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On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 7:43 AM, Bettina Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I Support Sri Mulyani of course.. Mafia business should not be allowed > in Indonesia.. read Kontan for more info about AB share collateral in some > securities in Indonesia. > > > On 10/22/08, Setyo Budiantoro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/10/22/efforts-seen-unseat-sri-mulyani-sources.html >> >> Efforts seen to unseat Sri Mulyani: Sources >> >> Rendi A. Witular and Aditya Suharmoko , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed, >> 10/22/2008 10:53 AM | Headlines >> >> Vested interests are launching a covert attempt to replace Finance >> Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati following her stern moves to guard the state >> budget from abuse and clamp down on violators, sources say. >> >> Efforts to topple the "iron lady" intensified after she turned down >> requests from a major conglomerate for government assistance in saving its >> business empire in the wake of the global financial meltdown, sources said. >> >> "Speculation has been rife for the past two or three weeks. I think the >> political motive is bigger than those of the economy, with the market >> showing confidence in the minister," said Andi Rahmat, a member of the House >> of Representatives' Commission XI, which oversees financial affairs, on >> Tuesday. >> >> Andi said a possible replacement for Mulyani, proposed by the vested >> interest, was Darmin Nasution, the Finance Ministry's director general of >> taxation. >> >> "It's going to be a very risky move by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono >> to replace Mulyani at a time when a figure like her is badly needed to >> shield Indonesia from the impact of the global downturn," he said. >> >> Finance Ministry sources and some businessmen said one of the moves being >> made to discredit Mulyani was to promote an image of her as lacking >> nationalism, a sentiment widely touted since her appointment as minister >> back in 2004. >> >> Mulyani's previous post as an executive at the International Monetary Fund >> (IMF) has been used by her opponents to question her nationalism following >> criticism over the agency's poor performance in helping the country survive >> the late-1997 Asian financial crisis. >> >> Economist Faisal Basri, Mulyani's close friend and former colleague at the >> University of Indonesia, blamed certain parties, inconvenienced by Mulyani's >> moves to deal with the financial meltdown, as the main sponsors of the >> efforts. >> >> "There are some politicians who suffered losses from the havoc in the >> stock market. Besides, knowing Mulyani well, it is not her 'style' to take a >> policy of suddenly closing down the stock market," he said. >> >> Faisal added it was unlikely Mulyani would be replaced by Darmin -- a >> close confidant of hers and a mentor during her time at the University of >> Indonesia. >> >> Ministry sources say businessmen involved in violations in the mining >> sector, the customs and excise business, and the tax sector were among those >> teaming up with businessmen who recently got burned in the stock market and >> could not recover their losses. >> >> Mulyani has been praised for her efforts in reforming the once >> corruption-infested customs and tax offices, including refusing to allow 10 >> helicopters belonging to a firm linked to Vice President Jusuf Kalla to pass >> through customs before paying duties. >> >> Her courage was on show again when she ordered state-run Bank Mandiri to >> transfer disputed funds worth Rp 1.23 trillion (US$ 126 million) from Hutomo >> "Tommy" Mandala Putra, son of the late former president Soeharto, to the >> state account for development use. >> >> However, her latest move in refusing to help a politically wired business >> group has ignited a backlash of rage which may cost her her job unless >> Yudhoyono ensures Mulyani remains in her post until his administration ends. >> >> Finance Ministry spokesman Samsuar Said said the "cost will be too >> expensive for the Cabinet" if Mulyani leaves before the current >> administration ends its term next year. >> >> "Use common sense. What is the motive in this kind of situation for >> unseating her?" he said. >> >> Economist Pande Raja Silalahi said some businessmen were likely offended >> by Mulyani's statement during a recent speech at the office of the powerful >> lobby group the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). >> >> "I am the Finance Minister, my job is to protect the state fund. Companies >> have a job to protect their own financial affairs. If they fail, it is their >> fault and they deserve to go bust," said Pande, quoting Mulyani. >> >> > >
