Day: January 1, 2023

Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri expressed the hope that 2023 will bring a new spirit to corruption eradication in Indonesia.

“With the spirit of the new year 2023, let us work together for the nation and the state, serve the country, clean Indonesia from corruption,” he said in a statement quoted on Sunday.

Bahuri highlighted that the commission never stops to serve for the nation in order to make Indonesia completely free from corrupt practices.

“Hopefully, 2023 will bring us good health, safety, and success,” he remarked.

Earlier, KPK had conveyed its performance and achievements throughout 2022, starting from the field of education, prevention to prosecution.

In the education field, for example, KPK has carried out the Integrated Smart Politics (PCB) program, which involved 20 political parties comprising 15 national parties and four political parties in Aceh, as well as central and regional levels election committees.

In terms of prevention, the commission recorded the submission rate for State Officials’ Wealth Reports (LHKPN) from January 2022 to December 15, 2022, to reach 98.24 percent. The figure showed an increase compared to the same period last year, which stood at 94.47 percent.

In the field of prosecution, KPK had named 149 people as suspects and carried out 10 sting operations.

Then, in the field of information and data, KPK has received 4,623 reports on suspected cases of corruption from the community through e-mail, its whistleblowing system, direct report, social media, text message, letters/faxes, or telephone calls.

KPK hoped that consistent and collaborative work in education, prevention, and prosecution could support Indonesia to become a developed, prosperous, and corruption-free country.

 

Source: Antara News

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD asked the public to participate in overseeing the 2024 General Election agenda, and maintaining peace in the life of the nation and state in the 2023 political year.

“In 2023 there will be a number of important political agendas; constitutional agenda ahead of 2024 elections,” Mahfud said in a live broadcast on national TV to welcome the new year on Saturday night.

Mahfud emphasized that Indonesians are determined to hold the elections on schedule. He underlined the importance of efforts to monitor the political agenda so that it can run peacefully and smoothly.

Mahfud reminded that some election stages will be conducted in 2023 and they must be guarded properly.

Some of these activities are the presidential and vice presidential candidacy, as well as the candidacy for members of the House of Representative (DPR), Provincial House of Representatives (DPRD), and District/City House of Representatives.

“We hope our life will remain peaceful and orderly,” he said.

 

Source: Antara News

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) in East Jakarta is still packed with visitors during the 2023 New Year holiday.

The light rain did not hinder anyone in capturing the moment at Tugu Api Pancasila (the Pancasila Flame Monument).

Heavy traffic was noted at third entrance of TMII.

A visitor, Nur Aisah from Setu, Bekasi, said that she wanted to spend the rest of her New Year holidays with her family at TMII because the ticket prices were affordable.

“There is no increase (in ticket price). It is affordable,” she said.

Aisah said that after the renovation, TMII’s management was deemed to be better. One of examples that could be seen was neat queues when one was about to take a cable car.

However, she pointed out that the car park was still so far away, so she and her family had to walk all the way to the TMII monument square.

The Keong Mas IMAX theater —the icon of TMII— still can not operate because the management was not ready to offer screenings just yet.

To entertain the visitors, TMII hosted shows and entertainments starting at 2 pm, spread out at some places such as at Gajah Mada Plaza, the North Plaza of the Management Building, Horse Statue Plaza, Lake Archipelago Cultural Stage, and Non-Aligned Summit Plaza.

The Management of PT TWC gave scarves to first ten visitors who visited TMII at the beginning of 2023. The scarves were given by President Director of PT TWC Edy Setijono and Executive Director of TMII Emilia Eny Utari.

The first visitors were also greeted with a drum band and the attraction of  Color Changing Guard.

They were also entertained with Sekapur Sirih Dance attraction from the Riau Pavilion as a symbol of sincere hospitality. The show was complete with attractions of the Marching Band of Serindit Pavilion Riau.

 

Source: Antara News

Visitors reportedly flocked to Kota Tua area, West Jakarta, on Sunday (1/1), the first day of 2023.

Until 12.00 om local time, the entire front yard of the Fatahillah museum was packed with people.

Some were seen taking selfies in front of the museum, and some others cycled around the area with their rented bikes.

Some of the tourists were also seen sitting on the concrete floor, wet from the rain pouring on Sunday morning. They sat while eating lunchboxes they brought from home.

In front of the Ceramics Museum, visitors can also be seen enjoying the new sidewalk on foot.

The sidewalk was the result of renovation from last year, officiated by the Governor Jakarta at the time, Anies Baswedan.

They also sat on the rocks forming a circle while gazing upon the Fatahillah museum courtyard which was flooded with people.

One of the visitors, Firmanudin, 56, admitted that he had planned to visit Kota Tua since last year.

“Indeed, it was planned to bring the family here. It is also Sunday,” he said.

Firmanudin, who came with his two children and a wife, stated that they left from Bogor by train.

He visited the place to see the result of the revitalization.

“Last time, there was a lot of news that there was an inauguration of Kota Tua. We want to know what is new here. There is wide sidewalk,” he said.

Firmanudin also admitted that he was happy with Kota Tua’s new look.

He hopes that in the future the government will bring changes to Kota Tua to make it even more attractive.

Another visitor, Rahma Aryani, 26. also expressed her joy to be able to visit Kota Tua.

However, she and her friends complained of difficulty in finding food in Kota Tua courtyard.

“They sell drinks here, fritters are so far outside (the area). There are places to eat in the Post Office building, but they are expensive,” she commented.

However, she thought that it was great; traders were not allowed to get in, because it was more orderly that way.

As of 01.30 pm, Kota Tua was still busy, and it was estimated that visitors would still come in until this afternoon.

Meanwhile, Kota Tua Regional Management Unit personnels had said that during this holiday period, some 15 thousand visitors came to Kota Tua in a day.

This figure was an increase compared to normal holidays, during which the figure were around 10,000 visitors.

The area has various museums like the Puppet Museum, the Textile Museum, and the Bank Mandiri Museum.

To ensure visitors’ convenience, the officials have dispatched cleaning services and security officers.

“For cleanliness, we enforce cleaning every two hours from opening until it closes at 9 pm local time,” Head of Kota Tua Regional Management Unit Dedy Tarmizi said.

However, his administration reminded the public to also maintain cleanliness because trashcans are placed in many locations.

Tarmizi noted that Jakarta Government has provided nearby parking facilities such as in Kota Intan, Park and Ride Stasiun Kota, and others, in order to support the policy of low-emission zone in that area.

 

Source: Antara News