Author: yosefardi.com

Most surveys placed Golkar Party ahead of PDI-P and Demokrat for 2014 legislative race. That has lifted optimism of some Golkar leaders that party chairman Aburizal Bakrie could be competitive in 2014 presidential election. They even demand an early nomination of Aburizal in this weekend’s leadership meeting at a resort owned by Bakrie Group.

At 01.00 AM Saturday, finance minister Agus Martowardojo, on behalf of president SBY, approved the amendment of 2012 State Budget. The House of Representatives (DPR) gives government discretion to adjust fuel price in the coming...

Months ago, we said that the chance of Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie aka Ical in the 2014 race is slim for various issues, even without tons of additional bad news that follow his nomination as president candidate. If you ask ordinary people whether they would vote for Aburizal or others, they prefer others (Prabowo Subianto, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Jusuf Kalla and probably new names..).

Lt General (ret) Suharto, former marine commander, filed police report against nine judges at the Constitutional Court. He condemns the Court’s ruling related to the State’s responsibility in bailing out the Sidoarjo mudflow from Lapindo Brantas oil and gas operation since May 2006.

The House of Representatives (DPR) and government have finally approved the establishment of seven new regencies in seven provinces. Few weeks back, they also approved the established of new province, North Kalimantan. That means we will have eight more elections per annum and at least 400 new legislators.