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THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY BI-WEEKLY BULLETIN ISSUE I/08 04 August 2008 Indonesia DOMESTIC ISSUES Political Issues News and Views Economic Issues Socio - Cultural Issues ENVIRONMENT ISSUES REGIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL ISSUES USEFUL LINKS: Government (www.indonesia.go.id) Department of Foreign Affairs (www.deplu.go.id) Royal Cremation (Ngaben) Ceremony in Bali Department of Cultural and Tourism (www.budpar.go.id) Ngaben/Cremation Ceremony is one of the famous Balinese Hindu ceremonies where the dead body soul return to the National Agency for heaven by processing of cremation. The Ngaben/Cremation Export Development (www.nafed.go.id) ceremony procession where the group of local people (Banjar Society) taken the dead body and put on the ‘Wadah' (the place Investment to put the dead body which is decorated with the beautiful Coordinating Board ornaments) and carry on the shoulder together to bring it to the (www.bkpm.go.id) funeral. The dead body will be burned or buried (depend on the Statistics Indonesia local society role) to unite the soul to heaven and bring back all (www.bps.go.id) element of human being body to nature. The Jakarta Post source: www.balistarisland.com (www. thejakartapost.com) Issued by THE INDONESIAN EMBASSY, INFORMATION & SOCIO-CULTURAL AFFAIRS Kuusisaarentie 3, 00340 Helsinki, Finland, Phone. (358-9) 477 0370, Fax. (358-9) 458 2882, E-mail. [email protected] www.indonesian-embassy.fi The Indonesian Embassy, Bi – Weekly Bulletin. Issue 04 August 2008 Contents DOMESTIC ISSUES Political Issues 1 President Officially Kicks Off Ministerial Conference on Palestine 2 RI Remains Committed to Supporting Struggles for Sovereign Palestinian State 3 RI and Timor Leste Pledge Better Relations After Report 4 House Speaker Favors Death Penalty for Corrupters 5 Indonesia Expected to Increase Peace-Building Capacity Economic Issues 1 RI Ranks High in Attracting Trade 2 Government to Prioritize Economic Stability, Food Resilience, Energy Management in 2009 3 Bio-Fuel Capacity Only 600,000 liters per Year 4 RI Expected to Enjoy Rice Surplus of 2 Million Tons in 2008 5 Japan Needs 1,000 Indonesian Workers 6 Chinese Bizmen to Explore Investment Opportunities in Indonesia 7 Shrimp as National Product to Export 8 Six Singapore Firms Invest in South Kalimantan 9 Indonesia Regrets Prolongation of EU Flight Ban 10 EU Not Consistent with Its Flight Ban: Transportation Ministry 11 RI Yet to Quit OPEC Officially: Minister 12 RI Welcomes OECD´s Closer Cooperation Offer : President Socio-Cultural Issues 1 RI Students Grab 5 Gold Medals in HK International Math Contest 2 UNESCO Names Indonesia's "Kris" World Heritage 3 ITS Team Set to Take Part in Maritime Challenge in Finland 4 Thanksgiving Ritual for a Successful Harvest ENVIRONMENT ISSUES 1 SBY Told to Push G8 on Climate 2 Bali Meet to Issue Declaration on Waste Management 3 President to Launch Tree-Planting Month Campaign 4 Surabaya Mangrove Forests Home to 140 Species of Java's Biggest Birds REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL ISSUES 1 Foreign Minister: IMIC is Second Track Diplomacy to Promote Islam 2 Palestine Conference Ends With Commitments 3 RI to Fight for Developing Countries in Doha Talks 4 RI Condemns Deadly Bombings in India and Turkey 5 Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand Agree on Transportation Cooperation The Indonesian Embassy, Bi – Weekly Bulletin. Issue 4 August 2008 representatives from Cuba, Brazil and DOMESTIC ISSUES Venezuela. (ANTARA) RI Remains Committed to Supporting Struggles for Sovereign Palestinian Political Issues State President Officially Kicks Off President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Ministerial Conference on Palestine has asserted that Indonesia would continue to support the creation of an President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono independent and sovereign Palestinian at the State Palace here on Monday state in accordance with Annapolis 2007 officially kicked off Ministerial agreement. Conference on Capacity Building for President Yudhoyono made the Palestine organized under the New statement when he received visiting Asia-Africa Strategic Partnership Palestinian Prime Minister Salam framework. Fayyad at Merdeka Palace here on The two-day conference (July 14 and Monday (14/7). 15) is being attended by representatives "The head of state reiterated Indonesia's of Asian and African regions. The commitment to supporting an conference is jointly organized by independent and sovereign Palestinian Indonesia and South Africa. state, and in accordance with the "The ministerial level conference is Annapolis 2007 agreement the target is aimed at improving the capacity building expected to be reached in December of Palestinians," Teuku Fiazasyah, a 2008," presidential spokesman Dino spokesman of the Indonesian foreign Patti Djalal said. affairs ministry, said recently. In the meeting with President The conference would focus on Yudhoyono, Dino said Fayyad explained concrete projects, he said. about the latest developments in The idea to hold the conference was the Palestine to the president. fact that there was still a colonized Fayyad explained a number of obstacles country, namely Palestine, 50 years in the implementation of Annapolis after the Asia-African Conference agreement including the escalating organized in Bandung in 1955, he said. Israeli settlements in Palestine, Dino The Asian African countries had said. experiences in development and their According to Dino, President efforts to help Palestine would Yudhoyono on the occasion responded compliment other efforts by the Fayyad statement and said the factions international world, he said. in Palestine should be united. Meanwhile, Ibnu Hadi, Director for "The president stressed on the Cooperation in the Asian, Pacific and importance of unity in Palestine," Dino African inter-region of the Indonesian said, adding that the Indonesian foreign affairs ministry, said most of the government was committed to educating Asian-African countries were committed up to 1,000 Palestinian officials and civil to providing technical assistance to servants through a five-year program. Palestine. (ANTARA) The cooperation would probably involve the private sector, he said. In addition to Asian-African countries, the conference was also attended by 1 The Indonesian Embassy, Bi – Weekly Bulletin. Issue 4 August 2008 RI and Timor Leste Pledge Better with commitments to follow up on the Relations After Report commission's recommendations. He said the focus would be on addressing the victims and resolving pending issues, such as borders, refugees and disappeared persons. Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda said the two countries would focus more on enhancing bilateral ties than taking legal action against individuals allegedly perpetrating gross human rights violations in East Timor in 1999. "We have closed the case. We have long considered that it is better for us to think about the future than get stuck in Indonesian and Timor Leste on the past that can cause problems within Wednesday (13/7) promised to follow up both countries, considering the domestic on recommendations proposed by a condition of Indonesia and Timor Leste. joint truth commission in a bid to foster Also, our bilateral relations are at stake better bilateral ties between the two here," he said. nations. The commission's recommendations The report by the Commission for Truth included the need for both countries to and Friendship (CTF) found that the undergo institutional reform in judicial Indonesian government, the TNI and bodies and military and security forces police committed gross rights violations to turn them into accountable institutions in the form of crimes against humanity without a culture of violence. such as murder, rape, torture, illegal It also highlighted the need for both detention and forced deportation against countries to establish training on human civilian populations in East Timor in rights for military and police personnel. 1999. On the border issue, the commission After accepting the report President proposed a visa-free zone that would Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Timor improve communication and cultural and Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta economic exchange between people signed a commitment to faithfully living along the border. implement the commission's The commission also recommended recommendations and to take other that both countries establish a steps to further promote friendship and documentation and conflict resolution reconciliation between the two center tasked with promoting countries. understanding of the past between "This report will begin a new chapter of people of the two nations. Timor Leste and Indonesia bilateral The center should also be tasked with relations as it will enable people of both developing comprehensive and inclusive countries to face the difficult past and survivor healing programs, particularly work together for the future ," Timor for victims of sexual violence and Leste Foreign Minister said in a press torture, the commission proposed. conference after the report was Hassan said both governments would submitted. come up with plans of action as soon as He said the commission findings would each presented the report to their serve as the basis for both countries to parliaments. (The Jakarta Post) strengthen already good bilateral ties 2 The Indonesian Embassy, Bi – Weekly Bulletin. Issue 4 August 2008 House Speaker Favors Death Penalty Indonesia as one of the ASEAN for Corrupters (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries had a great deal in Jakarta - House of Representatives peace-building in Southeast Asia