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Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) again held "Indonesian Young Researcher Electoral competition (PPRI) IX" for all Indonesian students aged 20-24 years. Presentation of the finalists second race took place on Monday, November 22, 2010 at Hotel Bumi Wiyata, Depok, West Java, peaked at 09.00 am on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at 19:00 in the Widya Graha Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta.
A number of awards given to winners of three categories. The 15 finalists are from three subject areas of the race namely the Social Sciences and Humanities (IPSK), Natural Sciences (IPA), and Mechanical Science and Engineering. For each field will be taken three winners. They are entitled to the prize each winner I amounting to IDR 12 million to IDR 10 million winner II, and winner III IDR 8 million. The award is given by Ana Mustamin, one of the competition judges who also served as Head of Corporate Communications Department AJB Bumiputera 1912. Here's a list of the winners PPRI IX LIPI 2010:
PPRI IX field of social science
- Winner I: Arham Rahman, Asriyani Mappiwali and Andi Karmila Ning from Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makasar.
- Winner II: Azmi Basyarahil and Dani Aufar from Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Gadjah Mada. Title of research: "Efek Jera Maksimum Melalui Penerapan Hukuman Finansial Untuk Memiskinkan Koruptor: Analisis Social Cost of Corruption Pada Kasus Korupsi di BUMN/D Indonesia Tahun 2001-2008."
- Winner III: Susilo Harjono and Ravando from Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Universitas Gadjah Mada. Title of research: "Manusia Perahu sesudah Perang Berlalu: Menelusuri Jejak Pengungsi Vietnam di Pulau Galang Indonesia."
PPRI IX field of natural science
- Winner I: Ameilinda Monikawati, Inna Amandari and Sofa Farida from Faculty of Pharmacy Universitas Gadjah Mada. Title of research: "Aktivitas Kemopreventif Ekstrak Etanolik Herba Ciplukan (Physalis angulata L.) pada Kanker Payudara: Kajian Secara In Vivo dan In Vitro."
- Winner II: Azhari Nuridinar and Agus Muhar from Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Universitas Andalas.
- Winner III: Heng Herdianto and Yulianto Laksono Son from Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Science), Universitas Negeri Surabaya.
PPRI IX field of Engineering Sciences
- Winner I: Humaira and Irahayu Sudarwati from Faculty of Science and Technology, universitas Airlangga.
- Winner II: Nia Kurnia Sari from Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Brawijaya.
- Winner III: Eko Wahyuning Pamungkas, Annas Muzzaki Sharif and Moh. Fadhli Abdillah from Faculty of Industrial Technology, Institut Sains dan Teknologi Nasional (ISTN).
Head of LIPI, Prof. Dr. Lukman Hakim revealed that Indonesian youth are expected to play an active role in innovation and invention that can be an alternative solution for the actual issues is growing. Research the teens, he added, geared towards the fulfillment of basic human needs and solving problems in the surrounding environment. "Topics and issues that made the object of research mainly deal with health, agriculture, food, education and humanitarian who utilize the potential of local natural resources or social and cultural issues which impact significantly on people's lives", he explained.
Meanwhile, Dr. Deddy Setiapermana, Head of Science and Technology Cooperation and Socialization (BKPI) LIPI explained that PPRI to-9 is expected to encompass beings researchers to develop the culture of young people to investigate for the younger generation and to increase appreciation of science and technology and facilitate the curiosity of researchers adolescent / young. He stressed that efforts to increase the nation's intelligence and scientific awareness for human resource development is a business that is very important for future generations be able to participate and follow the rate of development of science and technology. "Only countries that excel in the field of economics and mastery of science and technology alone will be able to take advantage of globalization", he added.
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Estimated loss calculated by Bappeda Sleman per 14 November 2010 due to Merapi eruption, reaching 3.385 billion rupiah. This does not include loss at fisheries subsector, Kaliurang tourism, infrastructure, and school building.
But according to ISEI (Indonesian Economist Association) Yogyakarta, total loss can reach 5 billion rupiah. "If loss coverage being counted at Ngemplak, Sleman, and Tempel districs, the loss will be bigger then Bappeda Sleman been count" said Chairman of the Yogyakarta branch ISEI, Prof. Lincolin Arsyad, Ph.D., on Thursday (18/11).
Merapi eruption cause a lot of people at disaster areas still need to evacuate. The number of refugees in all parts of DIY, were 152,075 people, while in Sleman district alone refugees number are 111,569 people. Data on Bank Indonesia (18/11) shows that 3655 potential SME debiturs are stuck until 106, 4 billion dollars. "This numbers are growing as the coverage areas and periods grow. Given these conditions, ISEI Yogyakarta Branch decided to contribute their ideas by forming an Economic Acceleration Team towards Yogyakarta’s economic recovery after Merapi Eruption" said Prof. Lincolin Arsyad, Ph.D.
On a press confrence, Lincolin explain that the newly formed team appointed Professor. Mudrajad Kuncoro, Ph.D. as coordinator. To accelerate economic recovery, the team focus on two program, which is Economic Recovery, with Dr. Fahmy Radhi, MBA, as coordinator, and Restoring Yogyakarta Image coordinate by Drs. Wing Apocalypse Winarno, MAFIS, Akt.
Together with Centre for Disaster Studies (PSB) UGM, team has held a meetings and coordination with Head of Sleman Region, Drs. Sri Purnomo, on November 14, 2010. From that meeting, Pemkab Sleman with open arms receive discordant thoughts of ISEI Yogyakarta Branch and technically will be more coordinated in "Forum Sleman Bangkit".
Work phases ISEI Yogyakarta Team in accelerating economic recovery include assessment survey, cluster analysis, and action plan that covering finance, capacity building, and marketing. The team is also immediately urged the Bank of Indonesia to consider credit write off from SMEs creditor up to 100 million dollars using central, provincial government or SOEs’s budget. According to Prof. Lincolin Arsyad, Ph.D. "ISEI Yogyakarta Branch will follow up this matter by sending a letter to the Governor of BI, Head of Bank Indonesia Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Governor, and Minister for State Enterprises,"
Otherwise, ISEI Yogyakarta will also asked Minister of Finance (cq Directorate General of Taxation and Director General of Customs and Excise) to soon issued a Regulation which provides facilities for income tax (income tax), value added tax (VAT) and luxury sales tax for tax payers that has been affected by the eruption of Merapi.
Lincolin also expect the media to make news with more positive perspective. Like stressed on social community solidarity in DIY, instead of that disaster itself. With this perspective,Lincolin hope that Yogyakarta still have positive image especially for disaster area."We will convey information about the various steps taken, including coordination and cooperation with various parties in DIY, for example, Yogyakarta Tourism Promotion Board (BP2KY) for image restoration DIY, and called on State and private universities in Yogyakarta to help economic recovery this Sleman with a number of actions, such as thematic Student Community Service at the disaster area, "he said.
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Based on the Decree of the Rector of UGM on November 8th, 2010 No. 677/P/SK/HT/2010 that undergradute program graduation activities and vocational schools, Universitas Gadjah Mada in the period November 2010 to cancel. For Graduates who still want to follow the graduation ceremony will be combined with a ceremonial graduation period of February 2011.
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Disaster Response Unit (DERU) UGM together with the Faculty of Economics (FE) University of Indonesia (UI) and the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) UGM on Thursday (4 / 11), distribute aid at refugee camp on Balerante, Kemalang, Klaten, Central Java. Which is only about 5.5 km from Merapi’s peak. In this area, hundreds of people, mostly men, are still try to survive at their own house, while rest of their families has been relocated at saver refugee camp on Bawukan.
Dr. Irkham Widiono, one of DERU’s member, say’s that Balerante location are not easy to reach, and consider as a dangerous zone, this condition impact on their lack of aid "To get to the location is quite difficult. To reach this area, we are guided by other volunteers, "he said. "While actually they really need help," he added.
As Merapi’s activity increase, dangerous zone of this world's most active volcano was also expanded from 10 km radious to 15 km. Some refugee camp are also being relocated. "Now, some refugee camp are being displace. But we keep on monitoring their location and needs" Dr. Irkham Widiono said. Some of the assistance provided are stationery, basic and daily needs, also public kitchens.
One of the volunteers, Kabul, said that they keep monitoring Merapi’s activity and ask the villagers to evacuate. This is to anticipate hot clouds and lava from Mount Merapi that might leads to Kemalang.
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Due to the widespread impact of natural disasters the eruption of Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta, the academic activities on Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada are closed temporarily, start from today (Friday, 05/11) until November 13th, 2010 and will be open again on Monday, November 15th, 2010.
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On Wednesday (27/10), FEB UGM visited by Regional Office of Directorate General of Taxation (Kanwil DJP) DIY, led by the Chief of Kanwil DJP DIY Djangkung Sudjarwadi. This visit as a part of celebrating Tax Socialization day on Oct 28, 2010, to obtain feedback from taxpayers about DHP’s service so far. This feedback will be used as a reference for a national tax policy making.
Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) UGM Prof. Dr. Marwan Asri, MBA, on their meeting, supports DJP DIY’s efforts to change taxation service towards taxpayer in order to raise the tax ratio as one of a source of state financing.
One of that effort is changing tax officer image to be more friendly to the taxpayers. Make themselves to become taxpayer’s best friend than enemy, so that can encourage the taxpayer to fulfill their obligation to pay the tax without any hesitation.
Prof. Marwan Asri pointed out, that in America tax officer called the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), more feared than the police. "Over there, people are more afraid if their wanted by the IRS, than if he was wanted by the police," he said.
In a meeting that lasted for an hour, Djangkung Sudjarwadi stated that DIY is a province that has the highest level of compliance for submitting Annual Tax Announcement Report (SPT). "DIY’s level of compliance for submitting Annual Tax Announcement Report (SPT) is the highest two years in a row nationally" he said.
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