Thursday, April 26, 2012
Amnesty International Calls for National Police Evaluation
Amnesty International has requested the Indonesian government confirm that all murder reports are free from law enforcement interference and are not motivated by police attacks. The reports should also be investigated by an independent institution, which announces the finding to the public, Amnesty said.
“Amnesty International calls for an evaluation by the Indonesian government over the tactics used by the police in their arrest and maintenance of public order to ensure they comply with international standards,” said Amnesty International Indonesia campaigner Josef Benedict in a press release on Wednesday.
Josef said that Amnesty suspects the Indonesian police is guilty of abusing its power. Josef added that the Indonesian police have shot, beaten, and killed people without considering accountability. Over recent months, the police have attracted criticism for repeatedly shooting and attacking civilians involved in peaceful protests and land disputes.
“Amnesty International calls for an evaluation by the Indonesian government over the tactics used by the police in their arrest and maintenance of public order to ensure they comply with international standards,” said Amnesty International Indonesia campaigner Josef Benedict in a press release on Wednesday.
Josef said that Amnesty suspects the Indonesian police is guilty of abusing its power. Josef added that the Indonesian police have shot, beaten, and killed people without considering accountability. Over recent months, the police have attracted criticism for repeatedly shooting and attacking civilians involved in peaceful protests and land disputes.
Historic Ship To Transport Bontang Gas
PT Badak NGL Bontang of East Kalimantan will transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Jakarta using a 35 year old LNG tanker named Aquarius. “The same tank transported LNG to Osaka, Japan in 1977,” said President Director of PT Badak NGL Sutopo on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
He said that Aquarius was used for the first export of LNG in August 1, 1977. Now it will be used for domestic shipping of LNG to Jakarta Bay. PT Badak NGL began shipping abroad with 2 trains of LNG around the end of 70s. In the early 90s till now, Sutopo said, Pertamina's subsidiary company has an annual capacity of 22,5 million ton. “We have achieved 8,085 shipments as of April 21, 2012,” Sutopo said. All of these shipments were destined to buyer countries.
This time LNG will be sent to Jakarta Bay for a floating terminal project a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU). LNG Bontang has supplied 11.75 million metric tons LNG to West Java FSRU in the past 11 years. The new FSRU will be operated by PT Nusantara Regas.
The FSRU project in Jakarta Bay is to support government program to diversify energy to manage future energy challenges. With FSRU, Nusantara Regas can also explore other business potentials to make optimal use of the facility.
He said that Aquarius was used for the first export of LNG in August 1, 1977. Now it will be used for domestic shipping of LNG to Jakarta Bay. PT Badak NGL began shipping abroad with 2 trains of LNG around the end of 70s. In the early 90s till now, Sutopo said, Pertamina's subsidiary company has an annual capacity of 22,5 million ton. “We have achieved 8,085 shipments as of April 21, 2012,” Sutopo said. All of these shipments were destined to buyer countries.
This time LNG will be sent to Jakarta Bay for a floating terminal project a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU). LNG Bontang has supplied 11.75 million metric tons LNG to West Java FSRU in the past 11 years. The new FSRU will be operated by PT Nusantara Regas.
The FSRU project in Jakarta Bay is to support government program to diversify energy to manage future energy challenges. With FSRU, Nusantara Regas can also explore other business potentials to make optimal use of the facility.
Minister Hatta: Subsidized Fuel Restriction Cannot Take Effect in May
Coordinating Minister for Economy Hatta Rajasa stressed that subsidized fuel restrictions cannot be enforced this May. “The issue has only been unravelled and discussed recently and is still being deliberated upon intensely. Later the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister (Jero Wacik) shall unveil the technical details and our President will listen. Afterwards, the implementation will need steps. So, it is not possible to enforce the policy as per 1 May," Hatta said at the Presidential office on Tuesday, 24 April 2012.
The subsidized fuel restriction, Hatta said, will be applied not only to private cars but also cars belonging to the state and state-owned companies' vehicles, and one of the possible measures was to use stickers. “We listen to all input given to us,” Hatta said.
The policy implementation will depend on the polling results to avoid the over quota use of subsidized fuel, earmarked at 40 million kiloliter for this year.
Hatta said there are targets the government plans to meet, in order to ensure preparedness toward enforcing the restrictions - for example, familiarization and the public's understanding of the policy and infrastructure. “A good idea has to be implementable. We want to walk the talk, not just talk.” he said.
"The meeting will formulate the implementation of APBNP (Revised State Budget) 2012, which still uses the assumption of RP. 1,500 price increase for subsidized fuel. We will not enforce price increase till end of June if the increase is not justified by Paragraph 6a of Article 7," Hatta detailed.
Without the price increase, the government has to implement a variety of strategies to maintain the growth at 6.5 percent and a healthy fiscal climate. "Without the increase, subsidies will swell and without control it will reach Rp. 340 trillion,” he added.
The subsidized fuel restriction, Hatta said, will be applied not only to private cars but also cars belonging to the state and state-owned companies' vehicles, and one of the possible measures was to use stickers. “We listen to all input given to us,” Hatta said.
The policy implementation will depend on the polling results to avoid the over quota use of subsidized fuel, earmarked at 40 million kiloliter for this year.
Hatta said there are targets the government plans to meet, in order to ensure preparedness toward enforcing the restrictions - for example, familiarization and the public's understanding of the policy and infrastructure. “A good idea has to be implementable. We want to walk the talk, not just talk.” he said.
"The meeting will formulate the implementation of APBNP (Revised State Budget) 2012, which still uses the assumption of RP. 1,500 price increase for subsidized fuel. We will not enforce price increase till end of June if the increase is not justified by Paragraph 6a of Article 7," Hatta detailed.
Without the price increase, the government has to implement a variety of strategies to maintain the growth at 6.5 percent and a healthy fiscal climate. "Without the increase, subsidies will swell and without control it will reach Rp. 340 trillion,” he added.
Workers to Go on Strike Again on May 1
Thousands of workers from various alliances in Tangerang declared their protests against cheap labor on May 1. The issue of cheap labour will be one of the major demands to improve welfare of the workers. “We deplore cheap labor practices,” announced Chairman of Karya Utama Workers Union Federation Koswara on Wednesday, April 25, 2012.
Koswara said their demands will be announced during the planned peace rally together with other labour organizations in Tangerang and Jakarta. They also reject labour outsourcing and press the government to protect its national assets and declare the Labor Day as a national holiday. "The government has to declare May Day as a national day because that is the victorious day of workers, and to show that Indonesia is moving forward from agrarian to industrialization," Koswara said. May 1 which falls on Tuesday is a normal working day in Indonesia.
Koswara also pledged that workers will maintain discipline during the May Day protest as the planned action has already been coordinated with police.
Around 5,000 workers from Tangerang will take to streets on the day. According to Chairman of Indonesian Metal Workers Union Federation of the Tangerang City and Regency, Riden Hatam Azis, the said number came from 80 work units based in Tangerang City and Regency, their point of meeting is established around Bitung toll road.
Koswara said their demands will be announced during the planned peace rally together with other labour organizations in Tangerang and Jakarta. They also reject labour outsourcing and press the government to protect its national assets and declare the Labor Day as a national holiday. "The government has to declare May Day as a national day because that is the victorious day of workers, and to show that Indonesia is moving forward from agrarian to industrialization," Koswara said. May 1 which falls on Tuesday is a normal working day in Indonesia.
Koswara also pledged that workers will maintain discipline during the May Day protest as the planned action has already been coordinated with police.
Around 5,000 workers from Tangerang will take to streets on the day. According to Chairman of Indonesian Metal Workers Union Federation of the Tangerang City and Regency, Riden Hatam Azis, the said number came from 80 work units based in Tangerang City and Regency, their point of meeting is established around Bitung toll road.
Indonesia Police Watch: Inafis a Waste
Indonesia Police Watch (IPC) head Neta S. Pane, says the implementation of the Inafis card project must be stopped for four reasons.
The first reason, according to Neta, is because Inafis, the finger print ID card, has no additional benefit than regular ID cards such as drivers’ licenses, passports and the planned e-ID card.
Neta also said the project, which has cost the state Rp43.2 billion, has not been transparent. The National Police, said Neta, never announced the winner of the project tender. In addition, Neta said the Inafis card system ‘criminalizes’ citizens because criminal records will be stored on the Inafis card.
Neta said that no more than 2 percent of 250 million Indonesian citizens have been involved in criminal acts. Furthermore, Neta also questioned the Inafis card system, which refers to the United States police system.
The first reason, according to Neta, is because Inafis, the finger print ID card, has no additional benefit than regular ID cards such as drivers’ licenses, passports and the planned e-ID card.
Neta also said the project, which has cost the state Rp43.2 billion, has not been transparent. The National Police, said Neta, never announced the winner of the project tender. In addition, Neta said the Inafis card system ‘criminalizes’ citizens because criminal records will be stored on the Inafis card.
Neta said that no more than 2 percent of 250 million Indonesian citizens have been involved in criminal acts. Furthermore, Neta also questioned the Inafis card system, which refers to the United States police system.
Power Out in 17 Jakarta Substations
Manager of state electricity company PLN for the Jakarta-Tangerang distribution Paranai Suhafsan, confirmed there were electrical problems in the Interbus Transformer (IBT) 500 Kv/150 at Gandul, Cinere, in South Jakarta yesterday.
The interference caused a disruption in the Muara Karang and Lontar generators, which led to power outages in 17 substations in Jakarta. “We are still unable to identify the cause of the disturbance,” Paranai told Tempo on Wednesday.
Paranai said the 17 substations would be manually restarted. The problematic substations include the Ketapang, Kebon Sirih, Karet Baru, Cengkareng, Budi Kemuliaan, AGP, Grogol, Kebon Jeruk, Karet Lama, Muara Karang, Petukangan, Danayasa, Senayan, Bintaro, Teluk Naga New Tangerang and Duri Kosambi substations. “The 17 substations are capable of generating 1,600 megawatts,” said Paranai.
Power was out in some vital locations due to the disruption in the 17 substations, including at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The power outage also caused some traffic lights to stop working, resulting in traffic congestion in central, west and south Jakarta.
The interference caused a disruption in the Muara Karang and Lontar generators, which led to power outages in 17 substations in Jakarta. “We are still unable to identify the cause of the disturbance,” Paranai told Tempo on Wednesday.
Paranai said the 17 substations would be manually restarted. The problematic substations include the Ketapang, Kebon Sirih, Karet Baru, Cengkareng, Budi Kemuliaan, AGP, Grogol, Kebon Jeruk, Karet Lama, Muara Karang, Petukangan, Danayasa, Senayan, Bintaro, Teluk Naga New Tangerang and Duri Kosambi substations. “The 17 substations are capable of generating 1,600 megawatts,” said Paranai.
Power was out in some vital locations due to the disruption in the 17 substations, including at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The power outage also caused some traffic lights to stop working, resulting in traffic congestion in central, west and south Jakarta.
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