Investigation Duped, Damned Detained SHE faces the death penalty in Malaysia, for her role in the murder of North Korean Kim Jong-nam. All Siti Aisyah wanted was a bit part in what she believed to be a reality show, but she became a pawn in a sinister murder plot by North Korean intelligence operatives to kill the half-brother of North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un. Was Siti Aisyah a willing or unwitting partner in crime? Tempo investigates the sad story of yet another duped and abused migrant worker. Economy: Tax Amnesty ‘S Failed Target MARCH 31 marked the end of the finance ministry’s tax amnesty program, intended to garner a wider tax base, scare people into paying taxes and repatriating foreign assets. But beyond achieving a wider tax base, the program failed to reach its planned projection. The state only got 14.6 percent of funds that should have been repatriated. Yet, tax officials refuse to see the program as a failure, rather as a first step in the longer-term tax reform plan. Outreach: Back to Nature Farming FARMERS in Indonesia are usually ranked the lowest among the country’s income earners. But with the assistance of NGOs, many farmers now seek various alternatives, such as the different techniques of cultivation and adapting them to the increasing impacts of climate change, in order to raise productivity. At Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, local farmers are actively developing natural agriculture and using organic fertilizers. In Mamuju, West Sulawesi, local cacao farmers can now sell their crops for premium prices after successfully improving their planting and marketing methods.

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