Indonesian and Dutch Governments Have Agreed to Work Towards Achieving a Ceasefire

The Indonesian and Dutch governments have agreed to work towards achieving a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where more than 900 Palestinians were killed during three weeks of Israeli military aggression.

"At a meeting between Indonesia and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Dutch urged both States to the declaration of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip", Retno Marsudi LP, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Director General of the United States in European affairs, said here Wednesday.

The two countries will continue to make the United Nations to work towards achieving a ceasefire in the war-torn region, she said.

As a number of countries in the world, the Dutch government also expressed its concern over Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip which has caused a humanitarian crisis, she said.

Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen Dutch Marce Jacques is visiting Indonesia from 13 to 17 January 2009, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations.

The Israeli military aggression in the Gaza Strip killed more than 900 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounded over 4,000 others.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to help stop the war in the Gaza Strip. (*)

Subsidized Premium Gasoline and Diesel Oil Prices

The government `s signal over the weekend to reduce the subsidized premium gasoline and diesel oil prices in the middle of this month, raised hopes of increased public purchasing power and falling prices and transportation fares.

Yet also prevail. Despite a further reduction, product prices remain unchanged, as was demonstrated when the government lowered the price of fuel oil twice in December last year.

It may even become worse if the government was forced to raise petrol and diesel due to the price of crude oil prices to unexpected rebound in the global market. It would probably be an increase in prices of goods and transport fares.

In such a case, the government `s efforts to relieve the people of the increase in the power and fuel by reducing the price of oil in the middle of the impact of the global economic crisis will fail.

"It is not enough for the government to reduce the price of fuel oil, then let the market decide mechanism (lower) price. It should have a clear plan for lower prices," Farid Wajdi, Director of Protection Consumer and Advocacy Institute (LAPK), said.

He said the government had lowered the price of fuel oil on two occasions but has not yet affected the prices of basic products, such as the price of commodities needed.

The fact that the oil price cuts have not yet contributed to the decline of market prices has prompted the government to discuss the issue Friday.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who chaired the cabinet meeting, said he would study the effect on the diesel price declines in the real sector. He expressed concern that the fuel oil price reductions seems to be unable to lower the prices and the necessary transport fares.

The government in December last year cut the premium gasoline price twice RP6 of RP500, 000 per liter for RP5, 000 per liter and diesel prices RP5, 500 per liter of RP4, 800 per liter .

During the Friday meeting, which was also attended by the chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) MS Hidayat, the head of state asked the business community to be just what the prices of basic and necessary transport tariffs in the light of the decline in heating oil prices.

"The president has asked the business community to be fair to the public by lowering the prices and the necessary transport fares," Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said after the meeting.

The President requested the meeting Kadin Chief MS Hidayat to seriously consider reducing the price of oil and reflected in the prices of its products. Declines in oil prices should obviously have reduced the business community of the production costs.

Mulyani said all parties, the business community in particular, should be transparent and reliable to help achieve the Government's desire to have the necessary basic prices and freight rates in the country reduced.

"The government has lowered the price of heating oil and the company should have reduced the prices of other commodities as a result, without any excuse," said Sri Mulyani.

According to MS Hidayat, prices could be reduced by 10 percent if the government reduces the price of oil by RP500. He said that Kadin if the proposal was accepted and fuel oil prices were reduced, then there would be opportunities for prices of a number of things needed, and transportation fares to go to the bottom of about 10 per cent.

"I do not have the power to say that the government will announce a lower price, but if I look at his body language, it is likely that the government accepts the proposal of" Kadin, "Hidayat said after attending in the meeting, adding that the government would probably announce on 15 January 2009.

Kadin suggested that the government cut the subsidized price of gasoline and premium diesel fuel RP4, 500 per liter and RP4, 300 per liter respectively.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said the government would announce a further reduction in prices of heating oil, but it does not mention any figures.

"God willing, the price will be cut again on 15 January. The government has pledged to ease the burden of people `s in line with the current world crude prices," said Vice President of a press conference.

Hidayat said that a reduction of approximately RP500 per liter of fuel oil prices following the decline in freight rates would maintain or even increase the population of the purchasing power in the current economic crisis.

Meanwhile, Transport Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said public transport fares to decline by 10 percent if the government cut fuel prices in the middle of this month.

"The transport fares have already been reduced by about 3 to 6 percent as a result of reductions in premiums for gasoline and diesel oil prices in mid-December last year. If oil prices are down again, transmission rates can be cut by the father of about 10 percent, "the minister said.

He said President Yudhoyono had asked him about the possibility of reducing transport fares if the government cut gasoline and diesel oil prices.

Therefore, the minister called on the public transport owners to lower their prices shortly after the government cut the price of oil more fuel. "State-owned transport companies such as DAMRI for buses, SDEA for ferries, and PT KA for trains pioneered the reduction of transport fares," said the minister.

So far, the economy class fares between city bus can easily be reduced, but the mini-bus fares for the city (angkot) are difficult to decline because of the attitude of errant drivers.

"The drivers feel the direct impact of the rising prices of spare parts such as tires in Indonesia, which are relatively higher than those overseas," said the minister.

The government and the associations of vehicle owners are trying to find a way to provide incentives to lower prices of auto parts, including tires. (*)

Website at the Justice and Human Rights Ministry of graft scandal shut down

Dozens of notaries flocked to the justice and Human Rights Ministry office Tuesday they scrambled for the treatment of their clients business permits, after the conclusion of a registry of e-government in connection with the system.

The website of the Ministry www.sisminbakum.com to deal online, among other things, creating and amending Regulation of the companies, was officially closed on Tuesday after the Attorney General's Office seized bank money and other equipment used in PT Sarana Dina Rekatama Mika (SRD), the Ministry of the partner with the site.

The items were seized as evidence in a case that centers on the register online purchases and transactions, and would have involved several current and former senior officials, including legal experts and former Director General Romli Atmasasmita governance.

If the closure continues, investors have to return to the manual, which takes more time - and often more expensive because of the need to pay bribes - the online system.

Yudi, an assistant to the Central Jakarta-based solicitor, said he had to wait almost four hours at the Ministry of Justice. He has eight permits customers through the online system for about two weeks ago.

"There are delays in processing permits a maximum of 60 days for creating a new company, and 30 days for the settlement of the change of an old company. Now, with the closure of the site, we do not know when the process is complete, "he said.

SRD was not seen in the office of the ministry.

Another employee of a notary office, Diana was not disappointed SRD had warned beforehand that he close the site.

"We still do not know what to do if nothing is done. We are very touched by this case," she said.

Although the online service is no longer active, notaries who want to treat their customers can always allowed to be taken directly to the office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

However, Yudi said the manual procedure requires multiple visits to the ministry, compared with only a time of application for the permit online, and requires a longer period of treatment.

On Monday, SRD hotma Sitompoel lawyer said the company had to close the service, because the equipment and money needed to operate it was seized by public prosecutors.

The AGO said the appointment of DTH launch of the online service has violated the rules because of the absence of an open tender. The case is believed to have caused Rp 400 billion in losses in the state.

Indonesian Stock Exchange has suspended Sarijaya

Jakarta: Widely criticized for the inefficient use of monitoring, the capital has become entangled in a series of allegations of fraud committed by one of the largest securities houses - PT Sarijaya Permana Sekuritas.

The capital market supervisory announced the company owner, Herman Ramli, was involved in an alleged embezzlement involving investors money worth 245 billion Rupiah (22.5 million U.S. dollars) in financial 8700, which in 6500 held by private investors.

"There was an alleged abuse of customer accounts by President Sarijaya Commissioner (Herman Ramli)," said the capital market and control of financial institutions Agency (Bapepam-LK), in a statement Tuesday.

At the request of Bapepam, Indonesia Stock Exchange (idx) has suspended the activities Sarijaya Tuesday and called PT kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia and the central depository Kustodian PT Sentral Efek Indonesia freezing all assets of the agency and its clients.

In his statement said Sarijaya Bapepam has falsefied reports its net working capital adjustment.

Head of the National Police detectives Comr. Gen. Susno Duadji said, police arrested Herman December 24 on charges of fraud.

Bapepam also the customer to verify the accounts and assets have already been made by Herman Sarijaya to ensure its operation.

"If there are no problems, we will release as soon as possible," idx President Erry Firmansyah said.

Erry also said that the suspension of all activities Sarijaya was not because the authorities wanted to prevent panic on the trading floor as Sarijaya was one of the largest securities houses in the nation.

Sarijaya which has 31 branches in Java, Bali, Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, has waived the assets in the form of equity, a multi-financial companies, an insurance company and a plastics factory to authorities, Erry said.

Zulfian Alamsyah director of the company stated that the case is not Herman. "We are now looking for new investors to the problem immediately as requested by the authorities," he said.

Sarijaya The case is the latest in a series of fraud cases involving brokers. PT Antaboga Delta Sekuritas was in an alleged scam Rp 1.4 trillion in value, thus questioning the role of Bapepam supervision. Bapepam is investigating 49 other securities houses by irregularities.

Jihadists the last thing Gaza

Jakarta: The government maintained its position Tuesday denied sending Indonesian troops to the Gaza Strip, despite pressure from some Muslim groups to send jihadis to conquer in the Middle East instead.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said sending jihadists to the Gaza Strip to help fight against Hamas, Israel would not improve the situation, which is much more efficient Indonesia could take to help escalate the situation.

Some Islamic groups hard, including the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), said they would send volunteers to the Gaza Strip under the banner of jihad and urged the government to support them.

"Is jihad leyden an effective, we must ask ourselves whether the Gaza Strip that is what they need, and more likely, they (not). There are other more effective ways to help ... So far, sending Jihadists is not an option, "Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said.

AFP said Tuesday that the 11-day-old Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has slain at least 635 Palestinians and injured more than 2900.

The toll rose Tuesday when Israeli fire hit three schools, killing at least 45 people.

Speaking in his annual statement to the press, Hassan said that the Gaza Strip, the most in need of medicines and medical assistance.

"We look at the possibility of sending medical personnel to hospitals in the Sinai region in Egypt to the border with Gaza. We are waiting for permission to Egypt, and the President instructed the Minister of Health to gather volunteers," said Hassan.

Despite the awareness that the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has nothing to do with religion, Islamic groups in Jakarta have hype of the conflict between the two religious groups, so the way for the Islamic Party of Justice on the basis of Prosperity (PKS) and other Islamic groups to seize the momentum for the elections in April.

Observers on Tuesday criticized the nationalist parties not to cry Islam calls for groups to send volunteers for the war, which was defined by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday as a shock to the sovereignty of territory between Israel and Palestine, and not a religious issue .

"The nationalist groups should be more active in their view, Indonesia's voice is stronger than the (world) believes that a pluralistic democracy in Indonesia instead of Islam," the University international relations expert from Indonesia Hariyadi Wirawan said.

He said that Indonesia would be more pluralistic sympathy of large non-Muslim countries, such as the members of the European Union (EU) and strong defense of human rights in the world that the attacks as a territory dispute and a tragedy for the rights of man and not an attack against Islam.

PKS, the FPI and the spotlight HTI seized immediately after the Israeli attacks began when groups of thousands of supporters gathered in Jakarta and other major cities in the country rally against Israel and the U.S. United States.

The other political parties and nationalist groups do not participate in events and media has refused to state their views on the conflict.

Public courts to combat graft toothless, monitoring say

Jakarta : Anti-corruption groups have criticized the court to public corruption suspects to exercise their "paradise" as the most graft suspects tried by the lowest to the highest courts of this year have been released.

During 2008, there were at least 194 cases of corruption handled by the district, high and supreme courts, involving 444 suspects, but 277, or 67 percent, were acquitted of all charges. Only 167 were convicted, according to Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW).

ICW said that the 167 detainees, 78 were sentenced to one year in prison and 22 were imprisoned between one and two years.

Eighteen suspects were sent to prison for two to five years, five were sentenced to prison terms between five and 10 years, and received more than 10 years' imprisonment, while 10 others received suspended prison sentence.

"Less than one year in prison will not deter corruption, not to mention suspended prison sentence," ICW coordinator and one Yuntho lawsuit to monitor Emerson said at the end of the year conference Sunday.

He said this was contrary to the cases handled by the Court of corruption.

"In 2008 there were 27 cases with 31 defendants tried by the Court of corruption and each were found guilty," he said.

Emerson said there are several reasons behind the high number of suspects released by the court.

The first is that the suspects were actually found not guilty. The second is that the existing indictments of prosecutors were weak or weakened in the goal. And the third is that the judges deliberately tried considerations that are eligible for the suspects.

"The last two reasons dominated their rulings for the release of the suspect," he said.

For example, Emerson cited a case of corruption involving former Patina Central Java Legislative Council speaker Wiwik Budi Santoso and his deputy Syarif Mundi, who were accused of abuse of Rp 2.6 billion (U.S. $ 234,911) from their budget of the city in 2004.

"They were all released as they came back the funds to the state, so the judges ruled there was no state loses the case," says Emerson.

Such a review, he argues, is contrary to Article 5, 1999, against the corruption law, which strictly stipulates that the State Restitution does not lose to reject someone with criminal consequences.

Director of the Center for Anti-Corruption Studies (Pukat) at Gajah Mada University, Zainal Arifin Mochtar, share similar views, saying there was a significant difference between the rulings of the Court and the corruption in the courts.

"We have carried out a study in 2008 comparing with the performance of these two tribunals and we found that most cases handled by public courts convicted only sentenced to one year in prison, while the Court mainly corruption suspects imprisoned for at least five years, "he told the Jakarta Post.

He said that there are only two reasons for the difference in performance between the two courts - a lack of political will and lack of capacity.

"These two reasons in public court order to enforce the law," said Zaenal.

He said that the failure element could still be solved by training to improve the capacity of law enforcement.

"This is the aspect of political will that is most important because it comes to many factors: money, the judiciary and the mafia," he added.

Both the CIF and Pukat urged the government and the House of Representatives to approve a draft law on Corruption Court to strengthen the existence of corruption courts.

"The main reason for corruption Court was created because we can no longer rely on public courts," said Zainal.

Singapore appoints envoy to the ASEAN

Jakarta : Singapore Permanent Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Lim Thuan Kuan, on Monday presented his credentials to the ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan during a ceremony at the ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta.

Singapore became the first ASEAN member countries to appoint a permanent representative of the secretariat said in a statement.

The ASEAN Charter, which took effect on December 15, 2008, requires all 10 member states to appoint a permanent representative with the rank of ambassador to be based in Jakarta.

The representatives, who form the Committee of Permanent Representatives, are responsible for supporting the work of the ASEAN Community Councils, coordination with the national secretariats of ASEAN and other countries of the ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial and contacts with the block of the Secretary-General and the Secretariat.

"We are pleased with Ambassador Lim," said Pitsuwan.

"I am convinced that his experience in the affairs of the ASEAN will contribute significantly to ASEAN community building efforts currently underway. I hope that the rest of Member States will continue their representatives in the ASEAN very soon."

Lim formerly served as ambassador of Singapore to Vietnam.

Indonesia has said to seek coalition against Israel

Jakarta : Having joined a large number of countries condemning Israel for its attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, Indonesia has been invited to a "coalition of the willing" to the Jewish state to withdraw from Palestine.

The coalition - which would be similar to that of the United States to invade Iraq - the countries of the same concerns about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and are prepared to carry out humanitarian missions there, observers and experts said Sunday.

Such an alliance must be forged as nations by means of diplomacy failed to convince Israel to stop its attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, where hundreds of Palestinians were slain.

"It is time for the international community to a" coalition of the willing ", in which members of military pooling resources for the conduct of humanitarian intervention. You should know that the Security Council of the United Nations is powerless to allow the use of violence against Israel because the United States faculties, "University of Indonesia expert in international law Hikmahanto Juwana said.

He said that such a coalition was necessary because the Israeli attacks could not be justified under international law because they were "disproportionate and shocking" and not defensive as Israel claims.

Hikmahanto said that the world could no longer depend on the United Nations and the United States the "world police" because they double standard when it comes to the question of Israel.

"It is not a religion. It is a state the use of force against other states, and create a humanitarian crisis. If the Arab countries will not lead to the coalition, then Indonesia and even Russia can work together to develop," he said.

Bantarto Bandoro international relations expert from the Institute of Defense and Security Studies of Indonesia supports the objective of such a coalition, says it is the best alternative to the current situation.

"You see, all Israelis need to see the blessing of the United States. So if we can not push Israel, we must insist the United States. That is the reason why members of the coalition includes countries that have leverage against the United States, "he said.

Bantarto said members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the European Union and the Arab countries form the coalition.

A senior legislator of the prosperity of the Islamic-based Justice Party, Mahfudz Siddiq, urged Indonesia to invite members of the Asian-African conference to form a coalition to stop the attacks and finding a solution to freeing Palestinians in Israeli attacks.

"President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should tell the leaders of all countries to accede to the Asian-African Conference that it is time for Palestine to win its independence," he said.

Chalid Mawardi rights of Indonesians Movement for the Liberation of Palestine said Indonesia and the Middle East should be encouraged to use their bargaining chip to pressure from Israel and the United States to stop the massacres in the Gaza Strip.

Under fire Pertamina vows end to the shortage of petrol

Jakarta : State oil and gas company PT Pertamina has rejected criticism over its failure to secure the nation with Premium petrol and diesel, say recent deficits were specific to a small number of service stations and has received offers of the two fuels.

Also under fire for a recent shortage of subsidies 3 kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders that a mockery of the drive for the public to convert to LPG, kerosene, Pertamina said Sunday the deficit Premium gasoline and diesel fuel were reported in many service stations in the last few days is over.

Achmad Faisal, Pertamina's director for marketing and trading, said the company increased deliveries of fuel to the drought.

"In the past three days we have divided Premium petrol and diesel in a volume higher than the normal daily requirement. But a number of petrol stations in remote areas still face shortages," said Faisal.

He added that the deficit will soon be eased and that public transport would not suffer.

He said that the company filing Plumpang, North Jakarta, which is responsible for providing Greater Jakarta, on Saturday distributed 19,981 kiloliters of Premium is higher than the surface of the daily need kiloliters in 9420.

He said the station has also kilo liters of diesel in 5311, compared with the normal daily intake of 4677 kilo liters.

Faisal said that the national inventory of premium petrol and diesel is ensured.

The total daily domestic demand for gasoline is 54,000 kl kl Premium and 30,000 for diesel.

Faisal said that in the last three days, the national stock bonus was increased to 2.76 million kiloliters, or enough of 13.4 days of consumption and stock diesel to 5.28 million kiloliters, instead of 28, 3 days .

"We continue to add to our inventory of fuel," said Faisal.

Pertamina said that the recent deficit was specifically designed for 129 service stations in the 4300 operated by Pertamina throughout the country.

Ari H. Soemarno, Pertamina president director, said that the deficit has nothing to do with the stock of fuel, but with delays in payment as a result of the holiday season, which saw the temporary closure of most banks and also by the company's recent transition to a new online payment system.

Ari said the shortage was aggravated that some operators of petrol stations decreased orders for fuel because of rumors the government in May soon the price of premium gasoline and diesel.

We hope that owners of fuel will continue to serve the public. They should not forget that Pertamina had not asked for a fee at petrol stations have benefited from rising fuel prices, "said Ari.

Kill four on Earthquakes lay waste to Manokwari

Manokwari: A series of powerful earthquakes rocked Manokwari, the capital of West Papua on Sunday, killing four people, wounded dozens and destroying hundreds of buildings.

A 7.3-magnitude tremor was felt as far away as Australia and Japan sent small tsunami in southeast coast, the Associated Press.

The first earthquake, 7.6, beaten at 4:43 local time, approximately 135 kilometers from Manokwari, at a depth of 35 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Dozens of aftershocks followed.

At least four people died in Papua, where the runway of the airport, the closest to the epicenter was divided by force, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters.

"I am responsible for emergency measures be taken to help our brothers and restoring electricity and other essential public services," said Yudhoyono.

Among the dead was a 10-year-old girl, identified as Yolanda Mandofi, whose head was crushed, local hospital director said ramond TEWU.

"Our ambulances have picked up two more," he said.

19 other patients in the hospital were treated for fractures, lacerations, crushing injuries and other injuries.

Police Chief Maj. Gen. Papua Ekodanto Domba said he had heard that a hotel and a store of rice has been "destroyed", but he did not know if anyone was slain in the impact. The search for victims is underway.

Several stories of the snobbish hotel in the main town of Manokwari collapsed, "said Ina, a nurse at a naval hospital, adding that it has dealt with 20 victims of an earthquake. The earthquake has also damaged the Kalidingin hotel.

Electricity was restored to the town of 167,000 inhabitants, where people fled their homes in the dark for fear of a tsunami, "said Hasim Rumatiga, a local health official.

Earthquakes forced thousands to flee, even in the army in the city, said Manokwari military commander Col. Inf. Irham Waroiham.

Approximately 1,000 people took refuge in a military zone, 500 in a field of the Navy, 500 in the courtyard of Manokwari regency office and others in 7000 Masni district, which lies just outside the town of Manokwari.

The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning, but he was fired less than an hour after it was determined the epicenter of the earthquake was, in the context of the continent.

Earthquakes centered in the continent no threat of tsunami in Indonesia, but can still spread waves in neighboring countries such as Japan.

Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami of 10 to 40 centimeters in height swept into the towns along the coast.

The quakes were also felt in Sorong regency. The spokesman of the police SNR regency. Comrie. Agus Rianto the Jakarta Post said the quake damaged 18 houses, 11 people were injured.

The most recent earthquake in Manokwari place on October 10, 2002, the largest recorded at 7.6, three people slain. Another powerful earthquake in 1996, making the huge waves that abused the north coast of Papua, and Sorong, Manokwari and Biak.

Earthquake on West Sumatra not tsunami potential

JAKARTA : The earthquake and said the 5.5 Richter-scale jolt 68 km southeast of South Pagai, Mentawai, in no tsunami potential.

Although there in the sea, the earthquake at 23:54 wib no tsunami potential because of strength in the 6.0 Richter scale. ? So far BMG Padang Panjang have not received reports of citizens related impacts from the earthquake,? BMG officials said operational Padang Panjang Dedy to okezone, on Tuesday (6/1/2009).

According to him, the possibility of shaking his not-so large that citizens are not aware of the earthquake. ? There is no information or response to our report. Usually, if there is a direct impact report,? Dedy said.

He explained the earthquake is a normal activity. However, whether related to the earthquake that occurred on Monday in Sabang early days, need to research further.

? To no earthquake also require continuation of research first, because if the earthquake said to be up to the major earthquake there,? Dedy said that the earthquake 5.5 Richter scale can not be said as a major earthquake. (ram)

Companies are not able to create employment

Jakarta: National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) will strike prompted companies are not able to create employment from the list of household budget of the State (APBN). It is delivered Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs at the same time Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in Jakarta on Monday (5 / 1).

According to Sri Mulyani, the problem of unemployment still continues to be the main obstacles faced by the government. During 2000 to 2008, unemployment still remains high and is in the range of 8.3 percent. Meanwhile, in 2009, unemployment is estimated to be even higher, because of a plan termination of employment (lay) Mass held companies affected by the global financial crisis.

Sri Mulyani government to reveal the budget for this year will be the stimulus to drive the business sector, especially small and medium. Among them is the household budget for the credit business people (KUR) to Rp 2 trillion. There is also a revolving fund that provides regulated by the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small-Medium. Sri Mulyani also ensure that if there are lay, the government will accommodate workers in the training hall built for the work of the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration.

The government budgeted Rp 51 trillion to the needs of economic stimulus. According to the Minister of Trade, Mari Elka Pangestu, from the amount, Rp 12.5 trillion, is intended to increase the value of the tax, import duty and tax revenue (Forest Squatter) 21. Criteria recipient stimulus this sector is affected by the global financial crisis. Recipients must meet the requirements, namely, to absorb many workers, produce goods that required the public sector and leading export oriented. (BEY)

Disbursement of JAMSOSTEK Funds will be easy

Jakarta: The government plans to simplify disbursement old age allowance for users of Employee Social Security (Jamsostek). Jamsostek payments the waiting period of up to the previous six months after termination of employment to short to one month. It is presented Director of PT Jamsostek Main, Hotbonar Sinaga in Jakarta on Monday (5 / 1).

According to Hotbonar, the regulations are processed in the middle of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. The regulations will be endorsed the president in February 2009. (BEY)

Hajj congregation Lampung and Makassar detained at airport

Jakarta: More than 80 fold pilgrimage origin of Lampung and Makassar, South Sulawesi, a new arrival from the Holy Land detained in the Airport Hajj Terminal Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Tangerang, Banten. There are inspections conducted by officers Polres Soekarno-Hatta congregation of Hajj alleged use of false passports to fulfill the religious pilgrimage.

The congregation pilgrimage appears confused when police officers directing them to the checkpoint on the second floor of Terminal Hajj. Actually, they just arrived from the Makah, Saudi Arabia and want to go home immediately. Police collect their passports. Until the night, police still maintain tight at the entrance of Hajj Terminal. No one congregation pilgrimage allowed out of the terminal.

Head of Metro Police, resort Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Commissioner of Guntur Setyanto reluctant comments concerning the checks. Related to alleged use of false passports, the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Maftuh Basyuni, inspections will be planned to Hajj Terminal Soekarno-Hatta Airport. (BEY)

Back earthquake shake Manokwari

Manokwari: Earthquake and said up to 5.5 Richter scale (SR) for the Manokwari, West Papua, on Monday (5 / 1) at around 20:00 West Indonesia Times. Locals do not panic.

Not like the first earthquake of 7.6 SR said, swaying slightly weaker second earthquake. Since that time, many residents still displaced survive in the refugee camp. They appear not at all worried.

So far, the impact of the earthquake up to no damage to existing infrastructure. In short, conditions in Manokwari good only .(***)

Operation Market Oil Frying been Residents

Jakarta: Operation oil market in the district of Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, and Subdistrict Cilincing, North Jakarta, have been buyers on Monday (5 / 1). Cooking oil is sold in packages, one liter.

Residents enthusiastic. They compete to get the oil sold at Rp 6,000 per liter. Meanwhile, in the normal market price reached Rp 10.000,- to Rp 12.000,- per liters.

Residents of Pesanggrahan and Cilincing pleaded happy. Each of them has the right to bring two bags, cooking oil to the home .(***)

Student Seal Refuge

Indramayu: Dozens of students joined in the Students Islamic Movement of Indonesia seal a special refuge for the United States in Indramayu, West Java, on Monday (5 / 1). Action as a form of protest to the Israeli aggression on Palestine.

In orasinya, the students said, Israel and the U.S. three-quarter money. Even the U.S. government tended to spurn any support of Israel against the Palestinian lunge .(***)

Israel will attack Decide Land

WASHINGTON: Israel must decide whether the need to reinforce its own assault land, as disclosed White House, Friday (2 / 1). However, the attack should keep the safety of civilians and the flow of aid to the Gaza Strip human being.

White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe did not directly answer the question, whether land attack daoat allowed. "I can not say about the operation because it has not been done. It was decided by Israel," spoken.

"Any action that is done, they must ensure that civilians not be targeted and we also need to continue the flow of humanitarian aid and food to the Gaza Strip," Johndroe added. (Reuters/OL-03)

Lack of Mamuju 327 elementary school teachers

Mamuju: Mamuju regency, West Sulawesi is still short about 327 people at the school of teachers to primary schools (primary).

Head of Education Kindergarten and Elementary School Education Office and the National Youth Sports (Diknaspora) Mamuju regency, Salman Ali, Friday (2 / 1) says, the number of teachers at the primary, which spread in 15 subdistricts in Mamuju around 1,676 people.

The number of teachers, he said, is not comparable with the total number of students as much as 56,676 people scattered in 395 units at the primary school in this region.

According to him, ideally every school should have ten teachers for each school, and each teacher serves about 28 students per class.

Meanwhile, at this time, he said, every teacher in each school only about five teachers and each teacher serves about 35 people per class, even one school principals only handled one person and teacher.

Therefore, he said, to anticipate the lack of teachers should be done about the addition of the 327 teachers who, in addition to the equity placement of teachers in each school.

For, according to him, for there is little school students, but many teachers, particularly school districts in the capital or the capital district, while schools in rural or remote areas still lack teachers.

"The government should overcome the problem of shortage of teachers because this is one of the factors that secured the improvement of the quality of education in this region," he said. (Ant/OL-03)

EU troops Failed Somalia's pirate Action

ATHENS: Troops European Union (EU) torpedo attack against a pirate ship-Tanker crude oil with the Greek on the coast of Somalia, Friday (2 / 1), the Greek shipping ministry said.

Kriti Episkopi, with 29 crew, are in route to Greece from Iran when the signal of the danger signs because the raider attempted to board the ship, said the ministry. "There were two failed attempts to pirate it up and fled after the crisis response group is activated with one fighter, one helicopter and a frigate sent to that place," said the ministry.

The ship, owned by the Vardinoyiannis family cruise, Greek, is Greek-ship with the first to be attacked in the area, although several Greek-owned ships registered in other places have become targets.

"All crew members survived. Ship that sailed safely into port destination," Stylianos Dathermos, a company official said.

The MV Capt Stephanos Greek property is released, after being held for about three months. Friday early morning, the military said a French warship France has thwart attacks by Somali pirate on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden and the arrest of eight men.

Piracy off the Somali coast, one of the most busy place in the shipping world, increased rapidly in the past year, and earnings pirate millions of dollars ransom payments and increase the cost of maritime insurance.

NATO ships launch anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia at the end of October, but ships that failed to stop the rain attack, which ships about 100 years ago, with about 40 boats seized, including a Tanker Saudi Arabia that save oil worth 100 million U.S. dollars.

In December the EU take over control of the operation. Greek, the employer of almost a fifth of the world merchant fleet, providing the command rotation. (Ant/Reuters/OL-03)