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INDONESIAN ENVOY IN US VOWS TO FIGHT TERRORISM
By Manik Mehta
NEW YORK, July 23 (Bernama) -- Five days after the terrorist bombings in two
five-star hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia has launched an aggressive campaign in
several countries to reassure investing industries and trading partners that it
is committed to eradicating terrorism.
"We are committed to cracking down on terrorism. The Indonesian government
remains alert against acts of terrorism and will do everything to stop such acts
of cowardice.
"We will bring them (perpetrators of terrorist acts) to justice," declared
Indonesian ambassador to the United States Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat.
Parnohadiningrat gave the assurance at the exhibition of batik collections
by President Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, and a fashion show by Indonesian
designers here on Tuesday, attended by diplomats, business people, cultural
figures and international media.
In an interview with Bernama, chairman of the Indonesian Investment
Coordinating Board Muhammad Lutfi spoke of his confidence that the impact from
the terrorist attacks would not impede the flow of investments into Indonesia
and that the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) was the highest among the
Asean member states.
"We are in control. This (the bomb blast) was an incident, and we have had
incidents in the past but then we have also had a long period of calm, stability
and progress. We are winning the war against terrorism," he said.
Asked to explain his government's strategy to uplift the conditions of the
poor in Indonesia, Lutfi said his government was interested in creating a "new
middle class" in the country.
"Energy would be a key sector for us. The people urgently need
electrification which means we need power plants to create energy. We have some
88 million people who have less or insufficient power and cannot be included
into the middle class," he said.
He said the Indonesian economy was doing "very well", compared with the zero
and minus growths recorded by other countries, including those in the region.
"We are winning the economic battle and are posting good growth. We have
overtaken Thailand and Malaysia in terms of growth. We have beaten the financial
crisis,", he added.
But Lutfi kept reiterating that Indonesia's poor could be elevated to middle
class if the country's electrification was pushed.
"Electrification is a major problem in Indonesia. We need some 43,000 MgW of
electricity. We will be seeing the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to
discuss cooperation in the field of electricity production. By creating a new
middle class, we can generate strong demand," he said.
He also said that Indonesia would be one of the strong-growth emerging
markets of the future.
"You have heard of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) group but soon
you will be hearing about BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, India, China and
South Africa)," he predicted.
-- BERNAMA
NEW YORK, July 23 (Bernama) -- Five days after the terrorist bombings in two
five-star hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia has launched an aggressive campaign in
several countries to reassure investing industries and trading partners that it
is committed to eradicating terrorism.
"We are committed to cracking down on terrorism. The Indonesian government
remains alert against acts of terrorism and will do everything to stop such acts
of cowardice.
"We will bring them (perpetrators of terrorist acts) to justice," declared
Indonesian ambassador to the United States Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat.
Parnohadiningrat gave the assurance at the exhibition of batik collections
by President Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, and a fashion show by Indonesian
designers here on Tuesday, attended by diplomats, business people, cultural
figures and international media.
In an interview with Bernama, chairman of the Indonesian Investment
Coordinating Board Muhammad Lutfi spoke of his confidence that the impact from
the terrorist attacks would not impede the flow of investments into Indonesia
and that the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) was the highest among the
Asean member states.
"We are in control. This (the bomb blast) was an incident, and we have had
incidents in the past but then we have also had a long period of calm, stability
and progress. We are winning the war against terrorism," he said.
Asked to explain his government's strategy to uplift the conditions of the
poor in Indonesia, Lutfi said his government was interested in creating a "new
middle class" in the country.
"Energy would be a key sector for us. The people urgently need
electrification which means we need power plants to create energy. We have some
88 million people who have less or insufficient power and cannot be included
into the middle class," he said.
He said the Indonesian economy was doing "very well", compared with the zero
and minus growths recorded by other countries, including those in the region.
"We are winning the economic battle and are posting good growth. We have
overtaken Thailand and Malaysia in terms of growth. We have beaten the financial
crisis,", he added.
But Lutfi kept reiterating that Indonesia's poor could be elevated to middle
class if the country's electrification was pushed.
"Electrification is a major problem in Indonesia. We need some 43,000 MgW of
electricity. We will be seeing the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to
discuss cooperation in the field of electricity production. By creating a new
middle class, we can generate strong demand," he said.
He also said that Indonesia would be one of the strong-growth emerging
markets of the future.
"You have heard of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) group but soon
you will be hearing about BRIICS (Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, India, China and
South Africa)," he predicted.
-- BERNAMA
