Liputan6.com, Jakarta Today (20/5/2015) marks the 107th years of annually- celebrated Indonesian National Awakening Day or Hari Kebangkitan Nasional (Harkitnas).
Citizens across the country are communally encouraged to
spare a moment to reminisce all the struggles our leading predecessors
have been challenged with in the past as they strive to unite the
population, provoked a sense of nationalism and achieve independence.
It is not uncommon to see the vibrant red and white
colours of Indonesian flag displayed in front of every home in the
country during such memorable event.
Numerous ceremonies have taken place this morning with the
troops who raised the flag appearing so gallantly in traditional white
attire.
The most interesting Harkitnas ceremonial proceeding is the one held at Porong Correctional Institution, Sidoarjo, East Java.
Porong Correctional Institution or prison is now home to
one of the culprits behind the first calamitous Bali Bombing in 2002,
Hisyam bin Alizein or commonly known as Umar Patek.
Umar was heavily charged for multiple terrorism- related
cases which include its involvement in the creation of deadly explosives
used to cripple a recreational spot in Bali and a number of churches in
Jakarta.
He will be serving 20 years at Porong prison after
spending 3 years loitering behind the cell of Kelapa Dua Correctional
Institution, Depok, West Java.
Source told Liputan6.com suggesting the fact that the bomb maker has repented after years of continuous and extensive de-radicalization program.
The Indonesian National Counter- Terrorism Agency (BNPT)
confirms such transformation with further assuring claim suggesting that
such perpetrator has found closure and now his heart is at peace.
Hatred no longer dictates his view upon Indonesia.
Many may have difficulty in trusting such rare
transformation, but Umar was given the task this morning that
symbolically shows his nationalistic gesture despite his gloomy past.
In celebrating Harkitnas, Umar was given a special role of raising the Indonesian flag during the ceremony at Porong prison.
"Yes Umar played a symbolic role as the one hoisting the flag. We’ll see how it goes," source from BNPT told Liputan6.com moments before the ceremony at Porong prison begin, Sidoarjo, East Java, Wednesday (20/5/2015).
His role in this historic day marks a dramatic
transformation from a fugitive on the run wrecking havoc everywhere he
saw fit and wanted by at least four countries to a repented being who
finally realized that the most worthwhile fight was the battle for his
country's independence, not his against humanity.
Umar was finally captured in Pakistan on January 2011,
just 4 months following the death of his Al- Qaeda leader, Osama Bin
Laden.
Many would have seen him as an international terrorist having the fact that as the very least, 4 countries wanted him dead.
Philippines, Australia, The United States and Indonesia
spent years exerting all their power in this international- scale
manhunt.
Each country had their own reason to have Umar severely punished.
Even the U.S previously put a US$ 1,000,000 reward for anyone who can submit him to the authority. (Akp/Ein)
Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Bekasi city government testing plastic rice circulating in the community to the laboratory Sucofindo. As a result, the rice contains polyfiner which is the raw material of plastic pipes. "Identifying the compounds are identical with polyfiner. This is the
raw material of plastic pipe," said Mayor of Bekasi Rahmat Effendi to
Liputan6.com in his office, Thursday (21/05/2015). He made sure, the findings rice circulating in the market Mutiara
Gading Timur, Bekasi, on Tuesday, May 19th was harmful to health when
consumed. "If we eat rice, we might ingest plastic materials for the manufacture of the pipe," said the man who called Pepen's intimates. The
rice samples checked the Department of Industry and Trade of the City
of Bekasi in Laboratory Sucofindo, Cibitung, Bekasi regency, West Java,
since Tuesday, May 19th to Wednesday May 20th. Rice
weighing 250 grams testing originating Sembiring stall and also the
reporting on behalf of the Goddess septiani (29) District residents
Mustikajaya, Bekasi. (Mut)
Liputan6.com,
Washington - Four international banks guilty of the alleged experiments
manipulating foreign currency exchange rates. Together with two other banks, four banks fined nearly US $ 6 billion
or equivalent to Rp 78.6 trillion (exchange rate: US $ 13 102 per US
dollar) in the global investigations in cases involving market worth US $
5 trillion per day. Citigroup
Inc (CN), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), Barclays Plc (BARC.L), UBS
AG (UBSG.VX) (UBS.N) and Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (RBS.L) sued the
British government and the United States because of the actions of rigging the clients to
increase their own profits by using a private chat room and a language
code to coordinate trade. All
banks, except UBS pleaded guilty to conspiring to manipulate the
exchange rate of the US dollar and the euro on the foreign exchange spot
market. UBS pleaded guilty to a different lawsuit. Bank of America Corp. was fined for avoiding a guilty plea terjadap various action on traders in the private chat room. "Fines
to be paid the entire bank is consistent with the loss of his creation,
given the ongoing cooperation actions in the long term with terrible
behavior," said US Attorney Loretta Lynch in Washington quoted by
Reuters on Thursday (21/05/2015).
The
act of cheating that occurred until 2013, after the regulator began
penalizing banks deceiving because the reference level global exchange
and interest rate deals. All banks have promised to overhaul the corporate culture and improve legal compliance respectively. Overall,
authorities in the US and Europe have fined seven banks more than US $
10 billion for failing to prevent traders from experimental manipulation
of foreign exchange rates used by millions of people every day from
trillions of dollars of investment houses to exchange the currency used
when tourists vacation. This investigation is far from complete. Prosecutors
were able to bring this case to be more individualized, lifting bank
cooperation documents used as part of the agreement. This action is considered to be highly detrimental to the client. The court's decision on the fine is done because the US Department
Keadilas push the main banking unit of Citigroup, Citicorp and parent
JPMorgan, Barclays, and Royal Bank of Scotland to plead guilty to US
charges. This is the first time in decades after the parent company of US financial institutions are accused guilty of criminal acts. (Sis / ndw)
Liputan6.com, Washington -Empat
bank bertaraf internasional bersalah untuk dugaan percobaan
memanipulasi nilai tukar mata uang asing. Bersama dua bank lainnya,
keempat bank tersebut didenda hampir US$ 6 miliar atau setara Rp 78,6
triliun ( kurs: Rp 13.102 per dolar AS) dalam penyelidikan global dalam
kasus yang melibatkan pasar bernilai US$ 5 triliun per hari.
Citigroup Inc (CN), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), Barclays Plc
(BARC.L), UBS AG (UBSG.VX) (UBS.N) dan Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
(RBS.L) digugat pemerintah Inggris dan Amerika Serikat lantaran tindakan
mencurangi para klien untuk meningkatkan keuntungan sendiri dengan
menggunakan chat room pribadi dan bahasa kode guna mengkoordinasikan perdagangannya.
Seluruh bank, kecuali UBS mengaku bersalah telah bersekongkol memanipulasi nilai tukar dolar AS dan euro di pasar spot valuta asing. UBS mengaku bersalah untuk gugatan berbeda.
Bank of America Corp didenda karena menghindari pengakuan bersalah
terjadap berbagai aksinya pada para pedagang di chat room pribadi
tersebut.
"Denda yang harus dibayar seluruh bank ini sesuai dengan kerugian
yang diciptakannya, mengingat tindakan kerjasama yang berlangsung dalam
jangka waktu lama dengan perilaku yang mengerikan," tutur Jaksa Agung AS
Loretta Lynch di Washington dilansir dari Reuters, Kamis (21/5/2015).
(Foto: Mirror.co.uk)
Tindakan kecurangan itu terjadi hingga 2013, setelah para regulator
mulai menghukum sejumlah bank lantaran menipu tingkat acuan pertukaran
global dan penawaran suku bunga. Seluruh bank telah berjanji akan
merombak budaya perusahaan dan meningkatkan kepatuhan hukum
masing-masing.
Secara keseluruhan, pihak berwenang di AS dan Eropa telah mendenda
tujuh bank lebih dari US$ 10 miliar karena gagal mencegah para pedagang
dari percobaan manipulasi kurs mata uang asing yang digunakan jutaan
orang setiap hari dari investasi rumah triliunan dolar hingga pertukaran
mata uang yang digunakan turis saat berlibur.
Penyelidikan ini masih jauh dari kata selesai. Jaksa penuntut umum
dapat membawa kasus ini menjadi lebih individual, mengangkat dokumen
kerjasama bank yang digunakan sebagai bagian dari perjanjian. Tindakan
ini dianggap sangat merugikan para klien.
Keputusan pengadilan atas denda tersebut dilakukan lantaran
Departemen Keadilas AS mendorong unit perbankan utama Citigroup,
Citicorp dan induk JPMorgan, Barclays, dan Royal Bank of Scotland untuk
mengaku bersalah atas tuduhan-tuduhan AS.
Ini merupakan pertama kalinya dalam puluhan tahun terakhir setelah
induk perusahaan lembaga finansial AS itu dituduh bersalah atas tindakan
kriminal. (Sis/Ndw)
Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Pada gelaran Avaya Technology Forum
(ATF) 2015 yang berlangsung di Bangkok, Thailand 18-20 Mei 2015,
penyedia solusi teknologi dan telekomunikasi, Avaya, menampilkan solusi
baru untuk memberdayakan bisnis di seluruh kawasan Asia Pasifik.
Peningkatan
kemampuan Team Engagement, Customer Engagement dan Networking dirancang
untuk mendukung pertumbuhan bisnis perusahaan dalam berbagai skala di
Asia Pasifik. Solusi terbaru yang dihadirkan ini juga merupakan respons
dari tren mobilitas, Smart Cities dan Internet of Things.
Dengan
jumlah perangkat di wilayah Asia Pasifik yang diperkirakan akan
mencapai 5,6 miliar pada tahun 2020, Avaya melihat peningkatan dalam
kelincahan bisnis, produktivitas dan mobilitas sebagai hasil utama yang
mereka harapkan dari keterlibatan yang lebih baik dalam tim-tim mereka.
"Kini
kondisinya manusia, bisnis dan perangkat telah mampu saling
berkomunikasi, bertransaksi dan bernegosiasi satu sama lain, dunia baru
bisnis digital telah muncul," ujar President Asia Pacific Avaya, Mike
Ansley.
Berikut beberapa solusi teknologi Avaya terbaru bagi pebisnis di kawasan Asia Pasifik.
- Solusi jaringan Avaya SDN Fx Arsitektur
Avaya SDN Fx dirancang untuk selangkah lebih dekat menuju Internet of
Things dan mewujudkan potensi tujuan Smart Cities/Kota Cerdas.
- Customer Engagement Avaya
adalah salah satu pemain serius di bidang contact center. Mereka kini
mengumumkan ketersediaan layanan baru untuk bisnis di Thailand,
bersama-sama dengan operator True IDC, keduanya mengumumkan peluncuran
Avaya Agent for Chrome di Thailand.
- Team Engagement Team
Engagement Solutions dari Avaya memungkinkan kolaborasi yang lebih
besar terutama pada tim dengan basis yang berbeda. Solusi tempat kerja
baru yang cerdas memungkinkan karyawan dan pengunjung dengan layanan
yang mereka butuhkan untuk mendukung lingkungan pembentukan tim yang
dinamis.
Liputan6.com, Jakarta - On the mat Avaya Technology Forum (ATF) 2015
which took place in Bangkok, Thailand May 18 to 20 2015, the technology
and telecommunications solutions provider, Avaya, featuring new
solutions to empower businesses across the Asia Pacific region. Increased
ability Engagement Team, Customer Engagement and Networking designed to
support the company's business growth in a variety of scale in Asia
Pacific. The new solution is presented is also a response to the trend of mobility, Smart Cities and the Internet of Things. With the number of devices in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to
reach 5.6 billion in 2020, Avaya seen an increase in business agility,
productivity and mobility as the primary outcome they expect from better
engagement in their teams. "Now the human condition, and the business has been able to
communicate, transact and negotiate with one another, a new world of
digital business has emerged," said President Asia Pacific Avaya, Mike
Ansley. Here are some of the latest Avaya technology solutions for businesses in the Asia Pacific region. - Avaya Network Solutions SDN Fx Fx Avaya SDN architecture designed to step closer towards the Internet
of Things and realize the potential of the destination Smart Cities /
Smart City. - Customer Engagement Avaya is one of the serious players in the field of contact center. They have now announced the availability of a new service for
businesses in Thailand, together with the operator True IDC, both
announced the launch of Avaya Agent for Chrome in Thailand. - Team Engagement Team Engagement Solutions from Avaya enables greater collaboration, especially on a team with different bases. New workplace solutions that intelligently allows employees and
visitors with the services they need to support the establishment of a
dynamic team environment. (Dhi / dew)
Bekasi - Two samples of rice were circulating in Mustikajaya, Bekasi, West Java, determined to be false. Based on the results of laboratory tests which were announced by PT
Sucofindo known, rice-rice contains three hazardous chemicals. "We
conduct laboratory tests with sensitive instruments and professional.
Rice is distinguished samples 1 and 2, physically almost the same. The
result is suspect, the content of which is used to make plastic
materials," said Head of Testing Laboratory Sucofindo, Adisam ZN, to Liputan6.com in Bekasi, West Java, on Thursday (21/05/2015). Adisam admitted no constituent plastic plasticizer compounds that are found in the rice. Among others Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, or DEHP, and diisononyl phthalate (DIN). "This plasticizer compounds used to flex cables or plastic pipe," he said. He
explained that this test is performed using infrared spectrum tool to
see apakat are polymeric compounds such as plastic in the rice. The result, he said, there is a compound that is identical with the polymer. "Rice is a natural, does not contain compounds like this," said Adisam. "There are other compounds in the content of the rice that had been
mixed. We suspect, there is intent to enter other compounds mixed with
rice," he said. Adisam explained, rice false can not be digested by the stomach. And when consumed continuously can cause cancer. It has already been tested in mice. In Europe, these compounds even been banned from use in children's toys component. Especially for groceries. Even
so, he continued, rice protein containing plastics are recorded very
high, which is 7, 38 per cent for sample one and sample two for 7, 68
percent. (Ndy / Yus)
Dua sampel beras
yang beredar di Mustikajaya, Kota Bekasi, Jawa Barat, dipastikan palsu.
Berdasarkan hasil uji laboratorium yang diumumkan PT Sucofindo
diketahui, beras-beras tersebut mengandung 3 bahan kimia berbahaya.
"Kami
melakukan uji laboratorium dengan alat yang sensitif dan profesional.
Beras ini dibedakan sampel 1 dan 2, secara fisik hampir sama. Hasilnya
ada suspect, kandungan yang biasa digunakan untuk membuat bahan
plastik," ujar Kepala Bagian Pengujian Laboratorium Sucofindo, Adisam
ZN, kepada Liputan6.com di Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Kamis (21/5/2015).
Adisam
mengaku ada senyawa plasticizer penyusun plastik yang ditemukan dalam
beras tersebut. Antara lain Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP),
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate atau DEHP, dan diisononyl phthalate (DIN).
"Senyawa plasticizer ini biasa digunakan untuk melenturkan kabel atau pipa plastik," ujar dia.
Dia
menjelaskan, pengujian ini dilakukan menggunakan alat spektrum infrared
untuk melihat apakat terdapat senyawa polimer seperti plastik dalam
beras tersebut. Hasilnya, kata dia, terdapat senyawa yang identik dengan
polimer. "Beras alami, tidak mengandung senyawa-senyawa seperti ini,"
kata Adisam.
"Ada senyawa lain dalam kandungan beras tersebut
yang sengaja dicampur. Kami menduga, ada kesengajaan memasukkan senyawa
lain yang dicampur dengan beras," ucap dia.
Adisam memaparkan,
beras palsu itu tak dapat dicerna oleh lambung. Dan bila dikonsumsi
secara terus-menerus dapat menyebabkan kanker. Hal ini sudah pernah
diuji pada tikus.
Di Eropa, senyawa ini bahkan sudah dilarang digunakan dalam komponen mainan anak. Apalagi untuk bahan makanan.
Meski begitu, sambung dia, kandungan protein beras yang mengandung plastik tersebut tercatat sangat tinggi, yakni 7, 38 persen untuk sampel satu dan sampel dua sebesar 7, 68 persen. (Ndy/Yus)
