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        "id": 1678741,
        "msgid": "story-of-kkmp-siswodipuran-in-boyolali-no-building-and-struggling-1776239453",
        "date": "2026-04-15 14:11:57",
        "title": "Story of KKMP Siswodipuran in Boyolali: No Building and Struggling",
        "author": "Karta Raharja Ucu",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "The KKMP Siswodipuran cooperative in Boyolali, Central Java, has been operating without its own building since September 2025, relying on a small room in the local ward office and facing challenges due to the lack of available land. Led by Edi Muhamad Ismail, the cooperative sustains itself through member contributions and small ventures like selling basic necessities, partnering with Bank Jateng for financial inclusion, and revitalising an abandoned reservoir for fishing. Despite requests to utilise unused county buildings and hopes for military assistance in construction, no progress has been made, highlighting broader issues for similar cooperatives in the area.",
        "content": "<p>The Chairman of the Merah Putih Ward Cooperative (KKMP) Siswodipuran\nin Boyolali Regency, Central Java, Edi Muhamad Ismail, revealed that\nsince commencing operations in September 2025, the cooperative under his\nleadership has yet to acquire a building or supporting facilities. All\noperational activities of the KKMP are currently hosted at the\nSiswodipuran Ward Office. Edi stated that, to his knowledge, there are\nthree KKMPs in Boyolali that still lack buildings to date. One of the\nreasons is that the ward authorities do not possess communal land that\ncan be used to construct KKMP buildings. \u201cWe are still squeezed into one\nroom at the Siswodipuran Ward Office, which measures only 3x4 square\nmetres,\u201d Edi explained after attending the Regional Coordination Meeting\nof the Indonesian Cooperative Council (Dekopinwil) for Central Java at\nWisma Perdamaian in Semarang City on Tuesday (14\/4\/2026). According to\nEdi, there are several buildings owned by the Boyolali Regency\nGovernment that are currently unused. He admitted to having submitted a\nrequest for the KKMP Siswodipuran to occupy one of those buildings.\nHowever, those efforts have yet to yield results. \u201cEven borrowing one is\nnot easy. We submitted the letter last November, but there has been no\nresponse from the Regent to this day,\u201d Edi said. Edi once hoped that the\nKKMP Siswodipuran building could be constructed by the TNI or the Kodim\n0724\/Boyolali. \u201cBut that has not happened to this day either,\u201d he\nremarked. He explained that the current operational capital for KKMP\nSiswodipuran still relies on primary savings and mandatory contributions\nfrom its 63 members. The primary savings are set at Rp100,000, while the\nmandatory contribution is Rp10,000 per month. Edi mentioned that one of\nthe businesses run by KKMP Siswodipuran is selling basic necessities or\ngroceries. The KKMP also collaborates with Bank Jateng for the Laku\nPandai programme. Additionally, KKMP Siswodipuran partners with the\nSamsat office to provide motor vehicle tax payment services. \u201cWe also\nhave a reservoir from the Agriculture Department that was abandoned; we\nrepaired it and turned it into a fishing spot. Alhamdulillah, little by\nlittle, it can generate income,\u201d Edi said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/story-of-kkmp-siswodipuran-in-boyolali-no-building-and-struggling-1776239453",
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