the sea and chased him through the trees. It had horns like a buffalo and seven flickering tongues. The most easterly landfall in the island chain that stretches east of Java, Alor is a place of pale beaches and dark, myth-filled hills. Like many other regions of Indonesia, the island has undergone remarkable changes in the last century. In 1938, American anthropologist Cora Du Bois visited Alor and records she kept describe an island where people knew little of money and spoke no Indonesian. Though there was a long established halo of Islam around the coast, Protestant missionaries had little success spreading their religion in the hills and most people worshiped only the spirits of the countryside. Dutch colonialists claimed to have pacified the island at the turn of the 20th century, but clan warfare and headhunting were still practiced. Seventy years later, roads have snaked into the hills, whitewashed churches have sprouted in remote villages and most of the population has become nominally Christian. The island's capital, Kalabahi, has filled with buzzing motorbikes. There are daily flights from Kupang and even a nascent tourist industry. But, as I was to discover, Alor, part of East Nusa Tenggara province, is still a place where old beliefs and traditions hold strong, and where there is little distinction between history and myth. This is an island that could still be marked on the map with the words: Here be dragons... Alor is smaller than Bali and has a population of just 168,000. But it is perhaps the most linguistically diverse place in Indonesia; as many as 17 languages and numerous dialects are spoken here. There is a similar diversity of culture, with the creation myths of one village often meaning nothing to the people of the next. But there are certain threads that run throughout the island. Dragons, for one, are a part of the folklore one hears from village to village. Only here they are spoken of not as mythological creatures, but as real entities. If I wanted to learn more about dragons, Achmad said, I should go to the village of Alor Kecil. A Muslim village with concrete houses and tin-roofed mosques shaded by huge banyan trees, Alor Kecil lies at the western tip of the rugged peninsula that bulges to the north of Kalabahi Bay. As I picked my way through the village I spotted dragon figures everywhere. There were dragons carved into door frames, dragons woven into pieces of local ikat cloth and dragon statues outside the community hall. Sitting outside the lineage house of the Suku Bao Raja, Alor Kecil's royal clan, I met a young man named Jason. I asked him about dragons. The naga, or dragon, he said, was the protector of the village. It had come originally from the ground in the hills to the north, but today it lived in the sea. I repeated Achmad's story and Jason was not surprised. People do see the dragon, but not often. It's usually outsiders who see it, not locals, he said. He told me that all of the people of Alor Kecil and the surrounding settlements were descended from a man who rose from the earth in a place called Bampalola in the hills above the coast. Following his directions I traveled up a steep track that wound between the ridges. Bampalola is a modern village with a school and a mosque. One kilometer downhill through the maize fields, on a high promontory at the end of a razor-sharp ridge, stood the old village, Lakatuli. No one lived in Lakatuil now, but the place was still used for traditional ceremonies. Tall thatched roofs rose above bamboo-floored platforms. Elaborate carvings on beams and banisters were picked out in white and ochre, and dragons were chiseled into the woodwork. Looking at them I was reminded of a grainy black-and-white photo in Du Bois's 1944 book, The People of Alor. It was a picture of an ulenai, a carving representing the village guardian spirit. Though the ulenai lacked the stylistic touches clearly borrowed from Chinese art that I had seen on carvings in Alor Kecil and Bampalola, it was very obviously a dragon. Du Bois had written of ancestor myths and guardian spirits. This whole concept will undoubtedly become the center of revivalistic cults when Alorese culture crumbles, as it inevitably will under the impact of foreign colonization, Du Bois wrote. But much of the island's ancient traditions appeared intact and it seemed the people's belief in the dragon as a powerful
[ppiindia] China's Cabinet approves education reform plan
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-05/06/content_9819158.htm China's Cabinet approves education reform plan (Xinhua) Updated: 2010-05-06 21:59 BEIJING - The Chinese government has approved an education reform plan for next decade which promises to prioritize the development of education while ensuring fairness in the system. A meeting of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, approved the final version of the Medium and Long-term National Educational Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020) on Wednesday, said a statement issued by the State Council on Thursday. The development of education ranging from pre-school education to vocational education in rural areas will be a priority in the country's overall development programs, according to the plan. Government investment will increase steadily to support the education sector, with the ratio of government's education expenditure in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) to be 4 percent by 2012, according to the meeting presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao. In 2008 the ratio stood at 3.48 percent, compared with the world's average level of 4.5 percent. The plan, released at the end of February for public scrutiny, was seen as setting a tone for the development of the education sector in China, which has long suffered from problems such as funding shortages and unbalanced development in rural and urban areas. The plan said giving students fairer access to quality education would be a fundamental policy, with more public education resources to be arranged for rural, impoverished and ethnic areas. The statement said the plan would bring innovation to the way universities enrolled students, without giving details. The reforms would also encourage private organizations and individuals to play a greater role in the education system, according to the statement. The plan took one year and nine months to draw up, during which public submissions were called for on two separate occasions. Related readings: True education reform still elusive Wen seeks opinions on draft of education reform plan A lot expected from education reform [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-04/28/content_9785971.htm Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggests (Agencies) Updated: 2010-04-28 13:41 CHICAGO: Four common bad habits combined - smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet - can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years, and they highlight yet another reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Overall, 314 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors. Among them, 91 died during the study, or 29 percent. Among the 387 healthiest people with none of the four habits, only 32 died, or about 8 percent. The risky behaviors were: smoking tobacco; downing more than three alcoholic drinks per day for men and more than two daily for women; getting less than two hours of physical activity per week; and eating fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily. These habits combined substantially increased the risk of death and made people who engaged in them seem 12 years older than people in the healthiest group, said lead researcher Elisabeth Kvaavik of the University of Oslo. The study appears in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine. The healthiest group included never-smokers and those who had quit; teetotalers, women who had fewer than two drinks daily and men who had fewer than three; those who got at least two hours of physical activity weekly; and those who ate fruits and vegetables at least three times daily. You don't need to be extreme to be in the healthy category, Kvaavik said. These behaviors add up, so together it's quite good. It should be possible for most people to manage to do it. For example, one carrot, one apple and a glass of orange juice would suffice for the fruit and vegetable cutoffs in the study, Kvaavik said, noting that the amounts are pretty modest and less strict than many guidelines. The US government generally recommends at least 4 cups of fruits or vegetables daily for adults, depending on age and activity level; and about 2 1/2 hours of exercise weekly. Study participants were 4,886 British adults aged 18 and older, or 44 years old on average. They were randomly selected from participants in a separate nationwide British health survey. Study subjects were asked about various lifestyle habits only once, a potential limitation, but Kvaavik said those habits tend to be fairly stable in adulthood. Death certificates were checked for the next 20 years. The most common causes of death included heart disease and cancer, both related to unhealthy lifestyles. Kvaavik said her results are applicable to other westernized nations including the United States. June Stevens, a University of North Carolina public health researcher, said the results are in line with previous studies that examined the combined effects of health-related habits on longevity. The findings don't mean that everyone who maintains a healthy lifestyle will live longer than those who don't, but it will increase the odds, Stevens said [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Creation of the state of Pakistan
Refleksi : Bagus juga kalau ada yang menulis The creation NKRI.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\05\06\story_6-5-2010_pg3_6
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Book review: Creation of the state of Pakistan -by Iftikhar Ahmad
Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence
By Jaswant Singh Oxford University Press; Pp 565, Price Rs 995
It is claimed that Jaswant Singh's book, Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence,
attempts an objective evaluation. It is for the impartial reader to pass a
verdict. The focus of the author is on a number of factors, including the
partition of India in 1947, an event labelled as the most wounding trauma of
the 20th century. The questions raised are: why did the partition of the
subcontinent take place at all? Who was responsible? Jinnah's political journey
began as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity and ended with his becoming the
sole spokesman of the Muslims in India, the creator of Pakistan and the
Quaid-e-Azam. How and why did this transformation take place? Jaswant Singh
asks where and when this questionable thesis of 'Muslims as a separate nation'
first originated and where it led the Indian subcontinent. He believes that for
the return of lasting peace in South Asia there is no alternative but to first
understand what made Muslims 'abandon' us in the first place.
Like many others in India, Jaswant Singh seems to not have reconciled with the
reality of the partition of the subcontinent. He calls partition a disruptive
and destructive path and rejects the call that Muslims are a separate nation
to finally emerge as Pakistan, even if moth-eaten. For the partition in 1947,
he blames Nehru and Jinnah. He writes, In India our having once accepted this
principal of reservations, Circa 1909, then of partition, how can we now deny
it to others, even such Muslims as have had to or chosen to live in India?
Jaswant Singh writes, We have all been born of partition; we were one, India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh, until the third quarter of 1947, now we are three
separate entities, but are we truly all that different? I cannot help querying
so. Perhaps the answer lies in the circumstances stated by the author himself
in chapter three ('The Turbulent Twenties') of the book. Similar circumstances
have prevailed in India for over 63 years after partition. The Indian
government failed to provide protection to minorities (especially Muslims). The
equality as mentioned in the Indian constitution neither lives in the minds of
the Hindu majority nor the government authorities.
Many years before the Pakistan Resolution (1940), Lala Lajpat Rai, a very
astute politician and staunch Hindu Mahasabhite wrote, I am inclined to think
it is neither possible nor practicable to achieve Hindu-Muhammedan unity.
Assuming that we can unite against the British, we cannot do so to rule
Hindustan on British lines. We cannot do so to rule Hindustan on democratic
lines. Although Hindus and Muslims had been living together for centuries in
the Indian subcontinent, yet there had never been any signs of a merger between
Hindu and Muslim societies, or any serious attempt to develop a working
relationship between the two major religious groups. The two always remained
two distinct social systems, distinct cultures and different civilisations. The
Hindu customs and their hatred for Muslims was the main factor against
developing a working relationship between the two major communities.
If the leadership and majority in India failed to create the conditions to
prevent violence against minorities, the birth of Pakistan has conclusively
proved Jinnah's thesis (Muslims - a separate nation). The core of this ideology
is full and will never ever be empty. Bangladesh continues to be a Muslim
state, independent from the fright of Hindu domination. In India the BJP itself
provides support to this ideology. Analysts have observed how the BJP, with
impunity, has been turning to prove that the Two Nation theory was after all
right. The BJP extends practical support to the view that politics and religion
in India cannot be divided. This further speaks volumes of the true nature of
Indian secularism and what they call the 'world's biggest democracy'.
Referring to the book once again, let it be put straight: Jinnah should not be
blamed (now) that he took advantage of or exploited or made much of the
Hindu-Muslim riots (1946 in Bengal, Bihar, etc.) to prove the incapacity of
Congress governments to protect Muslims. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a cool and
composed personality and therefore, unlike many other politicians, he would
never attack Hindus or Hinduism as such. As a mature politician and strong
believer in peaceful and constitutional means, his opposition to Congress was
on the basis of principles and not personal motives.
Jaswant Singh's authorship no doubt reflects his patriotism as an Indian
citizen and an important political personality. His writing is powerful. But to
[ppiindia] Kremlin wins back ex-Soviet states
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2item_no=359844version=1template_id=46parent_id=26 Kremlin wins back ex-Soviet states Publish Date: Thursday,6 May, 2010, at 11:41 PM Doha Time By Michael Stott/Moscow Vladimir Putin has long bemoaned the fall of the Soviet Union. Now he appears to be having some success in winning parts of it back. Analysts and diplomats name Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Georgia as former Soviet republics where Russia has succeeded recently in rolling back Western influence. Belarus, which flirted last year with the West, is tracking back towards Moscow and has agreed, together with Central Asian powerhouse Kazakhstan, to join Moscow in a customs union. The West, preoccupied with financial crisis and keen to keep Russia as an ally in tackling problems such as nuclear proliferation and Iran's military ambitions, has acquiesced.It's extremely important to Putin to reassert Russian influence in the (former Soviet Union), said Maria Lipman, editor of the Pro et Contra journal at the Moscow Carnegie Centre. Europe can't compete with that. In Ukraine, newly elected leader Viktor Yanukovich scrapped plans by his predecessor to pursue Nato membership and did a deal extending the lease of a Russian naval base in Ukraine by 25 years in return for a 30% cut in gas prices. Emboldened by his success, Putin suggested last Friday that Kiev should merge its state gas company Naftogaz - which owns the pipelines taking Russian gas across Ukraine to the West - with Russia's state-controlled giant Gazprom. Georgia's Western allies have largely deserted President Mikheil Saakashvili after his disastrous attempt in 2008 to retake the rebel province of South Ossetia triggered a war with Russia and a crushing military defeat. Saakashvili has lost public support too over the affair and Georgian opposition politicians, some of whom favour less confrontational policies with Russia, have already travelled to Moscow for exploratory talks with Putin. In the poor Central Asia republic of Kyrgyzstan, former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev blamed his fall in a popular uprising on Moscow, saying the Kremlin was dissatisfied that he had backtracked on a promise to close a key US military base.These developments mean all three of the colour revolutions, in which mass protests swept pro-Western governments to power in Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, have been reversed or seriously compromised. The collapse of the 'Orange' administrations in all countries except Georgia, which is now isolated, the recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the re-booting of relations with the US and the new strategic pact with Ukraine together create ... ideal foreign political conditions, said Gleb Pavlovsky, a political analyst with close ties to the Kremlin, in comments on his website kreml.org. - Reuters [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Media blackout of 'spy cell' ordered
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NTg5NzAxMjI4 Media blackout of 'spy cell' ordered Published Date: May 06, 2010 By B Izzak and A Saleh, Staff Writer KUWAIT: Public Attorney Hamed Al-Othman yesterday issued a decision banning the publication of any news regarding the busting of a spy network allegedly working for Iran's Revolutionary Guards as accusations and counter-accusations continued among MPs. The decision came as the public prosecution yesterday interrogated two members of the alleged cell who are bedoons, or stateless Arabs. Sources said the two denied having any links to the cell or to the Revolutionary Guards. The public prosecution is expected to start interrogating seven other suspects who are currently under interrogation in the state security department. Authorities however remained silent on the nature of the investigation and if the network is actually linked to the Revolutionary Guards as more MPs blasted the government's position. Members of the Islamic Reform and Development Bloc called on the government to explicitly reveal the nature of charges that have been made to the spy network and to announce na mes of the suspects. Addressing a press conference, the four members of the group warned against attempts to cover up internal or external sides in this case. MP Faisal Al-Mislem said that people are concerned after the reports that a spy network of Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been busted, adding the government's handling of the case has been wrong and lacked transparency. Mislem said that what adds to people's concerns is the fact that the spy cell is allegedly linked to Iran, which had repeatedly threatened to attack Ku wait and other Gulf countries if attacked by the United States. National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi commended delaying the submission of a request to hold a special debate on the spy network, saying he believes that the best way to deal with the issue is to summon the interior minister to the interior and defense committee and discuss the situation. Khorafi also called on MPs to stop issuing statements on the issue and let the authorities perform their duty. MP Hassan Jowhar blamed the government for causing confusion in the country by failing to issue clear statements to clarify the situation and stop unnecessary interpretations. He said that government's hesitation has opened the door for speculation and mixing of cards, encouraged the spread of rumours and stoking of sectarian tensions in the country. Jowhar appealed to the Kuwaiti people to beware from those with political agendas and those who attempt to undermine national unity. MP Mubarak Al-Waalan yesterday warned the government and the interior minister against allowing any interference that may impact the ongoing investigations on the Iranian spy network, saying that any interference necessarily means an attempt to protect those who violate Kuwait's security and sovereignty. He added that any interference to save suspects in the network amounts to high treason against Kuwait's national interests. He also threatened to reveal the identity of those who attempt to interfere. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Clerics square off over gender mixing
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=NzI4Njk5OTY3 Clerics square off over gender mixing Published Date: May 06, 2010 RIYADH: Conservative Muslim Saudi Arabia's battle over men and women freely mixing rages as a powerful Islamic judge rebuked a hardline cleric over his attacks on anti-segregationist reformers. In a column published on a website for judges, Riyadh criminal court judge Sheikh Issa Al-Ghaith lashed out at cleric Abdul Rahman Al-Barrak for his sweeping condemnation of anyone advocating lifting the country's draconian Islamic laws against fraternization between unrelated men and women. What does it mean to issue fatwas (Islamic edicts) that are difficult to implement and statements which make people go away? Ghaith said. Anyone who disagrees is accused of hypocrisy and branded a hypocrite, he said of conservatives' views. While Ghaith did not mention him by name, it was clear he was speaking about Barrak, one of the country's leading conservative scholars, who in February labelled opponents of gender segregation as infidels who should be killed. On Monday, Ghaith expressed similar sentiments in a direct response to a letter Barrak wrote last week that mixing constituted rebelling against god. The letter was addressed to Ghaith, Justice Minister Mohammed al-Issa and the head of the Mecca religious police, Sheikh Ahmed al-Ghamdi, whose open pro-mixing stance got him fired and then mysteriously reinstated in late April. Barrak called for the three to Fear God! Do not be keys to evil. He said they should resist the so-called liberation of women, w hich he likened to colonialism. In other countries, he said, This rebelling against God's rules leads to widespread mixing between men and women, the worst of which is seen in education and places of work. It is also manifested in the opening of cinemas, and dancing and singing halls. The exchange reflected rising tensions between religious conservatives, who dominate justice and education in the oil-rich kingdom, and increasingly vocal reformers who want to end the ultra-strict laws controlling women. Under Saudi Arabia's harsh Wahhabi version of Islam, women are not allowed to go out without guardians; unrelated men and women cannot go to restaurants together; they are separated in offices; and women are not permitted to drive. But the debate was ignited last year when King Abdullah inaugurated a new international science university near the Red Sea commercial city of Jeddah where men and women students and faculty freely work together. The debate was spiced up on Friday when numerous newspapers published a photograph of the king surrounded by three dozen women at a conference held several weeks earlier. Ghaith said on Monday that Barrak was raising discord and inciting brother against brother, invoking the king in his argument. We are an Islamic state and Islamic law is applied to all walks of life. Our ruler King Abdullah has done his duty well. So we are required to listen and obey, Ghaith said. _ AFP [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Iran should become a model for other nations: Leader
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=218936 May 6, 2010 Iran should become a model for other nations: Leader Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the Iranian nation can become a model for other nations in terms of upholding spiritual values and introducing a system that guarantees material prosperity. The appalling prospects for humanity in regard to ethics can be changed, but first a big change should occur in Iran, and Iran should become a material and spiritual model, he said in Tehran on Wednesday at a meeting with thousands of Iranian teachers. Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the Iranian nation should try to make progress to such a level that it can present exemplary political, social, and scientific models for other nations and the thinkers of the Islamic world, adding, It is the historic duty of the Iranian nation. Commenting on Teachers' Day, the Leader paid tribute to Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari for his years of diligent efforts to enlighten people. May 2, the martyrdom anniverary of Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari, who was a great Iranian scholar, cleric, and university professor, has been designated as Teachers' Day in Iran. Ayatollah Khamenei said teachers have a vital and important role to train creative, faithful, imaginative, self-confident, motivated, patient, and optimistic people to the help country continue its progress. He also highlighted the role of teachers in developing children's individual and social personalities. Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader called for a fundamental change in the country's education system and said the change should be in line with the country's needs, goals, and capabilities [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Mengoreksi Sejarah Masuknya Islam
http://www.gatra.com/artikel.php?id=137429 Mengoreksi Sejarah Masuknya Islam Sejarah baru itu terkuak dari perairan Cirebon. Jejak-jejaknya ditemukan pada sekumpulan harta karun di kedalaman 50 meter lebih dari permukaan laut. Benda berharga itu mengisi perut kapal perdagangan yang tenggelam ribuan tahun silam di 60 mil utara Cirebon. Ribuan artefak berupa keramik, emas, perak, dan rubi itu telah diangkat PT Paradigma Putera Sejahtera (PPS) dan akan dilelang awal Mei. Peninggalan sejarah dari dasar laut itu menyimpan misteri besar. Dari sekumpulan benda berharga itu, ditemukan bukti otentik yang bakal mengubah informasi sejarah penyebaran Islam ke seluruh dunia. Kurt Tauchmann, profesor emeritus di Departemen Antropologi Universitas Cologne, Jerman, mengaku telah melihat langsung bukti sejarah itu. Tauchmann menemukan cetakan untuk reproduksi teks kitab suci Al-Quran SURA XII-16 di dalam naskah Naskhi (Uthman). Reproduksi teks itu kelihatannya menggunakan debu emas sebagai bahan untuk mencetak tulisan. Hasil cetakan lalu dipakai sebagai jimat. Ada pula sejumlah tasbih dengan aneka ragam manik-manik, yang juga bertuliskan teks Arab seperti yang tertulis di cetakan. Itu semua menghadirkan bukti sejarah Islam yang paling awal di dalam wilayah Indonesia, ungkap Tauchmann, saat proses pengangkatan BMKT (benda muatan kapal tenggelam) di perairan Cirebon. Lebih jauh, muatan kapal yang tenggelam di abad ke-10 itu membuka berbagai kemungkinan rekonstruksi ilmiah tentang perubahan bentuk sosial dan ekonomi sepanjang milenium pertama. Bukti sejarah itu, menurut Tauchmann, mengindikasikan kehadiran orang Iran dan keturunan Arab yang asli. Demikian juga hadirnya komunitas beragama Buddha dapat dikenali dari pelat kecil yang terukir teks empat baris pada masing-masing sisi di dalam scripture Pali dan kerang-kerangan diukir untuk membawa air kudus dalam upacara agama Buddha. Ada pula beberapa objek religius agama Hindu, yang merupakan gambaran simbolis pemujaan Dewa Siwa. Horst Hubertus Liebner, arkeolog asal Jerman yang ikut meriset temuan laut Cirebon, sepakat dengan Tauchmann bahwa BMKT yang diangkat PT PPS itu merupakan temuan terbesar sepanjang sejarah. Horst menilai, benda-benda yang ditemukan di kapal itu bakal mengungkap sejarah baru, terutama dalam penyebaran Islam di dunia. Kapal Cirebon diperkirakan karam pada tahun 960-990. Kapal yang memuat orang dari semua agama itu berteknologi dowel-and-lashed-lug yang menjadi ciri kapal Nusantara, ungkapnya. Bukti adanya kaca di perut kapal bisa dihubungkan dengan adanya pedagang Arab dan Persia, yang saat itu tidak lagi berdagang langsung ke Cina. Mereka bermarkas di sekitar Sriwijaya. Sebab, menurut catatan orang-orang Cina, pada saat itu di sekitar Kepulauan Riau terdapat gudang besar perdagangan yang dimiliki orang Arab dan Persia, Horst memaparkan. Ini jelas erat hubungannya dengan penyebaran Islam. Menurut Horst, pada era itu, pedagang Arab dan Persia banyak yang dibunuh dan diusir dari wilayah Kanton, Cina. Lantas para pemeluk Islam itu lari ke Sriwijaya dan Melayu, dan kemungkinan menyebarkan agama di sana. Mereka memperluas ajarannya hingga ke Jawa dengan menumpang kapal-kapal dagang, yang salah satunya karam di Cirebon itu, kata Horst. Buktinya, ada cetakan teks Arab di dalam kapal karam Cirebon itu. Horst mengamati secara detail teks yang tertulis. Salah satunya berbunyi Al-Malik Allah, Al-Wahid, dan Al-Halala (salah satu huruf tidak terlihat dengan jelas). Tulisan itu menunjukkan adanya tarekat yang sangat spesifik, ungkapnya. Hanya orang-orang tertentu yang menganut tarekat tersebut. Tulisan serupa juga ada di manik-manik tasbih. Horst menilai, semua artefak bernuansa religius itu menjadi bukti tertua masuknya Islam ke wilayah Nusantara. Bisa jadi, bila penelitian berlanjut, maka bukti tersebut bakal mementahkan cacatan sejarah kedatangan Islam di Tanah Air. Selama ini, para ilmuwan memercayai bahwa masuknya Islam ke Indonesia dimulai pada 1250 Masehi lewat pintu Samudra Pasai. Bukti dari Cirebon itu akan mengoreksi waktu kedatangan Islam hingga 300 tahun ke belakang, katanya. Heru Pamuji [Ekonomi, Gatra Nomor 26 Beredar Kamis, 6 Mei 2010] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Buruh Lempari Kantor PLN dengan Tomat
Refleksi : Menurut berita dikatakan bahwa pemerintah telah mengambil keputusan mengenai singkatan dari PLN yaitu Perusahaan Lilin Negara. Singkatan sebelumnya tidak lagi berlaku, demikian keterangan petugas. http://www.gatra.com/artikel.php?id=137329 Buruh Lempari Kantor PLN dengan Tomat Mataram, 3 Mei 2010 13:02 Ratusan buruh melempari kantor PLN wilayah Nusa Tenggara Barat dengan tomat, ketika berunjuk rasa memperingati Hari Buruh Internasional, di Mataram, Senin pukul 11.30 WITA. Aksi pelemparan tomat ke kantor PLN yang disaksikan aparat kepolisian, satuan pengaman instansi tersebut serta warga setempat itu berlangsung beberapa menit. Direktur Utama (Dirut) PT PLN Dahlan Iskan, saat itu berada di kantor PLN NTB, tengah menggelar pertemuan dengan jajaran PLN. Namun aksi pelemparan dengan tomat itu tidak menimbulkan kerusakan, kecuali pecahan buah tomat yang berserakan mengotori halaman kantor PLN. Sejumlah mobil mewah yang diparkir di dekat papan nama kantor PLN itu tak luput dari lemparan tomat. Sejumlah buruh yang berunjuk rasa itu sempat memanjat pagar pembatas hendak masuk ke kompleks kantor PLN, namun dilarang oleh rekan mereka yang tengah berorasi. Salah seorang praktisi hukum di Mataram Muhammad Taufik Budiman juga mengambil bagian dalam aksi massa itu. Dalam orasinya ia menekankan pelayanan listrik PLN NTB yang tidak becus karena listrik padam berkali-kali dan jadwal pemadaman bergilir semakin dekat, atau hampir setiap hari ada pemadaman listrik. Kami sudah pernah datang ke tempat ini akhir Desemebr 2009 untuk menyuarakan pelayanan listrik yang tidak becus ini. Sekarang kami datang lagi karena masih belum beres, teriak Budiman di tengah kerumunan buruh. Setelah berorasi sekitar 10 menit, ratusan buruh itu bergerak ke kantor Polda, gubernur dan DPRD NTB untuk menyampaikan aspirasi mereka. Mereka berjanji akan kembali mendatangi kantor PLN NTB jika sebulan ke depan masih juga terjadi pemadaman bergilir hingga larut malam. Ratusan buruh itu membentuk konvoi kendaraan bermotor menggunakan truk, mobil pribadi, kendaraan angkutan umum, sepeda motor, sambil membawa atribut organisasi buruh. Para buruh itu menamakan diri Koalisi Gerakan Buruh NTB yang merupakan gabungan dari Federasi Serikat Nelayan Tani Buruh Indonesia (FS-NTB Indonesia), Aliansi Masyarakat Pesisir Nusantara (Amapi Nusantara) dan Serikat Buruh Jasa Transportasi dan Angkutan (SB-JATRA). Selain itu Asosiasi Karyawan Adil sejahtera (Asokadira), Perhimpunan Tani Indonesia (Petani), Asosiasi Buruh Umum dan Informal (Asbumi), Front Perjuangan Rakyat Wilayah NTB (FR-NTB), Spartan NTB, Serikat Pekerja Nasional Wilayah NTB (SPN NTB) dan Lesa Demarkasi NTB. Dirut PLN Dahlan Iskan yang ditemui usai pertemuan di PLN NTB enggan mengomentari lebih jauh aksi para buruh itu. Saya tidak tahu apa maunya mereka, yang pasti PLN terutama di daerah ini terus berupaya agar pemadaman bergilir segera ditiadakan, ujarnya. [TMA, Ant] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[ppiindia] Mencegah Kegagalan Bayar Pasca Pengambilan KPR Syariah
By : Alihozi Dalam beberapa artikel tulisan yg lalu, saya selalu menyarankan kepada para keluarga atau perusahaan yang ingin mengambil KPR untuk rumah , apartemen, ruko dan rukan pilihlah KPR Bank Syariah yang bebas dari fluktuasi suku bunga pasar untuk meminimalisir tingkat kegagalan bayar KPR dan juga agar bisa merencanakan keuangan keluarga dengan lebih baik. Walaupun begitu dengan KPR Syariah bukan berarti bayangan terjadinya kegagalan bayar tidak ada, tetap saja kemungkinan gagal bayar pada KPR Syariah bisa saja terjadi maka perlu antisipasi untuk mencegahnya. Berikut ini penulis akan mencoba sharing tentang bagaimana caranya mencegah kegagalan bayar pasca pengambilan KPR Syariah agar keluarga yang mengambil KPR Syariah tidak mengalami kegagalan dalam melunasi angsuran KPR Syariah yang masih berjalan, dengan mengambil sebuah contoh. Alkisah ada sebuah keluarga yaitu keluarga SN yang mengambil KPR Syariah di sebuah bank syariah ternama di Jakarta. SN dan istrinya sengaja mengambil KPR Syariah selama 10 tahun di Bank Syariah dengan harapan bisa memiliki rumah yang sederhana untuk anak-anak mereka dan bisa melunasinya sampai masa akhir perjanjian KPR Syariah tsb. SN sejak awal mengikuti kaidah angsuran pembiayaan KPR 30-35% saja dari total pendapatan gajinya sesuai ketentuan dari bank syariah yang memberikannya pembiayaanKPR Syariah, sekarang angsuran rumahnya tinggal 4 tahun lagi. Akankah keluarga SN yang bahagia tsb bisa mengalami gagal bayar di KPR nya yang tinggal 4 tahun lagi? Apabila Diketahui Keluarga SN 1.Biaya hidup saat ini : Rp.15.800.000,-/tahun 2.Penghasilan tetap Rp.3.000.000 x 12 = Rp.36.000.000,- (tidak berubah selama 4tahun) 3.Prediksi inflasi tahunan 7% 4.Cicilan KPR Syariah = Rp.18.000.000,-/tahun (angsuran tetap per tahunnya) 5.Jangka waktu KPR Syariah tinggal 4 tahun dibayar mulai tahun depan 6. Total kebutuhan cicilan KPR Syariah Rp.18.000.000 x 4 = Rp.72.000.000,- Jawab : Biaya hidup masa depan = biaya hidup saat ini x (1+prediksi inflasi tahunan) jumlah tahun Biaya hidup 2 tahun lagi = Rp.15.800.000x 1,07 pangkat 2 = Rp.18.090.000,- Maka sisa penghasilan setelah dikurangi biaya hidup 2 tahun lagi = Rp.36.000.000-18.090.000= Rp. 17.910.000,- Dari perhitungan sederhana tsb tampak bahwa sejak tahun ke 2 keluarga SN akan mengalami gagal bayar karena tak mampu menyisihkan uang sebesar cicilan KPR yaitu Rp.18.000.000,- Untuk mencegah masalah seperti keluarga SN tsb agar tidak terjadi pada nasabah yang lain adalah maka alangkah baiknya mulai dari tahun pertama pengambilan KPR Syariah, selama sisa penghasilan masih lebih besar dari cicilan KPR nasabah mulai menabung menyiapkan diri untuk menutupi kekurangan di masa depan. Selamat Mencoba, Salam Alihozi http://alihozi77.blogspot.com Jika anda yang membutuhkan konsultasi KPR Syariah atau ingin mengajukan KPR Syariah Bank Muamalat hubungi Alihozi SMS HP:0812-1249-001 email ali.h...@yahoo.co.id
[ppiindia] Hati Yang Menjerit
Hati Yang Menjerit By: agussyafii Hati siapa yang tidak menjerit ketika seorang istri yang melihat suaminya disiang hati bergandengan tangan dengan seorang perempuan muda? Hati siapa yang tak menjerit? Begitu tutur seorang perempuan muda. Sore itu bertandang ke Rumah Amalia. Luka hatinya sudah mengering. Goresan-goresannya belum hilang benar. Susah sekali untuk bisa memaafkan bukan berarti sesuatu yang tidak mungkin. Begitu mengetahui orang yang sangat dihormatinya dan disayanginya telah menghianati cinta, air mata terurai dengan derasnya. Ditanyakan hal itu pada suaminya. Berkali-kali suaminya meminta maaf dan mengatakan dirinya khilaf. Hari itu dunia menjadi terasa gelap. Anak-anaknya duduk terdiam melihat ibundanya sedang menangis. Teringat masa indah diwaktu perkenalan. Waktu itu suaminya sebagai ketua remaja masjid dan dirinya sebagai sekretarisnya. Pertemuan itu menebar bibit cinta. Tak lama berselang dirinya dilamar. Keinginannya yang kuat untuk menyempurnakan ibadahnya kepada Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala kemudian pernikahan itu terlaksana dengan meriah. Kehidupan menjadi terasa begitu indah dengan kehadiran sang buah hati. Dua Keluarga besar berkumpul untuk mensyukuri kelahiran putra pertamanya. Disisi lain karier suaminya juga mulai menanjak. Kehidupan yang dulunya serba susah kini menjadi lebih baik. Dulu yang serba kekurangan boleh terbilang sekarang rizki melimpah. 'Alhamdulillah Mas, rizki melimpah tidak membuat kami jauh dari Sang Khaliq.' tuturnya. Sejak pertengkaran hebat itu suaminya jarang pulang ke rumah, memilih menginap di rumah orang tuanya. Sampai pada suatu hari badan putranya yang pertama sakit panas telah membuatnya panik. Dibawanya ke dokter. Anaknya yang kedua memaksa dirinya untuk menghubungi suaminya. Air mata itu terus berlinang mengabarkan keadaan anaknya yang sedang sakit kepada suaminya sampai akhirnya dirinya bertemu dengan suaminya untuk menjenguk anaknya yang sedang di rawat di Rumah Sakit. Pertemuan di Rumah Sakit itu terlihat suaminya menangis terisak-isak bagai anak kecil. Selama sepuluh tahun pernikahannya baru kali ini melihat suaminya menangis seperti dan sekarang menangis takut kehilangan istri dan anak-anaknya. Dipeluk suami dan anak-anaknya. Kata memaafkan menjadi terasa menenteramkan hati dan pikirannya. Hanya semata-mata ketaqwaannya kepada Allahlah memaafkan setulus hati dengan begitu mudah dilakukannya. 'Saya teringat pesan Mas Agus waktu itu kepada saya, bahwa Nabi mengajarkan kepada kita agar memaafkan karena dengan memaafkan Allah memberikan kemuliaan pada hidup kita,' tutur beliau. 'Alhamdulillah dengan peristiwa ini kami sekeluarga semakin meningkatkan ibadah kepada Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.' lanjutnya. Sore hari itu matahari mulai menenggelamkan dirinya. Puji syukur tak lupa selalu dipanjatkan kehadiratNya. Begitu indah hidup ini dengan memaafkan setulus hati. 'Allah akan membalas orang yang memaafkan orang lain dengan menambahkan kemuliaannya.' (HR. Muslim). Wassalam, agussyafii Tulisan ini dibuat dalam rangka kampanye program Kegiatan 'Salam Amalia' (SALMA) Hari Ahad, Tanggal 9 Mei 2010 Di Rumah Amalia, Jl. Subagyo IV blok ii, No.23 Komplek Peruri, Ciledug. Tangerang. Silahkan kirimkan dukungan dan partisipasi anda di http://www.facebook.com/agussyafii2, atau http://agussyafii.blogspot.com/, http://www.twitter.com/agussyafii atau sms di 087 8777 12 431. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
