Majah Andriansah

SBY has good chance of winning 2009 presidential race

2007-12-08T07:54:00.000-08:00

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has a good chance of winning the 2009 presidential race if he takes part in it, according to a poll conducted by a survey institute.

SBY`s chance to win is good because he has a clean reputation, is kind-hearted and problem-free, Mohammad Qadari, executive director of IndoBarometer Survey Institute, said here Friday.

"If SBY fails, the figure who has a chance to be elected is Megawati Soekarnoputri," he said.

According to a poll the institute conducted recently, SBY`s chance to win the presidential election was the greatest at 35 percent, followed by Megawati`s at 22 percent, Sultan Hamengkuwono X`s at 8 percent, Wiranto`s at 7 percent, Amien Rais`s at 5 percent, Gus Dur`s at 4 percent, Jusuf Kalla`s at 3 percent, Surya Paloh`s at 1 percent, Sutiyoso`s at 0.5 percent and Abu Rizal`s at 0.2 percent.

Megawati`s chance to win the election after SBY was good because she was already known by the public and still had charisma.

"If SBY is considered to have failed, people will look for an alternative figure and Megawati has a good chance of being that figure," Qodari said.

"Megawati is known to be calm, cool, and the degree of popular satifaction about her performance as president is not too bad," he said.

But if SBY was assessed successful and he took part in the 2009 election, he would "most probably" top the other figures on the strength of his personality, according to Qodari.

About the emergence of Sutiyoso as another presidential aspirant, Qudari said it was too early for Sutiyoso to compete as a presdential candidate as he might not even be able to meet the minimum requirements to become a candidate.

Even if there might be quarters who portrayed SBY as a "hesitant" leader and Sutiyoso as "resolute" leader in contrast, the comparison would not help Sutiyoso much.

"In the 3004 election there was Wiranto (another military figure) but he lost to SBY and Megawati," he said.

Also, if Sutiyoso became president, Indonesia`s elbow room in foreign affairs would be severely limited because of his suspected involvement in a number of cases including the July 27 affair.

Earlier,the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) also found that SBY`s chance to win the 2009 presidential race was 33 percent and Megawati Soekarnoputri`s 25 percent.

Mulai pasang kuda-kuda untuk 2009 ?? (preparing for general election ?)

2007-10-31T05:41:00.000-07:00

Rupanya tidak sabar untuk menunggu tahun 2009, SBY dan JK sudah mulai melakukan psy war untuk merebut simpatik rakyat (public sympathize). JK melalui perannya untuk memperkuat bidang ekonomi, sejak lebaran kemarin melakukan berbagai kunjungan 'konsolidasi' ke daerah-daerah. Yach, sudah baang tentu, karena di daerah sudah ditunggu dengan team Golkar yang siap menunggu. Sedang SBY, minggu ini baru meluncurkan sebuah album lagu yang dinyanyikan artis-artis indonesia, seperti Keris Patih, Bimbo, dll. Wah, ramai dech pokoknya berikutnya.

Malaysia's Vision 2020

2007-09-21T23:45:00.000-07:00

I just read a newspaper telling Malaysia vision in 2020. at glance i've thrown my imagination to Indonesia that ever arose its vision 2020 as a fifth growing country in the world.

Malaysia's Vision 2020

The government of Malaysia has provided a clear vision to its companies and their employees: to reach the standard of living of industrialized countries by the year 2020. This plan, called Vision 2020,³ is accelerating Malaysia's shift to high-technology industries. Specific objectives include accelerated industrial restructuring, technological upgrading, human resource development, and industrial linking. Malaysia's seventh development plan emphasizes the capabilities of its manufacturing sector by producing higher-value-added products and developing workers better capable of meeting the requirements of more sophisticated manufacturing processes. The plan focuses on development of industry, academic, and government relationships. The government is developing preemployment schools to train employees with strong work ethics and loyalty to company and country. It has also developed high-tech industrial parks to allow for the concentration of industry, research and development, and academic institutions. The government is also supporting industry with technical training programs and research programs at universities.

The Penang Economic Council drafted the Penang Strategic Development Plan in 1991 to support Vision 2020. Specific strategies included the promotion of skill-intensive, technology-intensive, and high-value-added industries through building an R&D infrastructure, including technology parks, and a supportive culture with a qualified workforce. In order to attract skilled workers from other states and countries, Penang is creating a competitive wage policy that will change its manufacturing core competence from labor-intensive to capital-intensive manufacturing. Companies from Japan, the United States, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Germany invested over RM⁴ 15 billion (about $6 billion) in 1995. Malaysia continues to follow in the path of Singapore, developing close relationships with foreign and local industry participants. For example, Intel assembles its Pentium chips and does much of its packaging research and development in Malaysia, and Motorola has its premier packaging group in Malaysia.

Malaysia is a founding member of and plays a strong leadership role in ASEAN. The country is also involved in the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Among the newly industrialized economies of East Asia, only Malaysia enjoys preferences under the General System of Preferences (GSP). GSP was intended to help developing countries grow their economies. It provides special access to first-world countries' markets, and industry protection measures that give local companies a competitive advantage. To attract companies and investments, Malaysia is reducing corporate tax rates from 32% to 30%. It will also reduce withholding taxes from 20% to 15% on interest payments made to nonresidents, and reduce the taxes on technical fees and royalties from 15% to 10%. Import duties are being reduced on more than 2,600 items, and sales tax on machinery parts and components and imported heavy machinery will be abolished.

Visi Indonesia 2030

2007-04-14T02:03:00.000-07:00

Sekarang banyak yang memperbincangkan VISI INDONESIA 2030 yang disampaikan oleh SBY dan Yayasan Forum Indonesia di Istana Negara sebelumnya. Banyak pihak yang pro dan pesimis terhadap konsep ini. Emil Salim, yang ikut mengusung ide ini dalam Yayasan Forum Indonesia memaparkan dengan gaya saat di Orba, demikian mengawang tinggi. Sejenak memang membuat siapapun yang menonton di Metro TV saat itu pasti memunculkan secercah harapan hidup di Bumi pertiwi, paling tidak nanti di 2020 atau 2030. Banyangkan, menurut analisa Yayasan Forum Indonesia, di tahun 2030 PDB masyarakat Indonesia akan mencapai USD 18.000 per tahun, yach 13,5 juta lah/bulan. Tapi saat di konfrontir dengan dengan Bang Arbi Sanit, sedikit pesimistis kemudian muncul, karena indikator-2 yang di buat hanya cenderung dari faktor-2 ekomoni saja.
Namun, paling tidak hal ini telah menjadi diskursus bagi cendekia2 di negara ini untuk memikirkan kondisi bangsa di masa depan.

Kota Tua Jakarta ( The Jakarta Old City)

2005-10-15T00:06:00.000-07:00

Pertama kali menginjakkan kaki ke Jakarta, merupakan suasana yang mengasikkan. Membayangkan sebuah kota sejarah dengan style Eropa klasik, Batavia tempo doeloe. Stasiun Kereta Api 'bios', ujung rel di kota jakarta. Gedung-gedung tinggi denga tombo yang tebal berjajar disepanjang jalanan kota, satu yang menjadi favorit saya saat itu adalah Gedung bank Indonesia. Guede Banget ...@!!!

Berjalan beberapa menit, menjalar trotoar rapi dengan kanan-kiri gedung tua warna putih kapur. " Dulu sungai ini sebagai urat perdagangan paling penting, menghubungkan kota ini ke luar Jawa", bayangku ke jaman lalu.