SBY misses 100-day targets<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday celebrates his
\n100th day in office amid much criticism of his administration's
\nfailure to reach its proclaimed targets, mainly in reducing
\ncorruption and boosting the business and investment climate.<\/p>\n
Himself unhappy with progress in corruption eradication,
\nSusilo had a lengthy meeting on Thursday with Attorney General
\nAbdulrahman Saleh, National Police Chief Gen. Dai Bachtiar and
\nchairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)
\nTaufiqurrahman Ruki.<\/p>\n
At the meeting he ordered law enforcers to speed up
\ninvestigations of existing corruption cases, saying he was \"not
\nsatisfied\". The anticorruption drive was at the top of his 100-
\nday priority list.<\/p>\n
On the business front, Susilo also seems to have missed his
\ntarget of improving the economy. One indication is the slow
\nreturn of investment and the continuously falling value of the
\nrupiah.<\/p>\n
Another indication is that none of the high-profile disputes
\ninvolving foreign investors have been resolved.<\/p>\n
The administration had targeted to settle disputes involving
\nCemex SA over the ownership of PT Semen Gresik, Karaha Bodas
\nCompany (KBC) over a failed geothermal power project, and
\nExxonMobil over the extension of the Cepu gas and oil field.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the issue, economist Fauzi Ikhsan said the
\nPresident had lost momentum in improving legal certainty and thus
\nattracting foreign investors.<\/p>\n
\"The disputes have become a gauge of the government's
\nseriousness in improving the investment climate,\" Fauzi said on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
In the eyes of the \"opposition\", notably the Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Susilo and Vice President
\nJusuf Kalla had not yet capitalized on their strong positions as
\na president and vice president who had been directly elected by
\nthe people.<\/p>\n
Kalla's new position as president of the Golkar party is also
\nseen as a breakthrough opportunity for Susilo in dealing with the
\n550-strong House of Representatives dominated by Golkar and PDI-
\nP, compared to the 55 seats of his own tiny Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
\"They no longer need to seek popularity,\" said PDI-P deputy
\nsecretary Pramono Anung on Thursday, as quoted by Antara news
\nagency.<\/p>\n
Instead, they \"need only to focus on their programs,\" he said.
\n\"They just need to do something that people can really see.\"<\/p>\n
Those with a more positive view on Susilo have cited his \"hard
\nworking\" habits compared to his predecessor Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri.<\/p>",
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