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Quick facts about the education in Indonesia

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Indonesia country profile

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238

Source: BBC

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Fun facts about Indonesia

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Massive jailbreak in Indonesia

There was a gigantic breakout at Sialang Bungkuk prison in Pekanbaru on Friday in which hundreds of prisoners dramatically escaped.

This occurred when prisoners went out of their cells to perform their prayers daily prayer (Islamic norms). Instead however, They broke through a prison door, out numbering the guards on duty and escaping.

242 men had been recaptured according to the police, but there is about 200 still at large.

Police said some of the men surrendered and others were captured by local residents, police and soldiers.

It has been stated that the prisoners were angry about poor conditions in the prison and the treatment they have received. 

The prison has a capacity of about 360 but was holding more than 1,870 men, according to a local police spokesman (no wonder the the prisoners were angry)!

There is a huge manhunt on the way, in which hundreds of police and soldiers have been deployed hunting for the prisoners.

Jailbreaks are common in Indonesia, where overcrowding has become a significant problem in the prisons who has received poor funding from the government and an increasing number of prisoners added recently because of Indonesia's “war on drugs”.

There has been many other outbreak, one of which was in July 2013 when about 240 prisoners, including several convicted terrorists, escaped after a deadly riot at a prison.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/07/200-inmates-at-large-after-indonesian-jailbreak

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Eyewitness: An eruption at Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra, Indonesia 

The 8,000-foot-high volcano has had a high-risk warning ever since periodic eruptions began in 2010, after 400 years of being dormant.

Photo: Sutanta Aditya / Barcroft Media

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Volcano eruptions in Indonesia

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                       Indonesia corruption report part 2 (Short version) 

Public Procurement: Corruption and favouritism are pervasive in Indonesia's procurement sector. Lucrative contracts are allocated to firms associated with Indonesia's state officials (CCG 2014). Companies involved in the sale of services to state agencies or state-owned companies report regularly providing gifts, expensive dinners and entertainment to officials during negotiations and/or when closing deals (Control Risks, 2013). Corruption in procurement costs Indonesia's government up to USD 4 billion per year (FCPA Blog, June 2014). Evidence in article. 

Natural Resources: Corruption and illegal logging are widespread in Indonesia. The forestry ministry is among the most corrupt institutions in the country (Phys, Nov. 2013). According to Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, the KPK, bribery in the process of obtaining permits is the most common act of corruption in the country (AFP, Jan. 2014). In May 2013, an Indonesian official was arrested for allegedly being in charge of an illegal logging ring worth USD 150 million (AFP, Jan. 2014). More Evidence in article. 

Legislation: A weak institutional framework and widespread corruption limit the effectiveness of corruption-related legislation in Indonesia. There is no facilitation payment exception under Indonesia's criminal law, and legislation does not address bribery of foreign public officials. More information in the report. 

Civil Society: Press freedoms are restricted by legal and regulatory provisions (FitW 2015). Foreign ownership of broadcast media is forbidden, and journalists experience physical attacks and harassment by the state and non-state actors (FotP 2014). Independent reporters practice self-censorship to avoid criminal prosecution for libel and defamation, and legal restrictions lead to a number of broadcast media to operate illegally (FitW 2015). Journalists face threats of violence, and a growing number of journalists are being kidnapped and killed in Indonesia (BTI 2014). Civil society organisations (CSOs) are restricted and must receive a special approval at the Home Affairs Ministry to operate in Indonesia (FotP 2014) and Freedom of expression is restrained (FitW 2015). 

Sources used in report: 

World Bank & IFC: Doing Business 2015.

Jakarta Post: 'Jokowi advances e-governance system to prevent corruption', 27 May 2015.

World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015.

US Commercial Service: Doing Business in Indonesia: 2014 Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies.

Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Indonesia 2014.

World Economic Forum: Global Enabling Trade Report 2014. Report 2014.

Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Indonesia 2014.

Freedom House: Freedom of the Press - Indonesia 2014.

Asia Report: 'Indonesian ex-minister jailed for role in corruption', 19 July 2014.

FCPA Blog: 'Indonesia loses USD 4 billion annually to procurement fraud, study finds', 5 June 2014.

Deutsche Welle: 'Life sentence for Indonesia Constitutional Court Judge Akil Mochtar', 30 June 2014.

Mongabay: 'Indonesia politician gets 14 years in jail for illegal permits, forest corruption', 13 March 2014.

Jakarta Globe: 'Anas Detained by KPK Over Hambalang Corruption Case', 10 January 2014.

AFP: 'Indonesia struggles to clean up corrupt forestry sector', 1 January 2014.

Control Risks: Anti-Corruption in Indonesia 2013.

US Department of State: Human Rights Practices Report – Indonesia 2013.

Phys: 'Indonesia struggles to clean up corrupt forestry sector', 13 November 2013.

Jakarta Globe: 'Jakarta High Court Sentences Djoko Susilo to 18 Years in Prison', 19 December 2013.

Freedom House: Countries at the Crossroads - Indonesia 2012.

Jakarta Post: 'RI loses trillions in taxes from systemic corruption', 14 March 2012.

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There is widespread corruption in Indonesia according to the “Indonesia corruption report” published by GAN Business Anti-Corruption Portal

http://www.business-anti-corruption.com/country-profiles/indonesia

                        Indonesia corruption report part 1 (Short version)

Indonesia suffers from widespread political corruption and weak enforcement of anti-corruption legislation.

Judicial System: The outcome of judicial proceedings (including criminal investigations and court verdicts and appeals) can be influenced through bribes (BTI 2014). Corruption has deprived the judicial system of professionalism and objectivity (BTI 2014).

Police: The Indonesian police is plagued by corruption, and bribery is widespread. Police officers solicit bribes on every level, ranging from traffic violations to criminal investigations (HRR 2013). Indonesians consider the police to be the most corrupt public institution in the country (GCB 2013). More information and evidence presented in the report.

Public Services: The government's regulatory requirements are burdensome and implicate the process of obtaining permits and licences for foreign companies (GCR 2014-2015). There are increased costs of establishing an international company in Indonesia, because informal payments related to licences and permits are a key source of income for Indonesian officials (Control Risks, 2013).

Land Administration: Corruption is rampant within the land management sector in Indonesia. Property rights are inadequately protected due to corruption (BTI 2014). Bribery is rife in land disputes, and the largest bribe usually lands the favourable outcome, resulting in land rights of foreign investors being completely unprotected (BTI 2014). 

Tax Administration: International companies regularly encounter corruption during routine interactions with Indonesian public servants, including tax officials. Facilitation payments, kickbacks and bribes are a part of most inspections, in part due to Indonesia's decentralised government system and in part because of inconsistent implementation of legislation (Control Risks, 2013). The government of Indonesia loses about half of its annual tax revenue as a result of rampant corruption within the tax-collecting agency (Jakarta Post, Mar. 2012).

Customs Administration: Corruption hampers the efficiency of Indonesia's customs administration. Procedures related to importing and exporting goods lack transparency and allow for customs officials to make demands for irregular payments (GETR 2014). Corruption at Indonesia's borders is the most problematic factor for international trade (GETR 2014). Indonesia's ports are rife with corruption; the risk of extortion is particularly high when importing goods (Control Risks, 2013). Companies report containers are held up at ports for long periods of time, even in cases of minor discrepancies in paperwork, and are only released in exchange for an illicit fee paid directly to a customs official (Control Risks, 2013).

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Deforestation and Corruption in Indonesia

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Traditional Indonesian music - Enjoy

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Fun facts about Indonesia:

Indonesia is part of the Pacific Rim "Ring of Fire". The country has 400 volcanoes, about 150 of these are active (which is around 75% of all currently active volcanoes on Earth).

There are approximately 250 million people living in Indonesia (251,160,124). It is the world's fourth most populous nation.

The capital and largest city of Indonesia is Jakarta, on the island of Java. Jakarta has a population of almost 14 million making it the world’s ninth largest city.

The island of Java is home to 60% of the country's population (around 130 million people) making it the world's most populous island.

Source: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/indonesia.html 

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Sumatra-Andaman earthquake

With a magnitude of 9.3 earthquake,  approximately 230,000 of people died in 14 countries, especially in Indonesia. This devastating earthquake also resulted in 30 meters high waves leading to a tsunami. Indonesia was the hardest country that was hit by this natural disaster incident. The earthquake were caused by the subjugated of Burma plate which triggers tsunamis in the coastline that borders the Indian Ocean.

Source: http://www.listverse.info/10-dangerous-types-of-natural-disasters/

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCoMWwfK_tA

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While natural disasters capture headlines and national attention short-term, the work of recovery and rebuilding is long-term.

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

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Natural disasters in Indonesia

Being located on the Pacific Ring of Fire (an area with a high degree of tectonic activity), Indonesia has to cope with the constant risk of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and tsunamis. On several occasions during the last 15 years, Indonesia has made global headlines due to devastating natural disasters that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of human and animal lives, plus having a destructive effect on the land area (including infrastructure, and thus resulting in economic costs).

source: http://www.indonesia-investments.com

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