Railroaded! INDONESIA has chosen to team up with China in building the high-speed Jakarta- Bandung railway megaproject. The stakes are high but State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Rini Soemarno guarantees that the four SOE-consortium she created for the project can beat the odds. But are they prepared or were they coerced into it? And why do many doubt this business deal with China? National: KPK Law Revision LAWMAKERS at Senayan are pushing for a revision of the law on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which would severely cripple the authority of this anti-graft organization. The move in the House of Representatives (DPR) is supported by most of the political parties, led by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), although it is being challenged by President Joko Widodo. Outreach: Money-Making Marine Conservation ONE third of Indonesia consists of coastal areas, whose local population depends on the sea for their livelihood. Yet increasingly, our marine environment is slowly being destroyed by ignorance on how to conserve it. But fi shermen have taken their own initiative to restore damaged coral reefs and mangrove forests. Ramses Firdaus and his Coral Cultivation Group (KBK) teach local islanders to cultivate coral reefs. On Komodo Island, Stanislaus Stan teaches divers to be good environmentalycorrect dive guides. Meanwhile, the government has set up the Marine Services Directorate, under the Marine and Fisheries Ministry, to develop marine tourism. A Tempo English report.

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