Writer: Desy Nurhayati and Stevie Emilia
The Nusa Dua Declaration underlines the vital important of biodiversity, the urgent need to combat climate change and work toward a good outcome in Mexico at the end of this year, as well as recognizing key opportunities from the accelerated transition to a low-carbon, resource efficient, green economy. Ministers also recognize that action toward a green economy is taking root in economies across the globe. Accelerating this is a key element of the Nusa Dua Declaration. The decisions on ocean recognized that oceans and coasts provide valuable resources and services to support human populations, and that the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources will enhance global food security and contribute to poverty reduction.
References:
rhayati, D. & Emilia, S. (2010). Green economy, climate change get support. Retrieved March 10, 2010, from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/02/27/green-economy-climate-change-get-support.html
Minggu, 28 Maret 2010
RI, Malaysia promote new approach to CPO exports
Writer: Mustaqim Adamrah
Indonesian Palm Oil Board vice chairman Derom Bangun admitted that a memorandum of cooperation between the two countries’ producers just inked last Friday did not include a dispute settlement mechanism if CPO buyers unilaterally revoked contracts with their suppliers over environmental issues. Agriculture Minister Suwono, who also attended the signing, said Indonesia and Malaysia, controlling 85 percent of the world’s output and could control global prices, as well as fight negative campaigning which claimed producers were clearing rainforests illegally.
Indonesia’s CPO production last year topped 20 million tons and is projected to reach 40 million tons in 2020. Suswono said cooperation was to help prevent repetition of unilateral revocation of supply contracts on the lines of the Netherlands-based consumer goods giant Unilever which had ended deals with Duta Palma and PT SMART. Duta Palma corporate secretary Sasanti dismissed Unilever’s allegation that it had destroyed forests to produce CPO, Bisnis Indonesia daily reported in its Feb. 27 issue. For the time being, Derom, who is also the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association’s (Gapki) representative in the Malaysia-headquartered Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said disputing parties could report to the RSPO by also providing clear evidence to help settle any case of unilateral revocation.
References:
Adamrah, M. (2010). RI, Malaysia promote new approach to CPO exports. Retrieved March 10, 2010, from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/09/ri-malaysia-promote-new-approach-cpo-exports.html
Indonesian Palm Oil Board vice chairman Derom Bangun admitted that a memorandum of cooperation between the two countries’ producers just inked last Friday did not include a dispute settlement mechanism if CPO buyers unilaterally revoked contracts with their suppliers over environmental issues. Agriculture Minister Suwono, who also attended the signing, said Indonesia and Malaysia, controlling 85 percent of the world’s output and could control global prices, as well as fight negative campaigning which claimed producers were clearing rainforests illegally.
Indonesia’s CPO production last year topped 20 million tons and is projected to reach 40 million tons in 2020. Suswono said cooperation was to help prevent repetition of unilateral revocation of supply contracts on the lines of the Netherlands-based consumer goods giant Unilever which had ended deals with Duta Palma and PT SMART. Duta Palma corporate secretary Sasanti dismissed Unilever’s allegation that it had destroyed forests to produce CPO, Bisnis Indonesia daily reported in its Feb. 27 issue. For the time being, Derom, who is also the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association’s (Gapki) representative in the Malaysia-headquartered Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), said disputing parties could report to the RSPO by also providing clear evidence to help settle any case of unilateral revocation.
References:
Adamrah, M. (2010). RI, Malaysia promote new approach to CPO exports. Retrieved March 10, 2010, from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/09/ri-malaysia-promote-new-approach-cpo-exports.html
Rabu, 17 Maret 2010
Bersujudlah Maka Hidupmu Akan Bahagia
Penulis: Jamal Ma’mur Asmani
Sujud adalah gerakan penghambaan tertinggi dalam shalat. Jadi, ketika kita diperintahkan bersujud, otomatis kita diperintahkan menjalankan shalat. Sujud adalah lambang penyembahan total seorang hamba kepada Tuhannya. Sujud dalam pengertian shalat kelihatanny sepele, namun sangat berat. Hanya orang-orang yang mendapat hidayah (petunjuk) Allah yang mampu melakukannya. Karena buku ini sangat menarik, lebih baik di baca sendiri biar kita tahu isi dari buku tersebut.
Hanya di dalam sujudlah, kita bisa mereguk kenikmatan hakiki seorang hamba di hadapan Allah, dan dengan rasa nikmat itulah, hati dan jiwa kita akan mampu mencapai maqam kekhusyukan, keistiqamahan, kerendahdirian, dan kepasrahan total.
Referensi:
Asmani, M.J. (2009). Bersujudlah Maka Hidupmu Akan Bahagia. Yogyakarta: Garailmu.
Sujud adalah gerakan penghambaan tertinggi dalam shalat. Jadi, ketika kita diperintahkan bersujud, otomatis kita diperintahkan menjalankan shalat. Sujud adalah lambang penyembahan total seorang hamba kepada Tuhannya. Sujud dalam pengertian shalat kelihatanny sepele, namun sangat berat. Hanya orang-orang yang mendapat hidayah (petunjuk) Allah yang mampu melakukannya. Karena buku ini sangat menarik, lebih baik di baca sendiri biar kita tahu isi dari buku tersebut.
Hanya di dalam sujudlah, kita bisa mereguk kenikmatan hakiki seorang hamba di hadapan Allah, dan dengan rasa nikmat itulah, hati dan jiwa kita akan mampu mencapai maqam kekhusyukan, keistiqamahan, kerendahdirian, dan kepasrahan total.
Referensi:
Asmani, M.J. (2009). Bersujudlah Maka Hidupmu Akan Bahagia. Yogyakarta: Garailmu.
Intisari Shalat Nabi
Penulis: Ahmad Ihsan Syamsudin
Shalat memiliki kedudukan yang sangat tinggi dalam Islam. Karena Itulah praktek shalat tidak bisa dilakukan tanpa memperhatikan tatacara pelaksanaannya dengan benar, dan tentu saja praktek shalat yang dilakukan Nabi Muhammd SAW adalah yang terbaik dari segala yang terbaik. Isi pada buku ini tentang tata cara bersuci, praktek shalat fardhu, manfaat shalat berjamaah, serta dzikir dan doa setelah shalat fardhu.
Buku ini wajib dimiliki bagi orang-orang yang kiranya jarang melaksanakan shalat fardhu, sehingga dia sadar setelah membaca buku ini. Sesungguhnya shalat itu merupakan perintah Allah SWT yang telah menjadi rukun Islam kedua. Jadi kita sebagai umat Islam jangan sampai meninggalkan shalat, karena hal itu sudah menjadi kewajiban kita.
Referensi:
Syamsudin, I.A. (2009). Intisari Shalat Nabi. Jakarta: Jala Mitra.
Shalat memiliki kedudukan yang sangat tinggi dalam Islam. Karena Itulah praktek shalat tidak bisa dilakukan tanpa memperhatikan tatacara pelaksanaannya dengan benar, dan tentu saja praktek shalat yang dilakukan Nabi Muhammd SAW adalah yang terbaik dari segala yang terbaik. Isi pada buku ini tentang tata cara bersuci, praktek shalat fardhu, manfaat shalat berjamaah, serta dzikir dan doa setelah shalat fardhu.
Buku ini wajib dimiliki bagi orang-orang yang kiranya jarang melaksanakan shalat fardhu, sehingga dia sadar setelah membaca buku ini. Sesungguhnya shalat itu merupakan perintah Allah SWT yang telah menjadi rukun Islam kedua. Jadi kita sebagai umat Islam jangan sampai meninggalkan shalat, karena hal itu sudah menjadi kewajiban kita.
Referensi:
Syamsudin, I.A. (2009). Intisari Shalat Nabi. Jakarta: Jala Mitra.
Kamis, 11 Maret 2010
Hong Kong, China debate legality of 'referendum'
writer: Min Lee
When Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing continued to deny democracy to this wealthy financial hub of 7 million people. Hong Kong's leader is chosen by an 800-member committee stacked with pro-China figures. Its 60-member legislature is half-elected, half-picked by interest groups. Democracy activists have argued for years that Hong Kong is ready to choose its own political leaders. In their latest campaign, five opposition legislators - one from each of the territory's five major electoral districts - resigned on Jan. 26, triggering a special election. Pro-democracy political parties plan to field candidates in the May 16 by-election, hoping to turn the territory-wide contest into an unofficial referendum on democratic reform.
Beijing has attacked the referendum campaign as a challenge to its authority and questioned its legality. The Chinese government said in a statement in January that Hong Kong's constitution, the Basic Law, does not authorize referendums. The special election is still just a special election regardless of how democracy activists spin its results, vice chairman Keith Yeung said, according to the report. "No matter how you might interpret the election results, that doesn't change the fact that they are by-elections," Yeung was quoted as saying. But a Chinese official on Wednesday reiterated that the referendum campaign was illegal. "The Chinese constitution and the Basic Law don't provide a system to launch referendums," Li Fei, deputy director of the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the Chinese legislature's standing committee, told reporters in Beijing. "The campaign violates the Basic Law in a fundamental way." Speaking to radio RTHK, the referendum push's main spokeswoman defended the campaign again Wednesday. "If what we are doing is illegal, the government would have arrested me already," said opposition legislator Audrey Eu, herself a lawyer by trade and a former chairwoman of the Hong Kong Bar Association. "There are some movements that aren't legally binding, but that doesn't mean they are illegal."
References:
Lee, M. (2010). Hong Kong, China debate legality of 'referendum'. Retrieved March 10, 2010. from Associated Press: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/10/hong-kong-china-debate-legality-039referendum039.html
When Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule in 1997, Beijing continued to deny democracy to this wealthy financial hub of 7 million people. Hong Kong's leader is chosen by an 800-member committee stacked with pro-China figures. Its 60-member legislature is half-elected, half-picked by interest groups. Democracy activists have argued for years that Hong Kong is ready to choose its own political leaders. In their latest campaign, five opposition legislators - one from each of the territory's five major electoral districts - resigned on Jan. 26, triggering a special election. Pro-democracy political parties plan to field candidates in the May 16 by-election, hoping to turn the territory-wide contest into an unofficial referendum on democratic reform.
Beijing has attacked the referendum campaign as a challenge to its authority and questioned its legality. The Chinese government said in a statement in January that Hong Kong's constitution, the Basic Law, does not authorize referendums. The special election is still just a special election regardless of how democracy activists spin its results, vice chairman Keith Yeung said, according to the report. "No matter how you might interpret the election results, that doesn't change the fact that they are by-elections," Yeung was quoted as saying. But a Chinese official on Wednesday reiterated that the referendum campaign was illegal. "The Chinese constitution and the Basic Law don't provide a system to launch referendums," Li Fei, deputy director of the Commission for Legislative Affairs of the Chinese legislature's standing committee, told reporters in Beijing. "The campaign violates the Basic Law in a fundamental way." Speaking to radio RTHK, the referendum push's main spokeswoman defended the campaign again Wednesday. "If what we are doing is illegal, the government would have arrested me already," said opposition legislator Audrey Eu, herself a lawyer by trade and a former chairwoman of the Hong Kong Bar Association. "There are some movements that aren't legally binding, but that doesn't mean they are illegal."
References:
Lee, M. (2010). Hong Kong, China debate legality of 'referendum'. Retrieved March 10, 2010. from Associated Press: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/10/hong-kong-china-debate-legality-039referendum039.html
Rabu, 10 Maret 2010
Muhammadiyah declares smoking to be haram
writer:Arghea Desafti Hapsari
In 2008, for instance, 240 billion cigarettes were sold in Indonesia, according to official statistics. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) previously issued a similar edict, which bans children and pregnant women from smoking. Even then, a part of society felt that the religious statement did not sit well with them. Muhammadiyah deputy chairman Yunahar Ilyas said that it was imperative that smoking be banned as Indonesian people had become more exposed to the dangers of smoking over the last few years. Muhammadiyah, the country’s second-largest Muslim group, based its argument on the Koran, which bans Muslims from taking their own lives. Smoking, Yunahar said, has been proven to kill.
The organization’s health council also cited that smoking posed a threat to not only to smokers’ lives but also the lives of others. Yunahar said money spent on cigarettes was money wasted. Yunahar said Muhammadiyah was also preparing to assist tobacco farmers in shifting to other “more beneficial and healthier” crops. He urged the government to limit the country’s tobacco imports as they hurt small farmers. “The argument that farmers and the country’s economy will suffer under smoking bans can be easily countered. “The fact is, those that benefit most are the industry owners, not the farmers. If the government maintains that the economy benefits from the industry, why not legalize the narcotics industry also?”
Muhammadiyah urged the government and the House of Representatives to ratify the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and formulate related laws in order to curb the health impacts of cigarette smoking. Indonesia is the only ASEAN member that is not-party to the WHO FCTC.
The edict gains great support from the National Commission for Child Protection, which has been voicing concerns on child smokers.
Commission chairman Seto Mulyadi said tobacco advertising was enticing to children. According to him, there are cases of five-year-old smokers. A survey conducted by the Tobacco Control Support Center, which was established by the Indonesian Mass Health Expert Association (IAKMI), shows that the prevalence of child smokers between five and nine years old grew more than fourfold from 0.4 percent in 2001 to 1.8 percent in 2004. “This will ruin the younger generation,” Seto said.
References:
Hapsari, D.A. (2010). Muhammadiyah declares smoking to be haram. Retrieved March 10, 2010. from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/10/muhammadiyah-declares-smoking-be-haram.html
In 2008, for instance, 240 billion cigarettes were sold in Indonesia, according to official statistics. The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) previously issued a similar edict, which bans children and pregnant women from smoking. Even then, a part of society felt that the religious statement did not sit well with them. Muhammadiyah deputy chairman Yunahar Ilyas said that it was imperative that smoking be banned as Indonesian people had become more exposed to the dangers of smoking over the last few years. Muhammadiyah, the country’s second-largest Muslim group, based its argument on the Koran, which bans Muslims from taking their own lives. Smoking, Yunahar said, has been proven to kill.
The organization’s health council also cited that smoking posed a threat to not only to smokers’ lives but also the lives of others. Yunahar said money spent on cigarettes was money wasted. Yunahar said Muhammadiyah was also preparing to assist tobacco farmers in shifting to other “more beneficial and healthier” crops. He urged the government to limit the country’s tobacco imports as they hurt small farmers. “The argument that farmers and the country’s economy will suffer under smoking bans can be easily countered. “The fact is, those that benefit most are the industry owners, not the farmers. If the government maintains that the economy benefits from the industry, why not legalize the narcotics industry also?”
Muhammadiyah urged the government and the House of Representatives to ratify the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and formulate related laws in order to curb the health impacts of cigarette smoking. Indonesia is the only ASEAN member that is not-party to the WHO FCTC.
The edict gains great support from the National Commission for Child Protection, which has been voicing concerns on child smokers.
Commission chairman Seto Mulyadi said tobacco advertising was enticing to children. According to him, there are cases of five-year-old smokers. A survey conducted by the Tobacco Control Support Center, which was established by the Indonesian Mass Health Expert Association (IAKMI), shows that the prevalence of child smokers between five and nine years old grew more than fourfold from 0.4 percent in 2001 to 1.8 percent in 2004. “This will ruin the younger generation,” Seto said.
References:
Hapsari, D.A. (2010). Muhammadiyah declares smoking to be haram. Retrieved March 10, 2010. from The Jakarta Post: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/10/muhammadiyah-declares-smoking-be-haram.html
Selasa, 09 Maret 2010
Kisah-kisah Menakjubkan dari Tanah Suci
Penulis: Annas Nurfahmi
“Labbaik allahumma labbaik. Labbaika la syarika laka labbaik. Inna al-hamda wa al-ni’mata laka wa al-mulk, la syarika laka labbaik.” Inilah talbiyah yang dipekikkan jutaan jamaah haji dari seluruh pelosok dunia, yang menjadi bukti konkret ketakwaan sejati kepada Allah SWT. Tanpa membedakan warna kulit, status sosial, pangkat, jabatan. Talbiyah haji mengukuhkan kembali makna dan kekuasaan syahadat dalam diri setiap muslim, bahwa kita telah terikat perjanjian dengan Allah yang Maha Esa jauh saat di alam ruh.
Namun, tidak setiap jamaah haji mereguk semesta hikmah yang dijanjikan Allah. Tidak setiap orang mendapatkan kebaikan yang ingin diraih sejak berangkat dari tanah air. Keajaiban, kisah menarik, bahkan kisah-kisah yang sukar dinalar sering kali menyertai pengalaman para jamaah haji.
Kisah-kisah yang dirangkai secara kreatif oleh saudara Annas dalam buku ini, semakin mengobarkan gelora kerinduan untuk menjalankan ibadah haji ditanah suci.
Referensi:
Nurfahmi, A. (2008). Kisah-kisah Menakjubkan dari Tanah Suci. Jakarta Selatan: PT Mizan Publika.
“Labbaik allahumma labbaik. Labbaika la syarika laka labbaik. Inna al-hamda wa al-ni’mata laka wa al-mulk, la syarika laka labbaik.” Inilah talbiyah yang dipekikkan jutaan jamaah haji dari seluruh pelosok dunia, yang menjadi bukti konkret ketakwaan sejati kepada Allah SWT. Tanpa membedakan warna kulit, status sosial, pangkat, jabatan. Talbiyah haji mengukuhkan kembali makna dan kekuasaan syahadat dalam diri setiap muslim, bahwa kita telah terikat perjanjian dengan Allah yang Maha Esa jauh saat di alam ruh.
Namun, tidak setiap jamaah haji mereguk semesta hikmah yang dijanjikan Allah. Tidak setiap orang mendapatkan kebaikan yang ingin diraih sejak berangkat dari tanah air. Keajaiban, kisah menarik, bahkan kisah-kisah yang sukar dinalar sering kali menyertai pengalaman para jamaah haji.
Kisah-kisah yang dirangkai secara kreatif oleh saudara Annas dalam buku ini, semakin mengobarkan gelora kerinduan untuk menjalankan ibadah haji ditanah suci.
Referensi:
Nurfahmi, A. (2008). Kisah-kisah Menakjubkan dari Tanah Suci. Jakarta Selatan: PT Mizan Publika.
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