Indonesia president says Islamic State 'embarrassing' Muslims

The president of the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, Indonesia, on Thursday called the actions of Islamic State militants "embarrassing" to the religion and urged Islamic leaders to unite in tackling extremism.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the scale of the slaughter wrought by the extremists in overrunning large swathes of Iraq and Syria and the level of violence being used was appalling.
"It is shocking. It is becoming out of control," he said in an interview with The Australian, a day after IS released a video showing a masked militant beheading US reporter James Foley, provoking worldwide revulsion.
"We do not tolerate it, we forbid ISIS in Indonesia," he added, referring to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as IS was formerly known. "Indonesia is not an Islamic state. We respect all religions."
He urged international leaders to work together to combat radicalisation. "This is a new wake-up call to international leaders all over the world, including Islamic leaders," he said, adding that the actions of IS were not only "embarrassing" to Islam but "humiliating", the newspaper reported.
"All leaders must review how to combat extremism. Changing paradigms on both sides are needed -- how the West perceives Islam and how Islam perceives the West."
Indonesia is home to the world's biggest Muslim population of about 225 million and has long struggled with terrorism. But a successful clampdown in recent years has seen the end of major deadly attacks.
Jakarta has estimated that dozens of Indonesians have travelled to Syria and Iraq to fight and Yudhoyono said he was concerned about their return, adding that he had tasked agencies to oppose the spread of extremist ideology in the sprawling nation.
"Our citizens here in Indonesia are picking up recruitment messages from ISIS containing extremist ideas," said the president, whose decade in office comes to an end in October.
"The philosophy of ISIS stands against the fundamental values we embrace in Indonesia. Last Friday, in my state of the union address to the nation, I called on all Indonesians to reject ISIS and to stop the spread of its radical ideology.
"My government and security agencies have taken decisive steps to curtail the spread of ISIS in Indonesia, including by prohibiting Indonesians to join ISIS or to fight for ISIS, and also by blocking Internet sites that promote this idea." (***)

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Direct and Indirect Speech

1.  Direct Speech (Statement)

"Our citizens here in Indonesia are picking up recruitment messages from ISIS containing extremist ideas," said the president

(to change direct speech into indirect speech we must put the subject in the begining omit semi colon and add the word “that”. After that we change the tense from present continous tense into past continous tense, and also change possessive pronoun our into their)

Indirect speech

President said that their citizens there in Indonesia were picking up recruitment messages from ISIS containing extremist ideas.

 

Direct speech

"We do not tolerate it, we forbid ISIS in Indonesia," he added

(to change direct speech above into indirect speech we must put the subject in the begining omit semi colon and add the word “that”. After that we change the tense from present tense into past tense, and also change pronoun we into they)

Indirect speech

He said that they did not tolerate it, they forbade ISIS in Indonesia.

 

            2.  Direct Speech (Question)

"Where have you been?" he said.

(to change direct speech (question) above into indirect speech we must put the subject in the begining omit semi colon without add the word “that”. After that we change the tense from present perfect tense into past perfect tense, and also change pronoun you into I)

Inderect speech

He asked me where I had been.

Direct speech

The girl said “Where did Ali go last night?”

(to change direct speech above into inderect speech we must put the subject in the begining omit semi colon without add the word “that”. After that we change the tense from past tense tense into past perfect)

Inderect speech

The girl asked me where Ali had gone the night before.

 

         3.  Direct speech (Imperative)

Mr. Yudhie said to the boy “come in”

(to change direct speech above into inderect speech we just change the statement imperative into infinitive)

Inderect speech

Mr. Yudhie told to the boy to come in.

 

 Direct speech

My mother said to me “Clear your room”

(to change direct speech (Imperative) above into indirect speech, we just change the statement imperative into infinitive)

Indirect speech

My mother asked me to clean my room.

Active and Passive voice

A sentence is written in active voice when the subject of the sentence performs the action in the sentence.

·         The following sentences are the active sentences

1.   The Indonesian pair had only beaten their opponents once in their previous six meetings.

(explain : the sentence above is active voice from past perfect tense (S + Had + V3). The indonesian as subject, and beaten as Verb 3 from beat)

2.   Indonesia moved to 14th with two gold.

(explain : the sentence above is active voice from past tense (S + V2). Indonesia as subject, and moved as verb 3 from move)

3.   China surpassed the century mark with 102 gold medals.

(explain : the sentence above is active voice from past tense (S + V2). China as subject, and surpassed as verb 2 from surpass)

4.   The currency has weakened 2.4 percent this month.

(explain : the sentence above is active voice from present perfect tense (S + has/have + V3). The currency as subject, and weakened as verb 3 (weaken + ed) from weaken)

5.   The rupiah was trading at 12,007 per US dollar.

(explain : the sentence above is active voice from past continous tense (S + was/were + Ving). The rupiah as subject, and tranding as Ving (trade + ing) from trade)

A sentence is written in passive voice when the subject of the active verb becomes the “agent” of the passive verb. The agent is very often not mentioned, or the subject of the sentence has an action done to it by someone or something else.

·         The following sentences are the passive voice

1.   They [Hendra and Ahsan] were affected by the breeze.

(explain : the sentence above is passive voice from past tense (S + was/were + V3). They as subject, and affected as Verb 3 (affect + ed) from affect)

2.   taekwondo is set for Tuesday.

(explain : the sentence above is passive voice from present tense (S + is/am/are+ V3). Taekwondo as subject, and set as verb 3 from set)

3.   Indonesian bonds were also rated as the cheapest.

(explain : the sentence above is passive voice from past tense (S + was/were + V3). Indonesian as subject, and rated as verb 3 from rate)

4.   The US Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates next year.

(explain : the sentence above is passive voice from present tense (S + is/am/are + V3). The US federal reserve as subject, and expected as verb 3 (expect + ed) from expect)

5.   Indonesia’s central bank was seen as indecisive in tackling external imbalances.

(explain : the sentence above is passive voice from past tense (S + was/were + V3). Indonesian’s central bank as subject, and seen as verb 3 from see)

Shuttlers win Indonesia’s
second gold

The country’s badminton team earned a second gold at the Asian Games after Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan won the men’s doubles final at Gyeyang Gymnasium in Incheon, South Korea, on Sunday. Hendra and Ahsan silenced the home crowd by defeating Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong 21-16, 16-21, 21-17. The Indonesian pair had only beaten their opponents once in their previous six meetings.

“Thanks for the support. I dedicate this victory to coach Herry [Iman Pierngadi], who has helped us make this come true,” Ahsan said after the medal ceremony. “It was not an easy match, but for this Asian Games I’ve had extra motivation as I may not be at the next games,” said Hendra, who added the gold to the Olympic gold he won with Markis Kido in Beijing in 2008.

It was a pulsating match between the world’s top two pairs, with the lead changing hands several times, but Hendra and Ahsan held off their Korean opponents as the match neared its conclusion due to a shift in tactics from their coach. “They [Hendra and Ahsan] were affected by the breeze,” said Herry, referring to the second game. “I told them not to make their shots too high and warned them against making unforced errors because this would’ve placed them under more pressure.”

The Indonesian team could add a third gold via the mixed doubles pairing of Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir, whose semifinal win over Xu Chen and Ma Jin earned them a final matchup against Olympic champions Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei of China. The Chinese duo prevented an all-Indonesia final after they stopped Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto in the other semifinal.

China won women’s singles gold after Wang Yihan defeated fellow Chinese Li Xuerui 11-21, 21-17, 21-7 and is assured of men’s singles gold with Lin Dan and Chen Long to play in the final. “We hope we can win a third gold to lift Indonesia’s standing in the medal tally,” Herry said.

Indonesia moved to 14th with two gold, three silver and seven bronze medals. China surpassed the century mark with 102 gold medals, while Korea pulled away from Japan with 48 gold medals. Japan was in third place with 44 gold medals. Indonesia will also hope for medals from Hanam Misari in canoeing, where Indonesia will feature in eight of 12 finals.

In bowling, Novie Phang, Putty Insavilla Armein and Alisha Nabila Larasati finished in fourth place in the women’s trio event, while Billy Muhammad Islam, Diwan Rezaldy Syahril and Adhiguna Widiantoro trailed in 15th among 35 participants. In cycling, Aiman Cahyadi and Hari Fitrianto were almost 10 minutes off the pace as they found themselves in 27th and 29th position, respectively. Diving and soft tennis will begin on Monday, while taekwondo is set for Tuesday and karate and the modern pentathlon will take place on Wednesday.

‘Undervalued’ rupiah
may attract investors

The rupiah is among the lowest-valued currencies in Asia, but Indonesian assets will remain attractive as a low valuation means additional returns on investment from currency gains, say analysts. The rupiah has the cheapest valuation among nine major Asian currencies rated, based on their real effective exchange rate (REER), according to data compiled by strategists from the ANZ Bank released on Sept. 23.

Indonesian bonds were also rated as the cheapest, while its equities traded on the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) are the region’s third most-expensive-based on their price-to-earnings ratio.
Overall, the ANZ Bank ranked assets in Indonesia as the second-cheapest in the region after China, based on their real valuations, with the Philippines and Thailand rated as the most expensive. “In a rising interest rate environment, investors will become increasingly focused on valuations,” noted Khoon Goh, a Singapore-based senior currency strategist with the ANZ Bank.

The US Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates next year and countries that have expensive asset prices, such as Thailand and the Philippines, will be at a higher risk of outflows, according to him. “China, Indonesia and Singapore look to have the cheapest relative asset valuation in the region, which could help mitigate any sell-off to some extent,” stated Khoon. These expected inflows would help Bank Indonesia (BI) in anticipating tighter global liquidity that could come next year.

The rupiah was trading at 12,007 per US dollar by the end of Friday, according to the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate (JISDOR). The currency has weakened 2.4 percent this month. The rupiah was “undervalued” when it was traded at 12,000 per US dollar, according to BI Senior Deputy Governor Mirza Adityaswara, who pointed out the 11,600-11,900 per dollar range as more reflective of the currency’s fair value. “Our compass long-run model estimates the rupiah to be about 4 percent undervalued,” Chua Hak Bin, an economist with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said recently in an email interview.

The US-based investment bank forecast the rupiah would strengthen to 11,800 per dollar by the end of this year. The rupiah suffered because Indonesia’s central bank was seen as indecisive in tackling external imbalances as the country’s current-account deficit (CAD) improved only marginally, according to Huw McKay, a Sydney-based economist with Westpac Bank.

That compares to the Indian rupee’s strengthening after the country’s central bank raised rates aggressively following a sharp narrowing of its CAD, he noted in an email interview. “BI was less decisive and the CAD suffered again once the ore export ban hit resource shipments,” said McKay, who described the Indonesian rupiah as the most “stagflationary” currency among all 11 Asian currencies that he had surveyed. In the medium term, further bullish sentiment for the rupiah may come from the potential adjustment in fuel prices, which is expected to reduce oil imports and narrow the current-account deficit, analysts have said.