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The wRap Indonesia: Feb. 9, 2015

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The wRap Indonesia: Feb. 9, 2015

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Jokowi's activities in sunny Manila, floods in rainy Jakarta, the controversy over the 'national car', and more

JAKARTA, Indonesia – President Joko Widodo’s activities in sunny Manila and the flooding in rainy Jakarta lead our wrap of stories from Indonesia today.    

1. Jokowi gets keys to Manila, meets Indonesians in the Philippines

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo laid attended a wreath laying ceremony on Monday, February 9, at the monument of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal in Manila, and received the key to the city from Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada. This was followed by a meeting with Indonesian community in the Philippines. According to the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, there are around 4,000 Indonesians in the Philippines, half of which are students. Jokowi is set to meet with Philippines President Benigno Aquino III later on Monday, where migrant worker issues, maritime cooperation, defense, and trade are expected to be discussed. Read the full story on Rappler

2. Non-stop rain floods Jakarta on Monday

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE. Several parts of Jakarta were flooded after non-stop rain on Monday. Photo by @Nur_al_ihsan/Twitter

 

Continuous rain from Sunday evening wreaked havoc across Jakarta on Monday morning, with several areas flooded and roads rendered impassable. Four of 12 Transjakarta busway corridors had to stop operating, and the commuter railway line was unable to continue into the city. Worse, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the heavy rain is expected to last until Tuesday. Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama ordered flood pumps be used to prevent the floodwaters from reaching the State Palace, but admitted that the city does not have enough pumps. Read the full story in Bahasa Indonesia and see more flood photos from netizens on Rappler.

3. Indonesia denies controversial car deal with Proton is for a national car

AUTOMOBILE ENTREPRENEUR? Former National Intelligence Agency AM Hendropriyono. File photo by EPA

Nope, the controversial agreement signed last week with Malaysian carmaker Proton is not to produce a national car, officials say. “To my knowledge, it is an MoU between companies, not a cooperation between the government and Proton to build a national car,” Panggah Susanto, acting director general of high-tech based industries at the Industry Ministry, said on Monday, according to Tribunnews.com. The signing of the deal between with Proton and little-known Adiperkasa Citra Lestari in Malaysia was witnessed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Jokowi has received scathing criticism over the fact that Adiperkasa Citra Lestari is owned by former National Intelligence Agency AM Hendropriyono, who was his campaign team advisor.

 

4. Tourism Ministry fires official after film director’s exposé on Twitter

Thanks to acclaimed director Joko Anwar’s revealing tweets on the Tourism Ministry’s dubious practice of sending unknown officials to represent the country at international film festivals, the official responsible has now been fired. Making the matter worse was the fact that the ministry rejected proposals from young Indonesian filmmakers and actors whose movies have been selected for screening at the Berlinale or who had won a place at the Berlinale Talent Campus. “Every year, officials have kept making use of film festivals overseas — and probably other events as well — for foreign trips where they only bring a few people or no one related to the movie industry at all,” Joko said. Read the full story from the Jakarta Globe.

5. KPK decision to name him suspect ‘legally flawed’, Budi Gunawan’s lawyers tells court  

Despite the heavy rain and floods, the pretrial hearing for Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan’s suit against the Corruption Eradication Comission (KPK) proceeded on Monday at the South Jakarta District Court. Budi, who was not present at the hearing, is alleging the KPK’s decision to name him a corruption suspect is legally flawed, with one of his lawyers questioning the fact that KPK now only had 4 commissioners, instead of the 5 it’s supposed to have. Another laywer said KPK’s decision did not follow proper procedures, and accused KPK leaders of abuse of power by making an arbitary decision on Budi, according to Kompas.com. KPK denied the accusations, maintaining Budi was named a suspect after it acquired two pieces of sufficient evidence, in accordance with its procedures. The hearing will resume on Tuesday 

Meanwhile, outside the court, 500 anti-riot police officers secured the hearing with watercannons, while about a thousand Budi supporters wearing headbands saying “Polri Bersih” (“Clean Police”) protested. In front of the KPK building, about 100 police officers were also deployed, according to MetroTV. –Rappler.com

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