Cempaka Business and Economy: Corruption Trail Revealed in Indonesian Government’s ‘Lost’ $1 Billion

"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. …”

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Corruption Trail Revealed in Indonesian Government’s ‘Lost’ $1 Billion

Jakarta Globe, Dion Bisara | October 13, 2010

Jakarta. Despite the central government’s efforts to foster improved governance, the state lost about $1 billion last year due to misspent or misappropriated budget allocations, the Supreme Audit Agency reported on Tuesday.

Hadi Poernomo, chairman of the agency, known as the BPK, told a plenary session of the House of Representatives that it had uncovered losses of Rp 9.55 trillion in the financial reports of ministries, state agencies, local governments and state-owned enterprises during the 2009 fiscal year.

Hadi said the results offered clear indications of widespread corruption, and demonstrated the weak internal supervision of government spending and non-compliance with regulations.

Most of the lost money — Rp 4.98 trillion — was channeled through central government ministries and state agencies, and only Rp 40 billion has been returned.

The BPK had for five consecutive years issued a disclaimer on government financial reports, meaning too much data was unclear or missing.

The 2009 reports, in which the $1 billion in losses was discovered, were the first to have all data considered valid.

In citing examples of malfeasance, Hadi pointed to Public Works Ministry, which he said had overpaid contracted consultants by Rp 4.46 billion.

In addition, the price of a Finance Ministry tax office building in Kotamabagu, North Sulawesi, had been marked up by Rp 2.98 billion.

“We also found a false travel expense document in the Home Affairs Ministry that potentially cost the state Rp 1.57 billion,” he said.

Hadi said budget losses in regional and local governments totaled Rp 3.55 trillion, of which only Rp 38.22 billion had been returned.

Some of the unauthorized spending included Rp 6.92 billion on personnel at the Manado municipal government and a Rp 5.24 billion markup in the procurement of health care equipment for the Banten provincial government.

Arif Nur Alam, coordinator of the Indonesia Budget Center, said the BPK report should be a wake-up call for the government to take stronger measures in budget planning and spending.

“President Yudhoyono should use this report to evaluate the ministries, make sure that they use the budget for people’s welfare,” he said.

Arif pointed to the Home Affairs Ministry’s travel budget as a common example of graft.

“The report only strengthens people’s perception that official travel, whatever they tag it, does not serve the needs of the people at all. Their travel is only for their own interests,” he said.

Harry Azhar Azis, deputy chairman of House Commission XI, which oversees financial affairs, said the government should follow up on the BPK report and try to recover as much of the lost money as possible.

“The BPK in the future should not only report the losses, but how much can be recovered as well.”

Harry noted that while some of the losses were certainly due to corruption, others might be a result of simple incompetence.

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