Karen Setiawan lately appear in every news, discussion and thread over the internet. The 1958 born, graduated from Physical Engineering, ITB was appointed by the government to lead Pertamina, the nation biggest state-owned Oil Company. Pertamina revenue itself is more than 500 Trillion Rupiah, which mean half of national budget (APBN). Big bucks, high risk position and also a lot political intervention. So let see.
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Bulyan Royan (50) is Member of House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V for infrastructure and transportation from Reform Star Party (PBR). Bulyan arrested by The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after he was caught red-handed accepting US$66,000 and 5,500 euros from Dedi Suwarsono, who was arrested a day later.
Dedi’s company PT Binamina Karya Perkasa was one of the five winners of the tender to procure 20 patrol boats, in a deal worth a total of Rp 115 billion, on May 23, 2008. Source: Jakartapost.com
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Artalyta Suryani is Indonesian business woman who were arrested by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as part of bribery investigation. Artalyta suspected give Prosecutor Urip Tri Gunawan US$ 660.000,- on March 2, 2008. The bribe was allegedly related to his position as the leader of an Attorney General’s Office team investigating the alleged embezzlement of Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) funds involving tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim.
Artalita as reported in Jakartapost, is a gemstones trader, is also a vice commissioner of PT Indonesia Prima Property, which is involved in the real estate and property sector. PT Indonesia Prima Property is partly owned by PT Gadjah Tunggal Mulia, a subsidiary of PT Gadjah Tunggal, which is partly owned by Nursalim. Artalita’s late husband Surya Dharma was a former boss of PT Gadjah Tunggal. [images from detik.com]
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Front Pembela Islam or Islamic Defender Front is an Islamic Organization in Indonesia which founded in August 1998 by Middle Eastern born and Saudi-educated Habib Rizieq Shihab (aka Muhammad Rizieq). The FPIs stated goal is the full implementation of Islamic Sharia law, although it supports Indonesias present constitution and avoids calling for an Islamic state.
Contact:
Jl. Petamburan III No 5, Tanah Abang, Jakarta, Indonesia
Telp/Fax: 62-21 574-3015
Source: westernresistance, indonesia-relief
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Several days ago, New England Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2008 Award announcing Matt Moynahan as finalist of the prestigious event for entrepreneurial award. Matt Moynahan graduate from Harvard University, and a vice president of the Consumer Products and Solutions division at Symantec before joining Veracode a company which specialized for on-demand application security testing solutions.
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Josef Fritzl (73 years old), born 1935 in Amstetten, Austria is Father who had been imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth Fritzl for 24 years in a basement of his house. His daughter then revealed to the police that she had been sexually abused, raped, and physically assaulted by her father, Josef Fritzl, since 1977. This case is reported in late of April 2008. And become headlines news around the world, especially in European.
Her father had held her captive in a small, soundproofed and windowless cellar in the underground basement of the family home in the town of Amstetten in Lower Austria. During her captivity, she had given birth to a total of seven children, all of whom had been fathered by Josef. Three of them had been imprisoned along with their mother for the whole of their lives: daughter Kerstin, aged 19; and sons Stefan, 18; and Felix, 5
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Sufiah Yusof (23 years old), born 1985, is a British math prodigy who was discovered in March, 2008 to be working as a prostitute in Manchester, England. In 1997 at the age of 13 she gained entry into Oxford University to study mathematics. Sufiah Yusof got scholarship from Malaysian Government since her mother’s country origin is from Malaysia. His father is Pakistani born who also smart in mathematics.
Headlines about Sufiah Yusof is widely discussed since its give indirect impact to Malaysia, Indonesia and other’s muslim country in the world. A lot of discussion also performed in area of psychology and the impact of homeschooling and the Child Prodigy personal development
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I heard that news from my television and really surprised knowing that Lakshmi Mittal become Britain richest man. Mittal has been living and start his steel business in Indonesia, but then choose to leave this country -maybe because bad business atmosphere down here. Here is quote from Indiatimes
“…According to The Sunday Times Rich List 2008, Lakshmi Mittal, Indian steel baron, has been ranked as Britain’s richest resident for the fourth year. The steel baron consolidated his position at the top by acquiring world’s leading steel company Arcelor last year. The combined business, Arcelor Mittal, produces 115 million tons of steel a year and accounts for ten per cent of market. …”
Steel industry is rose due to high demand from new industrial country such as from China. China demand for steel is rose high recently. After more than 30 years leaving Indonesia, who know that Arcelor Mittal will able perform acquisition for Krakatau Steel - largest steel company in Indonesia. What an irony
Beside Arcelor Mittal, Essar (India), Bluescope (Australia), Posco (South Korea), Nanjing Steel (China) also try to perform acquisition for Krakatau Steel.
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