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Petrus

Jul 15 2008, 11:11 AM

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http://korupsi.org/infoe.html

World Bank Demands Indonesia Return $10M
Associated Press 09.29.2004

The World Bank has asked Indonesia's government to repay US$10 million it loaned the country to buy school textbooks, after an investigation found the money was stolen by corrupt publishing companies.

The bank barred 10 individuals and 26 companies - whom it said took part in "fraudulent and corrupt practices" related to the scheme - from receiving any more World Bank-financed contracts, it said in a statement released Wednesday.

Indonesia is one of the world's most corrupt countries. Central and local government officials regularly siphon off large chunks of foreign aid and loans despite crackdown efforts.

The US$10 million was part of a package of loans, the first of which was disbursed in 1995, that was earmarked to buy junior high school textbooks.

The bank launched an investigation in late 2000 into graft allegations linked to the textbook procurement after local news magazine Tempo alleged widespread irregularities in the program.

"Following an investigation ... the World Bank declared misprocurement and requested the Government of Indonesia to repay $10,000,000 from the disbursed proceeds of the loan," the bank's statement said.

The statement did not say whether government officials were involved in the corruption.

No one from the government was immediately available for comment. It was not clear how the World Bank intended to press its demand.

The World Bank, which has lent millions of dollars to Indonesia since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, says it is committed to ensuring that none of its loans are stolen.

There are estimates that corrupt government officials steal up to a quarter of development funds that international agencies disburse in Indonesia

http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2004/0.../ap1565393.html .

Corruptions in our country is like a heavy cancer in our body. It is very difficult to eliminate corruptions. The main reason is because almost all of our government employees steal the people's money. If we prosecute those government employees, it is impossible. If most government employees are put in jails, who will run the country?

I hate those corruptors!

DEL

Jul 15 2008, 11:19 AM

serious discussion gets a serious answer from me, even tho he tries to give indonesia a bad name.
Corruption is a problem everywhere. Its in every country, especially in the African, Asian, East-European and South-American ones. But as i said, all countries have problems with it.

I dont know from which country you really are, but you know your own country has the same problems.

Majapahitans

Jul 15 2008, 11:28 AM

Seriously... you shouldn't treat this kid seriously....

Look at the news date: Associated Press 09.29.2004

2004 for fuk sake....
He really diggin deep into old trashcan just to disgrace Indonesia....

DEL

Jul 15 2008, 11:37 AM

hehheh, yeah. thats right:/
He is just trashtalking.
I learned to ignore these people or just look at them for enjoyment.
Best to do is ignore him so i will do it now. Suggest you do the same:P
Unless you can cure stupidity.

DutchEastIndiesMan

Jul 16 2008, 08:07 AM

^the best thing to do is to ban them every time they come. It works all the time.

Joko

Jul 26 2008, 11:02 AM

QUOTE(Majapahitans @ Jul 15 2008, 11:28 AM)

Hi guys, actually there are many corruptions in our country in 2008. This is one of them. Check it out

AGO finds corruption is rife in postal firm

Dian Kuswandini , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, 07/23/2008 10:52 AM | National

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has found corruption is rife in the state postal company PT Pos Indonesia, even though the company has been made to struggle to survive.

Deputy attorney general for special crimes Marwan Effendy said Tuesday that after uncovering alleged graft involving the company's senior executives in Jakarta, the state prosecutors were now looking into the alleged misuse of state money, implicating PT Pos executives for investment in South Kalimantan, Lampung, South Sulawesi and the West Sumatra town of Ombilin.

"A new suspect will be announced next week," Marwan said after a ceremony to mark the AGO's 48th anniversary.

He said PT Pos money had been invested in a coal mining business in South Kalimantan, causing about Rp 40 billion in state losses.

Marwan added the prosecutors had detected the modus operandi in Lampung, South Sulawesi and Ombilin.

"This is clearly a violation, as the state company is supposed to only serve the public with delivery services," Marwan said.

The AGO is handling the graft cases involving the state company under a special program called "speedy investigation", which requires prosecutors to complete their investigations in two months.

The AGO has declared head of the PT Pos Jakarta office Hana Suryana and six branch managers across Jakarta suspects in connection with the alleged misuse of the company's operational and non-budgetary funds, which is believed to have amounted to about Rp 15 billion in state losses.'

The other suspects are former Central Jakarta post office heads Herbon Otnata and Her Chaeruddin; Mampang, South Jakarta, post office head Rudi Atas Perbatas; former West Jakarta post office head Ernaldi; South Jakarta office head Yoseph Taufiq Hidayat; and Pondok Gede, East Jakarta, office head Mun Taufiq.

Marwan said another suspect, identified as Bagja, remained at large.

"We were informed that the person was planning to run away to Switzerland, but to no avail," Marwan said.

The graft case evolved around a circular issued by PT Pos operational director dated June 20, 2003, which allowed a commission of between 3 and 5 percent for customers sending large packages.

According to the prosecutors, Hana, however, inflated the commission to between 5 and 6 percent, with the margin going into his and other officials' pockets.

State Minister for State Enterprises Sofyan Djalil said the government supported the legal measures taken against corruption in the postal company.

But he said it was not urgent that he dismiss Hana and other PT Pos officials as he had already named acting officials.

"We should uphold the presumption of innocence. Just let the law enforcers do their jobs. The point is we would like to create better state-owned enterprises," he said at the State Palace.

The AGO is investigating alleged corruption in the sales of two giant tankers by state oil and gas company Pertamina and will start a probe into alleged graft involving state bank BNI and state pharmaceutical company PT Bio Farma.

Copyright © 2008 The Jakarta Post - PT Bina Media Tenggara. All Rights Reserved.

Source URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/07...ostal-firm.html

DutchEastIndiesMan

Jul 27 2008, 07:45 AM

^Jangan2 ini Petrus/Otong...lagi cape deh....

Joko

Aug 18 2008, 04:52 AM

http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailheadli....A05&irec=4

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House members warn public about 'tricky' leap in education budget

Erwida Maulia and Desy Nurhayati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Lawmakers expressed skepticism Sunday over the government's plan to allocate 20 percent of the 2009 state budget to education, warning the amount could be used to "fool" the public because it lacked transparency.

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) also accused the government of trying to deceive the public with its claim it was increasing the education budget to 20 percent of the 2009 state budget, which has a total expenditure of Rp 1,122.2 trillion.

"This is a government trick. We want the government and the House of Representatives to make the formulation of the education budget open and transparent to the public," said Ade Irawan of ICW.

It has been widely reported that the government's education spending for 2008 stood at around Rp 44 trillion (US$4.8 billion).

But President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono claimed in his speech before the House of Representatives' plenary session last Friday that the government had allocated up to Rp 154.2 trillion for education this year.

He added the government would increase the education budget to 20 percent of the total, or Rp 224.44 trillion, in 2009.

But Yudhoyono did not provide details of what made up the record-breaking amount.

"We will ask the government to clarify the detailed components that constitute the huge figure. We don't want the public fooled," said Cyprianus Aoer, a lawmaker with House Commission X for education, sport and tourism affairs and a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

"The government has different versions of the components of the education budget than we do."

He said the government might have incorporated into the education budget the salaries of teachers, lecturers and personnel for regular education and training programs in all state institutions.

But most people still see the education budget as merely the amount allocated for the National Education Ministry, he said.

Cyprianus accused the government of playing "budgetary politics" ahead of the 2009 legislative and presidential elections.

Fellow Commission X member Ferdiansyah from the Golkar Party said the government, in its proposal for the 2009 state expenditure, allotted Rp 50.2 trillion for the National Education Ministry, Rp 20.8 trillion for the Religious Affairs Ministry, which oversees religious schools, and Rp 46.1 trillion of the additional education budget in the state budget reserve.

He criticized the government for failing to go into detail about the amount allocated for education and training programs in other state institutions, which were likely responsible for the generous 2009 education budget.

The 2003 Law on the National Education System states that the 20 percent mandatory education budget, as required under the 1945 Constitution, must exclude the salaries of educators and funds for education and training programs in state agencies outside the National Education Ministry and the Religious Affairs Ministry.

But in a decision that favored the government, which has repeatedly failed to meet the Constitutional requirement, the Constitutional Court ruled in February that teachers' salaries must be included in the education budget.

The verdict drew protests from community groups, including ICW, which said teachers' salaries -- formerly included in the civil servant budget -- would eat up a large portion of the education budget.

This would leave little for the long list of items in the education sector that urgently require improvement, ICW added.

Meanwhile, National Education Minister Bambang Sudibyo acknowledged the biggest portion of the 2009 education budget would be used for teachers' salaries, which would be transferred to regions in the form of general allocation funds.

"Teachers' salaries will eat up half of the education budget, followed by the National Education Ministry and Religious Affairs Ministry," he said.

If the President cannot be trusted, we can imagine how bad the corruption in our country is....

virginhunter

Sep 25 2008, 03:55 AM

tak jawab idealismenya aja ya, mnrt gw kita kudu rombak smua jajaran pemerintahan kita. smua artinya SEMUA. soalny yg skg ini bener2 uda ancur. bayangin aja, anggota dpr yg ga ikut2an korupsi malah dimusuhi sama anggota2 yg lain. contohnya kwik kian gie. klo diliat dari strukturnya yg skg aja, wapres kita si om kalla juga mental bussinesman, sama skali ga cocok jadi wapres. trus klo bro baca berita yg kemaren, pas kepala kecamatan pada demo ke gedung dprd, itu ketuanya malah ngumpet di ruang komisi c.malu2in kan? pas ditanya juga cuman jawab ngambang.. indonesia ini hukumnya masi ga tegas, apa2 masi kebeli pake uang. gw sbg wni turu sedih dgn kenyataan yg ada, tapi beginilah..

klo diliat dari sisi realnya, corruption will never dies..

sorry if i reply it in indo

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