IMF chief released from jail under house arrest

Posted on 20. May, 2011 by admin in Blog News

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from jail Friday
to house arrest in a landmark apartment building near ground zero after
the luxury apartment where he had arranged to stay fell through because
the neighbors objected to the media frenzy. Read More IMF chief released from jail under house arrest

House to hold consultative meeting on new building

Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives will hold a consultative meeting on
Thursday to discuss its new building plan following a widespread
opposition from various parties. Read More House to hold consultative meeting on new building

House to summon Citibank

Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives? finance commission is set to summon
Citibank management to attend a hearing on April 5 to question the
latter on two cases where the bank?s employees have been implicated. Read More House to summon Citibank

House to summon Citibank over client death

Posted on 03. Apr, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives said
Sunday it would summon the Citibank board of directors to explain the
death of its client after checking his debts in the bank. Read More House to summon Citibank over client death

Wiretapping by BIN without court permission a violation of human rights House speaker

Posted on 22. Mar, 2011 by admin in Blog News

House of Representatives Speaker Marzuki Alie said that he objected to
giving intelligence officers the authority to implement wiretaps without
first gaining permission from the court. Read More Wiretapping by BIN without court permission a violation of human rights House speaker

House chairman receives suspected bomb book

Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by admin in Blog News

A suspicious package was received by House of Representatives deputy chairman Taufik Kurniawan on Friday afternoon. Read More House chairman receives suspected bomb book

Tax inquiry proposal House set to decide whether to go ahead

Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives is scheduled to hold a plenary session on Monday from 10 a.m. to decide on whether go ahead with a proposed tax inquiry, an issue that has seen the different parties at the House deeply divided. Read More Tax inquiry proposal House set to decide whether to go ahead

Gerindra sways toward opposing House tax inquiry

Posted on 21. Feb, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) indicated it will likely oppose an initiative by the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into corruption in the Indonesia?s taxation system, in a decision to be confirmed at a plenary session on Tuesday morning. Read More Gerindra sways toward opposing House tax inquiry

House to discuss Ahmadiyah with interreligious figures

Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The religious affairs commission of the House of Representatives is set
to meet with a number of inter-religious figures to discuss the
Ahmadiyah religious sect during a hearing scheduled for tonight. Read More House to discuss Ahmadiyah with interreligious figures

House bans Bibit, Chandra from its hearings

Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives? legal commission decided Monday to bar two
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chiefs, Bibit Samad
Riyanto and Chandra M. Hamzah, from ever attending House hearings again. Read More House bans Bibit, Chandra from its hearings

PKS, PPP vow to continue support for House tax crime inquiry

Posted on 28. Jan, 2011 by admin in Blog News

Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) secretary general Anis Matta said that
his party would continue to support the House tax crime inquiry proposal
despite the recent withdrawal of Democratic Party (PD) legislators. Read More PKS, PPP vow to continue support for House tax crime inquiry

Pundit says House tax probe linked to elections

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House?s recent push to investigate tax corruption might be part of
legislators? efforts to seek financial support ahead of the 2014
elections, a political analyst says. Read More Pundit says House tax probe linked to elections

House Century monitoring committee regrets KPKs absence

Posted on 26. Jan, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives monitoring committee chief on the Century
Bank bailout case, Pramono Anung, regretted the Corruption Eradication
Commission’s (KPK) absence at today?s meeting as the KPK’s presence was
considered important to unveiling the updates of the investigation. Read More House Century monitoring committee regrets KPKs absence

House to form special committee on tax crime

Posted on 25. Jan, 2011 by admin in Blog News

The House of Representatives? working committee on tax crime expressed
support for a proposal from House factions on establishing a new
committee with special rights to intervene in investigations on tax
crime. Read More House to form special committee on tax crime