Tension is heating up in West Java

Tension is heating up in West Java due to friction between supporters of winning and losing pairs of gubernatorial candidates, following a quick-count announcement two days after the direct election held Sunday.

In provincial capital Bandung on Tuesday, at least 20 supporters of Agum Gumelar and Nu'man Abdul Hakim, who were backed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the United Development Party (PPP), burned two banners "congratulating the victory" of Ahmad Heryawan and Dede Yusuf, who were nominated by the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and National Mandate Party (PAN).

The supporters regarded the installation of dozens of banners claiming to represent residents of local neighborhoods as an "insult" to other candidates.

Tio Setiowekti, coordinator of supporters of the Agum-Nu'man media center, said the banners provoked conflict between supporters of different candidates.

A major rally was staged by at least 1,000 supporters of Agum and Nu'man in Tasikmalaya on Tuesday at the local branch of the General Elections Commission (KPUD).

Tasikmalaya Police said protesters were angry about flyers distributed before the election day urging people not to vote for the candidates.

"These black campaigns must be thoroughly investigated. Whatever the results, the display of these banners is an insult to the ballot counting process -- so they must be removed immediately. They create a heated situation by belittling other candidates," Tio said.

Setia Permana of the West Java KPUD immediately ordered all banners of congratulation be taken down to prevent tension. All political parties and communities were also asked not to pay much attention to the quick count vote announcements and to wait for the results of the official ballot count.

"Don't provoke unnecessary problems. Don't show off the victory ... because the ballot count is still in progress," Setia said.

Yudi Widiana Adia of the PKS agreed with KPUD's call, but he denied the banners were installed by PKS members.
"We have ordered our cadres and supporters not to install banners before the final results are officially announced by the KPUD. Not a single one of our supporters does that," Yudi said, acknowledging such banners had been found in a number of cities, including Cimahi, Tasikmalaya and Sukabumi.

Based on the ballot count (as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday) of 5.29 million votes recorded by the KPUD, the incumbent Danny Setiawan and Iwan Sulandjana had 26.11 percent, or 1.38 million votes; Agum and Nu'man had 34.4 percent, or 1.82 million; and Hermawan and Dede 39.46 percent, or 2.08 million votes.

ndonesian police to send personnel to Ketapang

Ketapang: Indonesian police sent personnel Ketapang district in West Kalimantan, to investigate illegal logging. "We are serious about this," said the police chief, General Sutanto, when observing 12 thousand cubic meters of the confiscated logs in the river Pavan, Ketapang, yesterday. He predicted that the logs worth 208 billion rupees.

Sutanto said that the group would hunt for brokers and punish police members involved in illegal logging. The suspects will be processed in Jakarta.

Based on the investigation of the 17 suspects, the police may be involved in this case. Two people have already been decided as the main purposes: Auon Murdiani Like Adi, a candidate for deputy regent Kayong Utara. It was reported that police had received 120 million rupees from all boat carrying illegal logs.

Indonesian police to send their staff for more information. This was confirmed by General Bambang Heandarso Danuri, head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Headquarters. "But do not ask for details of the process for me," he said.

According to Police Public Relations, Bambang Kuncoko, said one of the brokers, Vijaya, was arrested in Pontianak. As Auon was still hunt, and he suspects that he is one of the logs receiving Andrew Wong and Benny Wong, brokers from Malaysia.

Illegal logs from Ketapang Sematan was taken to a port in Malaysia, where the company of hardwood timber is located. It belongs to the head of the Minister of Sarawak, Taib Mahmud bin. Investigators examined the area and found a tree cutting in Sandai, West Kalimantan.

There are 30 ships carrying Indonesian logs from Indonesia into Malaysia. Each boat contains 800 cubic metres of timber. Bambang said. In one day, Indonesia lost Rp 432 billion rupees, or 12.96 trillion rupiah for one month.

Minister of Forestry, MS Cabana will be in Malaysia to complain about it.

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Film Fitna is Banned By The Indonesian Goverment

Jakarta: The Indonesian government officially banned the movie Fitna created Geert Wilders will be shown on television or on the Internet in Indonesia. "The impression Fitna will only divide us," said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at a press conference at his office last night.

The Government has decided this after the President held a meeting with ministers and other officials. The President was accompanied by Communication and Information Minister M. Nuh, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda, and the head of the Indonesian police General Sutanto.

The President has asked Internet providers not to submit the film to their sites, and suggested that the Dutch government to stop running it.

In 17 - minute film collects a reduction of violent video news. The film was posted on www.LiveLeak.com, but they are removed after they have become a threat to officers. However, several other sites, including YouTube showed a copy.

Nuh Minister said he would write a formal letter to the Internet service providers to remove Fitna of their sites. "I will send a letter to YouTube tomorrow," said Nuh.

The President hoped that the international media not to air the film as an affront to Islam, it would disturb the harmony and inter-confessional relations in the world community.
The President said that the Government, through the Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Andi Mattalata would ban Wilders, who is the leader of the Netherlands Freedom Party, from coming to Indonesia, effective since yesterday afternoon.

President Yudhoyono suggested that the public does not resort to violence or carefully foreigners, as the film depicts. He said that Islam forbids any religion, and we do so. This is against the law.

About 100 men from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) demonstrated at the Netherlands embassy in Jakarta yesterday. They asked Holland to apologize for what was done Wilders. Otherwise, "we will ask and Dutch Ambassador to leave Indonesia," said FPI Faturrachman Djaelani.

Although there were many protests, destructive acts did not happen, as what happened when a waiver of the Prophet Mohammed cartoons in the Danish media, in 2006.

Nonetheless, the Netherlands Foreign Minister, Maxime Verhagen took a diplomatic move to calm the situation. He met with the ambassadors of 26 countries and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OKI).

That is to play in "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie in Germany. There was no incident during the game, which is currently represented at the theater in Potsdam. Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian revolution, sentenced Salman Rushdie to death in 1989, author of "The Satanic Verses," which was considered insulting Islam.
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Candidates for Indonesian President announced before the legislative elections

Some political experts from the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) suggested that political parties announce candidates for president and vice president before the legislative elections.

Syamsudin Haris LIPI researcher believes it is a short period of time between the legislative and presidential elections that did not give enough time for voters to learn about the candidates. After the legislative elections, people should take time to get to know the candidates, said Syamsudin during the hearing with a special team of the President and Vice Presidential Election Regulation Drafting office in Parliament yesterday.

Another LIPI researcher, Dewi Fortuna Anwar, said the extra time will also increase voting for political parties in the legislative elections. If the political party nominates someone that people want, they can get many votes, he said.

Sri Yanuarti of the Indonesian Association of Political Science suggests for a presidential candidate to announce a list of ministers of the candidates before the presidential election. The idea is to give more information to voters to select candidates.

Experts also suggest an election regulation for a public debate for the candidates. Syamsudin said, criminalization of the candidates might be those who refuse to a public debate.

Agus Hermanto, a member of a special team for the presidential election Drafting responded positively to this suggestion. Although not yet approved, a pair of candidates must be announced before the general elections, he said.
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Sites pornography and violence will be blocked

Jakarta: Minister of Communication and Information, Muhamamad Nuh, announced his department to block websites with negative content including pornography sites. "We pledged our commitment and APJI CPI to block sites in the negative," he said after the launch of broadband Learning Center at the Al-Akbar, Surabaya, last Friday.

This is a response to the concern of religious figures to Internet-based information technology at places of worship in East Java. They worry that their supporters will misuse of the Internet for pornographic sites.

Nuh said three methods for closing content sites negative. Firstly, the dissemination to the public and also to leave behind the software to block sites.

Secondly, the block of the international network with a direct connection through a special software. The network will only be connected to the network within the country. "If it does not work, there will be a third method, which is the central blockade directly from the sites that we consider not guaranteed."

According to the Director of Software and Information Systems, Loly Amalia, the guideline for blocking sites sexual violence and plans to be completed in April-May. This guideline was established as a ministerial regulation.

The main consideration of this policy is the possibility of a bad influence on children. "Children are now the main target of paedophilia over the Internet," said Tempo yesterday. Another type of site to be blocked is a site of violence. For example a site that teaches how to make a bomb. "A cruel and violent sites, especially those that have potential for harm to the nation, must be seen".

At first, the content of the Internet is limited only by ethics. Now, the government makes a firm move. Loly said that the mechanism of this limitation will be implemented through the observation phase in which there will be a verification of rape, warning, and the blockade. Special Teams will be established to monitor and follow up on complaints from the community.

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Rain of Wind And Tunder Still Happen

Yogyakarta -- Rain with the accompanied by the high intensity of wind and thunder which knock over the region of Provinsi Special Region ( DIY) and its surroundings during this last few days, estimated still will take place final till March
Sexy Head of Data And Information of Body of Meteorology and Geofiska ( BMG) Yogyakarta, Tyar Prasetyo in Yogyakarta, Monday ( 17 / 3), telling society require to take heed and take a care to wind of nipple of hatchet and floods of effect of torrential rains
According to he/she is, some region of DIY of gristle of wind of hatchet nipple among other things Subdistrict have Deluge, Sayegan And Godean in Regency Sleman. While in a number of dot in Town Yogyakarta represent the region of floods gristle
" To control the rainfall in an optimal fashion, BMG install the appliance of Automatic Water System ( AWS) in region of Subdistrict Pakem, Sleman and in Samigaluh of Regency Kulonprogo," he said
Tyar tell, pursuant to data record from AWS hence high rainfall intensity that is reach 14 mm / clock noted in region Pakem. Meanwhile, since last few days of wind direction tend to to blown easterly go out to sea
According to he/she, careful of the experienced phenomenon occurence hence society diimbau shall take heed the floods especially which populating in bantaran river. Others, those who live in under hillside require to take heed the movement and landslide of because rainfall still be high enough.
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Bengkulu affected by earthquake

Bengkulu was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale today (12 / 3) to 06.45 (West Indonesia Time).

According to the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), the epicentre of the earthquake was 118 kilometers southwest of Mukomuko, Bengkulu.

The exact location was 3.5 south latitude and 100.7 east longitude.

BMG said that the earthquake, which was 13 km below the sea, was not the possibility of a tsunami.

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