Syrian media reported the 19 police and security forces members were killed in various clashes in the southern city Daraa Friday.
The chaos began when unknown gunmen opened fire on police and civilians who held a peaceful anti-government protests after Friday prayers, said the official Syrian news agency Sana quoted as saying by Reuters.
Opposition sources said the police who opened fire on demonstrators in an effort to disperse their meetings.
The activists demonstrated in Daraa and they call themselves Syrian Revolution - 2011. They have broadcast a list of 14 people were killed in clashes on Friday on Facebook.
Authorities in Daraa say they do not block the demonstrators to participate in demonstrations and keeping the incident under control at the time of collision and the shooting began.
In the eastern region, thousands of Kurdish demonstrations demanding reform even though the president this week has eased the rules that make many Kurds do not get citizenship, says a number of activists.
Protests swept country of 20 million people, from the Mediterranean port city of Latakia to the Albu Kamal on the Iraqi border, when the demonstration entered the fourth week regardless of the security forces operations and the increasing promise of reforms by the government.
"Freedom, freedom, we want freedom," shouted thousands of protesters in many Syrian cities. Some people chanted, "We sacrifice our blood and souls for you, Daraa."
Residents said the security forces using water cannons and smoke bombs to disperse the protest of about 2,000 people in Hama, a city where thousands of people were killed in 1982.
They opened fire on thousands of demonstrators in Daraa, where demonstrations erupted the first time in March. According to them, demonstrators set fire to a building owned by the ruling Baath Party and destroyed the statue of the president's brother, Basil.
Q Film Festival Organizing reap the protests of the FPI (Islamic Defenders Front). FPI objected and refused to playback movies on the theme of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transsexual (LGBT) in the festival. Despite the controversy, the festival has the support of Indonesian filmmakers. The statement was submitted in support of the official Twitter Q Film Festival; Lukman Sardi "As long as they have the intellect and heart msh Mark ill will commit violence, but judging from the fact whether it is owned by them?"
Nia Dinata "Sending positive energy to my friends at @QFilmFestival hopefully incoming threats, not a reality." Organizers Q Film Festival, is still in its official Twitter, said the situation was calm and safe again, "The situation at the Goethe Haus is back to normal. Okay, the movie screening at the Goethe for today will still run as scheduled!! And other events too here still held."
Support the United States president, Barack Obama, on the construction of mosques in the area of the former World Trade Center ruins, known as Ground Zero, which later caused controversy in Manhattan. Support was also received protest from Israel because Barack Obama prohibit the construction of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, but allows the construction of a mosque on Ground Zero. Prohibition of Jewish settlement construction is not without reason, that if such settlement will be built will switch its name to Judea and Samaria.
This statement Dato 'Seri Anwar Ibrahim (former deputy prime minister of Malaysia and Malaysia's opposition leader), "Not true when there is a statement the majority of Malaysians hate towards Indonesia" Dato 'Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Indonesia to give a public lecture titled "Political Reform and Democratization in Malaysia to Indonesia-Malaysia Friendship equivalents" held by Soegeng Sarjadi School of Government. Dato 'Seri Anwar Ibrahim added that the media in Malaysia have never spread the news that denigrate the image of Indonesia.
In a public lecture about a half hour, he also conveyed a sense of regret and disappointment towards improving relations between Indonesia-Malaysia tensions following the arrest of employees of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia by Malaysian Army. "I am very concerned," he said. He called repeatedly in a "blog" and social networking sites Twitter, questioned why the leaders of both countries to delay the meeting to resolve the problem. "As soon finish! The issue is complicated, is not likely go away. At least, the leader can give a sign to defuse the situation," she said firmly. Members Pakatan Rakyat Malaysia Party leader explained that Malaysia did not also allowed to insult other nations, including Indonesia.
"There is no insult to the constitution to allow another nation," he said. For Dato 'Seri Anwar Ibrahim personally, crimes against Indonesian workers by Malaysian citizens is shameful action. Dato 'Seri Anwar Ibrahim called on the relationships among nations allied relations with abandon pride in each, thus forming a strong network of friendship. "Should we try to network directly from all circles in Indonesia with the people of Malaysia without official ties bound the two governments."
Opinion of a member of the Army Air Force to President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who appeared in the pages OPINION, the Kompas daily.
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Leaders, Courage, and Change
By: Adjie Suradji
There are two types of smart leaders are leaders only intelligent and smart leader who can bring change.
To create a change (in the positive sense), not very intelligent leader is needed because sometimes it can inhibit the courage of intelligence. The courage to be an important factor in leadership characteristics, including the courage to make decisions and deal with risk. Leadership characterized by risk takers contrary to populist leadership traits. Populist leaders do not dare to take risks, working with money, power, and populist political or other imaging.
Indonesia already has five former presidents and presidents each produce their own amendments. Soekarno bring big change for this nation. Followed Soeharto, Habibie, Wahid, and Megawati.
SukarnoSoekarno may have forgotten, but not with the title of Proclaimers. Soeharto and the Father of Development and improvement of social economic life of the people. Habibie with technology. Gus Dur to pluralism and egaliterism. Megawati as the foundation stone of democracy, queen of democracy, because of the five ex-RI-1, which ended his term of office without confusion. The others, no matter how great his service to the nation, there is just resignation that made them are not elegant.
Unfortunately, until the sixth president (SBY), there are bad things that apparently has not changed, namely the corrupt elites of this country. Will corruption be a lasting legacy? SBY's time to answer. The slogan that was carried in a political campaign, the issue of "Together We Can" (2004) and "Continue" (2009), should be implemented proportionately.
That is, if the SBY government intends to eradicate corruption, should fiat justitia pereat Mundus-law must be upheld, even though the world should perish (Ferdinand I, 1503-1564). Not enough to strengthen the law (Commission, Court, Court Corruption, KY, until the Task Force Combating the Mafia), corruption is lost. More precisely, as if lost. Reality, the law with all perkuatannya in a new country called Indonesia was only able to make the various provisions of law, but was unable to enforce.
Quid leges sine moribus (Rome)-what does it mean if not accompanied by the law of morality? What is the meaning of law with so many officials perkuatannya if the moral is low, depraved, and minded thieves, liars, and lazy?
Courage Borrowing Bill Newman's theory about the essential elements of leadership, which distinguishes a true leader with a common manager is the courage (The 10th Law of Leadership). Courage must be based on a view that is believed to be true without any doubt and are willing to accept whatever risk. A leader without courage is not a true leader. Courage can arise from the vision and commitment to fully rely on the belief that fighting for the truth.
Courage comes from a strong personality, while doubts come from a shaky personality. If courage is more to consider aspects beyond the self interest of the safety-leader-doubt people's interests more important aspects of the leader's own self-preservation.
Correlation with the courage to combat corruption, SBY selected more than 60 percent of people actually still lead such as the leaders who once lead.
Indeed, naturally, the individual or organization will generally be conservative or do not want change when it was at the peak position and situation fun. However, in the context of an increasingly corrupt menggurita, the remaining question, whether SBY until 2014 was able to bring this country really free from corruption?
More substantive question: whether SBY remains on the commitment of the changes? Or is it the idea of change that was launched (2004) only lived because a campaign slogan of unpreparedness accept the risks of change? Finally, whether SBY can be regarded as a leader who has the type of leadership is consistent in the sense of strong character himself, dared to take risky decisions, or even run a populist leadership with all its imagery?
Indonesia needs a visionary leader. Leader with a big dream, dare to pay the price, and effective, with a supple bureaucracy. There are no leaders without vision and no vision without awareness of the changes. Change is inevitable. Therefore, every individual, organization, and the nations that grow will always be marked by significant changes. In this world nations have been born a few leaders of character for his country and bring change, courage to take risky decisions for the welfare of its people. They are President Evo MoralesEvo Morales (Bolivia), Ahmadinejad (Iran), and Hugo ChavezChavez (Venezuela).
Indonesia should be better. Therefore, hopefully the rest of the leadership-by-second wave of reform jargon of SBY can provide illumination (enlightenment), meaning that the declaration of the eradication of corruption is not just political rhetoric to keep the commitment to building its image. We hope, BLBI, Lapindo, Century Bank, and the behavior of state administrators who like stealing, lying, and laziness will not be a lasting legacy of this country. Once again, all the Indonesian people still hope that the President could bring significant change to this country.
Adjie Suradji, Member of the Air Force
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Above criticism of the Adjie Suradji will be reprimanded and sanctioned because the president is supreme commander of the Indonesian National Army.
The situation is heating up between Indonesia and Malaysia seem endless ebb, demonstration of opposition to the attitude of Malaysia still continues to flare up until the realm of cyberspace. Attack each other on sites of both countries continues to increase, reported the official website of President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a one-day strike that had reached three million. Regardless whether right or not this amount, the minister of Communications and Informatics, Tifatul Sembiring said the attacks were not necessarily derived from Malaysian crackers.
In addition, the emerging sites with content that insulting each other, like for example a blog that is located at http://www.indonbodoh.blogspot.com openly insulting the people and nation of Indonesia.
Protest from Indonesian government to the government of Malaysia has done a few times and the last president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a speech that highlighted the relevant heat situation relations between the two countries. Although, the president's speech is considered by many to be unsatisfactory and the president did not expressly consider in addressing this problem.
Clash of ideas as a response from the president's speech had occurred, it is reasonable pros and cons. Diplomacy by the president touted as the way chosen to solve the problem, it's very appropriate. Hope a lot of Indonesian people is firmness in dealing with this problem the president, assertiveness does not mean war, so diplomacy is conducted is assertive diplomacy.
War is not something to be desired by the people of Indonesia, history has proven that war does not give positive results. So, come back to the Indonesian people hope that decisiveness does not mean war. If the government chooses diplomacy as a way of problem solving, you should take a firm diplomacy, which shows the dignity of a nation.
Action demonstration at the embassy of Indonesia in Malaysia by action combined Malaysian youth organizations as action in response to rampant anti-Malaysian demonstrations in Indonesia.
The protesters demanded the Indonesian government to investigate the parties are trying to heat up and confuse the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia. They consider a series of anarchist demonstrations in Indonesia masterminded by certain groups who aimed to damage the good relations Indonesia Malaysia.
Malaysia's reply to President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono's speech with bullying, will take issue with the Indonesian border to the International Court of Justice.
Rohim Ghazali, the researcher of PRIDE, said the speech President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the TNI headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta, has made Malaysia a big headache. Malaysia really sure will win the territorial dispute.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's speech, like a gift for a day of independence of Malaysia, said Rohim Ghazali.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Malaysia, Richard Riot, said "If it reaches its highest point, the International Court of Justice will be the last place to finish this sea border issue." According to the Richard Riot, the two countries have met 16 times to discuss this issue but did not find an agreed solution.
Indonesian government official speech by President Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono is associated with overheating in the relationship between Indonesia-Malaysia, delivered at the TNI headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta - Indonesia.
This is complete contents of the speech by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about malaysia.
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Greetings to all of us, Brothers and Sisters a nation and a country that I love and I'm proud of,
Tonight, I want to give explanation to the people of Indonesia about the relationship between Indonesia - Malaysia. Let us begin by looking at the development and dynamics of relations between the two countries, one of Indonesia bilateral relationship the most important.
Relations between Indonesia and Malaysia has a wide coverage, all of which related to national interests, the interests of our people.
First, Indonesia and Malaysia have a relationship history, culture and kinship are very closely - and perhaps the most closely compared to other countries, and has been woven for hundreds of years. We have a historical responsibility, to maintain and continue this kinship.
Second, the relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia is an important pillar in the ASEAN family. ASEAN can grow rapidly during the last four decades, partly because of the strong foundation of bilateral relations between Indonesia - Malaysia.
Third, there are approximately (2) million, our brothers and sisters who work in Malaysia - in the company, in agriculture, and at various jobs. This is the amount of Indonesia's largest labor overseas. Of course, the presence of Indonesian workers in Malaysia to bring mutual benefits, both for Indonesia and Malaysia.
Meanwhile, about 13.000 students and students studying in Malaysia, Indonesia, Malaysia and 6.000 students studying in Indonesia. This is a national asset that must continue our joint development, and also capital partnerships in the future.
Malaysian tourists visiting Indonesia is the third largest with a total 1.18 million people, of a total 6.3 million foreign tourists.
Malaysian investment in Indonesia last five years (2005-2009) are 285 investment projects, totaling U.S. $ 1.2 billion, and Indonesia's investment in Malaysia totaled U.S. $ 534 million. Total trade in both countries has reached U.S. $ 11.4 Billion in 2009. This shows that Indonesia's economic relations - Malaysia's very strong.
However, this particular relationship is also very complex. This relationship is not free from problems and challenges. There is such a proposition of diplomacy, that the closer the two countries and close relationships, the more problems we are facing.
Examples of problems and challenges we are facing is related to Indonesian workers working in Malaysia. We know that the existence of two million Indonesian workers in Malaysia, in addition to providing mutual benefit, also raised the cases in our field should continue to manage. Therefore, since the beginning, I worked hard to fight for the rights of Indonesian migrant workers, among others, regarding salary and time off; provide legal protection, and established a school for children of Indonesian Workers.
In my last visit to Malaysia, we have successfully reached an agreement, concerning the granting and protection of rights for our workers in Malaysia.
In connection with legal problems faced by Indonesian workers in Malaysia, the government actively take steps to legal assistance and advocacy, to ensure our brothers and sisters to get justice in truth.
In addition to citizen issues and the protection of migrant workers, we also often encounter problems related to border the two countries. This problem requires serious management from both sides.
Because of that, realizing this common interest, and Prime Minister of Malaysia, I often communicate directly, in addition to the annual consultation forum which we do, to ensure that these bilateral issues can we manage and find a way out well.
Ladies and gentlemen, Lately, relations between Indonesia and Malaysia re-tested with an incident in the waters surrounding the Island on August 13th, 2010 ago. Due to this incident makes extensive attention from the society of Indonesia, on this occasion, I want to give explanations about the real problems sitting, and action steps taken by our government.
Since I have received reports about the incident on August 14, 2010 This morning, I immediately gave instructions. First, I asked for the third officer of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry immediately returned are safe. Second, I also ordered to thoroughly investigate what really happened in that incident.
Soon after that, Coordinating Minister for Foreign Affairs Polhukam and take measures quickly, to manage the handling of such incidents by taking the necessary steps.
On this incident, we are all very concerned, and I want this issue resolved soon completely, with emphasis on diplomacy measures. I want to say that since the occurrence of these cases the government has acted. Sistempun has worked.
I also emphasize that this problem should be resolved quickly, firmly and precisely, because it relates to our national interests. Maintaining good relations with friendly countries, especially with Malaysia, it is very important. But we certainly can not ignore national interests, especially when it comes to the sovereignty and integrity of Homeland.
In this regard, I have sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, which essentially express deep concern over the incident. I also encourage the maritime boundary negotiations process can be accelerated and completed. Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry has summoned the Malaysian ambassador in Jakarta to deliver the protest note.
Minister of Foreign Affairs has also undertaken an intensive communication with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia. During its development, thank God, the 3rd Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry officials had now been returned to their homeland.
NOA relating to the three officers, the Indonesian Government to receive information about the inappropriate treatment experienced by them. Therefore, the Indonesian government requested an explanation for the accuracy of the information. Through diplomatic channels, the information that the Government of Malaysia is currently investigating the problem of treatment of these three officers NOA.
Gentlemen, What is clear, in the future, incidents like this we must prevent, so as not to continue to cause problems between the two countries. This effort can we do with the way soon finalize negotiations on the border between Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as other forms of coordination and cooperation between the two sides, with a passion for maintaining good relations the two nations.
About the handling of the seven fishermen who entered the Malaysian territorial waters of Indonesia, to those already taken measures in accordance with applicable regulations. After the process is completed we return them to Malaysia, as is customary in force in the ASEAN environment for this. Please note, in the same case, a lot of Indonesian fishermen who allegedly entered the territorial waters of friendly countries, also returned to our land.
Brothers a nation and a homeland, Learning from this experience, the Indonesian government believes that the most appropriate solution to prevent and cope with similar incidents is, how soon finalize negotiations with the boundaries between Indonesia and Malaysia. These negotiations concerning land borders and maritime boundaries, including in the strait of Singapore, and Sulawesi waters, or waters of Ambalat.
Indonesia believes that the negotiations concerning these boundaries can we speed up and we efektifkan implementation. All this went from a good intention and purpose, so that similar incidents that would disrupt the good relations the two nations can we prevent and suppress. I really underlines, once again, so that a negotiating process that will soon be passed by both the government actually produce tangible achievements.
Gentlemen, State sovereignty and territorial integrity is a vital national interest. The government also understands the interests, and continue to work in earnest to maintain and enforce it. However, not all problems that arise in relations with friendly countries are always associated with the sovereignty and territorial integrity. Therefore, we should be able to accurately assess any problems that arise, to be precise penyelesaiannyapun too.
Nevertheless, no matter how small problems that arise in bilateral relations, will still be solved in order to support our national interests. We must always maintain our image and identity as a nation of dignity in international relations, without losing the basic principles of foreign policy which is free and active, and devoted to the interests of our nation.
As Head of State and Heads of Government, I also feel what is felt by the people of Indonesia. I really do understand the concern, care, and even emotions that brothers and sisters feel. And what is being done by the government right now and forward this, in fact also a reflection of the concerns all of us.
I also asked to avoid excessive actions, such as violence, because it will only add to existing problems. Violence is often triggered violent other. Hope to solve this problem seriously and precisely, without any destructive actions, also I have received from our brothers the people of Indonesia who is currently residing in Malaysia.
Ladies and gentlemen, The way we handle the relationship between Indonesia - Malaysia will be listened to and followed by friendly countries in Asia, even by the international community. So far as the founders of ASEAN, Indonesia is often used as role models in order to accomplish the various conflicts in the region, and in the other hemisphere. Therefore, while we continue to let her memperjuang our national interests, Indonesia's international character and constructive role, and with the spirit to maintain the peace, continued to be our guard.
Finally, an incident that occurred between Indonesia and Malaysia recently will we complete the solution. Indonesia will continue to promote Malaysia to actually complete the boundary negotiations that often trigger the occurrence of incidents and tensions. Thus, with can prevent tensions and conflicts-conflicts that are not necessary, I believe the problem, good relations and bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia will grow even larger.
Going forward in the relationship between the broader nation, we must continue to maintain our sovereignty and territorial integrity, and continues to build itself into an advanced country, prosperous, and dignified, while maintaining good relations and cooperation with friendly nations.