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  • Bakrie to Settle Lapindo Debacle for Upcoming Presidential Race

    Bakrie to Settle Lapindo Debacle for Upcoming Presidential Race

    TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – This year, Golkar Party chairman and presidential candidate Aburizal Bakrie is planning on settling the debts caused by the Lapindo mudflow in Porong, Sidoarjo. The party deputy chairman Agung Laksono said that the effort is conducted to pave the way for Aburizal in the 2014 General Elections.

  • Sidoarjo Mud Volcano Budget Share Raises Eyebrows

    Criticism has mounted over the government’s lack of discussion regarding the Rp 155 billion ($15.7 million) fund allocation in the 2013 state budget for the management of the Sidoarjo mud volcano in East Java. The announcement of compensation in the revised budget, approved last night, has raised concerns about the government’s ability to swiftly compensate…

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