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SOEs Minister Sofyan Djalil: Don’t be too suspicious
October 23, 2007, 12:15 pm
Filed under: Politics
ACCORDING to State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister, Sofyan Djalil, there is nothing wrong in placing former members of the SBY-JK campaign team as commissioners of state-owned enterprises. What is important, he said, is that they have the capacity to do the job. “There are thousands of members of the campaign team. If we pick one or two among them [to be commissioners], it is because of their competence,” Sofyan told Tempo’s Abdul Manan, who spoke to the Minister last week. (more…)



Menteri BUMN Sofyan Djalil: Jangan Terlalu Banyak Curiga
October 22, 2007, 9:56 am
Filed under: Wawancara
MENURUT Menteri Negara Badan Usaha Milik Negara Sofyan Djalil, tak ada yang salah dengan menempatkan bekas anggota tim sukses SBY-JK di posisi komisaris BUMN. Yang penting, katanya, mereka punya kapasitas dalam mengemban tugas. ”Anggota tim sukses itu jumlahnya ribuan. Kalau ada satu atau dua kami pertimbangkan (menjadi komisaris), itu karena kompetensinya,” kata Sofyan kepada wartawan Tempo, Abdul Manan, yang menghubunginya pekan lalu. (more…)



Between Pardonand Praise
October 16, 2007, 12:18 pm
Filed under: Politics
Public approval for the work done by radical Islamic organizations is on the wane, even though significant numbers still approve.

THERE is some bad news for those who identify with hardline Islam. The results of a survey done by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) indicate that public approval of radical Islamic organizations has tended to decrease over the past three years. “There is a significant decrease in this tendency,” said Saiful Mujani, LSI Executive Director, when conveying his institute’s findings last Friday. This survey polled 1,200 respondents from all of Indonesia’s provinces. (more…)



Antara Astagfirullah dan Alhamdulillah
October 15, 2007, 9:59 am
Filed under: Politik
Dukungan terhadap apa yang diperjuangkan organisasi Islam radikal cenderung turun. Tapi yang setuju masih signifikan.

INI berita buruk bagi mereka yang mengidolakan Islam garis keras. Hasil jajak pendapat Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI) menunjukkan dukungan terhadap organisasi Islam radikal dalam tiga tahun belakangan ini cenderung menurun. ”Kecenderungan turunnya signifikan,” kata Direktur Eksekutif LSI Saiful Mujani, ketika menyampaikan temuan lembaganya pada Jumat pekan lalu. Survei ini melibatkan 1.200 responden di semua provinsi di Indonesia. (more…)