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Indonesia's Young Democracy Thriving, But Challenges Remain

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Indonesia is drawing praise from the United States as it emerges from decades of authoritarian rule as a promising democracy, but the country with the world's largest Muslim population still faces challenges ranging from government corruption to election problems and weak political representation of women.

Indonesia is drawing praise from the United States as it emerges from decades of authoritarian rule as a promising democracy, but the country with the world's largest Muslim population still faces challenges ranging from government corruption to election problems and weak political representation of women.

That was the assessment of Indonesia's maturing democracy during a daylong Indonesia conference and cultural event held at the East-West Center on April 24 under the banner, "1999-2009: A Decade of Reform."

Since the 1998 fall of President Soeharto - a former general who ruled for 32 years - Indonesia has held three legislative elections and embraced a vibrant press. Greater freedom of expression among its 240 million citizens has also provided a boost to movie production and the arts.

Those developments have led President Barack Obama's administration to view the country as a key partner in several ways, including the administration's efforts to reach out to the Muslim world, according to Ambassador Charles Salmon Jr., a foreign policy advisor with the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

"Things are very much in an upward trajectory in U.S.-Indonesian relations," he told an audience at the Imin International Conference Center.

Salmon noted that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent a strong message toward bolstering Indonesian ties when she visited the country in February during her first overseas trip as the top U.S. diplomat.

Meeting with Clinton, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda told reporters that in Indonesia, "democracy, Islam and modernity can go hand in hand."

Clinton also stopped by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations secretariat and said the Obama administration intended to sign a treaty of cooperation with the group, as well as work toward restarting the Peace Corps program, according to Salmon. Obama has also pledged to partner with Indonesia in education, healthcare and in efforts to combat terrorism, avian influenza and global climate change, he added.

Indonesia is among several countries participating in a UN program to curb emissions of greenhouse gases caused by deforestation. It will host the 2009 World Ocean Conference in May, said Salmon, the keynote speaker at the meeting last week, which was organized by the Hawai'i chapter of the Indonesian Student Association in the U.S.

"Definitely, the U.S. has an interest in Southeast Asia, and I think Indonesia is going to be an important partner because it has the biggest Muslim population in the world, it's the biggest market in Southeast Asia, and it's actually now quite ironically the best functioning democracy" in the region, said Michael Buehler, a postdoctoral fellow in Modern Southeast Asian Studies at Columbia University in New York.

"We see a rollback of democracy all over Southeast Asia, and Indonesia has suddenly become the shining example," he said.

Buehler said Indonesia wants to mend U.S. military relations that were damaged by human rights abuses by the Indonesian military after the 1999 independence referendum in Timor-Leste (East Timor). Internationally, he said, Indonesia hopes to win American support to deal with issues such as a land dispute with China over the Spratly Islands, as well as accusations by Malaysia that Indonesia has harbored pirates who roam in the Strait of Malacca, a tight ocean corridor between the two nations.

Buehler believes Indonesia's greatest democratic advancement has been in the area of election reform. He cited the abolishment in 2005 of a process that had local government officials elected though parliament.

"We've had direct election of government and the president," Buehler said. "Now, people vote directly, and not through parties anymore, so this is an increase of accountability for the Indonesian people."

On April 9, Indonesia held parliamentary elections through an open-ballot system that gave voters more influence, Buehler said.

"Before, in the elections in 2004 or 1999, you had closed party lists. People who were at the top of the party list would get automatically into a parliamentary seat no matter how many votes they got," he said. "It was very nontransparent."

However, while election changes have led to greater political competition, Buehler said it has also driven up costs to run a successful campaign. And, he added, enforcement of Indonesia's campaign finance laws has been lax, leaving room for fraud.

"Money-politics has increased, political corruption has increased, which makes it very difficult for civil society figures that don't have financial backing to get into these political positions, because now you simply just have to pay so much to run in these elections," he said. "That is, I think, the biggest obstacle."

Buehler said Indonesians have mixed feelings about the democratic shift. While Soeharto's departure was celebrated, poverty and corruption remain widespread, and human rights violations still occur, he said.

"A lot of the people are still very frustrated because they don't see real improvements in their daily lives," he said, calling Indonesia "an established, low-quality democracy."

Teguh Santosa, an East-West Center participant and a contributing journalist for Rakyat Merdeka Daily in Indonesia, said reporters no longer fear "repression by the state." Still, he expressed disappointment over the handling of the latest election, noting that some 14 million eligible voters, out of some 171 million, may have been disenfranchised.

Women have also struggled to get into office, according to Nihayatul Wafiroh, an EWC participant from Indonesia who is advocating for gender equality in politics there. She said a law enacted prior to the 2004 elections that instructed parties to have at least 30 percent of women among their candidates has not translated into greater representation in parliament.

Meanwhile, results from the recent election are still being tallied. It appears the centrist Democratic Party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will take the largest number of seats of any party in the 560-seat parliament, putting him a good position to win a second term in July, according to media reports, though at least two of his challengers have sought a fraud investigation.

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The EAST-WEST CENTER (www.eastwestcenter.org) is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government, with additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations and the governments of the region.

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Anggaran Dasar PERMIAS

Buku Panduan ke-Konsuler-an dan ke-Imigrasi-an

Aneka Formulir KJRI LA for recent forms please consult KJRI LA website

Formulir Perdim 14 (sample); please request the original form by contacting nearest PERMIAS Hawaii representatives

Form DP3 (for civil servant)

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List of useful links

Indonesian Government representatives

The Embassy of The Republic of Indonesia
The Indonesian Consulate General LA

Indonesian Online News

The Jakarta Post
Tempo Interaktif
Republika online
MetroTV News
Majalah Gatra
Detik Com situs warta era digital
Liputan 6 SCTV
Kompas Cyber Media
Jawa Pos

Local Online News

The Honolulu Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
KHNL NBC 8 Home
TheHawaiiChannel.com
West Hawaii Today: News from the Big Island
Maui News
Honolulu Weekly
Hawaii Tribune Herald

Local Institutions and Universities

East West Center
Center for Southeast Asian Studies UH Manoa

University of Hawaii System; 10 campuses
UHManoa
UHHilo
UHWest O‘ahu
Hawai‘i Community College
Honolulu Community College
Kapi‘olani Community College
Kaua‘i Community College
Leeward Community College
Maui Community College
Windward Community College
Hawaii Pacific University
Brigham Young University
Chaminade University

Indonesian Students Association (some of the links may no longer available, please tell us)
PERMIAS:
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Milis:
Milis PPI Selandia Baru melalui situs YahooGroups
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Milis PPI Bremen melalui situs YahooGroups
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About Us

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Established in Washington D.C. on December 24th, 1961, the Indonesian Students Association in the United States of America (PERMIAS) is a non-profit and independent organization whose membership consists of all Indonesian students studying in the U.S.

They are the young generation of Indonesians who feel the need to acquire more knowledge and experiences that will be shared as their contribution to the development of Indonesia. Living and studying abroad away from their families, it is vital for the Indonesian students to maintain solidarity and unity among themselves. To realize these intents, PERMIAS Hawaii organizes and conducts various academic, social, cultural, and recreational activities.

Currently, the membership of PERMIAS Hawaii includes approximately 150 students and people who have been residents in Hawaii, as well as non-Indonesians who have taken deep interest in Indonesia and its culture. The students attend various universities, such as University of Hawaii (UH), Hawaii Pacific University (HPU), Brigham Young University of Hawaii (BYUH), and Chaminade University of Honolulu. To keep in touch among its members, PERMIAS Hawaii has its own mailing list and website: www.permiashawaii.com, which provide information about organization and its activities.

SEJARAH SINGKAT PERMIAS
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1. PERMIAS didirikan pada tanggal 24 Desember 1961 di Washington,DC., saat diadakannya Kongres PERMIAS I. Terpilih sebagai Ketua Umum PERMIAS yaitu sdr. Janner Sinaga. Pada waktu itu juga diputuskan untuk melebur semua organisasi pelajar yang ada di Amerika Serikat menjadi PERMIAS (Persatuan Mahasiswa Indonesia di Amerika Serikat). Bentuk organisasi saat itu diberi nama BADAN KOORDINASI PUSAT dengan memiliki Anggaran Dasar dan Anggaran Rumah Tangga PERMIAS.

2. Kongres PERMIAS II diadakan pada tahun 1963 di Bloomington, Indiana dan sdr. Janner Sinaga kembali terpilih sebagai Ketua Umum. Bentuk organisasi meneruskan periode sebelumnya.

3. Kongres PERMIAS III diadakan pada tahun 1966 dan terpilih sdr. Tony Agus Ardie dari Stanford University sebagai Ketua Umum yang baru.

4. Kongres PERMIAS IV diadakan pada tahun 1968 dan terpilih sdr. Ramzy Tajuddin dari San Francisco sebagai Ketua Umum. Berhubung karena sesuatu dan lain hal, Kongres tahun tsb. tidak memilih pengurus pusat, sehingga terjadi kevakuman di tingkat nasional.

5. Terjadi kevakuman selama kurang lebih delapan tahun hingga diadakannya Kongres PERMIAS V di Washington, DC atas usul dari rekan-rekan PERMIAS Hawaii dan PERMIAS New York. Kongres PERMIAS V ini diselenggarakan pada tanggal 13 s/d 15 Juni 1986. Bentuk organisasi saat itu diberi nama BADAN KOORDINASI dengan hanya memiliki Anggaran Dasar PERMIAS.

6. Pada tahun 1987 di Ames, Iowa, cikal bakal Seminar PERMIAS lahir. Kelahiran ini dibidani melalui pertemuan pengajian mahasiswa Indonesia se Midwest.

7. Pada tahun 1988 diselenggarakan Seminar PERMIAS se Midwest di Madison, Wisconsin.

8. Awal September 1989 Seminar PERMIAS se Midwest diadakan di Athens, Ohio.

9. Kongres PERMIAS VI diselenggarakan dari tanggal 4 s/d 6 Mei 1990 di Los Angeles dengan terpilihnya 7 orang presidium PERMIAS yang terdiri dari: a. sdr. Andreas M Dewatmoko sebagai wakil dari San Francisco. b. sdr. Mohammad R Hutasuhut sebagai wakil dari Washington,DC. c. sdr. Nur A Fadhil Lubis sebagai wakil dari Los Angeles. d. sdr. Ujang Sumarwan sebagai wakil dari Chicago. e. sdr. Al-Ghozie Usman sebagai wakil dari New York. f. sdr. Lutfi Firdaus sebagai wakil dari panitia pengarah.
Bentuk organisasi saat itu diberi nama Forum Komunikasi dengan memiliki Anggaran Dasar PERMIAS dan Pedoman Penyusunan Anggaran Rumah Tangga PERMIAS.

10. Pada tahun yang sama (1990) juga diselenggarakan Seminar PERMIAS se Midwest di Lexington, Kentucky.

11. Juga pada tahun yang sama (1990), Jaringan Komunikasi PERMIAS didirikan oleh sdr. Al-Ghozie Usman dan Boy Hermansyah, yang sejak bulan September 1992 dihadiahkan oleh pengurus PERMIAS Syracuse, New York kepada seluruh perwakilan PERMIAS atau kelompok mahasiswa Indonesia se Amerika Serikat. Pada perkembangan selanjutnya, jaringan ini sudah bisa dilanggan oleh siapa saja yang tertarik untuk bergabung dengan Permias-Net.

12. Barulah pada tahun 1991 di Ames, Iowa, Seminar PERMIAS se Midwest berubah nama menjadi Seminar PERMIAS se Amerika Serikat.

13. Pada tahun 1992 Seminar PERMIAS se Amerika Serikat diselenggarakan di Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

14. Untuk pertama kali pada tanggal 27 s/d 29 Agustus 1993 di Houston, Texas diselenggarakan Kongres dan Seminar PERMIAS secara bersamaan. Kongres PERMIAS ini memilih 6 orang anggota FKPN (Forum Komunikasi PERMIAS Nasional) yang terdiri dari: a. sdr. Dharma Pohan sebagai koordinator FKPR Houston. b. sdr. Pietra Paloh sebagai koordinator FKPR Los Angeles, yang kemudian digantikan oleh sdr. Rafiq Kamaludin, dan akhirnya digantikan lagi oleh sdr. Chandra Yudha. c. sdr. Aswin Subroto sebagai koordinator FKPR San Francisco yang kemudian digantikan oleh sdr. Bambang Susantono. d. sdr. Hamid Awaludin sebagai koordinator FKPR Washington,DC. e. sdr. Harris Iskandar sebagai koordinator FKPR New York yang sampai akhir periodenya belum digantikan secara resmi. f. sdr. Wira Putra sebagai koordinator FKPR Chicago yang sampai akhir periodenya tidak mempunyai pengganti secara resmi.
Bentuk organisasi saat itu terdiri dari: a. PERMIAS Lokal. b. Forum Komunikasi PERMIAS Regional (FKPR) yang mengkoordinir PERMIAS Lokal yang berada di wilayah jurisdiksi Perwakilan RI di AS. c. Forum Komunikasi PERMIAS Nasional (FKPN) yang mengkoordinir FKPR dan PERMIAS Lokal.
Saat itu PERMIAS memiliki Anggaran Dasar PERMIAS dan Anggaran Rumah Tangga Forum Komunikasi PERMIAS.

15. Pada tanggal 7 s/d 9 Oktober 1994, Seminar Nasional PERMIAS diselenggarakan di San Diego, California.

16. Pada tahun 1995 Seminar Nasional PERMIAS diselenggarakan di Cleveland, Ohio.

17. Kongres dan Seminar Nasional PERMIAS 1996 diselenggarakan dari tanggal 30 Agustus s/d 2 September 1996 di San Francisco, California. Bentuk organisasi saat ini diberi nama Forum Komunikasi PERMIAS yang terdiri dari komisi-komisi kerja yang dibentuk sesuai dengan Garis Besar Program Kerja yang ditetapkan dalam Kongres. Saat ini PERMIAS memiliki Anggaran Dasar PERMIAS dan penyusunan Anggaran Rumah Tangga diserahkan kepada masing-masing PERMIAS sesuai dengan situasi dan kondisi setempat.
Sumber bacaan:a. No. 1 s/d 5 diambil dari makalah Bapak DR. Janner Sinaga yang berjudul "Mengembangkan Potensi Kerjasama Permias-Alumnas Dalam Rangka Pengabdian Bagi Bangsa dan Negara", yang disampaikan pada acara Kongres dan Seminar PERMIAS di Houston, Texas tahun 1993.b. No. 5 juga diambil dari Surat Pemberitahuan Kongres dari Panitia Kongres Mahasiswa Indonesia se Amerika Serikat 1986, Permias Washington,DC. No. 03/A/K-P/Pan/1986 tertanggal 21 Februari 1986.c. No. 6 diambil dari tulisan sdr. Wahyu "Wien" Purwinto di Permias-Net tanggal 19 Januari 1996.d. No. 6 juga diambil dari tulisan sdr. Togu Manurung di Permias-Net tanggal 19 Januari 1996.e. No 7 s/d 8 diambil dari tulisan sdr. Togu Manurung di Permias-Net tanggal 19 Januari 1996.f. No. 9 diambil dari Hasil Keputusan Kongres PERMIAS di Los Angeles tahun 1990.g. No. 10 diambil dari tulisan sdr. Togu Manurung di Permias-Net tanggal 19 Januari 1996.h. No. 11 diambil dari tulisan sdr. Wahyu "Wien" Purwinto yang diforwardkan oleh sdr. Abubakar Alatas di Permias-Net tanggal 3 Oktober 1996.i. No. 12 s/d 13 diambil dari tulisan sdr. Togu Manurung di Permias-Net tanggal 19 Januari 1996.j. No. 14 diambil dari Hasil Keputusan Kongres PERMIAS di Houston tahun 1993. k. No. 14 juga diambil dari arsip pribadi saya (mengenai pergantian koordinator FKPR).l. No. 15 s/d 16 dari arsip pribadi saya selama mengikuti ke dua acara tsb. m. No. 17 diambil dari Hasil Keputusan Kongres PERMIAS di San Francisco tahun 1996 (sedang dalam pemeriksaan ulang oleh panitia KSNP 96).
Sampai saat ini, boleh dibilang ada sekitar 125 PERMIAS yang tersebar di hampir seluruh wilayah Amerika Serikat.

Sumber: http://www.msu.edu/~sukimanc/sejarah.htm

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