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President Joko Widodo hopes that the Supreme Court can guide potential judges and young judges to improve the transparency and quality of the judiciary in Indonesia. This was stated by President Joko Widodo at Special Plenary Session of Annual Report of the Supreme Court 2017 at Jakarta Convention Center, Senayan in Jakarta on Friday. In his speech, President Joko Widodo appreciated the performance of the Supreme Court throughout 2017. He views that the judicial selection process has to be transparent and accountable. He also stated that a good judge is a credible one who can realize what the justice seekers need. Thus, the prospective judge must also have a conscience in mind that the verdicts to be issued are really fair in a bid to enhance public confidence in the judicial institution.

“I also look forward to the noble leaders of the Supreme Court and judges to guide the would-be judges and young judges within the Supreme Court to be professional, honest, integrated and dignified judges. A righteous judge that is always considering law is a gentle judge that has consideration of conscience and sense of justice. A judge who gets people's trust is trusted by justice seekers and international world,” the President said.

Throughout the year 2017, the Supreme Court received 1,577 prospective judges who have been the latest recruitment in the last seven years. Meanwhile, Chief Justice, Hatta Ali also agreed the importance of the integrity of judges and judicial authorities in the presence of President Joko Widodo. Hatta said that integrity is a fundamental thing that judges and judicial authorities must have. According to him, law enforcement efforts can only be achieved if the judges and judicial apparatus are competent and having integrity. (KBRN/Rini/Trans by Alika)

An annual agenda of Bogor Street Fest  Cap Go Meh (CGM) 2018 cultural festival was held On Friday (02/03), along Suryakencana road, Bogor, West Java. The festival was enlivened by arts performances from various regions in Indonesia and involved about 6,000 artists and culturists and it was also attended by about 100,000 visitors to watch the festival. This year, Bogor Street Fest 2018 brings the motto ‘Cultural event unifying the nation’, as this activity is no longer an activity of ethnic and religion, but this is an activity of all society in Indonesia.

“This cultural agenda is no longer an activity of a particular entity or religion, but it is also a cultural chain run by elements with different backgrounds, whether ethnic, or religious followers in Indonesia. Thus, Bogor Street Fest Cap Go Meh 2018 brings the motto ‘Cultural event unifying the nation”, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Bogor Street Fest Cap Go Meh 2018, Arifin Himawan said in his welcome speech.

In addition, Arifin Himawan further said the representatives of friendly countries such as the Palestinian Embassy, ​​the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Embassy of Singapore and the Embassy of Japan were present to witness the diversity and value of the unity of the nation displayed in Bogor City. (VOI/Egi/Trans by Rhm)

PT. Mobil Anak Bangsa officially introduces the second prototype of electric bus of its creation at the exhibition of commercial vehicles of the Indonesian Motor Vehicle Industry-Gaikindo Indonesia Commercial Vehicle Expo-GIICOMVEX 2018 held in Jakarta from 1 to 4 March. On the sidelines of GIICOMVEX 2018 exhibition on Friday (2/3) Technical Director of PT. Mobil Anak Bangsa, Bambang Tri Soepandji said that the idea of ​​developing electric bus was firstly initiated by the Indonesian retired General Moeldoko in 2015.

“So, the initial idea was by Retired Gen. Moeldoko. He had a vision for the future after he got retired that cars with fossil fuels will come to an end. So, there needs to be alternative energy to drive the cars. One of the things that he thought is with the use of batteries. The batteries with electric motors can drive the vehicles,” Bambang Tri Soepandji said.

Bambang further said that his side decides to develop electric buses which are able to carry more passengers and can also be used as public transportation in the future. Related to the prototype of electric buses exhibited at GIICOMVEX 2018, Bambang explained that the bus is specially designed for urban transport and airport. He added that the prototype of this electric bus will be mass-produced independently. The production will involve the best Indonesian experts with the use of the domestic content components above 45 percents. (VOI/Rezha/Trans by Rhm)

Bus assembly industry - Karoseri Laksana headquartered in Ungaran, Central Java is one of the bus assembly industries in Indonesia that successfully exports its products abroad. It was recorded since 2009 Karoseri Laksana has exported hundreds of buses to the Fiji Islands with a variety of types and sizes. On the sidelines of a commercial vehicle exhibition of the Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries-Gaikindo Indonesia Commercial Vehicle Expo (GIICOMVEX) 2018 in Jakarta, Friday (March 2, 2018), Marketing Manager of Karoseri Laksana, Candra Dewi said that the bus company in Fiji is interested in ordering Karoseri Laksana’s products after seeing the design offered through the company's website.

“Precisely, the story goes like this. We were on the website at that time. They directly contacted us. Indeed, there is a body builder in Indonesia, especially Central Java and they are interested because the design is like that. For our design, it is original yes. This means that we create our own products instead of copying other countries’,” Candra Dewi said.

Candra added that the bus company in Fiji Islands is interested in ordering Karoseri Laksana’s products because the price offered is very competitive with the quality equivalent to world production buses. In addition, the bus production capabilities that adjust to different regulations and environmental conditions are a main consideration for the bus company in Fiji Islands when booking buses to Karoseri Laksana. (VOI/Rezha/Trans by Rhm)