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SBY, the President of Indonesia, Attacked by AntiFalsehood Declaration

Rakyat Merdeka, January 25, 2011 Ninety nine non-governmental organizations and public figures proclaimed Three Demands of the People against Lie about Corruption and Mafia Eradication in Corruption Eradication Commission Building, Kuningan, Jakarta, Tuesday (25/1). Tens of public figures and academicians who participate on that declaration, such as Adhie Massardi, Bambang Widjojanto, Bambang Widodo Umar, Bivitri Susanti, Erry Riana Hardjapamengkas, M. Sobry, MM Billah, Mudji Sutrisno, Neta S. Pane, Saldi Isra, Radhar Panca Dahana, Samsuddin Haris, Taufik Basari, Teten Masduki, Tommy Legowo, Topo Santoso, and Yanuar Rizky. Whereas tens of non-governmental organizations, such as AKKSI, ANBTI, ATKI, DEMOS, ELSAM, Forest Watch Indonesia, Forum LSM Yogyakarta, Imparsial, ICW, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID), Institut Hijau Indonesia (Green Institute Indonesia), Jatam, Kiara, Kontras, Lima, Pukat, Walhi, YLBHI, and TII. The declaration explains that Indonesian people want to get their freedom from corruptors colonization, are nauseated with the pretensions on corruption and law mafia eradication, especially on Gayus Tambunan case. The President of Indonesia Republic, as a head of state, must lead war against corruption, tax mafia, and law mafia by himself, without falsehood, in all seriousness, and not only a discourse. They also demand about (system) cleansing in some institutions, such as Police Force, Attorney, Court, Directorate General of Tax, Law and Human Rights Ministry, and all other institutions if there is official who takes part on law mafia network.

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And for the last, Corruption Eradication Commission must lead and finish law investigation about Gayus Tambunan scandal and corporates which avoid tax payment, together with Police Force and Attorney. All of demands on the declaration were read by Radhar Panca Dahana, a cultural observer, after they met head of Corruption Eradication Commission, Busyro Muqqadas and Bibit Samad Rianto. Source

INDONESIA UP DATE

MDGs Achievement

Govt to expand cash aid, microcredit to ease poverty

The Jakarta Post/ January 5, 2011 - Spearheaded by strong macroeconomic figures, the governm aiming to accelerate poverty alleviation this year by boosting conditional cash aid and microcre middle-low- and low-income families. Coordinating Public Welfare Minister Agung Laksono sa government would reduce the percentage of poor people in the country to 8 to 10 percent by the 2014 so long as it could reduce the rate by at least 1 percent per year. The poverty rate has declined percent per year on average since 2004.

The government said the number of poor had significantly decreased to 31.02 million in 2010, o percent of the total population, as a result of improved economic growth and the success of p alleviation programs.

Agung said the government would further improve the implementation of its social welfare programs s the Community Empowerment National Program (PNPM Mandiri) and peoples micro credit (KUR conditional cash transfers under the Hopeful Family Program (PKH), which targeted middle-low- t income families. For low-income families, the government intends to complement these prnograms w kind transfers, such as rice for poor households (Raskin), and social health insurance (Jamkesmas). Full Text

Govt vows to improve sanitation and water

The Jakarta Post/ January 8, 2011 - The Indonesian government is committed to improving the co living conditions as part of its efforts to prevent illnesses and death caused by unsanitary conditions, often affects the poor, a minister says.

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih said healthier living conditions were required in the co Households with healthier living conditions, including adequate sanitation and safe drinking water, will fewer deaths from environment related diseases, especially water-borne illnesses.

Under the MDGs, the number of households with sustainable access to safe drinking water is projec reach 68.87 percent of the total population by 2015. The number of households with access to ade sanitation is projected to reach 62.37 percent of the total population by 2015. It seems likely that Ind will need to work harder to achieve these targets.

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VP : RI must safeguard food needs

ANTARA News/ January 19, 2011 - Vice President Boediono said on Wednesday Indonesia must safeguard its food needs, arguing food problems are affecting not only the country but the world a "Food will become a persistent issue and therefore, we must really safeguard our food needs," he said

Foreign policy Indonesia outlines post-2015 agenda for ASEAN

The Jakarta Post/ January 5, 2011 - While trying to lead ASEAN to achieve its goal of becoming a community by 2015, Indonesia highlighted its agenda for the 10-member group in the post-2015 period as Southeast Asias largest economy chairs the group this year. Indonesia proposed that this year the ASEAN Community should start playing a role on the global stage by tackling global issues such as climate change, development and conflict and security problems so that after 2015 the group would have a common platform to deal with those global issues. Apart from playing a greater role in world affairs, Marty said Indonesias main task was to guide the group to reach the goal of becoming a community by 2015 while giving substance to ongoing regional architecture building in this case East Asia and the Pacific. ASEAN leaders agreed that the community would be built on three main pillars economic, political and security and sociocultural to ensure people in ASEAN countries could coexist in a single community. Marty said that apart from building on developments so far, Indonesia would also propose areas within the three pillars that had not benefited from strong efforts until now. Full Text

RIs 15-year strategy brings hope for a better future

The Jakarta Post/ January 3, 2011 - The governments 2010-2025 National Strategy and Action Plans on Corruption Eradication bring hope for Indonesia to eradicate corruption over the next 15 years, despite implementation delays, experts say. The strategy will provide comprehensive measures and inter-institutional programs over a long period of time. It also involves non-law enforcement bodies that will help corruption prevention [efforts] to be more effective, Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) member Mochammad Jasin commented on the governments national strategy. According to the 86-page document, the strategy contains long-term programs in six areas: prevention, enforcement, law and regulation harmonization, recovery of assets from acts of corruption, international cooperation and coordination mechanisms. Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) advocate Danang Widoyoko said he welcomed the longterm strategy, but warned the government not to repeat its failure in implementing the 2005 National Action Plans on Corruption Eradication. Gadjah Mada Universitys Center for Anticorruption Studies researcher Zainal Arifin Mochtar elaborated on the strategy for corruption prevention. Prevention and enforcement are equally important. Measures in both areas must be implemented simultaneously, he told the Post. Full Text

INFID stands for the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development and was established in June 1985.

INFID is an open and pluralistic network of NGOs from Indonesian and various member countries of the Consultative Group for Indonesian (CGI) as of International organization with an interest in and commitment to Indonesia More information please visit: www.infid.org