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Moeldoko: New KSAD and Then Military Commander?
President Soesilo Bambang Yudhoyono had just appointed Lieutenant General Moeldoko as the new Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) to replace General Pramono Edhie Wibowo, who will soon enter his mandatory retirement age. SBY said Moeldoko would be sworn in on Wednesday. But already speculations abound on whether Moeldoko is being prepared to be the next Commander of the Military to replace Admiral Agus Suhartono. Who exactly is Moeldoko? ,Last Updated ( Tue, 21 May 2013)
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| Regional Elections: Bali & West Nusa Tenggara
PDI-P, the largest political party outside the ruling administration, might win its first gubernatorial election this year, referring to the exit poll of Wednesday's election in Bali. Earlier this week, another exit poll pointed to the victory of a coalition led by Golkar Party and President SBY's Democratic Party in West Nusa Tenggara. (Thu, 16 May 2013)
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| Political Briefing: Suicidal PKS, Minister of Finance
Islamic party Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has just committed a political suicide in filing report to the National Police against the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). President SBY, meanwhile, has reportedly elected new minister of finance ahead of deliberation of 2013 State Budget Revision. (Mon, 13 May 2013)
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| • Tangguh LNG Renegotiation & Politics | Politic | @sbyudhoyono (Twitter account of president Susilo Bambamg Yudhoyono) had multiple tweets about oil and gas on May 7, 2013. Two of them about renegotiation of LNG supply from Tangguh, West Papua to Fujian, China. The third tweet suggests that SKK Migas has been under various kinds of interventions. | |
| • When Harry Tanoe is 'Public Trustee' of Airwaves | Politic | Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) plans to resummon Harry Tanoesoedibjo as owner of RCTI (under Media Nusantara Citra) and Indovision (under MNC Sky Vision) next week to clarify 'special deal' of news coverage between Hanura Party and the TV stations. The Commission said that it's not satisfied with explanations from MNC executives. | |
| • POLITICAL BRIEFING: Party's Electability | Politic | With the 2014 Legislative Election less than a year away, PDI-P and Golkar are competing neck to neck for the frontrunner position as shown by various surveys since February 2012. The recent poll figures released by the National Survey Institute (LSN) on Sunday (May 5), placed PDI-P in the top position with 19.5% electability, a razor thin margin above the runner up, Golkar Party (19.3%). | |
| • Sons of Cabinet Members in HIPMI Leadership | Politic | There plenty of organizations in Indonesia. To us, some of them matter and some do not. But there are those who are in between, those whose importance we cannot yet conclusively determine. One of them is the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI). | |
| • Mr President, Cut the Crap on Fuel Policy | Politic | After months of talks, President SBY has finally decided to 'share the pain' from raising the subsidized fuel price with other political parties and 'gain from the pain' of middle-class with the direct cash assistance (BLT) program. It is clear that the president took months to figure out what kind of political gain his Democratic Party could gain from the issue. | |
| • Coup d'Etat at KADIN: Warming Up for 2014 Elections | Politic | An extraordinary convention of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN Indonesia) in Pontianak, West Kalimantan ended Saturday (April 27) with the appointment of five temporary leaders of the organization. They are tasked to prepare a congress to elect definitive leadership of the largest business organization. The 'ousted' chairman Suryo Bambang Sulistio didn't attend the so-called Extraordinary National Assembly of KADIN. | |
| • POLITICAL BRIEFING: Campaign Finance & 2014 Elections | Politic | The Anti-Money Laundering Agency (PPATK) is on the right track by again expressing its commitment on the morning of April 23 the financing of twelve political parties' campaigns. Approximately six thousand legislative candidates will be competing in next year's election. That is quite the scale. Consequently, PPATK would have to work across the vast expanse of the country. | |
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