BuGils bi-Weekly #02

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Issue #02 - 10th March - 2010

Clowning to reduce cultural boundaries

« The whole fight against corruption is in danger of being corrupted »

Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Hong Kong Indonesia was rated the most

« I always said that if people laugh at you because they think you made a mistake, that’s a good start. » Dan Roberts, a circus performer turned educator and activist, created the Red Nose Circus to help keep underprivileged kids in school (read more page 12).

Indonesian Government to Start Selling...Tigers? In what is being billed as an effort to protect the endangered species, the government of Indonesia is allowing those with expendable income to purchase tigers to keep as pets. Source: 4to40.com In order to own one of these majestic cats you

must have one billion rupiah, or £67,000 just lying around, as well five square kilometers of land upon which to house the animal.

Source: Reuters

Fauzi insists monorail project will happen Governor Fauzi Bowo said Friday his administration would resume the construction of the long-stalled monorail, despite the uncertainty around the project. ”It’s not certain we can continue

Despite opposition from several environmen-

tal groups who feel this is nothing more than an attempt by the Indonesian government to make money, government officials have stated that all of the tigers will be monitored regularly to ensure they are being treated properly. If they catch any mistreatment, the owners will be severely punished in the forms of fines or jail time.

corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business survey released by the Hong Kong-based Political & Economic Risk Consultancy. Cambodia was ranked second most corrupt, followed by Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, India, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Macao, Japan, the United States, Hong Kong, Australia and – rated as the least corrupt in the survey – Singapore.

tions taking over. This move will just encourage poaching among locals at a time when poaching is on the rise because of the Year of the Tiger.”

the project as the funding remains unclear, but at least I want to carry out the construction of the central line,” he said. The central line is expected to stretch from Kuningan in South Jakarta, past the central business district of Jl. Sudirman and on to Jl. Asia Afrika in Central Jakarta. Source: thejakartapost.com

Bustar Maitar, a forest campaigner by Green-

peace, stated, “It is an irresponsible move by the Indonesian government. Selling tigers is not the solution. The government must protect the animal’s habitat and stop palm oil planta-

A member of the Indonesian forest ministry said

that the decision to sell tigers was prompted by several inquiries from wealthy individuals who sought to purchase one. Issue #02 - 10th March - 2010 - BuGils bi-Weekly  1


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