My Dirty Jakarta

Jakarta is similar with dirty river, spread waste, crowded, traffic jam, air polution, criminal. Not so good city to live in. Jakarta only good for work, make competition. Jakarta is to design not for life but for work.

everyday, tons of carbondioxide, waste, is emited to the atmosphere of jakarta. we, as the citizen of jakarta, have to consume it all.

everyday, thousand of people have to fight with another on going office. its a hard struggle. by bus with dense passenger with bus with bad condition.

to solve the traffic jam, i think, jakarta need mass transportation to carry more people. mass transpotation like jakarta monorail, MRT (Mass Rapid Transport) train like in our neighbour malaysia. with this MRT trasport, going work is not a big problem. it can reduce traffic jam by inviting more people to use mass transsport than their own car.

the tansjakarta project is one choice to reduce traffic jam. the others is develop water transportation like that done at banjir kanal river. right, is dirty river with the a stink smell but slowly and slowly, if the goverment concern to develop this tranpostation, i think citizen will aware to keep river, environtment clean. if people bored with traffic jam, what they will do if there are other better choice?

its seem to late, if we look our neighbour, singapore, malaysia, or thailand, that have early have a mrt system. but, late is better than nothing. so, it a homework for the mext governor of the DKI Jakarta Province, to reduce criminal, traffic jam, make Jakarta Clean, make Jakarta good for living.
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Pilkada Jakarta, No Hope for independence Candidate

Jakarta election for vote the governor of DKI Jakarta Province will be held on 8 agustus 2007. now, two couple of candidates, Fauzi Bowo-Prijanto that supported by 19 coalition party, and Adang Darajatun - Dani Anwar who supported by PKS.

Sarwono Kusumaatmaja, thats hope to be alternative candidate have withdrawed from this competition because unable to give 15% vote party. PKB and PAN, that supported Sarwono, only have 13% vote in 2004 election.

Sarwono have one chance to become a candidat, be an independence candidate, without party supporting. This is like ggovernor of NAD, Irwandy Yusuf, that supported by GAM (FREE ACEH MOVEMENT) and win this election. Now Irwandi is Governor of NAD. The first indepence governor, this first time GAM participate legaly in the goverment of the Republic of Indonesia.

Then Sarwono requets MK (Mahkamah Konstitusi) for judicial revief for UU NO 32 tahun 2004 about Province and City Goverment (Pemerintahan Daerah). Senior researcher for Central Srategic for International Studies, J Kristiyadi said, therei is no hope for independence candidat. Though MK accept Judivial review the chance for independence candidates for Jakarta election is close.

Its a dilema, to participate on this election, by the law, candidates must have supporting from party. But, even its not eficien. Like, sarwono said, every candidates who want to participate on thi selection must give some money to houe of party. its not about milion, but bilion.

With independence candidates, citizen will vote by their choice, not separated by party or ideologi.

but, now, this chance isn't come. but, in the future, its have an important thing to discuss. and surely, party, that have many interest, will them whole-hearthed to make this process walk itself? Will party ready to disclaim their priviledge right: money, access, power.

NOW, PILKADA IS A BUSSINESS FOR PARTY, THE FUTURE..?
i hope.....

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Defence Cooperation Agreement Between Indonesia-Singapura. Is It Fair?

Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) have signed by Indonesia and singapura at Tampaksiring President Palace, April 2007. Its a long strugle. Our effort to catch coruptor who run to Singapura is barried by no extradition agreement between Indonesia-Singapura.

Its crucial, many coruptor of bilion rupiahs, is safe by stay at Singapore. Singapura take advantage from their capital that move form Indoneia to Singapura. They always full of capital. Many effort to discuss it is done. But Singapura with strong economic, confidence to avoid discuss that isue.

But, we have truf card, by stopping sand export form Riau to Singapura, Singapura affraid. Singapura need sand, stone, granite, for build many building, to expand their coastal by reclamation. By the year coastal large is bigger and bigger. Indonesia make this condition to push Singapura to discuss about extradition. But we all know, that agreement is certainly controversial.

Many says, this agreement is not fair for Indonesia, and only Singapura will get advantage.

The House of Representative of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR) earlier have declare will not signed or ratificated that agreemnet. So our senat (DPD) reject to. DPD argue, as this agreement, that make Batam, Riau Archipelago, as training area of Singapore Army, is tend to violate our soveregnity.

By signed this agrement, Indonesian Goverment is accused to sell the territory of Indonesia to neighbour, moreover, the third country, America should be.

Indonesia have to give a space area (called Alfa 1, Alfa 2, Bravo area) for Singapura army to held military training, this the hole for dangerous for our national scurity. Its more dangerous if Singapura join with third country, suh us America. With high technology, America can collect any information more close about our military power. And the important is, it is not good idea allowing foreign military power infiltrating us, by make our space for their training.

So, I think we must reject that agreement.

I interest with Amin Rais who say that Singapore have along time ago want to 'occupied' Indonesia. In many foreign policy, they always proud with technology, capital, skilled human resoursces, and international market. But Indonesia have to give space , natural resources, cheap labour. Its an insulting. Amin said more, we accept DCA if we allowed by them to held military training at hearth of Singapore, Orchad Road.

I think America have play a game in this case. By the hand Singapura, America try to entrance Indonesia territory by legal.

As Samuel Hutington tell in "Class of Civilization", though its still debatable, after the collapse of comunist country, the Soviet Union, Islam replaces Communism vis a vis West in conflict. Indonesia that have a moslem majority have a chance become future important enemy for America.

So, for DPR must listen and take a national scurity higher than their interest. Because its abut the life of 200 milion people of the Republic of Indonesia. We want our money back, but we dont want our scurity is infiltrated by foreign power. We are an indpendence country. Dont let other country hit aour sovereignity.
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