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Comments: Slank reaffirms support for KPK
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5, p. 32
Slank visited the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday to reaffirm its support for the commission's work after KPK chief Antasari Azhar was temporarily relieved from his duties.
"Slank was the first guest who came to support the KPK," said KPK deputy chief for preventive affairs Eko Ciptadi, as quoted by Antara.
Slank's members - Bimbim, Kaka, Ridho, Abdee and Ivan - came to the KPK office with their manager Bunda Iffet.
Your comment:
The Police should investigate, why is this group so loyal to its master (Antasari)? Is there any blood relation with one of the members? Or other profitable connections?
Kelligg
I guess saying there's a profitable connection is a bit exaggerated for those who know this band. This is a band representing Indonesian aspirations.
Hamzah
I'm not fan of Slank and I don't defend Antasari Azhar. But I just want to say here that Slank actually support the KPK not Antasari and there is no statement saying that Slank supports Antasari and I hope the KPK can continue its activities without disruption.
Bowo
RI committed to ratifying ICC
May 4, p. 12
It is just "a matter of time" before Indonesia becomes a state signatory to the international Criminal Court (ICC), a Foreign Ministry official said on Monday, but an analyst alleged that fear of possible intervention by the court was causing the government to drag its feet in ratifying the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding charter.
Your comment:
In my opinion, the government not only has not done enough to investigate rights abuses in Papua, but it also does not allow international journalists to investigate in the area, so the torturers can be sure that most of their crimes never get public attention.
Throwing out the International Red Cross because they saw what happened to political prisoners is a further step not to stop the human rights abuses, but only to hide them. The actions, the government takes are converse to their promises.
Markus Hagenauer
Mandiri boss gets 11.06 percent pay rise
May 5, p. 13
Managing the country's largest lender, Bank Mandiri, is no guarantee for Agus Martowardojo to receive the highest pay in the industry - not if the bank is controlled by the government.
In an unprecedented move Monday, the flamboyant-style Agus announced that he would get a salary rise of 11.06 percent to Rp 166 million (US$15,770) a month this year following the bank's solid performance last year when it recorded the highest net profit of Rp 5.31 trillion in its history.
Agus said that a shareholders' meeting on Monday had approved the pay rise that would also be enjoyed by all Mandiri directors and commissioners.
Your comments:
"Putting these figures aside, Agus' statement on his salary could be the first such public disclosure by a bank executive in Indonesia, where talking about salaries in the open has previously been deemed to be taboo and inappropriate."
Aren't these public companies? Aren't the officers supposed to disclose their compensation package?
Abu Wazir
Oh... my godness. Only in my dream I can get salary of Rp120 million a month. I think my 60 months of salary would be equal to one month's salary of a BRI president director.
Ponaryo
