Leonardus Teddy Lukmansyah, is a vendor selling peanut porridge in Pancoran Glodok, Central Jakarta:

I have run this business since 1971 which I inherited from my father, who started the business in 1943. This business has the potential to be big, because we are the only one in the city and we have loyal customers whose numbers keep on increasing.

For the time being, it remains a dream because the existing bank loan scheme for small and medium enterprises is only a hoax. The banks will give you Rp 5 million (US$549.45) or below, but nothing more. They will ask for collateral if you ask for a bigger loan. So I have to apply for a housing loan to get the funds to expand the business.

I will write to Susilo about this, asking him to see through what is really going on regarding the scheme which is supposedly collateral-free.

Adj. Sr. Comr. Anton Wahono, the Jakarta Police anticorruption unit chief:

There is always the hope that the new government will renew the spirit to fight corruption.

If the government motivates the drive, I hope the public will be more inspired to report any corruption allegations and give police investigators more evidence.

As far as the police are concerned, whoever becomes president does not really matter as we, the prosecutor's office and the anticorruption commission are the ones who are fighting corruption.

Lilik Mulyadi, a judge at the Central Jakarta District Court:

As a new president, I think Pak SBY has the background and networks necessary to fight against terrorism. He will be able to do that. I'm optimistic of that.

From my experience in handling terrorism cases at the Denpasar District Court before I moved to Jakarta, as a judge I had to be creative to prove that a (terrorism) case was strong enough as it was very difficult to prove. Collecting evidence was very important and it should be done more carefully in the future so there's no more terror activity in this country.

-- The Jakarta Post