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  • Peniaga Melayu Singapura Buka Niaga ‘Trak Makanan’ Di Indonesia – Chickano!

    Peniaga Melayu Singapura Buka Niaga ‘Trak Makanan’ Di Indonesia – Chickano!

    Hasrat Encik Jeffri Pawel untuk mengendalikan perniagaan di Singapura, putus di tengah jalan setelah kedua-dua cawangan makanan segera Chickano di Bedok North dan Changi Road, terpaksa ditutup dek kos perniagaan dan sewa yang tinggi.

    Namun, beliau kini bangkit semula! Chickano hidup semula. Bukan di Singapura, tetapi di Indonesia.

    Ini apabila Encik Jeffri membuat keputusan untuk menembusi pasaran Indonesia, yang mempunyai kos operasi perniagaan yang lebih rendah.

    Kini, beliau mempunyai tiga trak makanan (foodtruck) dan sebuah cawangan Chickano di Bekasi, sejak pertama kali jenama Chickano dilancarkan Januari tahun ini di sana. Malah, Chickano juga bakal dilancarkan di Bali minggu depan.

    TIDAK MAHU ULANGI KESILAPAN LAMA

    Encik Jeffri memberitahu BERITAMediacorp beliau membuka langkah ke Indonesia kerana beliau lebih terbiasa dengan pasaran tersebut.

    Ini berbekalkan pengalamannya bekerja selama dua tahun dengan sebuah syarikat borong Kanada di sana, pada 1998.

    “Saya lebih memahami budaya dan orang-orang di sana berbanding di Malaysia. Tetapi saya tidak mahu mengulangi kesilapan yang sama untuk menubuhkan sebuah restoran.

    “Mungkin lebih baik jika saya bermula secara kecil-kecilan dahulu dengan perbelanjaan (overhead) yang rendah. Oleh itu, trak makanan adalah pilihan yang paling sesuai,” dedah ayah kepada empat orang anak ini.

    Meskipun terdapat mekanik-mekanik yang membangunkan trak makanannya, Encik Jeffri turut menyingsing lengan untuk membina trak tersebut di bengkel.

    “Saya sendiri ingin menimba pengalaman. Mungkin juga kerana saya lebih memberikan tumpuan kepada perincian dan tahap keselamatan. Saya turut memasang alat pengesan asap, pemadam api dan kamera CCTV dalam trak makanan itu,” kata Encik Jeffri yang kini mempunyai lapan orang kakitangan.

    HARGA DIUBAH MENGIKUT KEMAMPUAN DAERAH

    Chickano menyediakan hidangan ayam goreng bersama nasi, burger yang beraneka, nuget dan kentang goreng. Menurut Encik Jeffri, ayam goreng dan burger adalah antara hidangan kegemaran para pelanggan.

    “Menu Chickano adalah tetap tetapi harganya diubah mengikut keadaan. Jika trak makanan ditempatkan di kawasan bandar, harganya naik sedikit berbanding kawasan kampung, supaya dapat disesuaikan dengan kemampuan daerah,” katanya kepada BERITAMediacorp.

    Di daerah bandar, hidangan 2 keping ayam bersama nasi dijual pada harga Rp25,000 (S$3) manakala burger daging pula berharga Rp20,000 (S$2). Encik Jeffri meletakkan harga kurang daripada Rp5,000 (S$0.50) bagi semua hidangan di kawasan kampung.

    Beliau menambah: “Memandangkan saya bukan seorang cef, saya mendapatkan semua resipinya dari YouTube. Dan, saya menggunakan bumbu Indonesia untuk menyesuaikan dengan cita rasa pelanggan di sana,” katanya, yang pernah bekerja sebagai seorang konsultan perniagaan dan ejen pemasaran sejak usia 23 tahun.

    Malah, Encik Jeffri turut meluangkan masa untuk menyajikan hidangan ayam goreng Chickano sambil mengamalkan pembacaan surah Yassin di rumah anak-anak yatim yang berbeza setiap bulan.

    “Saya ingin membahagi-bahagi rezeki dengan mereka kerana saya juga seorang anak yatim. Saya dibesarkan oleh keluarga angkat dan tidak pernah kenal ibu bapa sendiri. Ibu dan bapa angkat juga sudah tiada. Saya hanya buat apa yang termampu,” dedahnya kepada BERITAMediacorp.

    Seorang peniaga di rantauan, Encik Jeffri juga terpaksa banyak berkorban masa dengan keluarga tersayang, dan hanya pulang ke pangkuan keluarga di Singapura beberapa hari setiap bulan.

    CHICKANO MAHU BANGGAKAN SINGAPURA

    Menurut Encik Jeffri, selain melancarkan trak makanan Chickano di Bali minggu depan, beliau turut menyasarkan untuk menembusi pasaran di Bandung dan Batam tahun depan.

    Malah, matlamatnya juga adalah untuk menyediakan makanan yang bermutu dan bersih bagi masyarakat di Indonesia.

    “Saya ingin menjadi jenama Singapura dengan tahap kebersihan seperti di Singapura yang dibuka di setiap tempat wisata di Indonesia. Saya harap suatu hari nanti, saya dapat banggakan negara.

    “Kepada usahawan-usahawan baru, ketahuilah realiti dan mitos dalam menjalani bisnes sendiri dahulu. Bermula di suatu tempat dan teruskan dari situ. Usah takut untuk gagal, terus maju dan sentiasa bersikap terbuka untuk belajar,” katanya kepada BERITAMediacorp.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Indonesian General Gets Life Sentence For Embezzling S$17 Million Through Arms Procurement

    Indonesian General Gets Life Sentence For Embezzling S$17 Million Through Arms Procurement

    In a landmark ruling, the Jakarta Military Court has sentenced a one-star Indonesian Military (TNI) general to life for embezzling US$12 million (S$17.18 million) through defence weaponry procurement between 2010 and 2014.

    The verdict, which was read out in an open hearing on Wednesday (Nov 30), sent a positive signal that the TNI and the Defence Ministry were serious in cracking down on corruption, which allegedly plagues the nation’s weapon procurement deals.

    The general identified as Brigadier-General Teddy Hernayadi was found guilty of transferring the US$12 million of state money to his bank accounts when he served as the Defence Ministry’s finance division head from 2010 to 2014.

    The ministry’s inspector-general Hadi Tjahjanto said the ministry appreciated the ruling because not only did it sentence Teddy to life in prison for his offences, but also demanded he return the US$12 million to the state coffers.

    “We are waiting for the defendant to comply with ruling and return the embezzled money to the state,” Mr Hadi told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.

    He further said a team from the ministry who had observed the months-long trial discovered that Teddy was not the only perpetrator, adding that the ministry would resume investigations into the case to pursue more suspects both from the ministry and private sector who allegedly received shares of the embezzled money.

    The inspector-general hoped that the verdict would serve as a warning for other ministry officials on the severity of embezzlement.

    “We will follow up the ruling to find out who the other recipients of the embezzled money are. Around 53 witnesses confirmed that they had accepted money (from Teddy). If the 53 witnesses include civilians, we will let the National Police investigate them,” Mr Hadi said.

    Mr Hadi said the case started when the ministry’s inspectorate-general discovered US$12 million had been funnelled from the ministry to Teddy’s bank accounts in 2014.

    “The ruling was expected but nonetheless was appreciated (by the ministry). The ministry will continue to carry out internal reforms,” Mr Hadi said.

    Meanwhile, Teddy reportedly said he would use the seven days given by the court to decide whether to appeal against the sentence to the Jakarta High Military Court.

    Separately, military expert Al Araf said the verdict confirmed long-standing public suspicions that the country’s procurement of defense systems was marred with corruption, thus, it was important for the ministry to probe past procurement deals.

    “In the past, we have heard about alleged corruption concerning the procurement of Sukhoi (fighter jets), Leopard tanks and missiles from Brazil. The verdict should open the door for President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s administration to investigate the procurement of defence weaponry in the past,” Al Araf said.

    He said the ministry should ask the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for assistance in the investigation of past cases.

    By 2024, the country expects to have reached its minimum essential force requirement. Some 150 trillion rupiah (S$15.8 billion) was spent to pay for the modernisation of the nation’s weapons-defence system between 2010 and 2014.

    KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo said the anti-graft body was ready to assist the ministry, adding that the KPK was closely monitoring the process of Teddy’s trial at the military court.

    “We are monitoring the hearing,” Mr Agus said.

     

    Source: The Straits TImes

  • Indonesia VP Blames Foreign Countries For Destroying Forests

    Indonesia VP Blames Foreign Countries For Destroying Forests

    Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla has blamed foreign countries for destroying Indonesia’s forests, and wants them to pay to help restore the damaged land.

    “What happens here is not only our problem. The foreign people also destroyed our forests,” said Kalla when officiating the Indonesia Forest Congress in Jakarta on Wednesday (Nov 30).

    Kalla said he has brought up this point at various international forums, and is angry with those who accused Indonesia for not managing its forest well.

    “During a big conference in Tokyo, someone said that Indonesia has forests, but they are damaged and should be restored,” said Kalla. “I became angry in front of thousands of people. I said, ‘this is a chair, this is a door, this is a window from my country. You take, and pay $5, and you bring it here, and sell for $100. Indonesian companies just get $5’.

    “There is Mitsubishi from Japan, Hyundai and others, they finished what we have. I told them, ‘you have to pay, if not we will cut down all the trees, and let the world feel the heat’. So, the world must also be responsible.”

    He added that Indonesia’s peatland restoration efforts should not be funded by the state, instead contributions should come from the international community.

    Indonesia set up the Peatland Restoration Agency after the massive forest fires last year. The agency’s goal is to restore some two million hectares of damaged peatland, and it needs at least US$1 billion in funding over five years.

    In 2010, Norway pledged US$1 billion for the Reducing Emissions and Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programme. But the funds have yet to be released because Indonesia has not put in place any REDD programmes.

    Norway’s climate and environment minister visited Indonesia earlier this year to see the progress for himself. Despite the lack of progress, Norway said the funding is still being made available for Indonesia.

    KALLA REMINDS MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR FRESH AIR

    Kalla also reminded Indonesia’s neighbours not to complain when there is haze in the region. He said: “Malaysia and Singapore get angry because of the forest fires. It’s so easy to say, but you think we also don’t feel it? We feel it even more. Secondly, if you get fresh air from Sumatra, Kalimantan, you don’t say thank you. So, if you get the haze, why should I apologise?

    “The world has to pay for all of this. Don’t always accuse Indonesia. I never want to be accused. Even if we are wrong, why do we still give out so many permits (for land)?”

    Forest fires in Indonesia has been an annual problem, resulting in haze that blankets and choke parts of the country and the region. The fires are caused by farmers and corporations using the slash-and-burn method, which is the easiest, and cheapest, to clear the land for plantation.

     

    Source: ChannelNewsAsia

  • Thousands Gather For Protest Against Jakarta Governor

    Thousands Gather For Protest Against Jakarta Governor

    Thousands of white-clad Muslims streamed towards a central Jakarta park on Friday, gathering for a rally expected to draw more than 100,000 Indonesians demanding the arrest of the capital’s governor, a Christian accused of insulting the Koran.

    National news agency Antara said 22,000 police personnel would be deployed to avoid a repeat of the violence that flared at the end of a protest led by hardline Islamists last month when more than 100 people were injured in clashes with police.

    Muslim groups accuse Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama – nicknamed “Ahok” – of insulting the Koran, though they have pledged that Friday’s demonstration will be peaceful.

    Protesters began moving from the hulking Istiqlal mosque towards the National Monument in the centre of the city at around 5am, after morning prayers.

     

    “We are expecting more than 100,000 participants,” Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said late on Thursday. “There is enough security so the public need not worry. We hope everything will proceed according to the agreement with the protesters.”

    Indonesia has the world’s biggest Muslim population but recognises six religions and is home to dozens of ethnic groups, some of which follow traditional beliefs.

    Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, is being investigated over comments he made about his opponents’ use of the Koran in political campaigning. He denies wrongdoing but has apologised for the remarks.

    Police on Thursday handed over their investigation dossier to prosecutors, who are expected to take the case of alleged blasphemy to court in coming weeks.

    Simmering religious and ethnic tension last month prompted President Joko Widodo to rally top military, political, and religious figures in a sign of unity amid fears of attempts to undermine the stability of his government.

    Police helicopters last week dropped leaflets over the capital warning residents of harsh penalties if the upcoming rally turned violent.

    Tens of thousands participated in military-led rallies in several cities this week calling for unity and celebrating Indonesia’s diversity.

    The Jakarta government has also put up billboards on major roads calling for national unity and displaying pictures of independence heroes who fought against colonial rule.

    The Australian foreign ministry and the US embassy in Jakarta issued security notices urging nationals to avoid the demonstration.

    Purnama is running for re-election in February against two Muslim candidates. The governor, who is popular with many for pushing through tough reforms to clean up the teeming city, has slipped into second place in the race, opinion polls showed this week.

     

    Source: ChannelNewsAsia

  • Indonesian VP Jusuf Kalla: World Should Be Thankful For Fresh Air From Indonesia

    Indonesian VP Jusuf Kalla: World Should Be Thankful For Fresh Air From Indonesia

    Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla also reminded Indonesia’s neighbours not to complain when there is haze in the region. He said: “Malaysia and Singapore get angry because of the forest fires. It’s so easy to say, but you think we also don’t feel it? We feel it even more. Secondly, if you get fresh air from Sumatra, Kalimantan, you don’t say thank you. So, if you get the haze, why should I apologise?

    “The world has to pay for all of this. Don’t always accuse Indonesia. I never want to be accused. Even if we are wrong, why do we still give out so many permits (for land)?”

    Forest fires in Indonesia has been an annual problem, resulting in haze that blankets and choke parts of the country and the region. The fires are caused by farmers and corporations using the slash-and-burn method, which is the easiest, and cheapest, to clear the land for plantation.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com