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Donor Money & Tackling the Growth of Extremism in Indonesia

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On Monday (Jan. 19), the Jakarta-based Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) released a report on the “Support for Islamic State in Indonesian Prisons”. According to the report, the Indonesian Islamic State supporters are a minority in the group of convicted terrorists in Indonesian prisons.The prison staff members have successfully limited the spread of hardline ideology under their watch. But an obstacle remains, a convicted terrorist could be encouraged to join IS if his family is tangled up in financial problems. [Continue reading]

A Look into Online Petitions

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Change.org was established by Ben Rattray in 2007 in the United States of America with the aim to inform and invite anyone to gather/sign petition from all over the world to fight against injustice such as corruption or illegal logging. Ben Rattray believes that the netizens has the power to bring social and political change in the real world. [continue reading]

Update: The Jakarta International School Case

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Five janitors from PT Indonesia Servant Service (ISS) were found guilty for committing sexual abuse to a Jakarta International School (JIS) kindergarten student. The South Jakarta District Court sentenced the five janitors to eight years jail time and fined them for as much as 100 million Indonesian rupiah each on Monday (Dec. 22). Let’s recap the proceedings. [continue reading]

Creative Economy: Blok-M Square Painting Center

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We’re exploring spaces in Jakarta that have the potential for becoming hubs for creative economy. Earlier this week we went even further into the now trending traditional market, Pasar Santa. Today we’ll go into Jakarta- government-owned, modern retail complex called Blok-M Square, noting in particular its painting center that plays host to Jakarta’s streetside artists. [continue reading]

 

National Police Job Rotation

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On Monday (Dec. 15), National Police Chief Gen. Sutarman issued Police Secret Telegram Letter Number: ST/2500/XII/2014 regarding the rotation of a number of mid-ranking and high-ranking police officers as the part of police career development and promotion program. More than 100 officers were affected by the rotation. [continue reading]

Revisiting Pasar Santa

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We featured Bambang Sugiarto, the head of Pasar Santa traditional market, several weeks ago to understand the trending traditional market. Since then, we’ve read even more reports about Pasar Santa, especially after the soon- to-be Vice Governor of Jakarta Djarot Syaiful Hidayat went to visit the traditional market. And so on Sunday (Dec. 14), we revisited Pasar Santa to check on things. [continue reading]

Aliya Rajasa Traumatized by Journalists?

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Last month, we attempted to organize a one-on-one conversation with Alya Rajasa, the daughter in law of the Sixth President of Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY). We wanted to learn more about her engagement in social work activities through her foundation, namely, Satoe Indonesia. Having made contact with Alya’s staff, we were asked to send our list of questions. We asked why it was necessary, and we were made aware of a traumatizing experience with journalistic inquiry. [continue reading]

Business Side of Hendropriyono

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Abdulla Macmud Hendropriyono is a controversial figure in Indonesia. He’s known primarily for his military prowess, and his work as the chief of Indonesia’s State Intelligence Agency (BIN) under Megawati Soekarnoputri’s administration. But as with most retired Army generals, Hendropriyono became director/chairman in a number of private companies in Indonesia, including PT Mahagaya Perdana, PT. Carrefour Indonesia of Chairul Tanjung’s Trans Corp, and Blitzmegaplex of PT. Graha Layar Prima. In addition to that, the retired four-star general also has his own business empire called Hendropriyono Corporation. [continue reading]