Kalla Summons Lemdikpol Head

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has summoned Comr. Gen. Syafruddin, Head of the National Police’s Education School (Lemdikpol), to his office on Wednesday (Sep. 2) afternoon. VP Kalla, however, denied the meeting with Syafruddin relating to the rumor...

Police Chief Meets Minister Luhut

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Taking place at Bina Graha building in the compex of State Palace Jakarta, Wednesday (Sep. 2) afternoon, Chief of the National Police Gen. Badrodin Haiti had a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law & Security affairs Gen. (ret)...

Foreign Tourists Grows 4.76% in July 2015

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Foreign tourists visiting Indonesia reached 814,200 in July 2015, grew 4.76% from 777,200 in July 2014. Compared to June 2015, the figure declined 0.11%. Total foreign tourists went to Bali, one of the most attractive places in Indonesia, through...

OC Kaligis Faces First Trial Today

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Infamous lawyer Otto Cornelis Kaligis is facing his first trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Thursday (Aug. 20) as suspect in a bribery scandal implicating judges at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) of Medan and Governor of North...

Bhatoegana Gets 10 Years in Jail

JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – Panel of judges at the Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced former lawmaker from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s (SBY) Democratic Party Sutan Bhatoegana Siregar to 10 years in jail for receiving a total USD340,000 bribe from officials of the Energy...