Saturday, May 4, 2013

[batavia-news] Government Criticized Over OPM Office in UK

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/government-criticized-over-opm-office-in-uk/

Government Criticized Over OPM Office in UK

By SP/ Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy on 3:10 pm May 4, 2013.
Category Featured, Law & Order, News
Tags: OPM Free Papua Movement, Papua human rights abuses, Papua independence movement

Members of the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) appear in front of media in the jungles of Indonesia's Papua province on July 25, 2009. (AFP Photo / Banjir Ambarita)

Activists slammed the Indonesian government for weak statesmanship after a Papuan separatist group opened an office in Oxford, England.

"The fact that the government could not act more decisively against an individual diplomatic effort by a person like Benny Wenda shows how weak our diplomacy is," Girindra Sanino, the secretary general of the Indonesian Citizenship Union (SAKTI), said on Saturday, referring to the Papuan exile who founded the Free Papua Movement (OPM).

Benny established an OPM office in Oxford on April 23, and the opening ceremony was reportedly attended by Oxford's mayor and a member of parliament.

Girindra also criticized the British government for allowing Benny to set up such an office.

"By letting representatives of the OPM to open an office in the United Kingdom, the British have violated Indonesian sovereignty. The government should send a complaint to Britain immediately," he said.

Girindra suggested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should change its soft diplomacy and strictly respond to any international support for the separatist movement. He added that such lax handling of situations like this are why separatist groups still exist in Indonesia.

At the same time, he said, the Indonesian government must accelerate welfare programs and infrastructure development for people in Papua to thwart separatism.

Djoko Suyanto, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, said in a text message that the British government and the opposition did not support the OPM's decision to open an office in Oxford.

"The British government still formally recognizes the supremacy of the NKRI [Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia] over Papua," he said.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon the British ambassador to Indonesia, and the Indonesian Embassy in London will also arrange for a meeting with the British Foreign Affairs Ministry …" he added.

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[batavia-news] Cheers to water

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Cheers to water

Are you drinking water when you need it most?
Thirsty? Grab a glass of water. Not only is it free and easily accessible, but it nourishes your body from the inside out.
How do you feel about drinking water?
Naturally, you probably drink some water in the course of a day. Even if you don't have a glass of clear water, you can find more limited sources of drinking water in beverages like tea and coffee, and in foods such as soups and stews.
Did you know that drinking water could be a lifesaver? Pure, clean drinking water does much to keep your body running smoothly and to guard your health. Want to drink more water to benefit your health? Here are 9 times when your body needs drinking water the most.

1. Drink water when you first get up.
Imagine walking into a dark room and looking for something. Chances are you will stumble and maybe even fall unless you turn on the light.
Or consider starting your car in sub-zero temperatures and putting it into gear without waiting for the engine to warm up. Either situation can lead to problems or even disasters. The same is true of the human body. Without water to "wake up and turn on" the body each day, you may be running on empty, especially if you skip breakfast altogether. Have a glass of cool water right after you wake up in the morning to tell your body it's time to get started. Like a gently flowing stream that pushes along debris and rocks, your circulatory system needs fluid to get rid of stubborn free radicals and residue from burned calories that were used during the night's metabolism. Refresh your system with a drink of water.

2. Drink water before each meal.
Drinking water before a meal helps you feel fuller, so you may be less likely to attack your meal like a starving person. Water helps prepare the stomach for the food that will follow, waking up taste buds on the tongue and moisturizing the stomach lining so brittle or acidic foods won't be uncomfortable. Having a glass of water clears your mouth of dryness or leftover tastes from earlier dining, drinking, or smoking in anticipation of the food that is coming.

3. Drink water with a snack.
Between meals, if you feel hungry, try some fresh drinking water first to see if you are dehydrated. Sometimes people think they are hungry when they really are just thirsty. If you shop at the grocery store or supermarket while dehydrated, chances are you are going to spend more to subconsciously fill that empty urge. Drinking water before a snack, or with one, will help you feel full faster and perhaps eat less, a habit that could benefit two-thirds of our nation that is considered overweight or obese.

4. Drink water before a workout.
Depending on the temperature, humidity, and your body's fluid levels, you may need one or several glasses of water, each about eight ounces, to arm yourself against dehydration during an indoor or outdoor workout. Whether you play for a sports team or simply jog for personal fitness, hydration is essential to help guard against heat stroke in warm weather and frostbite in cold temperatures, as your body's circulation plays a protective role in both seasons.

5. Drink water after a workout.
Following your exercise session, drink up to replace fluids lost by sweating and physical labor. Don't drink too much too quickly, or you could induce stomach cramps. But make sure you drink enough so you don't stay dehydrated.

6. Have water with your medication, if allowed.
If you are allowed to take water with your medication, do so. Water helps to dissolve the medication and spread it throughout your digestive organs for rapid absorption. Water prepares the tissues to receive the substance and put it to work right away.

Water also helps medicine work its way through your system and out the other end, which can be beneficial when you take harsh medications with side effects.

7. Drink more water to prevent illness following exposures.
If you are around sick people in the hospital or at work and school, drink a little more water than usual to wash away germs and viruses that your body may have picked up from exposure to these people. A well hydrated body helps to move along any invaders before they settle down and multiply in your system. Drinking water each day before or after going out in public can help to prevent certain types of viruses, or lessen their severity.

8. Drink more water when you're ill.
When you do become ill, drink plenty of fluids, the old time recipe still works. Most experts recommend drinking eight glasses of water each day (eight ounces per glass), in addition to other fluids like tea, juice, and soup. People in the hospital often have an IV dripping water into their vein continuously so they can keep hydrated as well as maintain a line to your body if medications are needed.

9. Have a glass of water when you're tired.
Feeling tired? Fatigued? Need a nap but can't take one? Have a glass of water.
Because of its ability to move quickly throughout the body, water can reach your brain and activate it right before a meeting or other situation where you need to pay attention. Cold water, especially, will wake up your body to keep you alert. – www.lifescript.com

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[batavia-news] Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

Ref: Tidak mengherankan kalau masih ada perbudakan di NKRI, sebab NKRI adalah kelanjutan kekuasaan masa silam,

http://news.detik.com/read/2013/05/05/054536/2238186/10/perbudakan-di-pabrik-kuali-tangerang-polisi-temukan-5-anak-di-bawah-umur?9922022

Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

Edward Febriyatri Kusuma - detikNews

foto: Komnas HAM/Siane Indriani

Tangerang - Polisi menemukan sejumlah anak di bawah umur yang dipekerjakan secara paksa dan perlakuan tidak manusiawi di pabrik kuali di Kampung Bayur Opak RT 03/06, Desa Lebak Wangi, Kecamatan Sepatan Timur, Tangerang. Akibatnya sang pemilik pun terancam Undang-undang Perlindungan Anak.

"Kurang lebih ada 4 atau 5 orang anak dibawah umur yang dipekerjakan mereka," kata Kapolresta Tangerang, Kombes Bambang Priyo Andogo, saat dihubungi detikcom, Sabtu (4/5/2013) malam.

Aparat kepolisian telah menahan lima orang yang diduga terkait dengan kasus penyekapan disertai dugaan penyiksaan terhadap puluhan buruh yang bekerja di pabrik kuali tersebut. Dari mereka yang ditahan itu termasuk pemilik pabrik YI (41) dan istrinya.

"Ada lima orang diamankan termasuk pemilik usaha, inisialnya YI, dan empat anak buahnya TS (35), S (34), N alias U (25), dan J (30)," ujar Bambang.

Bambang mengatakan, hingga saat ini pihaknya masih terus melakukan proses penyidikan. Berdasarkan hasil pemeriksaan kepolisian, lima orang tersangka itu dikenakan pasal 333 KUH Pidana tentang merampas kemerdekaan orang lain dan pasal 351 KUH Pidana tentang tindak penganiayaan.

"Ancaman hukuman kurungan badan masing-masing 8 tahun dan 5 tahun penjara," jelas Bambang.

Praktek 'perbudakan' di pabrik kuali tersebut terkuak setelah dua buruh yang bekerja di pabrik itu berhasil melarikan diri. Andi Gunawan (20) dan Junaidi (22) kabur setelah 3 bulan dipekerjakan dengan tidak layak.

"Pada 2 Mei 2013, Komnas HAM mendapat laporan "praktek perbudakan" dari dua pemuda yang berasal dari Lampung Utara. Mereka diajak bekerja ke Tangerang oleh orang yang tidak dikenal sebelumnya. Mereka dijanjikan akan dipekerjakan di perusahaan dengan gaji Rp 700 ribu per bulan," ujar Ketua Komnas HAM Siti Noor Laila, kemarin.

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[batavia-news] Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

Ref: Tidak mengherankan kalau masih ada perbudakan di NKRI, sebab NKRI adalah kelanjutan kekuasaan masa silam,

http://news.detik.com/read/2013/05/05/054536/2238186/10/perbudakan-di-pabrik-kuali-tangerang-polisi-temukan-5-anak-di-bawah-umur?9922022

Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

Edward Febriyatri Kusuma - detikNews

foto: Komnas HAM/Siane Indriani

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[batavia-news] Madinah court orders SR 150,000 for abused maid

http://arabnews.com/news/450483

Madinah court orders SR 150,000 for abused maid

MADINAH: MARIAM AL-JIHANI

Sunday 5 May 2013

The general court in Madinah has concluded the case of the Indonesian maid, Keni Sharda, who was abused by her employer in 2008.
The court ordered the employer to compensate Keni with SR 150,000. Keni filed a complaint at her country's overseas workers union and the Saudi Embassy in Jakarta.
Keni was given a visa by the Saudi embassy in Jakarta to attend court sessions inside Saudi Arabia, said her lawyer, Abdul Rahman Al-Muhamadi.
He said that the court decision came following three years of sessions.
Keni testified that she was burned with an iron on different parts of her body and that household detergents were poured on her open injuries.
"The Saudi government treated Keni at Jeddah's best hospitals," he said.

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[batavia-news] Mari Berdoa Jangan Banyak Artis Masuk DPR

heeeheee professor ini ahli dalam ilmu apa?

http://www.indonesiamedia.com/2013/05/03/mari-berdoa-jangan-banyak-artis-masuk-dpr/

Mari Berdoa Jangan Banyak Artis Masuk DPR

Posted on May 3 2013 by SP / IM Pakar komunikasi politik, Prof Dr Tjipta Lesmana mengajak masyarakat untuk berdoa agar jangan banyak artis yang masuk menjadi anggota DPR RI.

Pasalnya, kebanyakan artis hanya akan membuat kualitas DPR makin merosot.

"Mari kita berdoa agar jangan banyak artis yang masuk DPR, karena mereka akan membuat kualitas DPR merosot. Cukup banyak anggota DPR saat ini yang tidak bunyi, apalagi artis. Yang bego itu partai politik. Masyarakat kita juga sakit kalau memilih artis yang tidak jelas," kata Prof Tjipta dalam diskusi Dialektika Demokrasi bertema "Caleg Artis, Mampukah Meningkatkan Citra Parlemen?" yang digelar di Press Room DPR RI, Jakarta, Kamis (2/5).

Hadir sebagai pembahas Wakil Ketua DPR RI, Pramono Anung dan calon anggota DPR RI dari PDI-P, Yasmine Yuliantina Yessy Gusman.

Tjipta Lesmana menjelaskan, menjadi wakil rakyat itu pekerjaan berat, sangat serius, dan mulia, sehingga dituntut kualitas wakil rakyat yang bagus.

Bagaimana cara mendapatkan wakil rakyat yang berkualitas bagus? Menurut Tjipta Lesmana, hal itu bisa dilakukan dengan mengungkap latar belakang sang caleg. Jangan pernah memilih caleg karena populer, karena kita butuh wakil rakyat yang berkualitas.

"Masyarakat kita sakit kalau pilih wakil rakyat karena populer. Kualitas itu nomor satu, bukan popularitas," katanya.

Sementara itu, Pramono Anung mengatakan, dalam Pemilu 2014, banyak artis yang mencalonkan diri. Tetapi tidak ada jaminan mereka lolos ke Senayan.

Pada pemilu sebelumnya, justru banyak artis yang gagal masuk DPR RI.

"Memang dalam Pemilu 2014 ini banyak nama caleg artis. Sepertinya parpol berlomba-lomba merekrut artis dan sekuter (selebritis kurang terkenal) menjadi caleg. Itu menunjukkan proses kaderisasi parpol mandeg, gagal, dan tak selektif, sehingga banyak orang yang tak punya gagasan, pemikiran dan, wawasan kebangsaan, tiba-tiba menjadi caleg. Anehnya, rakyat ini justru memilih artis," keluh politisi PDI-P ini.

Pramono mengakui, PDI-P juga merekrut artis menjadi caleg, tetapi bukan untuk vote getters.

"Kami menyeleksi arti sangat serius. Yessy Gusman misalnya, dia bukan secara tiba-tiba menjadi caleg, melainkan sudah sekitar dua tahun menjadi kader PDI-P, sebagai pengurus yang membidangi masalah hukum," katanya.

Sementara itu, Yessy Gusman mengakui, selama dua tahun belakangan dirinya sudah bergabung dengan PDI-P.

"Saya sudah pensiun dari artis, dan tak main film lagi. Sejak 1999 mendirikan taman bacaan anak-anak, membantu pengadaan buku-buku gratis dengan masyarakat se-Indonesia. Jadi, saya banyak beraktivitas di bidang pendidikan dan sosial," katanya.

Ketika ditawari masuk PDI-P, Yessy menyatakan, dirinya sempat menolak, berpikir-pikir dulu. Akhirnya tawaran itu diterima dan siap dengan konsekuensi politik yang akan terjadi.

"Saya khawatir tak bisa berbuat sesuatu di partai. Untuk itu, saya berdoa dan akan terus berusaha agar bermanfaat bagi masyarakat," harap Yessy.

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[batavia-news] Lima Orang Ditembak, Papua Masih Siaga Satu

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Lima Orang Ditembak, Papua Masih Siaga Satu

Posted on May 3 2013 by Ferdinand Pandey / SH / IM

Polisi menangkap 10 orang dan menyita sebuah bendera Bintang Kejora.

Jajaran Kepolisian Resor Mimika Papua masih meningkatkan pengamanan di sejumlah lokasi dalam upaya menciptakan situasi keamanan dan ketertiban setelah insiden pengibaran Bintang Kejora di Pasar Minggu, Kwamki Baru, Timika, Rabu (1/5) siang.

Kapolres Mimika Jeremias Rontini di Timika, Rabu, mengatakan secara umum situasi di Timika masih terkendali. Meski demikian, polisi masih memberlakukan status siaga satu di seluruh wilayah Papua. "Pengamanan tetap kami optimalkan. Siaga satu belum ditarik sampai situasinya normal kembali," kata Rontini.

Pada Rabu siang, sekelompok warga berupaya mengibarkan Bintang Kejora di Pasar Minggu, Jalan Trikora, tepat depan SD Inpres Kwamki II. Aksi warga tersebut digagalkan aparat kepolisian dibantu sejumlah anggota garnizun TNI.

Aparat terpaksa mengeluarkan tembakan peringatan ke udara untuk memaksa warga menghentikan aksi nekatnya itu. Dalam kejadian itu polisi menangkap 10 orang dan menyita sebuah bendera Bintang Kejora.

Pengibaran bendera dilakukan saat warga datang ke lokasi itu untuk melayat salah seorang warga Kwamki Baru yang meninggal dunia. Namun, tak lama setelah pemakaman warga yang meninggal, sekelompok warga memblokade ruas Jalan Trikora kemudian berupaya mengibarkan Bintang Kejora.

Seorang saksi mata di Timika, Alpus Kayame, mengatakan peringatan hari aneksasi Papua Barat ke Negara Republik Indonesia yang ke-50 tahun di Papua, diwarnai penembakan dan penangkapan 13 aktivis dan masyarakat sipil oleh polisi Indonesia. Sepuluh di antaranya masih ditahan di Kantor Polres 32 Timika. Sementara itu, tiga lainnya dilarikan ke Rumah Sakit Mitra Masyarakat Karitas, Timika.

Sekitar pukul 12.00 waktu setempat, ratusan warga yang dikoordinasi oleh Komite Nasional Papua Barat (KNPB) di Timika, dibubarkan paksa dengan tembakan senjata api.

Alpius Kayame melihat lima truk polisi bersenjata lengkap dan beberapa mobil Avansa berkaca gelap–hitam, putih, abu-abu datang mengepung masa dari dua arah. Sebagian dari arah Gereja Tiga Raja dan sebagian dari arah Puskesmas Kwamki Baru. Saat itu, menurutnya, massa aksi sedang memulai kegiatannya dengan mengibarkan bendera Bintang Kejora.

"Saya lihat truk polisi itu datang saat bendera dinaikkan, dikibarkan di tiang," kata Alpius kepada SH, Rabu. Menurutnya, polisi melakukan beberapa kali penembakan ke udara. Namun, dia memperkirakan ada pula yang menembak langsung ke masyarakat.

Pasalnya, dari 13 orang yang ditangkap, lima di antaranya menderita luka akibat tembakan senjata tajam. "Mereka, polisi keluarkan tembakan. Jadi, masyarakat itu langsung bubar. Ada lima orang yang kena tembak," Alpius menjelaskan.

Lima orang yang menderita luka tembak itu adalah Elias Onawame terkena tembakan di punggung kanan, Manfret Beanal kehilangan tiga jari tangan kanannya, kelingking, jari manis, jari tengah, setelah ditembak.

Manfred Beanal juga Ketua KNPB di Timika. Alpius Uamang ditembak di bagian paha kiri. "Alpius Uamang sekarang dalam kondisi kritis karena dia langsung ditangkap dan dibawa ke kantor polisi," tutur Alpius Kayame.

Ketiganya, Elias Onawame, Manfret Beanal, Alpius Uamang, saat ini sedang menjalani perawatan di RS Mitra Masyarakat Karitas, Timika. Sementara itu, dua korban luka tembak lainnya, Musa Elas dan Emeri, masih ditahan di kantor polisi 32 Timika. Mereka tak dapat pengobatan.

Musa Elas dipukul hingga wajahnya berlumuran darah. Menurut Alpius, Musa Elas disiksa setelah ditangkap polisi tidak jauh dari lokasi kegiatan saat akan melarikan diri untuk menyelamatkan bendera Bintang Kejora. Bendera Bintang Kejora juga dibawa polisi. "Polisi pukul Musa sampai babak belur. Hidung dia berdarah, sama bibir pecah," ujarnya.

Selanjutnya Emeri Kalkum. Dia ditembak di tangan kanannya, namun tidak dibawa ke rumah sakit. Sampai sekarang, dia masih ditahan di kantor polisi. Menurut Alpius, Emeri salah satu yang menjadi petugas pengibar bendera.

Sementara itu, nama-nama aktivis KNPB yang ditahan di Kantor Polisi 32 Timika, terdiri dari Noni Niwilingame, Domi Mom, Miriam Stenamum, Yakop Ona, Aminus Hagabal, Alpons, Hari Natal Hilimagay, dan Hisak Obagame.

Di Sorong, tim gabungan TNI-Polri yang melakukan patroli, Rabu dini hari sekitar pukul 02.00 WIT, diadang sekelompok orang di kawasan Aimas, Kabupaten Sorong Papua Barat. Akibatnya, seorang aparat, Pelda Sultoni, terluka.

Penembakan ini menurut Koordinator Nasional Papua Solidaritas (Napas), Samuel Awom, menunjukkan darurat militer sedang berlangsung di Papua dalam bentuk instruksi perang terselubung terhadap rakyat sendiri.

"Pemerintah SBY melegalkan penembakan dan pembunuhan secara kilat pada rakyatnya sendiri," ujarnya.

This post was submitted by Ferdinand Pandey / SH / IM.

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Saturday, May 4, 2013

[batavia-news] Government Criticized Over OPM Office in UK

Government Criticized Over OPM Office in UK

[batavia-news] Cheers to water

Cheers to water

[batavia-news] Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

[batavia-news] Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

Perbudakan di Pabrik Kuali Tangerang, Polisi Temukan 5 Anak di Bawah Umur

[batavia-news] Madinah court orders SR 150,000 for abused maid

Madinah court orders SR 150,000 for abused maid

[batavia-news] Mari Berdoa Jangan Banyak Artis Masuk DPR

Mari Berdoa Jangan Banyak Artis Masuk DPR

[batavia-news] Lima Orang Ditembak, Papua Masih Siaga Satu

Lima Orang Ditembak, Papua Masih Siaga Satu

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