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La Paz, NU OnlineThe Bolivia government enters Monday into its consolidation phase, after the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) swept the board in the Constituent Assembly elections and in an autonomic referendum. At a press conference, Evo Morales proclaimed the win, highlighting that in the Sunday election his organization achieved an over 60-percent support, above that of the December presidential vote (53.7).
Caracas, Nu OnlineVenezuela President Hugo Chavez has a popular support of 79.6 percent, according to a survey published Sunday, while the opposition has not yet defined positions for the December 3 presidential election. A study by Seijas pollsters Jun 28 and published today by the local press, grants Chavez a 79.6 percent support, compared to 77.2 percent received last week.
Jakarta, NU OnlineGeneral Chairman of Advisory Board of the People awakening Party (PKB) KH Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid agreed with Kwik Kian Gie’s point of view to hold such a seminar discussing Porong’s hot mudflow from PT Lapindo Brantas Inc. The seminar will reportedly invite experts of geology and natural preservasion, bureaucrats, businessmen, professionals (including respected layers) and local residents (victims).
As the country’s largest Muslim organization, NU has all of the time regarded Pancasila as the state foundation and ideology as well. Since the establishment of the beloved Republic of Indonesia, NU has agreed to accept Pancasila as a state ideology. It constitutes the best choice having ever been made by Indonesians. For it contains not only substantive religious values but also the very deeply expression rooted from the Nusantara’s culture. From its process of formulation, Pancasila has appropriately lived up to the line of thought of NU, connecting religious values to empirical reality, as an effort to appreciate existing traditions and cultures. NU has not wanted both religion and established governmental system to come undone from religious values and yanked out from cultural roots. For the equality of its method and philosophy, NU has still considered Pancasila as the best final choice rather than forcibly chosen or the worst choice.
Jakarta, NU OnlineAs the country’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) needs to put matters pertaining to artists as the most important field to undertake social religious services. As a religious organization, NU has not fully campaigned “Nusantara’s culture”. The statement above was said by a pesantren’s novelist Ahmad Tohari in a NU Online’s monthly discussion entitled: “Pesantren’s Man of Letters to See Nusantara’s Reality”, in PBNU Building, Jakarta, Friday (30/6).
Buenos Aires, NU OnlinePresidents of Argentina and Bolivia, Nestor Kirchner and Evo Morales, highlighted on Thursday the pro-Latin America, pro-integration essence of new agreements signed between both countries in the energy field. During a mass gathering in the locality of Hurlingham, in Buenos Aires, Morales appreciated the solidarity expressed by the Argentinean government in accepting an increase in the price of Peruvian natural gas sold to Buenos Aires, as it means a relief to his poor country's economy.
Jakarta, NU OnlineChairman of the Advisory Board of the National Awakening Party (PKB) KH Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid calls on all national elements to be optimistic and rational in facing the recent disaster. It should not be viewed from the deep sense of mystics. “Indonesia is vulnerable of disaster. And we Indonesians should be ready to face it in accordance with rational speculation. Never relate it to one’s power,” Gus Dur said in a DPP PKB’s charity concert to both Yogyakarta and Central Java’s aftermath, held in Jakarta Art Building, Thursday (29/6).
Jakarta, NU OnlineAs many as 90% of madrasah students supervised by Nahdlatul Ulama Educational Institution of Ma’arif (LP Ma’arif NU), passed in the recent national examination (UN). “Based on the report from regions, passing grade of national examination of schools (madrasah) supervised by Ma’arif reached by 90%,” General Chairman of the Central Board of LP Ma’arif NU, Nadjid Muchtar told reporters in his office on Jln. Taman Amir Hamzah, Matraman Timur Jakarta, Thursday (29/6).
There have been some Islamic groups having no concern with their legacy and reality of Nusantara. They are likely strangers in the beloved country of theirs. When has this come into existence. Whereas the Islamic preachers have had a closely relationship to the country. We can say, this is caused by their far distance from literature, pesantren’s literature. The monthly discussion would like to raise a topic entitled: “Pesantren’s Man of Letters to See Nusantara’s Reality.” This is held in cooperation with the Center for Documentation of Literature of Pesantren Ciganjur, Friday (30/6) in the meeting room of NU Online. The limited discussion will be guided by a young poet Binhad Nurrohmad, and present a keynote speaker, as a novelist KH Ahmad Tohari.
Jakarta, NU OnlineThe fifteenth congress of Nahdlatul Ulama Students Association (IPNU), held in Asrama Haji Pondok Gede Jakarta on 9-11 June is likely a great moment. Some raising names are likely ready to lead IPNU for coming three years to deputize for Mujtahidur “Edo” Ridho, the recent general chairman of IPNU. Edo said there were names will run “presidential” elections such as Idy Muzayyad, Dedy Aril Sandi, Fery Cokro, Ahmad Wai. All of them are involved in the Central Board of IPNU. There is also a regional candidate, as a former of East Java’s Regional Board of IPNU, Nur Hidayat.
Surabaya, NU OnlineThe plan of Institute for Legal Assistance (LPBH) of East Java’s Regional Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) to submit accusation of “class action” of PT Lapindo Brantas Inc., was for a while suspended for the local residents were still awkward to delegate their representatives. “Tomorrow local residents should ideally submit individuals to be representatives in coming class action,” Chief of East Java’s LPBH PWNU Sri Sugeng Pujiatmiko told NU Online in Surabaya, Thursday (29/6).
Banjul, NU OnlineThe announced presence of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez at the African Union summit slated for next Saturday in this capital already dominates the venue. The Executive Council of the AU meeting Wednesday and Thursday, paves the way for the Seventh Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government to be held next July 1st and 2nd, where Chavez will speak in the opening ceremony.
