In the past three years, the growth of vehicles in Indonesia has been increasing approximately by 10 percent each year. Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) show that in 2013 the number of vehicles in Indonesia reached 104,118,969, a significant jump from 2012 with 94,373,324 vehicles, and 2011 with 85,601,351. And every single one of those vehicles would need a set of registration documents. So let’s look at one of the companies that print them. [Continue reading]
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General Retirement Activity: Roesmanhadi & Raden Suroyo Bimantoro
NewsroomFollowing our series on police general’s retirement activity, today we are looking into Gen. (ret) Roesmanhadi and Gen. (ret) Raden Suroyo Bimantoro, both are former Chiefs of the National Police (POLRI). [Continue reading]
General Retirement Activity: Timur Pradopo and Nanan Soekarna
NewsroomThe Indonesian government forbids active members of both the Indonesian military (TNI) and the Indonesian police (POLRI) to be involved in business and also political activities out of fear of conflict of interests. But it is common for these law enforcement officials to enter into business upon retirement. They are typically appointed members of a company’s board of commissioners/directors. This morning, we will focus on the retirement activities of two retired POLRI generals: Timur Pradopo and Nanan Soekarna. [Continue reading]
Donor Money & Tackling the Growth of Extremism in Indonesia
NewsroomOn 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]
On the Paniai Shooting Incident
NewsroomFive residents of Enarotali, Paniai District of the Papua Province, were shot dead by officials from the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Indonesian Army (TNI) in December 2014. The incident took a place at the Karel Gobay field of Paniai District. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo took his time to respond to the incident. The President finally told a crowd in Papua on Dec. 27, during a Christmas Celebration, that the Paniai shooting was unacceptable and deplorable. [Continue reading]
A National Cyber Body in Development
NewsroomThe website of the Directorate of General of Taxes (www.pajak.go.id), the Indonesian National Police (www.polri.go.id), the official website of the Ministry of Law and Human Affairs (www.kemenhumham.go.id), and even the official website of then President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (www.presidensby.info) have all been targets of hackers. This brings to fore the concern on government preparedness for electronic governance. [Continue reading]
National Police Job Rotation
NewsroomOn 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]
Jokowi’s Christmas in Papua
NewsroomThe government will hold a joint national Christmas celebration in Papua for the very first time. But some Papuans reject the idea altogether, referring to the December 8 incident in Enarotali of the district of Paniai, which caused the death of five Papuans. [continue reading]
The Threat from Self-Radicalization in Indonesia
NewsroomOn Monday (Dec. 15) Australians were shocked by a hostage-taking situation that took place at a cafe in Sydney, Australia. The hostage taker was identified as Man Haron Monis, a supposedly troubled, self-radicalized person with a deep history of violence. It was a tragedy that sparked a discussion on self-radicalization and its threat to national security. This led our thoughts closer to home as we began pondering about self-radicalization in Indonesia. [continue reading]
Jokowi’s Commitment for Papua
NewsroomPresident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo tried hard to show his commitment to the social welfare of Papuans. As a presidential candidate Jokowi kicked off his election campaign in Papua on Jun. 5, 2014. And later, on the day of his inauguration, the President gave the ceremonial cutting of tumpeng (tumeric infused rice cone), which symbolizes blessing for the future, to three Papuan women. And then, the President also appointed Yohana Susana Yembise as the first female Papuan Minister in Indonesian history. But now that societal conflict has once again appeared in the frontier province, what will Jokowi do beyond the symbolism?[continue reading]
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