Highlights of SBY's presidential term

Highlights of SBY's presidential term

Politics: - relatively violence-free first direct local polls since June - peace agreement signed between Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), July

Economy: - hosting of Infrastructure Summit, January - weakening of rupiah, high inflation leading to high interest rates - two rounds of fuel price hikes, in March and October respectively; the most recent, averaging 126 percent following soaring world oil prices, led to widespread though relatively violence-free protests.

Security: - setting up of antiterror desk in Office of Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs - Second Bali bombings in October - main suspects of earlier bombings still at large

Disasters/outbreaks: - coordination of post-tsunami relief and reconstruction - efforts to deal with numerous cases of malnutrition, polio, bird flu in collaboration with international agencies

Corruption: - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) starts work, revealing corruption in the General Elections Commission and other institutions -- however, many large-scale corruption cases remain largely unresolved. Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh was first senior official sentenced to jail by new Anticorruption Court.

Human rights: - endorsement of Law on Reconciliation and Friendship arising out of human rights violations in East Timor - endorsement of Law on Commission on Truth and Reconciliation for past human rights violations - forming of independent team to investigate murder of rights activist Munir; trial is underway

Diplomacy: - hosting of tsunami relief summit - hosting of 50th commemoration of Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung, West Java - visits to several countries and attendance at a number of international functions