Jakarta Media Crisis Center

Foto dari Penutupan Jakarta Media Center (25 Juli 2009)/Picture of Official Closure of Jakarta Media Center (25 July 2009)

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2009-07-25T08:26:00.000-07:00

25 July 2009

Jakarta Media Crisis Center, in operation since Friday last week (17 July 2009), that provides latest development on the investigation of JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels bombings for national and foreign media, is moved back to the office of Public Relations Department of the Indonesian Police today (25 July 2009). Located in Bellagio Mall, Kuningan, the Jakarta Media Crisis Center, is officially closed down.

Before closing Jakarta Media Crisis Center, Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo said, ”Hopefully, in the future, we do not have to open Media Crisis Center for bombing tragedy and we expect our city not being held hostage by terrorists. Now we must complete our own tasks, the police will work in the Indonesian Police headquarter, while DKI Jakarta staff do the work in the office of provincial administration.”

When Governor Fauzi Bowo opened Jakarta Media Center in cooperation with Indonesian Police Chief Bambang Hendarso Danuri, he said, ”The purpose of the Media Crisis Center is to deal with information coming from the police and to prevent disinformation following the July 17 tragedy.” Governor also said that the Media Crisis Center is a place for all stakeholders including entrepreneurs and ministers to speak directly with local and foreign media.

”I can see at the media center, all Indonesians are united and talk with one voice, condemning the suicide bomber. Clerics in Jakarta, various religion leaders and the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sri Mulyani, all of them agree that Indonesia refuses be held hostage and refuses to be frightened by these criminals,” said Governor.

Furthermore, Governor said,”I want to say to the journalists, i apologize for any shortcomings. We open the media center as fast as we can on 17 July after the bombing and full-heartedly fulfill your information needs. We note inadequacies and learn from them.”

2009-07-25T07:00:00.000-07:00

25 Juli 2009

Jakarta Media Crisis Center yang dibuka pada Jumat 17 Juli lalu untuk menjadi pusat informasi bagi media Indonesia maupun asing menyangkut pengeboman di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton, pada hari Sabtu 25 Juli ini akan dipindahkan kembali ke kantor Humas Mabes Polri. Media Crisis Center di Mall Bellagio, Kuningan ditutup hari Sabtu (25 Juli 2009) sore.

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo ketika meninjau Media Crisis Center sebelum ditutup mengatakan “Semoga kita tidak perlu membuka Media Crisis Center untuk tragedi pemboman lagi, dan untuk kedepannya para teroris tidak berusaha menyandera kota Jakarta lagi. Sekarang kita kembali pada tugas masing-masing lagi, polisi kembali ke Mabes Polri dan staf DKI ke kantor DKI Jakarta”

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo yang berkoordinasi dengan Kapolri Bambang Hendarso Danuri dan membuka Jakarta Media Crisis Center ketika pemboman terjadi mengatakan ”Tujuan dari Media Crisis Center adalah untuk menangani informasi yang mengalir dari pihak kepolisian dan menghindari kesimpang siuran informasi yang beredar tentang tragedi 17 Juli tersebut.” Selain itu Gubernur Fauzi Bowo juga mengatakan kalau Media Crisis Center ini juga menjadi tempat bagi semua yang berkepentingan misalnya para pengusaha dan para menteri untuk berbicara langsung dengan media lokal dan asing.

”Saya melihat sendiri melalui media center ini bagaimana semua orang Indonesia bersatu dan berbicara dengan satu suara, mengecam para pelaku pemboman tersebut. Dari para Habib di Jakarta dan pimpinan agama lainnya sampai dengan Menteri Koordinasi Ekonomi, Sri Mulyani semuanya bersepakat kalau Indonesia tidak akan di sandera atau ditakuti oleh para pelaku kriminal ini,” tutur Gubernur Fauzi Bowo di Jakarta Media Crisis Center.

Gubernur meneruskan,”Kepada para kolega wartawan, seandainya dalam penyelenggaraan Jakarta Media Crisis Center ini ada kekurangan, saya mohon maaf. Kita membuka media center secepatnya tanggal 17 Juli ketika pengeboman terjadi dan berusaha sekuat mungkin untuk melayani kebutuhan informasi teman-teman pers. Bila ada kekurangan-kekurangan akan kami catat dan menjadikan masukan bagi kami.”

2009-07-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

Today (24 July 2009), Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Governor Fauzi Bowo welcomes the fact that rupiah rate strengthened the whole day. “Another evidence that Indonesia’s economic condition is not affected by terrorists’ action.” Yesterday (23 July 2009), rupiah rate, referring to middle exchange rate of Bank Indonesia, passed Rp 10,000 and it was closed at Rp 9,995 against U.S. dollar.

Governor also said, ”It is undeniably that tourism industry will be affected by the bombing, but it will be temporary. I am confident that time needed for recovery will be not as long as that needed after the JW Marriot bomb blast in 2003. Right now, not only I feel, but also I see that there has been resilience and determination to not let the terrorists dictating our life.”

This morning (24 July 2009), at the Jakarta Media Crisis Center, Chairwoman of Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association Yanti Sukamdani said,” Bomb blasts at JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels decreased hotel’s occupancy rate. The occupancy rate is decreased by 54%.” Nevertheless Yanti Sukamdani is certain it will be improved by the end of 2009.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) Ben Sukma explained the cancellation made by international tourists in several regions in Indonesia is about 5-30%. “In Jakarta, the cancellation reaches 30%” said Ben.

2009-07-24T19:31:00.000-07:00

24 Juli 2009

Hari ini Gubernur Fauzi Bowo menyambut hangat berita terkini bahwa nilai tukar rupiah menguat dipasaran sepanjang hari, ”Ini satu lagi bukti nyata kalau ekonomi Indonesia tidak terpengaruh oleh aksi para terroris.” Nilai rupiah menurut kurs tengah Bank Indonesia kemarin menembus level Rp 10.000 per dollar AS dan ditutup pada Rp 9.995 per dollar AS.

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan,”Memang industri pariwisata akan terpengaruh tetapi ini hanya sebentar. Saya yakin kalau waktunya tidak akan selama ketika pemulihan bom Marriott tahun 2003. Kali ini saya tidak hanya merasakan namun melihat juga bahwa ada semacam ketahanan diantara kita serta tekad bahwa pelaku teroris tidak boleh dibiarkan mengatur hidup kita”.

Pagi tadi di Jakarta Jakarta Media Crisis Center Ketua Umum Perhimpunan Hotel dan Restoran Indonesia (PHRI) Yanti Sukamdani mengatakan, ”Ledakan bom di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz-Carlton telah mengakibatkan tingkat hunian hotel turun. Penurunan tingkat hunian hotel mencapai 54 persen.” Meskipun demikian Yanti Sukamdani yakin bahwa pemulihan akan terjadi akhir tahun 2009.

Sementara itu, Ketua Umum Asosiasi Perusahaan Perjalanan Wisata (Asita) Ben Sukma mengatakan, pembatalan kunjungan wisatawan mancanegara ke Indonesia berkisar antara 5-30 persen di beberapa daerah. "Untuk di Jakarta, angka pembatalan saja mencapai 20 hingga 30 persen," kata Ben.

Foto dari Konferensi Media (24 Juli 2009) / Picture of Media Conference (24 July 2009)

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2009-07-23T18:41:00.000-07:00

23 July 2009

Religious leaders are gathered today (23 July 2009) at the Media Crisis Center and they all declare Indonesia as a peaceful place and condemn the suicide bomb attack at the JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton hotels.

Previously, Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo said ”Jakarta belongs to the people of different religions and races. I am the Governor of Jakarta, the governor of everyone who lives in Jakarta, no exception.” When the bomb exploded on Friday (17 July 2009), the governor reiterated that there is no religion legitimizes act of terror.

Cleric and Head of Islamic Center Indonesia (ICI) Abdurrahhman Al-Habsy strongly condemns the suicide bomber. “My heart is broken, and I condemn those who conducted such an act on behalf of Islam. We are Indonesians; we are the owner of Indonesia.”

Meanwhile Jakarta Dzikir Council head KH Syaifuddin Amsir said, ”I long for tranquility and I condemn this monstrous and horrible act conducted in the name of Islam. Islam does not teach this kind of act.”

Secretary of Indonesian Churches Association (PGI) Reverend Richard Daulay, also condemned bomb blasts last Friday (17 July 2009). He said ”Our nation cries once again. We deplored this merciless and inhuman conduct which carried in the name of religion, despite the fact that no religion teaches this act.” Richard Daulay added,” I convey my deepest condolence to the victims, to my Dutch, Australian, and New Zealander friends. My deepest sympathy and I apologize for what happened.”

Buddhist monk Eka Wimsati Wirya who attended the media conference also condemned the bombing and said there is no religion teaches its followers to kill. “Indonesian Buddhists condemn the act of taking someone’s life,” he asserted. Eka said Indonesian Buddhist held a mass prayer for the nation that includes 500 Buddhist on Sunday (19 July 2009).

Cathedral Secretary who represents Bishop Council of Indonesia (KWI) Romo Padma also condemned the act of terror.

Religious leaders who attended press conference at Jakarta Media Center are:

1. Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) head KH Mundzir Tamam

2. Islamic Center Indonesia (ICI) head Habib Abdurrahhman Al-Habsy

3. Al Affaf Koran recital group leader Habib Ali Bin Abdurrahman Assegaf

4. Rasullulah SAW Council head Habib Mundzir Al Musawa

5. Jakarta Dzikir Council head KH Syaifuddin Amsir

6. Member of Advisory Board of Betawi Ulema Forum (Fuhub) KH Maulana Kamah Yusuf

7. Al Itqon Islamic Boarding School leader KH Mahfudz Asirun

8. Secretary General of Indonesian Churches Association (PGI) Reverend Richard Daulay

9. Representative of Indonesia Federation of Buddhist Organizations (Walubi) Biksu Eka Wimsati Wirya

10. Representative of Walubi Sapta Wirya

11. Cathedral Secretary representing Bishop Council of Indonesia (KWI) Romo Padma

2009-07-23T18:30:00.000-07:00

23 Juli 2009

Pimpinan berbagai agama hadir hari ini di Jakarta Media Crisis Center dan semuanya serempak menyerukan Indonesia adalah tempat damai, dan mengecam keras aksi pembunuhan yang dilakukan oleh para teroris pada pemboman Hotel JW Marriot dan Ritz Carlton.

Sebelumnya Gubernur DKI, Fauzi Bowo mengatakan bahwa “Jakarta milik semua orang, semua agama, dan semua ras. Saya sebagai Gubernur DKI adalah juga gubernurnya semua orang yang tinggal di Jakarta, tidak ada pandang bulu atau pilih kasih”. Ketika bom meledak hari Jumat (17 Juli 2009) lalu Gubernur Fauzi Bowo menekankan bahwa tidak ada ajaran agama yang membenarkan tindakan semacam itu.

Habib Habib Abdurrahhman Al-Habsy, pimpinan Islamic Center Indonesia (ICI) mengecam keras ulah pelaku bom dan mengatakan “Sungguh sakit hati saya ini, dan saya mengutuk keras pelaku yang mengatasnamakan Islam. Kita semua orang Indonesia adalah pemilik Indonesia”

Sementara itu Habib KH. Syaifuddin Amsir pimpinan Mazelis Dzikir Jakarta, mengatakan kalau “saya mendambakan kesejukan dan mengutuk keras atas peristiwa yang keji dan biadab ini, yang dilakukan oleh orang orang yang mengatas namakan Islam. Tetapi Islam tidak mengajarkan ajaran semacam ini”.

Pendeta Richard Daulay, Sekretaris Jenderal Persatuan Gereja Indonesia (PGI) juga ikutmengutuk peledakan bom hari Jumat lalu, “Bangsa kita menangsi kembali untuk kesekian kalinya. Kami sangat menyesalkan persitiwa yang keji dan biadab ini yang mengatas namakan agama tetapi hal ini tidak pernah diajarkan oleh agama”. Richard Daulay menambahkan “saya mengucapkan duka cita yang sedalam dalamnya pada para korban, kepada teman-teman Belanda, Australia dan Selandi baru. Simpati saya yang sedalam dalamnya dan juga mohon maaf atas kejadian ini”

Biksu Eka Wimsati Wirya yang hadir dalam acara jumpa pers ini juga “Ikut mengecam kejadian ini dan mengatakan bahwa tidak ada satu agamapun yang mengajarkan untuk membunuh. ”Umat Budha Indonesia sangat mengecam tindakan yang menghilangkan nyawa orang lain”, tegasnya. Biksu Eka Wimsati Wirya juga memberitahukan kalau umat Budha Indonesia mengadakan doa bersama, dan hadir 500 orang Budha dari seluruh Indonesia untuk mendoakan bangsa indonesia Hari Minggu lalu.

Kutukan serupa pada pelaku bom juga dilontarkan oleh Romo Padma Sekertaris Katerdal dan mewakili Konferensi Wali Gereja Indonesia

Para pemimpin agama yang hadir di Jakarta Media Crisis Center adalah:

1. Ketua Majelis Ulama Indonesia Jakarta KH Mundzir Tamam

2. Pimpinan Islamic Center Indonesia Habib Abdurrahhman Al-Habsy

3. Pimpinan Majelis Ta’lim Al Affaf Habib Ali Bin Abdurrahman Assegaf

4. Pimpinan Majelis Rasullulah SAW Habib Mundzir Al Musawa

5. Pimpinan Mazelis Dzikir Jakarta KH. Syaifuddin Amsir

6. Pembina Forum Ulama Habib Betawi (Fuhub) KH. Maulana Kamah Yusuf

7. Pimpinan Pondok Pesantren Al Itqon KH Mahfudz

8. Sekretaris Jenderal Persatuan Gereja Indonesia (PGI) Pendeta Richard Daulay

9. Perwakilan Umat Budha Indonesia (Walubi) Biksu Eka Wimsati Wirya

10. Perwakilan Walubi Biksu Sapta Wirya

11. Sekertaris Katedral mewakili Konferensi Wali Gereja Indonesia Romo Padma

Identitas Pelaku Bom Bunuh Diri / Identities of Suicide Bombers

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MARKAS BESAR
KEPOLISIAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA
DIVISI HUBUNGAN MASYARAKAT

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PRESS RELEASE

DIVISI HUMAS POLRI 23 JULI 2009

TEMPAT DI JAKARTA MEDIA CENTER

KUNINGAN JAKARTA SELATAN

MATERI : PERKEMBANGAN PERISTIWA PELEDAKAN BOM DI HOTEL JW. MARIOT

DAN RITZ CARLTON

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Divisi Humas Polri

Jakarta, Juli 2009

2009-07-23T11:17:00.000-07:00

Daftar Pembicara/List of Spokepersons:

KH Mundzir Tamam (Ketua MUI Jakarta/ Head of Indonesian Ulema’s Council)
Habib Abdurrahhman Al-Habsy (Pimpinan Islamic Center Indonesia - Head of Islamic Center Indonesia/ICI)
Habib Ali Bin Abdurrahman Assegaf (Pimpinan Majelis Ta’lim Al Affaf - Head of Al Affat Koran recital group )
Habib Mundzir Al Musawa (Pimpinan Majelis Rasullulah SAW - Head of Rassullulah Council)
KH. Syaifuddin Amsir (Pimpinan Mazelis Dzikir Jakarta - Head of Jakarta Dzikir Council)
KH. Maulana Kamah Yusuf (Pembina Fuhub/Forum Ulama Habib Betawi -Member of Advisory Board of Betawi Ulemas Forum)
KH Mahfudz Asirun (Pimpinan Pondok Pesantren Al Itqon - Head of Al Itqon Islamic Boarding School)
Pendeta Richard Daulay (Sekretaris Jenderal Persatuan Gereja Indonesia/PGI -Secretary General of Indonesian Churches Association)
Biksu Eka Wimsati Wirya (Perwakilan Umat Budha Indonesia/Walubi - Indonesia Federation of Buddhist Organizations/Walubi)
Biksu Sapta Wirya (Perwalian Umat Budha Indonesia/Walubi - Representative of Budhists in Indonesia/Walubi)
Romo Padma (Sekretaris Katedral, mewakili Konferensi Wali Gereja Indonesia/KWI - Romo Padma (Secretary of Indonesian Cathedral) Representative of Bishops' Conference of Indonesia/KWI)

Jakarta is Recovering Rapidly from the Bomb Attacks

2009-07-23T10:35:00.000-07:00

Jakarta, Indonesia / Madrid, Spain, 23 July 2009

The tragic bomb attacks that took place on 17 July 2009 have undeniably shocked Jakarta and the entire country. However, the latest UNWTO mission, carried out by Xu Jing, Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific from 21-22 July 2009, indicates that the city is recovering rapidly from the sudden shock.

Apart from the specific areas where Hotel JW Marriot and Hotel Ritz Carlton are located, life has basically restored to its normality. “Jakarta did stop for a moment on Friday, but not for long. We are not going to allow terrorists to dictate and allow them to make Jakarta their hostage”. Fauzi Bowo, Governor of DKI Jakarta made the above comment on 21 July at the Jakarta Media Centre.

Latest data, obtained from Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism and confirmed by the Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association, reveal that there is no obvious tourist exodus from Jakarta nor from Bali as a result of the bomb blast. The Government of Indonesia, right after the incident, took a number of immediate actions in order to minimize the negative impacts of the attacks. A Crisis Centre was immediately established in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to provide the tourism industry as well as the individual visitors with the comprehensive information and the latest updates of the situation. Jero Wacik, Minister of Culture and Tourism personally switched on the Ministry’s Emergency Response System and the Standard Operations Procedures (SOP), following the UNWTO’s guidelines for crisis in the tourism sector.

There is no room for terrorism to kill tourism. There is no room for terrorists to use tourism to kill innocent visitors, said Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General a.i. of UNWTO. Despite the temporary setbacks, Indonesia, as a world-famous tourist destination will continue its charm of cultural and natural diversity. In fact, Indonesia performed exceptionally well last year, achieving a 16.8 % increase of international tourist arrivals. From January to May 2009, tourist arrivals to Bali, Indonesia’s prime destination, were up by as high as 9.35 % when most destinations in the region were adversely affected by the financial and economic downturn. Time and again, Indonesia has manifested itself as an exemplary model to use tourism as an effective instrument not only to confront the short term economic difficulties but more importantly as a driving engine for job creation, trade and development.

At the press conference held on 22 July 2009 in Jakarta, Xu Jing, who was also taken to the site for inspection, congratulated the Government of Indonesia and the tourism industry of the country for their professional approach and efficient capacity in handling the crisis. The current difficulties are short in nature. As long as the industry rallies together to overcome the setbacks, the country will continue to build an even stronger tourism sector in the nearest future, as indicated by Taleb Rifai to Minister Wacik over the phone on 17 July, the very day of the attack.

UNWTO Solidarity with Indonesia and Confidence in its Tourism Sector[1].

Contact information:
Assistant Secretary General and Spokesperson: Geoffrey Lipman
Media Officer: Marcelo Risi
T: +34 91-567-8178 /8100 - F: +34 91-567-8218
comm@UNWTO.org - http://www.unwto.org/

[1] http://www.unwto.org/media/news/en/press_det.php?id=4541&idioma=E

2009-07-22T19:36:00.000-07:00

22 July 2009

Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo said “For a moment after JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels bombings on Friday, activities in Jakarta stopped, but it was not for long. We will not allow terrorists to dictate our lives and hold Jakarta hostage.”

Signs showing recovery start to appear, including the Jakarta Composite Index (IHSG) on Friday that once decreased by 1.22% during the first session of the trading but in the second session it improved. Governor of DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo stated that the “IHSG increase is a concrete indication and it send a strong message that the market is still optimistic. This is a good indicator that Jakarta is back to normal.”

Governor Fauzi Bowo also announced that there has been no exodus of foreign citizens from the city and any other cities in Indonesia. “There are no significant changes in terms of arrivals and departures at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The numbers of passengers arriving and departing are equal.”

Data collected by the Office of Tourism and Culture of the Jakarta shows that four and five-star hotel occupancy rates not much changed after JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels bombings. Data collected from five-star hotels shows as of 19 July 2009 occupancy rate reaches 50.3% and as of 20 July 2009, it decreased slightly to 49.4%.

Office of Tourism and Culture of the Jakarta Province announces number of people visiting various shopping malls in conjunction with ”Jakarta Great Sale”, for example Grand Indonesia visitors, decreased by 50% when the bombings took place (17 July 2009). The situation does not last that long, the next day (18 July 2009), number of visitors increased to 80%. Number of visitors increased dramatically up to 90% on Sunday and Monday (19-20 July 2009).

Governor Fauzi Bowo said that he does not see any indications of any long-term impacts on the economy. He asserted, “There is a possibility that there will be turbulence in the tourism sector, but it is only temporary.”

At the Jakarta Media Crisis Center, yesterday (21 July 2009) Governor Fauzi Bowo said President of United States Barrack Obama will still come to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Singapore and will visit Indonesia.

2009-07-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

22 Juli 2009

Gubernur DKI Fauzi Bowo mengatakan kalau “Untuk sekejap saja Jakarta memang sempat terhenti hari Jumat ketika pemboman Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton terjadi, tetapi tidak lama. Kita tidak akan membolehkan para teroris mendikte dan menyandera aktivitas kota Jakarta”

Tanda-tanda pemulihan Jakarta mulai terlihat, antara lain Jakarta Stock Exchange yang sempat turun sebentar hingga 1.22% pada sesi pertama, ketika dibuka pada sesi kedua Jakarta Stock Exchange, index mengalami peningkatan. Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan ”Peningkatan di Jakarta Stock Exchange merupakan suatu indikasi yang konkrit dan mengirimkan pesan kuat kalau pasar masih optimis. Ini merupakan suatu indikator kuat kalau Jakarta kembali normal.”

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo juga mengumumkan kalau tidak terjadi exodus atau kepergian besar-besaran dari para warga asing di Jakarta ataupun kota lain di Indonesia. “Tidak ada perubahan besar dalam jumlah kepergian maupun kedatangan penumpang di bandara internasional Soekarno Hatta. Jumlah kepergian dan kedatangan berimbang,” ujarnya.

Data Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta menunjukan bahwa rata-rata tingkat hunian hotel bintang lima dan berbintang empat di Jakarta pasca pengeboman Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton tidak banyak berubah. Menurut data yang terkumpul tanggal 19 Juli 2009, tingkat hunian hotel berbintang lima adalah 50.3% dan pada tanggal 20 Juli menurun sedikit menjadi 49.4%.

Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Jakarta menunjukan bahwa pengunjung yang datang diberbagai pusat perbelanjaan dalam rangka ”Jakarta Great Sale” seperti di Grand Indonesia pada saat terjadi pengeboman (17 Juli 2009) menurun sebesar 50%. Meskipun demikian hal ini tidak berlangsung lama, pada hari Sabtu (18 Juli 2009) jumlah pengunjung meningkat menjadi 80%. Jumlah pengunjung meningkat secara dramatis hingga 90% pada hari Minggu dan Senin (19-20 Juli 2009).

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan dia tidak melihat indikasi kalau akan ada dampak jangka panjang pada ekonomi. Dia menegaskan, “Memang ada kemungkinan kalau akan terjadi turbulensi di sektor pariwisata, tetapi sifatnya hanya sementara.” tegasnya.

Di Jakarta Media Crisis Center kemarin (21 Juli 2009), Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan Presiden AS Barrrack Obama akan tetap datang ke Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit di Singapura dan ia akan datang mengunjungi Indonesia.

Foto Konferensi Media 22 Juli 2009/Pictures of Media Conference (July 22nd, 2009)

2009-07-22T18:37:00.000-07:00

Sketsa Wajah Pelaku Bom Bunuh Diri/Sketch of the Suicide Bombers

2009-07-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

Poll: 58% of Australians Say they Will Still Travel to Indonesia

2009-07-22T09:28:00.000-07:00

22 July 2009

A poll done by the Australian media, The Australian, found that 58% of Australians would still travel to Indonesia. The poll titled “Bombing in Jakarta” was done on the 20th July, three days after the bombing of the JW. Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta. 42 percent said that they would not be travelling to Indonesia[1].

[1] http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,22073824-5013404,00.html

Brief Biography

2009-07-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

Xu Jing
Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, World Tourism Organization (WTO)

Xu Jing, holds a Masters Degree in Tourism Management from the University of Surrey in England. He began his career in tourism at the China National Tourism Administration where he was in charge of International Relations. He joined the World Tourism Organization in 1992 as an Officer to the Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific. His tasks included the preparation and organisation of WTO's Regional Commission Meetings for Asia and the Pacific; assistance in technical cooperation activities; the preparation and presentation of working documents for technical meetings; selection of tourism development project personnel; preparation of project budgets; evaluation of project reports; and supervision of technical studies / WTO publications on subjects of contemporary interest to the tourism community of Asian countries. He is currently the Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, a position he assumed from the beginning of 2004.

Konferensi Media Rabu 22 Juli, 2009/Media Conference, Wednesday July 22nd 2009

2009-07-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

Kami mengundang teman-teman wartawan untuk menghadiri jumpa pers pada hari Rabu 22 Juli 2009, bersama:

Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Jero Wacik, Ketua Perhimpunan Hotel dan Restoran Indonesia (PHRI) Jakarta Krishnadi dan wakil WTO (World Tourism Organization) untuk Asia Pasifik Xu Jing (pkl. 1o:00 wib/dalam konfirmasi)
Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian Sri Mulyani Indrawati (pkl. 16:00/dalam konfirmasi)

On July 22th 2009, The Jakarta Media Crisis Center cordially invites you to attend the media conference with our spokespersons:

Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik, Chairman of Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Jakarta Krishnadi and Regional Representative for Asia & The Pacific World Tourism Organization (WTO) Xu Jing (10:00 am)
Coordinating Minister for the Economic Sri Mulyani Indrawati (16:00 pm/to be confirm)

Jakarta Media Crisis Center

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2009-07-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

21 July 2009

The Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo and Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) MS Hidayat hold a press conference at Jakarta Media Crisis Center on Tuesday (17 July 2009).

The Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo said “bomb blast can occur anywhere in the world, for example a bomb exploded in Mumbai, India last year and similar incident happened in London in the previous year. It is important for people of Jakarta to increase their vigilance level by applying community surveillance based on current procedure.”

“Jakarta will recover fast if the authority can reveal the bombing case promptly,” stated the Governor. Fauzi asked journalists to assist police investigation by publishing news according to official statement announced by Indonesian Police at the Media Crisis Center. Furthermore, the governor asked security officials in hotels, shopping malls and public places to check visitors’ laptops.

Meanwhile, Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) MS Hidayat said ”The terror aimed at damaging the image of Indonesia. I hope Indonesian exports will not be affected by the bombing. However, domestic trading for several consumption commodities is affected. Airlines business is normal, but five-star hotel occupancy rate is slightly declined.”

MS Hidayat explained that KADIN Indonesia had contacted 10 foreign chamber of commerce organizations. He stressed, “It is not true that the bomb blasts were targeted to a group of investors.”

In a media conference attended by dozens of national and international journalists at the Media Crisis Center on Tuesday (21 July 2009), Hidayat explained ”The impact of bombings at the Mega Kuningan is insignificant for national economic condition. There is no major impact on real sector investments.”

Hidayat exclaimed, “If we manage security and political stability seriously, we will receive foreign investors’ trust.” He believes that economic condition will improve. “The occupancy rate of five-star hotels is slightly decline, because their guests move to local hotels,” he added.

Indonesian export value so far has declined due to global economic crisis. The export value in May 2009 reaches US$ 9.26 billion (9.52% increase) compared to April 2009. However, the export value is 28.28% lower than that in May 2008.

The value of accumulative export as of January-May 2009 reaches US$40.74 billion, a 29.24% decrease if it is compared to January-May 2008 export. Non-oil and gas export valued at US$35.05 billion or decreased by 21.19% compared to the export in a similar period in the previous year.

Hidayat emphasized, “Whether the blast made major or minor impact, for sure Indonesia’s credibility has been damaged. Credibility can be restored as far as how government and law enforcer handle the bomb blasts.”

The reaction to Jakarta bomb blasts is not as negative as the reaction that appeared after the Bali bombing and bombing occurred in front of Australian Embassy. The impact of the recent bombings on trading in the stock exchange and on currency is less significant.

It was reported from the Indonesia Stock Exchange on Tuesday (22 July 2009), that a massive stock buying was triggered by positive sentiment on global market index. This massive buying improves share price index to its highest level for the past 10 months.

Composite stock price index (IHSG) increased by 40.2 point or 1.91% up to 2146 level. The LQ-45 index increased by 7.73 point or 1.88 percent up to the level 419.43 and Kompas 100 increased by 9.06 point or 1.76% up to the level 522.68. They are the highest since September 2008.

Today’s market trading is attractive, the stock volume which has been traded is 5.11 billion or around Rp 5.425 trillion. This value is considered attractive compared to the average value of transaction in Indonesia Stock Exchange for the past month, which was around Rp 3.5 trillion.

2009-07-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

21 Juli 2009

Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo dan Ketua Umum Kamar Dagang dan Industri (Kadin) Indonesia MS Hidayat mengadakan jumpa pers di Jakarta Media Crisis Center, Selasa (17 Juli 209).

Pada kesempatan ini Gubernur Fauzi Bowo menegaskan “Aksi peledakan bom bisa terjadi di mana saja di dunia, misalnya saja bom tahun lalu meledak di Mumbai, dan tahun tahun sebelumnya juga di London. Paling penting sekarang bagaimana seluruh masyarakat Jakarta meningkatkan kewaspadaan dengan pengamanan lingkungan sesuai prosedur.”

”Jakarta akan cepat pulih jika polisi cepat mengungkap kasus ini,” tutur Gubernur Fauzi Bowo. Fauzi juga menghimbau pada para wartawan agar membantu penyidikan POLRI yang sedang berlaku dengan hanya menuliskan informasi resmi yang dikeluarkan POLRI di Media Crisis Center. Gubernur Fauzi Bowo juga menghimbau agar komputer jinjing juga diperiksa dengan saksama oleh petugas keamanan hotel, pusat perbelanjaan, dan tempat publik lainnya.

Sementara itu MS Hidayat mengatakan kalau ”Teror ini untuk merusak citra Indonesia. Mudah-mudahan ekspor tidak terganggu. Yang terganggu adalah perdagangan domestik untuk beberapa komoditas tertentu untuk konsumsi. Penerbangan tidak terganggu, tetapi tingkat hunian hotel bintang lima menurun”

MS Hidayat juga menjelaskan kalau Kadin Indonesia sudah berkomunikasi dengan 10 kamar dagang dari sejumlah negara sahabat. Dia dan menegaskan ”Kadin menyatakan tidak benar aksi bom itu ditujukan kepada sekelompok investor.”

Dalam jumpa pers yang dihadiri puluhan wartawan dalam dan luar negeri di Media Crisis Center itu, Hidayat menjelaskan, ”Dampak bom di Mega Kuningan tidak signifikan bagi perekonomian nasional. Tidak terjadi perubahan yang mendasar pada investasi di sektor riil,” katanya.

Hidayat menyatakan tidak dapat memberi garansi 100 persen. ”Jika kita serius menangani masalah keamanan dan stabilitas politik, investor asing akan percaya,” katanya. Kadin yakin investasi di Indonesia akan menjadi jauh lebih baik. ”Okupansi hotel berbintang berbintang lima internasional turun karena banyak pengunjung yang pindah ke hotel berbintang merek lokal,” ujarnya.

Nilai ekspor Indonesia sejauh ini sudah turun akibat krisis ekonomi global. Nilai ekspor Mei 2009 mencapai 9,26 miliar dollar AS atau naik 9,52 persen dibandingkan dengan ekspor April 2009. Namun, nilai ekspor itu lebih rendah 28,28 persen dibandingkan dengan nilai ekspor Mei 2008.

Nilai ekspor kumulatif Januari-Mei 2009 mencapai 40,74 miliar dollar AS, turun 29,24 persen dibandingkan dengan ekspor Januari-Mei 2008. Ekspor nonmigas menjadi 35,05 miliar dollar AS atau menurun 21,19 persen dibandingkan dengan ekspor periode yang sama tahun 2008.

Hidayat menegaskan, ledakan bom dipastikan membuat iklim investasi terguncang. ”Entah sedikit ataupun banyak dampaknya, kredibilitas Indonesia mengalami kemunduran. Kredibilitas hanya dapat dipulihkan sejauh keseriusan penanganan pemerintah dan penegak hukum.”

Reaksi atas ledakan bom kali ini dinilai tidak separah ledakan bom di Bali dan di Kedutaan Besar Australia. Dampaknya terhadap pasar saham dan nilai tukar tidak signifikan.

Dari Bursa Efek Indonesia, Selasa, investor justru melakukan aksi beli besar-besaran yang dipicu sentimen positif penguatan indeks bursa global. Aksi beli itu mendongkrak indeks harga saham ke level tertingginya dalam 10 bulan terakhir.

Indeks harga saham gabungan naik 40,2 poin atau 1,91 persen ke level 2.146. Indeks LQ-45 naik 7,73 poin atau 1,88 persen menjadi 419,43 dan Indeks Kompas100 naik 9,06 poin atau 1,76 persen ke level 522,68. Posisi ketiga indeks ini tertinggi sejak 3 September 2008.

Perdagangan juga berjalan cukup atraktif. Jumlah saham yang diperdagangkan tercatat 5,11 miliar saham senilai Rp 5,425 triliun. Nilai ini tergolong cukup besar dibandingkan dengan rata-rata nilai transaksi di Bursa Efek Indonesia sebulan terakhir berkisar Rp 3,5 triliun.

Foto dari Konferensi Media (21 Juli 2009)/Picture of Media Conference ( 21 July 2009)

2009-07-21T18:07:00.000-07:00

Obama Still Hopes to Visit Indonesia

2009-07-21T15:06:00.000-07:00

21 July 2009

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Barack Obama still wants to visit his old hometown of Jakarta perhaps later in the year, despite the twin blasts at two luxury hotels in the city, the White House said Monday.

"I have no reason to believe that the events of the past few days have changed or lessened the president's desire" to visit Indonesia, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.

Obama spent a few years as a child living in Jakarta from 1967 to 1971 after his mother remarried to an Indonesian national.

He told reporters in June: "Oh, I need to come to Indonesia soon. I expect to be traveling to Asia at some point within the next year and I would be surprised if when I came to Asia I did not stop by my old home town of Jakarta.

"And I'll go visit Menteng Dalam and have some bakso -- Nasi Goreng. These are some special dishes here that I used to eat when I was a kid."

Gibbs said Obama's upcoming itinerary would be discussed in meetings at the White House this week.

However, the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum to be held in Singapore in November could provide an opportunity for a stopover in Indonesia.

Gibbs again on Monday stressed the special importance that Indonesia holds for Obama, saying: "Obviously it is a country with the largest number of Muslims in the world, important to him from that standpoint as well as personal."

Two bombers killed seven people including three Australians, a New Zealander and an Indonesian in almost simultaneous blasts at two Jakarta luxury hotels on Friday. More than 50 people were injured [1].

[1]http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJ7SSjs138q22axCFGLpu5n_lxZQ

Perekonomian Relatif Tenang

2009-07-21T13:57:00.000-07:00

Kompas Selasa, 21 Juli 2009 | 03:03 WIB

Jakarta, Kompas - Perekonomian Indonesia relatif tenang pascaledakan bom di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz-Carlton, Jakarta, 17 Juli lalu. Laporan intelijen yang akurat, yang diikuti dengan keberhasilan aparat mengungkap pelaku peledakan bom, akan semakin meyakinkan pelaku pasar.

Perekonomian Indonesia yang relatif tenang terlihat antara lain dari nilai tukar rupiah pada 18 Juli 2009 yang berada di level Rp 10.135 per dollar AS. Nilai ini jauh lebih kuat dibandingkan dengan asumsi rata-rata yang ditetapkan dalam Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara 2009 versi dokumen stimulus fiskal Rp 11.000 per dollar AS. Nilai rupiah pada Jumat setelah ledakan bom sempat melemah dari Rp 10.140 menjadi Rp 10.250 per dollar AS sebelum kembali menguat pada akhir perdagangan.

Sementara itu, indeks harga saham gabungan atau IHSG sempat jatuh 57 poin atau 2,7 persen menjadi 2.060 pada awal perdagangan hari Jumat. Namun, IHSG menguat lagi dan ditutup pada 2.106, turun 11 poin atau 0.55 persen dari hari Kamis.
”Asal tidak ada guncangan keamanan lagi, rupiah dan indikator ekonomi lain bisa relatif stabil setelah teror bom kemarin. Pengalaman Jakarta (tahun 2003) menunjukkan hal itu,” ujar ekonom Dradjad H Wibowo di Jakarta, Minggu (19/7).

Menurut Dradjad, nilai tukar rupiah juga relatif stabil karena banyak fund manager (pengelola dana) berlibur dan sudah mengambil posisi jangka panjang pada investasinya sebelum peledakan bom terjadi. Meski demikian, yang harus menjadi catatan penting adalah laporan intelijen yang masuk ke presiden harus benar-benar akurat dan proporsional.

”Laporan intelijen yang dikutip Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (pada hari bom meledak) menimbulkan rasa tidak nyaman di pasar. Apa betul ada teror terkait pemilihan umum presiden 8 Juli 2009? Aparat intelijen jangan memberikan laporan yang tidak akurat agar pasar tidak gelisah,” ujar Dradjad.

Tak perlu khawatir

Ketua Badan Pengawas Pasar Modal-Lembaga Keuangan Fuad Rahmani mengatakan, berdasarkan pengalaman peledakan bom di Hotel JW Marriott Jakarta, Agustus 2003, dampak terhadap pergerakan pasar modal hanya berlangsung satu hari. Atas dasar itu, investor tidak perlu khawatir akan adanya guncangan keamanan pada 17 Juli 2009 itu. ”Pemerintah agar melakukan semua upaya yang diperlukan supaya kondisi keamanan tetap terjaga,” ujarnya.

Pada peristiwa ledakan bom 5 Agustus 2003 di Hotel JW Marriott, IHSG di bursa efek turun 3,05 persen dan nilai tukar rupiah anjlok 125 poin menjadi Rp 8.630 per dollar AS. IHSG jatuh cukup besar hingga 10,36 persen saat terjadi ledakan bom Bali I tahun 2002 dengan korban 202 tewas.

Ketua Komite Tetap Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Kamar Dagang dan Industri Indonesia Bambang Soesatyo mengatakan, jika pertanyaan dan spekulasi tentang pelaku peledakan tidak segera mendapatkan jawaban yang akurat, suasana tidak kondusif di dalam negeri bisa berkepanjangan. Suasana yang tidak kondusif akan menimbulkan kesulitan bagi kita dalam upaya menghentikan proses pendalaman krisis.

Jangan menyederhanakan masalah suasana kondusif dengan hanya memotret fluktuasi nilai tukar rupiah atau IHSG di bursa efek. Menurut Bambang, kalau hanya mengacu pada dua indikator itu, hal itu tidak komprehensif. Stabilitas posisi rupiah dan IHSG tidak akan mampu mencegah kesan instabilitas yang terbangun dari ledakan bom itu.

”Kadang kita lebih suka menghibur diri sendiri dengan menunjuk stabilitas rupiah dan IHSG sebagai refleksi keyakinan asing terhadap negeri ini. Padahal, memotret persepsi orang lain jauh lebih penting karena lebih obyektif serta akan memban¬tu kita memperbaiki keadaan,” ujar Bambang.

Penerbangan normal

Empat hari pascaledakan di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz-Carlton, penerbangan internasional dari dan menuju ke Indonesia terbilang masih normal. Tidak dilaporkan adanya eksodus besar-besaran ke luar negeri. Sebaliknya juga tak ada pembatalan besar-besaran atas penerbangan menuju Indonesia.

”Kondisi penerbangan internasional normal, hampir tak ada gejolak berarti. Ini berbeda dengan bom Bali I pada Oktober 2002, ketika penerbangan internasional Garuda anjlok 30-40 persen,” kata VP Corporate Secretary Garuda Indonesia Pujobroto, Senin.

Dari data statistik terlihat jumlah penumpang internasional terus naik dari tahun ke tahun. Tahun 2008 tercatat 4,1 juta orang, tahun 2007 tercatat 2,99 orang, dan tahun 2006 tercatat 2,73 juta orang.

Pujobroto mengatakan, kini penumpang memesan tiket 4-5 bulan sebelumnya. Maka, waktu bepergian pun sudah pasti. Demikian pula dengan sejumlah agenda pertemuan.

”Saat bom Bali I, misalnya, warga asing di Bali dan kota besar lainnya relatif panik dan langsung membeli tiket pulang, tapi kini hampir tak terlihat kondisi itu. Mungkin warga dunia sekarang sudah lebih siap menghadapi berita-berita bom,” kata Pujobroto.

Garuda Indonesia saat ini melayani penerbangan ke kota-kota dunia, seperti Tokyo, Singapura, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Riyadh, Jeddah, Ho Chi Minh City, Seoul, Hongkong, Doha, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, dan Beijing.

Direktur Umum Lion Air Edward Sirait juga mengakui penerbangan internasional Lion Air berlangsung normal saja. Maskapai ini terbang ke Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, atau Singapura. ”Belum tampak adanya return, penerbangan balik ke luar negeri, yang dipercepat dalam jumlah massal. Kami belum tahu penyebabnya. Bisa jadi karena ada pertemuan bisnis yang sangat penting atau penumpang internasional tidak takut bom,” ujar Edward.

Hal senada dikatakan Marketing Manager Indonesia Air Asia, Andy Adrian. ”Saya terbang ke Kuala Lumpur Senin pagi. Tak ada kepanikan dari penumpang yang akan pergi ke luar negeri. Sebaliknya, penumpang dari Kuala Lumpur ke Jakarta juga relatif penuh,” katanya.

Dari Perth, Australia, Direktur Indonesia Air Asia Widijastoro Nugroho, yang membuka rute penerbangan Perth-Denpasar, tepat pada hari ledakan bom di Jakarta, mengatakan, tantangan besar bagi Indonesia untuk mengembalikan kepercayaan dunia internasional terhadap keamanan di Indonesia.

"Tingkat keterisian pesawat dari Denpasar ke Perth hingga 10 hari ke depan mencapai 100 persen. Ini menunjukkan permintaan yang tinggi dan harus dipertahankan,” kata Widijastoro.

Edward berpandangan berbeda. ”Penumpang internasional menuju Indonesia umumnya berasal dari penerbangan regional, bukan long haul atau jarak jauh. Jadi, kesamaan budaya dan sosial politik membuat penumpang tak terlalu peka dengan berita pengeboman,” ujarnya[1].

(OIN/FAJ/RYO)

[1] http://koran.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/07/21/03030716/Perekonomian.Relatif.Tenang

Konferensi Media, Selasa, 21 Juli 2009/Media Conference Tuesday, July 21st 2009

2009-07-21T08:49:00.000-07:00

Jadwal Press Conference Jakarta Media Center hari ini, Selasa 21 Juli 2009

Jam 13:00 WIB, Press Conference Gubernur Provinsi DKI Jakarta Bpk. Fauzi Bowo dan Ketua Kamar Dagang dan Industri (Kadin) Indonesia Bpk. M. S Hidayat

Press Conference dengan Pihak Polri (to be confirm)

Press Conference Schedule, Today July 21, 2009 with our spokesperson:

Governor of DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo and Chairman of Indonesian Chamber of Commerce MS Hidayat

Press Conference with the Indonesian National Police (to be confirm)

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2009-07-20T20:06:00.000-07:00

20 July 2009

Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo said ”Three days after the bomb blasts, the situation in the city has improved and is back to normal.” The statement is made during a media conference attended by Indonesian Police Public Relations Deputy Head Sulistyo Ishak at the Media Crisis Center on Monday (20 July 2009).

Governor explained that some visible indicators showed speedy recovery process. Furthermore, he mentioned that until today, the economic sector does not experience dramatic disturbance.

During the media conference, Fauzi Bowo pointed out “The number of passenger arrival from Friday to Sunday (17-19 July 2009) is above the average.” It was recorded that there were 1,836 arrivals and 1,724 departures. As of 20 July 2009, there are 2,779 arrivals and 2,604 departures.

Meanwhile Indonesian Police Public Relations Department Deputy Head Sulistyo Ishak said ”Based on information provided by Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Team, 3 out of 9 of the deceased were identified and result of their identification are in line with ante mortem identification conducted by the Australians. Those who are being identified are Evert Mokodompis (citizen of Indonesia), Timothy McKay (citizen of New Zealand) and Andrew Senger (citizen of Australia). There are 13 victims who are still treated in hospitals (4 people in Jakarta Hospital, 1 person in Pertamina Hospital and 8 people in MMC Hospital).

It was during the occasion that Sulistyo Ishak called all sides to be patient and provide information to Indonesian Police (Polri) investigators in order to make efficient identification process that leads to conclusive and accountable information. He said, ”Polri does not draw any conclusion before it gets a clear picture. The announced information is supported by facts and valid data which are legally and scientifically accountable.”

Data issued by Office of Tourism and Culture of the Government of Jakarta Province showed that the average hotel occupancy rate is not changed much after bombings. As of 19 July 2009, the five-star hotel occupancy rate reaches 50.3%. As of today (20 July 2009), it decreased to 49.4%

2009-07-20T19:44:00.000-07:00

20 Juli 2009

Gubernur Jakarta Fauzi Bowo mengatakan, “Tiga hari setelah bom terjadi, keadaan ibu kota telah tenang dan kembali normal seperti biasanya”. Hal ini dikatakan oleh Gubernur Fauzi Bowo ketika mengadakan jumpa pers dengan Wakadiv Brigjen Pol. Sulistyo Ishak di Jakarta Media Crisis Center, 20 Juli 2009.

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo menjelaskan pada pada wartawan kalau indikasi-indikasi yang terlihat di Jakarta, jelas menunjukan proses pemulihan yang berlangsung dengan cepat, dan sampai dengan hari ini sektor ekonomi tidak mengalami ganguan yang dramatis.

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo dalam jumpa persnya mengatakan “Angka kedatangan penumpang hari Minggu (19 Juli) sampai dengan Jumat lalu (17 Juli 2009), jumlah kedatangan penumpang diatas angka rata-rata.” Perbandingan jumlah kedatangan serta kepergian dari Bandara Soekarno-Hatta adalah, angka kedatangan tercatat 1.836 orang dan keberangkatan 1.724 orang. Untuk tanggal 20 Juli tercatat jumlah kedatangan 2.779 orang sementara keberangkatan adalah 2.604 orang.

Sementara itu Wakadiv Sulistyo Ishak mengumumkan secara resmi,“Menurut tim Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), dari 9 jenazah korban yang ditemukan Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton, 3 diantara jenazah ini telah diidentifikasi dan identifikasinya sudah cocok dengan identitas dari ante mortem dari pihak Australia. Mereka yang teridentifikasi adalah Evert Mokodompis (WNI), Timothy McKay (Selandia Baru), dan Andrew Senger (Australia)”. Sementara itu masih ada 13 orang korban yang masih dirawat. Korban tersebut berada di RS Jakarta 4 orang, RS Pertamina 1 orang, dan di RS MMC 8 orang,

Pada kesempatan ini, Wakadiv Sulistyo Ishak menghimbau agar “semua pihak bersabar dan ikut membantu memberikan informasi kepada penyidik PolriI untuk mengefektifkan proses identifikasi sehingga informasi yang diberikan oleh Polri itu sinkron dan akuntabel. Dia menyatakan,”Polri tidak menyampaikan kesimpulan apapun sebelum semuanya jelas, informasi yang akan diumumkan adalah informasi yang didukung oleh fakta dan data yang valid serta dapat dipertanggungjawabkan dengan baik secara hukum maupun ilmiah.”

Data Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Pemerintah Provinsi (Pemprov) DKI Jakarta menunjukan bahwa rata-rata tingkat hunian hotel bintang lima dan bintang empat di Jakarta pasca pengeboman Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton tidak banyak berubah. Menurut data yang terkumpul tanggal 19 Juli 2009, tingkat hunian hotel berbintang lima adalah 50.3%. Pada hari ini (20 Juli 2009) menurun sedikit menjadi 49.4%.

Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Pemprov DKI Jakarta juga menyatakan bahwa pengunjung yang datang diberbagai pusat perbelanjaan dalam rangka ”Jakarta Great Sale” seperti di Grand Indonesia pada saat terjadi pengeboman (17 Juli 2009) menurun sebesar 50%. Meskipun demikian hal ini tidak berlansung lama, pada hari Sabtu (18 Juli 2009) jumlah pengunjung meningkat menjadi 80%, pada hari Minggu dan Senin (19-20 Juli 2009) terjadi peningkatan secara dramatis hingga sebesar 90%.

Leaders & High Officials Comments Regarding the Jakarta Blast

2009-07-20T17:39:00.000-07:00

20 July 2009

What leaders and high officials from around the world have said about the bombing at the J.W Marriott and Ritz Carlton Hotel:

President Obama said of the bombing that "I strongly condemn the attacks that occurred... in Jakarta and extend my deepest condolences to all of the victims and their loved ones”[1]. Obama continued to say that he expressed "support for and solidarity with his government and the people of Indonesia" and offered U.S. government backing for the "ongoing Indonesian investigation[2]."

President Obama also said that Americans "stand by the Indonesian people in this difficult time, and the U.S. government stands ready to help the Indonesian government respond to and recover from these outrageous attacks as a friend and partner[3]."

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has also condemned the terrorist attack saying that “Any terrorist attack any where is an attack on all of us. Any terrorist attack in Indonesian is an attack on our neighbor”. Mr. Rudd went on to say that “Any terrorist is act of cowardice. It is an act of murder, it is a barbaric act that violets the fundamental principals of human decency[4]”.

While visiting the site of the bombing in Jakarta on the 19th July, Australia Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Evans while in Jakarta said that "Indonesian authorities have made great strides in recent years, they have been quite successful in countering Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), but this was, obviously, a very tragic incident." Mr Evans said that "It reminds us all that the fight against terrorism is going to be a long one, and we have to continue to renew our efforts into what is a dreadful situation, where people are prepared to kill and maim people and give up their own lives in this senseless terrorism[5]."

[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8157104.stm

[2] http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/indonesia.hotels.explosions/index.html
[3]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071700756_2.html?sid=ST2009071701190)
[4]http://livenews.com.au/news/kevin-rudd-condemns-barbaric-jakarta-bombing-attacks/2009/7/17/213182
[5] http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25799509

Tingkat Hunian Hotel dan Pengunjung Pusat Perbelanjaan Seperti Biasanya/Hotel Occupancy and Visitors to Shopping Malls ”Business as Usual”

2009-07-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

20 Juli 2009

Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Pemprov DKI Jakarta juga menyatakan bahwa pengunjung yang datang diberbagai pusat perbelanjaan dalam rangka ”Jakarta Great Sale” seperti di Grand Indonesia pada saat terjadi pengeboman (17 Juli, 2009) menurun sebesar 50%. Meskipun demikian hal ini tidak berlansung lama, pada hari Sabtu (18 Juli 2009) jumlah pengunjung meningkat menjadi 80%, pada hari Minggu (20 Juli, 2009) dan Senin (21 Juli 2009) terjadi meningkat secara dramatis dan jumlah pengunjung sebesar 90%.

Office of Tourism and Culture of the Province of Jakarta has gathered data on hotel occupancy and visitors to shopping malls after the bombing of the two hotels, JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton – and there has not been much change. According to the data collected for five star hotels, occupancy on the 20th July 2009 was 49.4% a slight drop from the figures on the 19th July where occupancy was 49.4%.

The Office of Tourism and Culture of the Province of Jakarta has also noted that visitors to the current “Jakarta Great Sales” dropped on the 17th July with only 50% of the expected visitors turning out for the sales in the malls in Jakarta. However on the 18th July there was an increase of 80% visitors, and on the 20th and 21st July, 90% of expected visitors turned up.

Sound, Stable Indonesia

2009-07-20T09:15:00.000-07:00

Ian Bremmer and David Kiu,

A terrorist attack can't derail a booming economy.

The bombings that have killed eight people in Jakarta and wounded dozens more on Friday morning have understandably captured plenty of international attention. But they shouldn't obscure an important emerging reality: Indonesia is fast becoming one of the world's most important political and economic success stories.

The recent landslide re-election of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has revived talk that Southeast Asia's largest economy belongs with the BRICs, that elite club of emerging market heavyweights that are expected to drive global growth for decades to come. Even if treating Brazil, Russia, India and China as a coherent bloc doesn't make much sense, Indonesia has earned a place among the most promising developing economies. The resilience of Indonesia's currency and markets in the face of the terrorist attacks underscores the quiet confidence investors have developed towards Indonesia.

The country already figures among the world's top three exporters of coal, natural gas, crude palm oil and natural rubber. It is home to the world's largest gold mine and second-largest copper mine. Its 237 million people give Indonesia a larger population than Brazil or Russia. The growth of its workforce over the next two decades will likely prove more promising than for any of the four BRIC countries. Its still relatively low Internet and credit penetration give the country room to grow.

More importantly, Indonesia is a political success story. Legislative and presidential elections this year were largely free and fair--a noteworthy achievement for a country burdened little more than a decade ago with a military dictatorship that pervaded nearly every aspect of political and economic life. The Indonesian military has withdrawn from politics in recent years, a development that has eluded neighboring Thailand and the Philippines. Despite the recent bomb attacks, the first in four years, Indonesia has largely beaten back the rise of Islamist extremism and al-Qaida-inspired terrorism that have embroiled other countries like Pakistan. The peace agreement in Aceh has helped contain separatist violence.

In short, Indonesia has traveled a long way from the crossroads it faced following the Asian financial crisis and the fall of Suharto in the late 1990s. Its domestic consumption-led growth has helped its economy weather the storm of global recession. With economic expansion of 3% to 4%, it's likely to be the only major Asian country outside India and China to register positive growth this year--even as a steep drop in global demand for exports has taken a serious toll on well-to-do neighbors Malaysia and Singapore.

How quickly can Indonesia make further progress? That's a more open question. Indonesia still needs large-scale capital investment in everything from basic roads and rails, to power generation and distribution, to education, research and development. Chronic corruption and an underdeveloped legal system remain a problem. Western investors still face the politico-business conglomerates that dominate Indonesia's business landscape.

Read All Comments Yet, there is good reason for optimism that the reform picture will improve, given the strong mandate that Yudhoyono earned at the polls last week. At the top of his agenda will be overhaul of the bloated bureaucracy and a streamlining of Indonesia's labyrinthine investment procedures. We can also expect genuine efforts to reform the judiciary and the police.

In addition, when he was first elected in 2004, his relatively narrow margin of victory forced him to give the patronage-driven Golkar party several key cabinet positions. Winning this election without a runoff will allow Yudhoyono to consolidate power in both the executive and legislative branches, and to avoid the need to trade cabinet posts for second-round support. That will give him the freedom to bestow top economic posts on technocrats and reform-minded ministers. With Yudhoyono's Democrat Party nearly tripling its share of seats in the Indonesian People's Representative Council from 10% to 27%, he will begin his second term with a lot more political clout.

There are still political roadblocks to overcome. Long-standing ties between key players among the political and business elites will continue to skew economic decision-making. The president's coalition partners include the same Islamist parties that have traditionally adopted a parochial attitude toward foreign investment. He may sometimes have to accommodate them, though he will try to limit political appointments to non-economic portfolios.

Another potential worry: Indonesia's economic resilience has generated a wave of national pride that could create obstacles for much-needed foreign investment. Indonesia still lacks a mature domestic capital market and local expertise in many sectors, and Yudhoyono must make a compelling case that foreign investors are crucial for Indonesia's future. He must also summon the political courage to make unpopular decisions on the growth of wages and inflation.

That should now be easier, since Indonesia's constitution frees him of any thought of seeking a third term. But this brings us to the key question for Indonesia's future: Will the country's next president forge ahead along the same path? The older generation of leaders (like former presidents Megawati Sukarnoputri and Abdurrahman Wahid) will likely give way to a younger generation before the next presidential election in 2014. Can Yudhoyono build political consensus in favor of economic liberalization and improved governance over the next five years?

There is cause for cautious confidence. Legislative elections in April demonstrated that Indonesians will abandon incumbents who perform poorly or abuse their positions for personal gain in favor of those who promise competence and reform. Direct elections for Indonesia's powerful provincial governorships in 2008 revealed the same pattern.

Indonesia still has far to travel. Friday's bombings demonstrate that terrorism remains a threat. Its economy remains less than half the size of any of the BRIC countries. But its increasingly robust democracy, its abundant natural resources and its demographic dividend suggest that its greatest attraction may be that it has plenty of room to grow.

Ian Bremmer is president of Eurasia Group and co-author of The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing . David Kiu is a Southeast Asia analyst with Eurasia Group[1].

[1]http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/17/indonesia-jakarta-economy-hotels-opinions-contributors-yudhoyono.html

Konferensi Media Senin, 20 Juli 2009/Media Conference, Monday July 20th , 2009

2009-07-19T19:20:00.000-07:00

Untuk besok, Senin 20 Juli 2009, kami mengundang teman-teman wartawan untuk menghadiri jumpa pers bersama:

1. Kadiv Humas Polri Inspektur Jenderal Nanan Soekarna (pkl. 10:00 wib)
2. Gubernur Provinsi DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo (pkl. 14:00 wib)

Jakarta Media Crisis Center tomorrow July 20th 2009, cordially invites you to attend the media conference with our spokespersons:

1. Indonesian National Police Spokesperson Insp. Gen. Nanan Soekarna (10:00 am)

2. Governor of Jakarta Fauzi Bowo (14:00 pm)

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2009-07-19T19:18:00.000-07:00

19 July 2009

Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo said as of 19 July 2009, the average hotel occupancy rate is 66%. He explained that the level of occupancy becomes a reference showing signs of recovery. Furthermore Governor Fauzi Bowo said “the signs of recovery send a message to terrorists saying Jakarta refuses to be held hostage by terrorists.”

”We must remain vigilant and I call all Jakartans to immediately report irregular events to the police,” said Governor Fauzi Bowo.

Meanwhile in a press conference at Jakarta Media Crisis Center, Indonesian Police Head of Public Relations Department Inspector General Nanan Soekarna asks journalists to be more meticulous and careful in publishing information related to JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels bombings. "Don't let the terrorist use the information to wage terror campaign against the public," he said.

"Terrorist's goal is to have as much media coverage as possible, this is part of a special calculation conducted by the bomber. The transmission of pictures that scare the public is part of the calculation. By broadcasting pictures showing injured and grieving people repeatedly, the public will get scared. This is exactly what the bomber wants," said Police Inspector General Nanan Soekarna.

In the meantime, it was reported that as of 19 July 2009, number of passengers coming through Soekarno-Hatta international airport reaches 6,272 people. In the same period there are 7,948 people leaving Jakarta.

2009-07-19T19:17:00.000-07:00

19 Juli 2009

Gubernur DKI, Fauzi Bowo mengatakan bahwa tingkat hunian hotel di Jakarta tanggal 19 Juli rata-rata adalah 66%. Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan bahwa ini juga menjadi acuan bahwa tanda tanda pemulihan akan segera terjadi. Gubernur Fauzi meneruskan bahwa “ Tanda-tanda pemulihan ini seperti mengirimkan sinyal kepada pelaku teroris bahwa Jakarta tidak mau disandera para teroris”

“Meskipun demikian kita harus tetap waspada dan saya menghimbau pada seluruh warga Jakarta agar secepatnya melaporkan kepada polisi bila melihat kejadian-kejadian yang terjadi tidak seperti biasanya” tutur Gubernur Fauzi Bowo.

Sementara itu dalam jumpa pers dengan para wartawan di Jakarta Media Crisis Center, Kadiv Humas Mabes Polri Irjen Pol. Nanan Soekarna menghimbau pada para wartawan agar lebih jeli, lebih berhati-hati dalam memberitakan informasi terkait pemboman Hotel JW Marriott dan Hotel Ritz Carlton. ”Jangan sampai malah digunakan oleh para teroris untuk menjadi alat teror bagi publik,” ujarnya.

“Tujuan para pelaku terror ini adalah mendapatkan sebanyak mungkin liputan media, ini bagian dari perhitungan tersendiri dari pihak pelaku pemboman. Penanyangan gambar-gambar yang membuat takut publik adalah bagian dari perhitungan ini. Dengan menanyangkan gambar gambar orang yang luka, cedera dan sedih berulang-ulang, publik akan mulai ketakutan, hal tersebut yang diinginkan oleh para pelaku pemboman” tutur Inspektur Jenderal Polisi Nanan Soekarna.

Sementara itu diberitakan juga bahwa angka kedatangan pada tanggal 19 Juli 2009, di bandara Soekarno Hatta berjumlah sebesar 6.272 orang, sementara itu angka keberangkatan 7.948 orang.

Humas Polri Mengajak Media Bekerja Sama

2009-07-19T19:00:00.000-07:00

19 July 2009 – Media Crisis Center

Dalam jumpa pers dengan para wartawan di Media Crisis Center, Kadiv Humas Mabes Polri Irjen Pol. Nanan Soekarna menghimbau pada para wartawan agar “lebih jeli, lebih berhati-hati dalam memberitakan informasi terkait menyangkut pemboman Hotel JW Marriott dan Hotel Ritz Carlton – jangan sampai menjadi alat terror pada publik bagi para pelaku pemboman.”

“Tujuan para pelaku terror ini adalah untuk mendapatkan liputan media yang sebanyak mugkin, ini bagian dari perhitungan tersendiri dari pihak pelaku pemboman. Penanyangan gambar-gambar yang membuat takut publik adalah bagian dari perhitungan ini. Dengan menanyangkan gambar gambar orang yang luka, cedera dan sedih berulang-ulang, publik akan mulai ketakutan. Ini yang diinginkan oleh para pelaku pemboman” tutur Irjen Pol. Nanan Soekarna.

Selain itu, Irjen Pol. Nanan Soekarna menekankan bahwa “pemberitaan yang fakta-faktanya tidak resmi diutarakan oleh pihak kepolisian merupakan fakta yang belum diverifikasi oleh polisi. Keakuratan dari fakta-fakta ini tidak dapat dipertanggung jawabkan bahkan dapat mencederai dan menganggu proses penyidikan yang sedang berlaku”

Irjen Pol. Nanan Soekarna mengatakan justru jangan sampai tujuan mulia media yang menjadi sumber informasi publik malah menggangu, menghambat dan mempersulit penyidikan karena para tersangkanya lebih awal mengetahui rencana kepolisian tersebut”

Irjen Pol. Nanan Soekarna menghimbau pada para wartawan “agar pandai-pandai memilih sudut pandangan yang diambil dalam menuliskan berita sehingga tidak memberikan keuntungan pada para pelaku pemboman, dan mendinginkan suasan agar publik tidak menjadi ketakutan”

Data Terbaru/Latest Update

2009-07-19T15:48:00.000-07:00

Data terbaru:

Jumlah pasien yang masih dirawat akibat ledakan bom di Hotel J.W Marriott dan Ritz Carlton terhitung sejak tanggal 19 Juli tinggal 18 orang, dari jumlah total semula yang 53 orang. Ke delapan belas orang tersebut berada di

Rumah Sakit Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) 12 orang yang terdiri dari 3 orang WNA dan 9 WNI
Rumah Sakit Pertamina 1orang WNI
Rumah Sakit Jakarta 5 orang WNI

Latest data update:

The number of patients still in hospital due to the bomb blast at the JW Marriott Hotel and Ritz Carlton Hotel are 18 people as of Sunday the 19 July. Original when the bomb blast occurred, 53 people were taken to hospital, but some were released on the same day. The 18 people still in hospital are located at:

Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) Hospital 12 people, of which 3 are foreigners and 9 Indonesian
Pertamina hospital only has one patient and is Indonesian
Jakarta Hospital has 5 patients lefts and are all Indonesian

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Tingkat Hunian Hotel dan Restoran Belum Terpengaruh

2009-07-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

Minggu, 19 Juli 2009 | 14:15 WIB

TEMPO Interaktif, Jakarta - Direktur Eksekutif Perhimpunan Hotel dan Restoran Indonesia, Carla Parengkuan mengatakan belum terjadi eksodus besar-besaran dari konsumen pasca ledakan bom di JW Marriot dan The Ritz Carlton,yang terjadi Jumat lalu (17/7).

"Belum ada eksodus besar-besaran. Belum ada penurunan okupansi (tingkat huni) yang signifikan," kata Carla saat dihubungi Tempo, Minggu (19/7).

Menurut Carla, penghuni hotel yang sudah terlanjur menginap, tidak melakukan eksodus atau pembatalan. Mereka tetap melanjutkan sampai waktu liburan usai.

Carla menyebutkan, tingkat hunian hotel di seluruh Indonesia rata-rata 66 persen. Dengan perincian, tingkat hunian rata-rata di DKI Jakarta 70 persen, Bali 82 persen, Batam 50 persen, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta 75 persen, Sulawesi Utara 50 persen, Sulawesi Selatan 65 persen, Jawa Timur 70 persen, Medan 70 persen.

Menurut Carla, tingkat hunian di Batam turun karena Singapura mengeluarkan travel warning. Sementara itu, di hotel JW Marriot Surabaya, konsumen cek out karena efek psikologis. Konsumen yang tadinya menginap di JW Marriot Surabaya memutuskan pindah ke hotel lain. "Konsumen tidak meninggalkan Surabaya, hanya pindah ke hotel lain," katanya.

Hal yang sama terjadi di JW Marriot Jakarta, tempat terjadinya ledakan. Pasca kejadian, sejumlah penghuni cek out untuk pindah menginap di hotel lain.

Dia menambahkan, Batam, Bali, Sulawesi dan Jawa Timur rata-rata belum ada pengaruh besar terhadap penurunan tingkat huni.

Asosiasinya menghimbau kepada anggotanya untuk ketat menjalankan standar prosedur operasi untuk keamanan. Selain itu, pihaknya berharap aparat bisa membantu menjaga keamanan di sekitar lingkungan hotel dan pusat perbelanjaan. "Jakarta adalah ibukota negara, kalau tidak dijaga ini bisa mengganggu iklim investasi kita," tuturnya[1].

NIEKE INDRIETTA

[1] http://www.tempointeraktif.com/hg/jakarta/2009/07/19/brk,20090719-187977,id.html

Foto dari Konferensi Media (18 Juli 2009)/Picture of Media Conference (18 July 2009)

2009-07-18T19:00:00.001-07:00

Kunjungan Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo Ke RS Jakarta

2009-07-18T18:25:00.000-07:00

Sabtu 18 Juli, 2009, Gubernur Provinsi DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo mengunjungi para korban pemboman di Ritz Carlton dan JW Marriot yang berada di Rumah Sakit Jakarta.

2009-07-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Today, Saturday, 18 July 2009, Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region Fauzi Bowo visits the victim of Ritz Carlton and JW Marriot hotels bombings who are treated in Jakarta Hospital. Six out of seven people treated in the hospital are in stable condition. Number of people treated in hospital decreased from the total of seventeen victims. Most of those treated in Jakarta Hospital are employees and security officers working for both hotels.

During the visit, Governor Fauzi Bowo is touched by victim’s enthusiasm of recovery. Governor Fauzi told the bombing victims ”Jakarta has stopped for a moment when the bombs exploded this morning, but I, the Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region and the Governor of all of people residing in the province, pledged to work strenuously to restore order in Jakarta. Our life must not be held hostage by those who feel that they have rights to take life of the people.”

After visiting victims in Jakarta Hospital, Governor Fauzi Bowo and Indonesian Chief Police Commissioner General Bambang Hendarso accompanied President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the crime scene.

Governor Fauzi Bowo feels optimistic that Jakarta will immediately recover, he points out that Joint Stock Price Index (IHSG) has not led to a significant decrease after the bombing. Governor said the hotel occupancy levels remain around 70%. As of 17 July 2009, number of airplane passengers coming through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from 6.00 to 10.30 a.m. (Western Indonesia Standard Time/WIB) reaches 5,174. Passengers decreased to 2,360 the next day (18 July 2009). The number of passengers does not show a jump in the number of people leaving Jakarta. There are 40 people from Hong Kong cancelled to take tourism package and 12 people from China cancelled their reservations at JW Marriot hotel. “I demand all hotels and travel bureaus to update their data everyday in order to monitor the actual development of tourism and hotel conditions,” said Fauzi Bowo

2009-07-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

18 Juli 2009

Pada hari ini, Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009, Gubernur Provinsi DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo mengunjungi para korban pemboman di Ritz Carlton dan JW Marriot yang berada di Rumah Sakit Jakarta. Jumlah korban yang masih dirawat di rumah sakit tersebut sekarang tinggal 7 orang, dan enam orang kondisinya telah stabil. Jumlah ini sudah menurun dari jumlah awal korban yaitu 17 orang. Mereka yang berada di Rumah Sakit Jakarta adalah para karyawan dan petugas keamanan yang bekerja pada kedua hotel tersebut.

Pada kunjungannya itu Bapak Fauzi Bowo sangat tersentuh oleh semangat sembuh dari para korban yang ia dapatkan ketika mendengarkan pengalaman para korban. Pak Fauzi mengatakan kepada korban pengeboman,”Jakarta memang berhenti sekejap ketika bom meledak, tetapi saya Gubernur DKI Jakarta dan Gubernur semua orang di propinsi ini, berjanji akan bekerja sekuat tenaga untuk secepatnya memulihkan Jakarta seperti sediakala. Hidup kita tidak boleh disandera oleh sekelompok orang yang merasa mereka mempunyai hak untuk mengambil nyawa orang lain.”

Sesudah mengunjungi korban di RS Jakarta, Gubernur Fauzi Bowo dan Bapak Kapolri ikut menyertai Bapak Presiden ke tempat kejadian perkara.

Bapak Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo sangat optimis bahwa Jakarta akan secepatnya pulih, beliau menunjuk Index Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) yang tidak banyak menurun pasca pemboman terjadi. Bapak Gubernur juga menunjuk tingkat hunian hotel yang masih angkanya berkisar 70%. Berdasarkan angka penumpang sementara pesawat udara di Bandara Sukarno Hatta tercatat pada tanggal 17 Juli 2009 mencapai 5.174 orang dan pada tanggal 18 Juli 2009 tercatat 2.360 orang (data dari pukul 06:00 – 10:30 WIB). Angka ini merupakan jumlah penumpang reguler dan tidak menunjukkan adanya lonjakan tinggi keluar Jakarta. Beberapa data pembatalan paket wisata tercatat dari Hong Kong sebanyak 40 orang dan Cina sebanyak 12 orang yang akan menginap di Hotel JW Marriot. ”Saya meminta seluruh hotel dan biro perjalanan wisata setiap hari melakukan update data sehingga terpantau perkembangan kondisi aktual kepariwisataan dan hotel,” ujar Fauzi Bowo.

Polri dan Pemda DKI Dirikan Media Center Bom Kuningan

2009-07-18T12:11:00.000-07:00

Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009 | 11:44 WIB

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Mabes Polri membentuk Pusat Informasi kasus dua ledakan di Mega Kuningan sebagai sarana komunikasi dan informasi kepada masyarakat. Kepala Bidang Penerangan Umum Divisi Humas Polri Kombes Ketut Untung Yoga Ana di Jakarta, Sabtu (18/7), mengatakan, masyarakat dapat memberikan informasi kepada kepolisian pada posko itu.

Posko itu berada di Gedung Badan Reserse Kriminal Polri Jalan Trunojoyo Nomor 3, Jakarta Selatan. Polri juga membuka akses tiga nomor telepon seluler sekaligus di posko itu yakni 081382739874/-75/-76.

Selain Polri, Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta juga membentuk Media Crisis Center di The Bellagio Mall UG-16, Jl Mega Kuningan Barat Kav E 4-3, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan. Media Center ini akan menjadi pusat bagi media massa nasional dan internasional untuk menggali informasi ledakan bom hingga 24 Juli mendatang.

Pada hari pertama ini, Sabtu (18/7), Media Center DKI Jakarta akan mengagendakan tiga jumpa pers, yakni Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo pada pukul 14.00 WIB, Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Jero Wacik pukul 16.00 WIB, dan pejabat Polri yang waktunya belum ditentukan.

Dua ledakan di hotel itu telah mengakibatkan sembilan orang tewas dan puluhan lainnya mengalami luka-luka. Ledakan itu juga merusak bangunan kedua hotel, terutama di bagian restoran. Hingga kini, Polri terus melakukan investigasi untuk mengusut kasus itu. Ledakan bom itu terjadi di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz-Carlton dan diduga ada pria yang membawa bom tersebut dengan memasukkannya ke dalam tas dan ketika ditanya petugas keamanan hotel, dia menyebutkan isi tas tersebut adalah laptop[1].

[1]http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/07/18/11442910/Polri.dan.Pemda.DKI.Dirikan.Media.Center.Bom.Kuningan

Gubernur Jakarta Mengundang

2009-07-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

Bapak Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo mengundang para wartawan untuk mengadakan kunjungan ke Rumah Sakit Jakarta pada pukul 12.45 wib (18 Juli 2009). Setelah berkunjung ke Rumah Sakit Jakarta, Bapak Gubernur akan langsung menuju ke Media Crisis Center bertempat di The Bellagio Mall Jln. Mega Kuningan Barat Kav E-43, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan.

Jakarta Media Crisis Center

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Fax: 021 30066576

Jakarta Media Crisis Center

2009-07-18T07:54:00.000-07:00

Telah dibentuk Media Crisis Center yang akan menjadi pusat berita bagi media nasional dan internasional untuk menangani kasus bom Ritz Carlton dan JW Marriot yang terjadi pada tanggal 17 Juli 2009.

Jakarta Media Crisis Center akan mengadakan jumpa pers setiap hari dengan berbagai pembuat keputusan dan kebijakan serta pihak kepolisian yang sedang dalam proses penyelidikan kasus ini. Jakarta Media Crisis Center bertempat di The Bellagio Mall Jln Mega Kuningan Barat Kav E.43, Mega Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan.

Untuk acara jumpa pers pada hari Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009, sudah dapat diinformasikan bahwa sudah ada 2 atau 3 jumpa pers dengan:

1. Gubernur DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo (pukul 14:00)

2. Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Jero Wacik (pukul 16:00)

3. Pihak Kepolisian/POLRI (dalam konfirmasi dengan pihak POLRI)

Jakarta Media Crisis Center

0813 8303 8290

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Fax: 021 30066576

UNWTO Solidarity with Indonesia and Confidence in its Tourism Sector

2009-07-17T21:46:00.000-07:00

Madrid, Spain, 17 July 2009

UNWTO expressed its solidarity with the people of Indonesia in the face of the recent events in Jakarta, targeting some of its tourism facilities.

The UNWTO Secretary-General a.i., Taleb Rifai, confirmed that UNWTO is working closely with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to advance its tourism sector, which plays a vital role for Indonesia in terms of jobs, trade and development and has recently succeeded in achieving solid and impressive results due to its rich and diverse product

Rifai expressed great confidencein the capacity and experience of the Government of Indonesia to overcome quickly the current difficulties, to consolidate the rich and vast tourism assets that it possesses and to continue building an even stronger Tourism sector in the future[1].

Contact information:

Assistant Secretary General and Spokesperson: Geoffrey Lipman

Media Officer: Marcelo Risi

T: +34 91-567-8178 /8100 - F: +34 91-567-8218

comm@UNWTO.org - http://www.unwto.org/

[1] http://www.unwto.org/media/news/en/press_det.php?id=4501&idioma=E

2009-07-17T18:15:00.000-07:00

17 July 2009

Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta) Fauzi Bowo and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this afternoon (Friday, July 17, 2009) visited MMC Hospital to see JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels bombings injured victims.

Governor Fauzi Bowo exclaimed “First of all, allow me to convey my deepest condolence to those who lost their family members today. For those who are injured, I hope they will have quick recovery. We genuinely condemn acts of violence that aimed at taking life of innocent people.”

”Jakarta has stopped for a moment when the bombs exploded this morning. We all know that in the first trading session at Indonesia’s Stock Exchange, the index decreased by 1.22 percent. However in the second trading session, a recovery happened relatively quickly” said the Governor. “Rupiah did not move much,” he added.

Furthermore Governor Fauzi Bowo said that it would be too premature to say what the situation would lead to because the bombs just exploded this morning. In spite of this, Governor asserted that there have been critical indications. ”I, myself sense market optimism, but we must wait further development. We will monitor closely the number of visitors especially that of those who come to Jakarta and the total number of cancelled reservations in Jakarta and across Indonesia,” said Governor.

2009-07-17T18:00:00.000-07:00

17 Juli 2009

Gubernur DKI, Fauzi Bowo sore tadi meninjau Rumas Sakit MMC bersama dengan President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, menjenguk pada korban yang terluka akibat ledakan bom pagi hari di Hotel JW Marriott dan Ritz Carlton.

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan kalau “Pertama-tama ijinkan saya mengucapkan bela sungkawa yang sedalam-dalamnya pada mereka yang kehilangan keluarga hari ini. Bagi mereka yang cedera, saya mengharapkan kondisi mereka dapat segera pulih.. Kami betul-betul mengecam keras tindakan kekerasan yang mengambil nyawa orang-orang yang tidak bersalah ini”

“Jakarta memang berhenti sekejap ketika bom meledak tadi pagi. Kita tahu kalau pada sesi pertama di Bursa Efek Indonesia terjadi penurunan kurang lebih 1,22%. Namun pada sesi kedua terjadi recovery yang cukup cepat” tutur Gubernur Fauzi Bowo. ”Nilai tukar rupiah yang tidak banyak bergeser,” dia menambahkan.

Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan memang agak terlalu dini untuk mengatakan bahwa kondisi di Jakarta cenderung tidak banyak berubah karena bom baru meledak tadi pagi. Meskipun demikian Gubernur Fauzi Bowo mengatakan kalau ada indikasi-indikasi yang dianggap menentukan. ”Saya sendiri sore ini merasakan optimisme dari pasar, tapi memang kita harus menunggu perkembangan lebih lanjut, kita akan memonitor secara ketat jumlah kedatangan para penumpang ke Indonesia khususnya di Jakarta dan juga jumlah cancellation dari reservation yang sudah ada baik di Jakarta atau di Indonesia secara keseluruhan,” kata Gubernur.