Jakarta - Various political events yesterday (5\/8) were in the\nspotlight, ranging from Coordinating Minister for Political and Security\nAffairs Djamari Chaniago urging the public not to act anarchically if\nthey wish to hold demonstrations, to Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra\nWijaya receiving input from businessman Chairul Tanjung regarding\nstrategic economic issues.<\/p>\n
Here is a summary of yesterday\u2019s interesting political news:<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari\nChaniago appealed to the public not to carry out anarchist actions if\nthey wish to hold demonstrations. Responding to questions about the\npossibility of demonstrations in several regions during the 81st\nAnniversary of the Republic of Indonesia in August this year, Djamari\nstressed that demonstrations are not prohibited as long as they do not\ndisrupt the public interest. \u201cTherefore, please go ahead and\ndemonstrate, no problem, as long as it does not disrupt the interests of\nthe people, the wider community,\u201d Djamari said during a press conference\nat the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs office\nin Central Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
DPD RI Speaker Sultan B. Najamudin, along with other DPD RI leaders,\nvisited the residence of the 10th and 12th Vice President of the\nRepublic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla, in Jakarta on Wednesday. The visit\nwas to maintain good relations and to deliver an invitation to the\nannual session to be held ahead of the 81st Anniversary of the\nIndependence of the Republic of Indonesia. Sultan visited together with\nDPD RI Deputy Speaker Tamsil Linrung, DPD RI Deputy Speaker Yorrys\nRaweyai, and DPD RI Secretary General Muhammad Iqbal.<\/p>\n
Head of the Government Communication Agency Muhammad Qodari said the\ngovernment wants the commemoration of the 81st Anniversary of the\nIndependence of the Republic of Indonesia to be a celebration that is\ncloser to the people through open and inclusive public participation\nspaces. \u201cThe government really wants this year\u2019s independence\ncommemoration to feel different and closer to the hearts of the people.\nWe want the month of independence to be a celebration space that belongs\nto all of us. A truly open and inclusive public participation space,\u201d\nQodari said in a video statement received on Wednesday. Qodari said the\ngovernment wants this year\u2019s independence commemoration to not just be a\nstate ceremony, but also to be felt directly by the community.<\/p>\n
Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin proposed that integrated\ntraining and development exercises for the Indonesian National Armed\nForces (TNI) be conducted two to three times a year to strengthen the\nreadiness of personnel, primary weapon systems, and operational support.\nSjafrie made the proposal after witnessing an integrated tri-service TNI\nexercise in Dabo Singkep, Lingga Regency, Riau Islands, on Wednesday.\n\u201cThe training programme, both integrated and development exercises\nwithin each service, should not be conducted only once a year. We will\nconduct this exercise two or three times a year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya received input from businessman\nChairul Tanjung regarding a number of strategic economic issues. These\nissues ranged from strengthening the banking sector, developing\nentrepreneurship and young talent, to the role of the business world in\nencouraging sustainable economic growth. According to a post on the\nCabinet Secretariat\u2019s Instagram account, the meeting between Teddy and\nthe founder and leader of CT Corp at the Cabinet Secretariat Building in\nJakarta on Wednesday morning lasted nearly two hours.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yesterday-non-anarchist-protests-to-teddys-audience-with-ct-1785984767", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }