The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 11/26/2010 11:19 AM | Headlines  The House of Representatives on Thursday selected Busyro Muqoddas to be the new chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after two rounds of voting. In the first round of votes, Busyro was selected by members of the House’s legal affairs commission to be a member of the KPK leadership, beating out the only other candidate, lawyer-activist Bambang Widjojanto. After winning the post as KPK deputy chairman, Busyro moved on to the next round of votes, where 43 of the 55 legislators appointed him new chairman, beating out the other four deputy chairmen, Bibit Samad Rianto, Chandra M. Hamzah, Har-yono Umar and M. Jasin. Haggling between legislators marked both votes, with most arguments concentrating around...

 JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Dalam penilaian peringkat kinerja perusahaan (PROPER) soal pengelolaan lingkungan yang diadakan Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup (KLH), ada 47 dari 690 perusahaan yang dinilai mendapat peringkat hitam. Selanjutnya, mereka akan diverifikasi untuk mendapatkan alat bukti yang tepat dalam proses penegakan hukum nanti. "Proper ini sebagai kajian awal KLH untuk melihat apakah melanggar UU No 32 Tahun 2009 tentang Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup sehingga ditemukan alat bukti yang diajukan ke pengadilan," kata Menteri Lingkungan Hidup, Gusti Muhammad Hatta, di Jakarta, Jumat (26/11/2010). Pada periode penilaian PROPER tahun 2009-2010 ini, terdapat lima kategori peringkat warna, yakni Emas, Hijau, Biru, Merah dan Hitam. Disebutkan, peringkat Hitam ini diperuntukkan...

Jakarta - Tertundanya sejumlah penerbangan Garuda Indonesia tentu sangat disayangkan oleh banyak pihak. Pihak Garuda memang sudah meminta maaf, namun sepertinya rasa kecewa penumpang masih sulit terlupa. Tapi bagaimana jika hal ini dilihat dari kacamata TI? Menurut Abimanyu 'Abah' Wachjoewidajat,...

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Taiwan has donated US$300 thousand in funds to finance reconstruction efforts in disaster-hit regions in Indonesia. The funds, along with 1,000 blankets, 7,000 clothes, 25,255 pairs of shoes, and 10,000 pairs of footwear will be distributed among victims of natural disasters in stages, the Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO) said in a press release on Monday. The donation will be channeled through the Indonesian natural disaster mitigation board, the office said. TETO, along with Taiwanese companies operating in Indonesia is planning the next phase of relief aid for the victims of natural disasters, it said. The Indonesian government said early this month it would draw up blueprints for the reconstruction of the disaster-hit regions of Wasior, Mount...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — In a much-anticipated speech focusing on development, democracy and religion, President Obama sought on Wednesday to strengthen America’s ties with Indonesia, a rising Asian power with the world’s largest Muslim population. But his intended audience was also elsewhere in the...

Normal 0 JAKARTA:  Total assets of  PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk are estimated to reach DIR47.6 trillion following the corporate scheme for merger with PT Bank OCBC Indonesia. Director of Bank OCBC NISP Rama Pranata Kusumaputra said the assumption here refers to the total corporate assets on October 15 worth IDR41.52 trillion of the total assets of OCBC In­do­nesia worth IDR6.07 trillion.“With the merger here the total assets of Bank OCBC NISP will later reach IDR47.606 trillion,” he said yesterday. After merger, all assets and liabilities of Bank OCBC Indonesia will be shifted to Bank OCBC NISP. He then unveiled that after merger the CAR is 18.1 percent and net profit IDR479 billion. Besides, the third party fund (DPK) of Bank OCBC NISP will increase into IDR36.54 trillion.“Our...