Cempaka Business and Economy: Reform the Main Challenge For Incoming Indonesian Customs Chief

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Friday, January 01, 2010

Reform the Main Challenge For Incoming Indonesian Customs Chief

Jakarta Globe, Dion Bisara

New Customs Director General Thomas Sugijata, left, with his predecessor Anwar Suprijadi and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati during Thomas’s inauguration in Jakarta on Thursday. (Antara Photo)

Thomas Sugijata took the helm at the Customs Directorate General on Thursday, replacing retiring Anwar Suprijadi. He faces challenges such as limited staff, continuing bureaucratic reforms and the China-Asean free-trade agreement, which took effect on Friday.

Thomas, 58, was secretary of the directorate from 2001 to 2005 and director of auditing from 2005 to 2009 before becoming head of investigation and enforcement in April. He was also head of the team to accelerate reforms in the customs service.

The director general said his first challenge was to use his limited personnel effectively to cover the vast nation. “We only have 10,600 personnel across the country. This is relatively small number compared to Malaysia, which has 13,000. Hong Kong has 5,000 to cover its small area,” Thomas said.

“But the government has no plan to add personnel in the near future, so I have to optimize our staff and strategically allocate personnel to critical areas,” Thomas said.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati urged the new director general to continue the reforms she initiated in 2004 by bringing in Anwar, an outsider to the directorate.

“It’s important to continue momentum in bringing back confidence in the customs office,” said Sri Mulyani, noting that Thomas was an insider of the directorate. “The Customs Directorate General should make earning state revenue its priority.”

During Anwar’s four-year tenure, the customs office was able to meets its revenue target. This year through Dec. 23, it had collected Rp 73.78 trillion ($7.8 billion), beating its goal by 2.8 percent. Before Anwar took over, the customs office missed its target of Rp 659 billion in 2005.

“It takes courage, a lot of it, particularly to deal with big business. If we can force the big ones to comply, then small ones will follow. And as the leader I had to give an example,” said Anwar, crediting reforms for his success.

Anwar said he hoped Thomas would continue his legacy of reform. “This is not easy and there are many challenges ahead,” he said.

Anwar also warned that with the China-Asean FTA already in place, the customs office had ensure compliance from Indonesia’s trade partners. “Sometimes we only focused on imposing tariffs and overlooked their compliance. Then we were surprised when waste was imported to our country,” he said.

Anwar pursuit of reform led him in 2007 to invite the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to inspect the custom office in Tanjung Priok, which led to the arrest of some of his staff.

Toto Dirgantoro, chairman of the Indonesian Exporters Association (GPEI), said the Custom Directorate General should cut down on rollover time at Indonesian ports. “I hope the new director general can improve the service. As he is from inside the directorate, he has more understanding about customs problems and can come up with more effective policies.”

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