SBY and Obama Invite APEC Leaders dinner

Honolulu - After the morning until late afternoon local time President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono busy with various meetings related to the 19 th APEC Summit, Saturday (12/11) tonight or Sunday (13/11), President SBY and Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono attended the dinner who held the host, U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. Dinner for APEC leaders was held at the Hale Koa Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii.

As reported by AFP from the site www.presidenri.go.id, Sunday (13/11/2011), a dinner followed by the APEC Cultural Performance and Entertainment. President SBY appear with a black suit. Meanwhile Mrs. Ani using maroon kebaya.

On the afternoon to evening, the President made two bilateral meetings in a row, ie with Canadian PM Stephen Harper and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The second meeting took place at the Trump International Hotel, where President to stay while in Honolulu.

Issues alluded to the two heads of government was nearly as friendly countries. Namely to prevent the expansion of the economic crisis in Europe.

"President Yudhoyono underlined Indonesia-Russia's economy is relatively not shaken the crisis in Europe. So the two countries a lot of potential cooperation for development," said the Special Staff of President of International Relations, Teuku Faizasyah in Hawaii, the United States, Sunday (11/13/2011) .

As a follow up, the President invited Russia to participate in the project Master Plan to Accelerate Expansion of Economic Development Indoneisa (MP3EI) which is being held the government. There are various investment opportunities in the six corridors that can select a Russian businessman.

A similar bid to convey the President in his meeting with PM of Canada. Against the offer, PM of Canada promised to follow up in a state visit to Indonesia is scheduled to be implemented by 2012.

"As it happens next year, Canada co-operation with Asia reached the age of 60 years. Certainly a good opportunity to look at opportunities to increase cooperation," said Faiz.

"Canadian PM also requested that there is a more structured economic cooperation

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Jusuf Kalla Minding Animals Criticized More Than Human

Jakarta - Ambassador Komodo Indonesia, Mohammad Jusuf Kalla (JK) said the Komodo dragon, typical animals in Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, already established as one species of animals that fall into seven keajabaiban world. "Praise the decision dragons become one of the animals that enter the seven wonders of the world have been defined earlier Saturday (12/11) morning," said JK in Turkey, Saturday (12/11).

Former Vice President admitted that when he became ambassador of Indonesia Komodo many critics, that he was more interested in taking care of animals than in humans. "The criticism of many people's legitimate. But I need to reiterate that I really did not take care of dragons but of humanity in the NTT deal especially and Indonesia generally," he said.

Benefiting from the determination of the status of Komodo become one of the seven wonders of the world Indonesia says he is his own society, especially people on Komodo Island and its surroundings. "The mismanagement is not really dragons but the people of Indonesia, because the benefit from the establishment of dragons to seven wonders of the world, not dragons but the people of Indonesia," he said.

According to JK, by penetapanan Komodo as the seven wonders of the world, people from different parts of the world will be interested in visiting the island of Komodo, see first hand the wonderful animal life.

"People or tourists visiting an area, of carrying cash. The money that was taken was spent in places where they visit, so that the areas visited a profit," Kalla said.

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Mercedes Benz S600 L vehicles shall be the Secretariat of the President Reach USD 704 Million More

Jakarta - In the near future, the official car glass of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will be replaced. Budget to replace the glass bulletproof car that reached USD 700 million more.

The tender process for the project is now underway. Quoted from www.setneg.go.id, the project with funding from the Presidential Secretariat DIPA Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 it has been open since October 21.

"The package of work is open to providers of goods / services that have a qualifying small business license field of vehicle spare parts or workshop and meet the other qualifying requirements stipulated in the document the procurement of goods / services," as a condition of the prospective bidders.

The announcement was signed by the Chairman of the Procurement of Goods / Services Sector Facility, Physical Infrastructure Building, Garden, Cleaning Service, Vehicles
Motorized, Health, Office Supplies and Stationery, Sri Yuliani. Dated October 21, 2011.

The project named 'Works Procurement and Installation of Rear Glass (bullet proof) Mercedes Benz S600 L service vehicles Presidential Secretariat estimates' was until now not known winner. Project value is $ 704,657,525.

No mention is why the President of the rear windshield must be replaced. Whether damaged or replaced it was about time, is not mentioned.

But certainly, some time ago there are some events that slightly annoying 'security' President and Vice President. The first incident in Nusa Dua Bali, then, Paspampres cheated by the gardener passing very close to SBY.

The second event in Bandung in commemoration of Youth Pledge Day. At that time there was a wandering activists break into the field where the event, carrying banners 'Anti-Corruption'.

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