EMM News Explorer: Jusuf Kalla

[-said]: If he becomes the ‘spare tire,’ Pak Boediono will be violating the Constitution,

JakartaPost 19-OCT-09

[-said]: In my opinion, it is wrong to say that the vice presidential position is just like a ’spare tire’ in a car. If it is true, then it is a matter of time for the tire to leak or burst,

kompas 19-OCT-09

[-said]: But I am not the helper; I accompany the President to undertake the task,

JakartaPost 19-OCT-09

[-said]: Perhaps it is more correct to say that the vice presidential position is like a co-driver who can remind the driver to turn right or turn left,

kompas 19-OCT-09

[-said]: A party always has two choices — holding power or swinging outside power. Golkar is not used to being out of power, but it is unlikely Golkar will beg for it,

JakartaPost 08-OCT-09

[-added]: the government, but also can be the opposition. That is normal,

JakartaPost 07-OCT-09

[-said]: *The decision* was made for efficiency's sake and in respect for the freedom of speech. If all representatives spoke the session would have taken more than a month to finish,

JakartaPost 07-OCT-09

[ said]: Golkar used to hold power, but it was all achieved with dignity and not by begging

JakartaPost 06-OCT-09

[-said]: As of November, the government will begin distributing the cash,

JakartaPost 03-OCT-09

[-told]: Most people here are trapped and buried inside buildings. You cannot hope for more survivors. I think most of them have died,

aljazeera 03-OCT-09

[-added]: We have received a report from the mayor of Padang that the death toll is 75. But many others are trapped in collapsed shops, building and hotels.

guardian 01-OCT-09

[added:]: It is definitely higher than that. It's hard to tell because there is heavy rain and a blackout.

guardian 01-OCT-09

[said:]: People are trapped, hotels have collapsed, schools have collapsed, houses have collapsed and electricity has been cut off.

smh 01-OCT-09

[-told]: definitely higher than that

jamaicaobserver 01-OCT-09

[-told]: The initial level is 75 but it's certain to be higher than that,

smh 30-SEP-09

[-told]: The number may increase because many are still trapped in buildings and hotels,

earthtimes 30-SEP-09

[-said]: We have received a report from the mayor of Padang that the death toll is 75. But many others are trapped in collapsed shops, building and hotels. It is difficult to know because it is dark now,

reuters 30-SEP-09

[-said]: Many others are trapped in collapsed shops, building and hotels. It is difficult to know because it is dark now,

guardian 30-SEP-09

[added:]: It's hard to tell because there is heavy rain and a blackout.

telegraph 30-SEP-09

[-said that]: The government also must continuously develop labor intensive industries to address the unem-ployment that has reached alarming levels.

JakartaPost 28-SEP-09

[-said]: Islamic leaders must continuously say Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh to their followers, and so is the case with Christian leaders by saying Shalom. Both terms mean the same, which is to pray for other people’s safety.

JakartaPost 28-SEP-09

[-also said that]: The conflicts were caused by economic disparity. Religious issues were only used as a mere instrument. That’s why people’s welfare had to be improved if we wanted to avoid conflicts or settle existing ones.

JakartaPost 28-SEP-09

[-said that]: Besides the President, the people also need to increase their participation in order to preserve the unity and brotherhood in the society at large.

JakartaPost 28-SEP-09

[-said]: However, Pak Surya did tell me about his visit to Papua and Makassar and the enthusiasm of the regional branches that supported his candidacy,

JakartaPost 26-SEP-09

[-said]: If the two *KPK members* are not found guilty, the case must be formally dropped,

JakartaPost 26-SEP-09

[-told]: Today, I invite all members of the Golkar party and Pak Wiranto to end our work on the presidential election,

JakartaPost 13-SEP-09

[said:]: No

JakartaPost 12-SEP-09

[said:]: No.

JakartaPost 11-SEP-09

[-said]: We wish you a happy birthday, Mr. President,

JakartaPost 10-SEP-09

[-said]: In response to the report from the finance minister and the BI governor, I said the case of Century did not result from the crisis, but from embezzlement by its owners,

JakartaPost 01-SEP-09

[-said]: I sent a text message to Sri Mulyani this afternoon. I said, you were wrong, the report was not sent on Nov. 22, but on Nov. 25. I have checked with my secretary about the date and day, and my schedule,

JakartaPost 31-AUG-09

[-said]: In response to reports from the finance minister and the governor of Bank Indonesia [BI], I said the case of Bank Century did not result from the crisis, but because its owners robbed it. Therefore, BI needed to take firm action,

JakartaPost 31-AUG-09

[-said]: I hope the health center will not be used a lot. What I mean here is that hopefully no or not many Indonesian hajj pilgrims will fall ill,

JakartaPost 22-AUG-09

[-told]: Pak Wiranto and I fully obey the law; I congratulate the Yudhoyono-Boediono pair although the verdict was not as we would have expected,

JakartaPost 14-AUG-09

[-told]: About 70 percent of Muslims living in developing countries were severely affected. And yet some 20 percent of Muslims profited from the rise of oil prices,

JakartaPost 28-JUL-09

[-said]: will continue to challenge the legitimacy of the electoral roll to with the Constitutional Court. This is not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing, but a matter of democractic education,

qnaol 24-JUL-09

[-said]: *The Kalla-Wiranto team* will continue to challenge the legitimacy of the electoral roll to with the Constitutional Court. This is not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing, but a matter of democractic education,

JakartaPost 24-JUL-09

[-said]: [The Kalla–Wiranto team] will continue to challenge the legitimacy of the electoral roll to with the Constitutional Court. This is not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing, but a matter of democractic education,

JakartaPost 23-JUL-09

[-told]: There is no relation at all to the presidential election. The people who carried out the bombing made plans months before the election, just like the case of the Bali Bombing,

JakartaPost 17-JUL-09

[-said]: First, we must hold a national leadership meeting sometime in early August to decide the place and time for the congress.

JakartaPost 14-JUL-09

[-told]: Take as many pictures of me because I'm not going to be here in the next three months,

JakartaPost 10-JUL-09

[-said]: I am sorry Pak SBY, your ads claiming that a single-round election would save the state Rp 4 trillion imply that a democracy can be valued in monetary terms,

JakartaPost 03-JUL-09

[-said]: Whoever of us leads this nation. Therefore, the racist idea which said that a man of a certain ethnicity in this country may not lead the nation is dangerous,

kompas 03-JUL-09

[ said]: Anyone can be a leader. The view that a certain tribe or race cannot lead is dangerous because it dates back to the dark ages,

JakartaPost 03-JUL-09

[-said]: Visiting pesantren always brings peace and convenience. Pesantren are places where in one can serve and contribute to the development of the nation,

JakartaPost 02-JUL-09

[-said]: I am sorry Pak SBY, your ads calling for one-round election in order to save Rp 4 trillion implies the democracy has a monetary value,

JakartaPost 02-JUL-09

[-said]: That’s why I always appreciate kyai [Islamic clerics], founders, managers and the next generation of pesantrens who have long been serving [Indonesia]. The government will not discriminate against pesantren over other educational institutions,

JakartaPost 02-JUL-09

[-said]: I will do whatever I can contribute to the country and support the elected leader.

JakartaPost 02-JUL-09

[-said]: If we eat too much Indomie, then we will have to import more wheat,

JakartaPost 25-JUN-09

[-said]: I’m sorry, Pak SBY,

JakartaPost 25-JUN-09

[-replied]: I worked well while I was with you, didn't I, Bu?

JakartaPost 25-JUN-09

[ said]: Why do we need to be faster and better? It's because we have been left behind by other countries in Asia. That's why we need to move faster. This is the fundamental issue,

channelnewsasia 23-JUN-09

[said:]: we should always uphold mutual respect.

kompas 22-JUN-09

[-said]: Don't think only certain presidential and vice presidential candidates can win in one round. Other candidates have equal opportunity to win *in one round*,

JakartaPost 22-JUN-09

[-said]: I never break my commitment to press freedom. I never phoned the media, asking that a certain news should be released or not,

kompas 22-JUN-09

[-added]: We must respect each other. I do not need to be offended,

kompas 22-JUN-09

[-said]: I just call on the media or editors in chief not to release reports that could have a bad impact. Such reports could become a virus to others,

kompas 22-JUN-09

[-said]: *Should I get elected* I would hasten the reconstruction of Bali's *Ngurah Rai* airport into a larger one, so we could have the second-largest international airport *after Soekarno-Hatta airport*,

JakartaPost 22-JUN-09

[-also mentioned]: We had a joint leave last year that was definitely aimed to improve Bali's economic pulse. The plan worked, and people had more time to flock out of the city, for example to this island, to enjoy several days off with their families.

JakartaPost 22-JUN-09

[-told]: Yes, Ical lent me this plane, for free,

JakartaPost 21-JUN-09

[-told]: Yes Ical lends me this plane, for free,

JakartaPost 20-JUN-09

[-said]: I will commit myself to finding the best technology in the world to prevent this disaster from getting worse,

JakartaPost 20-JUN-09

[-said]: By purchasing and using our domestic products, we are creating more jobs for our countrymen,

JakartaPost 19-JUN-09

[-said]: We cannot export gas overseas, while at the same time our industry faces gas shortages. Independence in energy is critical,

JakartaPost 19-JUN-09

[-said]: Certainty, justice and calm can exist only if this country has good laws and law enforcement,

AsiaOne 19-JUN-09

[-said]: I have reported this to the President and the President has agreed with the decision,

JakartaPost 19-JUN-09

[-said]: I would stop exports of gas and instead supply it to fertilizer plants to increase productivity,

JakartaPost 17-JUN-09

[-told]: If necessary, we will increase the funding for education to 25 percent of the national budget,

JakartaPost 16-JUN-09

[-said]: Indonesia has huge natural and human resources, so what is needed now is a strong, clean and honest leader to speed up economic development,

JakartaPost 15-JUN-09

[-said]: Indonesia has huge natural resources and human resources, so what is needed now is a strong, clean and honest leader to speed up the economic development,

JakartaPost 14-JUN-09

[-also said]: Don’t simply rely on foreign aid. We can do it alone and I believe we can.

JakartaPost 13-JUN-09

[ said]: Currently, we can only compete with Vietnam. So we must move faster,

JakartaPost 13-JUN-09

[-said]: We promise to double economic growth if we are elected,

JakartaPost 12-JUN-09

[-said]: Our economic growth remains sluggish because many of our citizens are unemployed. We promise to double the economic growth if we are elected,

JakartaPost 11-JUN-09

[-added]: We must be ready for war if we are disturbed.

JakartaPost 04-JUN-09

[-said]: It *the intrusion* is very dangerous. The critic must not be a democratic person,

JakartaPost 01-JUN-09

[-told]: We have to maintain our dynamic and resolute culture to move forward like our Makassar and Bugis predecessors did,

JakartaPost 29-MAY-09

[-told]: We have to maintain our dynamic and adamant culture to move forward as what our Makassar and Bugis predecessors did,

JakartaPost 29-MAY-09

[-said]: Look at America,

JakartaPost 28-MAY-09

[-said]: I promise a better government. The people’s mandate must be fulfilled by a fair, honest and dignified government,

JakartaPost 25-MAY-09

[-said]: I promise to create a better government. The people’s mandate to have a fair, honest and dignified government must be fulfilled,

JakartaPost 25-MAY-09

[-said]: I promise to make a better government. People’s mandate must be fulfilled to meet fair, honest and dignity government,

JakartaPost 24-MAY-09

[ said]: I have not received any reports about the progress. It could be the renegotiation failed and we will continue to sell gas at a low price,

JakartaPost 19-MAY-09

[-said]: In the past, the IMF forced us to freely import various products such as rice and sugar. Anybody can import the commodities. Timber was allowed to be exported without limitation. After one year, I ordered to revoke this regulation,

qnaol 19-MAY-09

[-said]: This is dangerous for Papuan people, as they will receive less than they deserve,

JakartaPost 19-MAY-09

[ said]: The faster the better,

JakartaPost 18-MAY-09

[-said]: They are both tough rivals,

JakartaPost 17-MAY-09

[-told]: We will run the economy for the nation,

AsiaOne 16-MAY-09

[-said]: Insya Allah (God will) we will carry out the mandate well,

kompas 09-MAY-09

[-said]: I don't want to see any BUMN importing goods for whatever purpose. They can no longer do that,

JakartaPost 09-MAY-09

[-said]: It is OK if any Golkar members are chosen as running mates for rival presidential hopefuls as long as they don't represent the party. We will respect them,

JakartaPost 07-MAY-09

[-said]: No decision was given by Pak Yudhoyono. It means he rejected [me],

JakartaPost 04-MAY-09

[-said]: No decision was given by Pak Yudhoyono. It means he rejected *me*,

JakartaPost 04-MAY-09

[-told]: We will discuss that possibly today or tomorrow,

thestar 01-MAY-09

[-told]: The result of coalition talks will be announced on May 3 at the latest,

JakartaPost 29-APR-09

[-told]: We will hold further talks on ties between Golkar and Gerindra, of course with an aim at building a coalition,

JakartaPost 27-APR-09

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