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Angelina is just one in a mountain of cases |
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 KPK Deputy Chairman
Bambang Widjojanto:
A scene that can often be seen at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) office in South Jakarta, is the KPK deputy chairman, Bambang Widjojanto, his eyes transfixed at the computer's monitor, his hand on the mouse moving around the pad, while his guests wait patiently for him to revert his attention on them. For some months, two visitors who have taken much of his time are Angelina Sondakh and Mindo Rosalina Manullang, two ladies charged with corruption. Yet, for all their high profile in the media, to Bambang, they are just chips in a pile of cases he must deal with on a daily basis.
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IMF offers how-to for ASEAN growth |
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The fragile state of Europe’s economies and the slowdown in the United States remain concerns for Cambodia and the ASEAN bloc, as both are key export markets for countries in the region. Post reporter May Kunmakara spoke with International Monetary Fund deputy managing director Naoyuki Shinohara in Washington, DC last week about the Kingdom’s prospects for weathering the storm.
What are the IMF’s prospects for the Cambodian economy?
I think this year and next, Cambodia’s economy should expect solid growth. We’re expecting some negative impacts, especially from Europe, to slow exports. So GDP growth should be [more than] six per cent.
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I am the craziest commander of them all |
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 East Timor President-Elect, Taur Matan Ruak:
TAUR Matan Ruak meaning 'two sharp eyes' in the Tetum language has just won the presidential election according to the quick count by the Timor Elections Committee last Wednesday. After resigning as Armed Forces commander last September, Taur whose real name is Jose Maria de Vasconcelos was convinced he would be president by running as an independent.
Fifty-five year-old Taur has spent half of his life in the jungle. He took up arms in 1975, following East Timor's unilateral declaration of independence from Indonesia. Taur fledto the mountains, joining the rebel Fretilin group. In 1979, he was caught by the Indonesian army but escaped to the jungle 23 days later, rejoining the Fretilin.
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All citizens need the right to access information |
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 Aruna QRoy:
Fatigue does not seem to enter the vocabulary of 66-year-old activist, Aruna Roy, given her days of travelling from city to city, and town to town, in her native India. She does admit to slowing down her schedule, but quickly adds that she has found other ways to continue her struggle to attain pro-people legislation that would ensure justice and the well-being of India's marginalized population.
Struggle and Arunya Roy are inseparable. She is one of the main figures behind the Right to Information Act in India, which she and her colleagues succeeding in getting enacted in 2004. Another pro-people legislation she fought for and won was the Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
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