Archive: 13 January 2003
72 articles found
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Telephone kiosks suspend service in Pekanbaru
Telephone kiosks suspend service in Pekanbaru The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Telephone kiosk operators in Pekanbaru, Riau have suspended their services, while fishermen in Makassar, South Sulawesi have stopped fishing following the government's decision to increase telephone charges and to remove the fuel subsidy.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia
The politics of Muslims-Christian relations in Indonesia Bob S. Hadiwinata Head International Relations Department, University of Parahyangan, Bandung Open conflict between the majority Muslims and minority Christians has been rare in Indonesian history. When it does break out, however, it is often violent and brutal. Violent clashes between Muslims and Christians in Maluku, Kalimantan and Sulawesi perhaps represent the most brutal episode of Muslims- Christian relations in Indonesian history.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Quality education not a simple matter
Quality education not a simple matter Fuad Abdul Hamied, Indonesia University of Education (UPI), Bandung, West Java The scope of the implementation of the regional autonomy law is multi-dimensional. It pervades all sectors of human needs and activities, including educational activities. Regional autonomy is to be established with the principle of decentralization, that is, the handing over of authority by the government to the regions within the framework of the Unified Republic of Indonesia.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Tax break benefits labor-intensive firms
Tax break benefits labor-intensive firms Rendi Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Businesspeople have hailed a new government policy that exempts tax payments for workers who are paid the minimum wage, saying it will not only help ease the financial burden of labor- intensive industries but also reduce the tax administration workload.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Beware of cruel
Beware of cruel baby sitters From Kompas On Sept. 23, 2002 I hired a baby sitter from Kasih Abadi Foundation, Jl. Lautze, Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, for my 9- month-old daughter. An interview with her showed that she had about five years' experience as a baby sitter, taking care of babies, toddlers and even sick elderly people. When I was around, she behaved sweetly and showed her love for the child under her care.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Food flavoring
Food flavoring can damage eyesight? Allow me to respond to an article by Thomas Geiger that The Jakarta Post of Jan. 5, 2002 has quoted from Deutsche Presse Agenture to avoid restlessness on the part of the community. Geiger says that "Rats fed diets high in monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Japan developed thinner retinas and began to go blind." This research at Hirosaki University used three-week-old rat weanlings. Their feed was mixed with 20 percent, 10 percent and 0 percent of MSG.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Whither is justice
Whither is justice for ordinary people From Kompas The increase in fuel prices, and electricity and telephone charges have no direct impact on the poor people, who have no motorized vehicles. However, the impact of the price increases -- soaring prices of daily necessities, will hit them hard. Also, the 17 percent hike in the fares of economy class trains has seriously burdened the low-income bracket people, who cannot afford to travel by ship, bus or, of course, plane.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
From Republika
From Republika One of the two Denpoo air conditioners I bought from Carrefour in Lebak Bulus failed to operate. After contacting Denpoo's technicians, I was told that the machine's PCB was at fault and therefore had to be replaced. Up to the present, I cannot enjoy the air conditioner yet while Denpoo has not seriously responded to my complaints. I have got only promises from three phone conversations.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
DNA tests confirm Iqbal died in blast
DNA tests confirm Iqbal died in blast The Jakarta Post, Jakarta DNA tests conducted in Australia have confirmed that suspected suicide bomber Iqbal died in the devastating Bali bombings that killed more than 190 people and injured some 300 others, mostly foreigners, last October. Based on the tests, which were carried out by the Australian Federal Police laboratories in Canberra, Iqbal died in the blast in Paddy's Cafe, DPA reported, quoting Australia's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati calls for modest lifestyle
Megawati calls for modest lifestyle Rita A. Widiadana and Wahyoe Boedhiwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Badung, Bali President Megawati Soekarnoputri, currently under strong attack for the recent fuel and utility hikes, exhorted the entire community, including government officials, politicians and community leaders, to live modestly amid the prolonged economic slump.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
RI should be more diplomatic toward Taiwan
RI should be more diplomatic toward Taiwan Bantarto Bandoro, Editor, 'The Indonesian Quarterly', Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id The Taiwanese president was scheduled to visit Indonesia on Dec. 17 and meet Sultan Hamengkubuwono in Yogyakarta, but Jakarta canceled the visit at the last minute, presumably under strong pressure from China.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Japanese diplomat robbed in hotel
Japanese diplomat robbed in hotel JAKARTA: An unidentified man robbed a Japanese diplomat in his room at a five-star hotel on Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta on Friday night, grabbing two laptop computers and Rp 4.8 million in cash.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Support for blue
Support for blue sky program needed From Media Indonesia Man himself must make sure that his environment will be pollution-free. That's why we have the Kyoto Protocol and the Montreal Amendment. The Kyoto Protocol calls for each country to gradually reduce CO2 emissions while the Montreal Amendment calls for, among other things, a gradual cut in the use of Chloro Fluoro Carbons (CFCs). CO2 is usually emitted by factories and motorized vehicles.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Political parties law needs publicity
Political parties law needs publicity JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights needs to better publicize Law No. 31/2002 on political parties among all those intending to contest the 2004 polls. The former chairman of the House of Representatives' special committee on the political parties bill, Yahya Zaini, said on Saturday that this was urgent so as to provide the parties with comprehensive rules of the game for the upcoming general election.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Fix the road!
Fix the road! From Pos Kota Jl. Jatiwaringin, notorious for its traffic congestion in East Jakarta, has in fact been widened for several months. However, the widening project seems to have made no progress, particularly in the section near Assyaffi'iyah University. As a consequence of the excrucitingly slow progress of the project, a long traffic jam of vehicles always occurs on the road during work days.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. trade official shocks Philippine center selling pirated products
U.S. trade official shocks Philippine center selling pirated products Associated Press, Manila A U.S. trade official visiting a suburban shopping mall selling pirated software, music and movies on Saturday expressed shock at the Philippine government's weakness in cracking down on copyright violators. William Lash III, U.S.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Attempts emerge to unseat Mega
Attempts emerge to unseat Mega The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Riding the momentum initiated by mounting antigovernment protests, several individuals representing different groups have become united in their efforts to unseat President Megawati Soekarnoputri and Vice President Hamzah Haz. A detailed plan to unseat Megawati and Hamzah was discussed during a meeting hosted by Bung Karno Nationalist Party (PNBK) chairman Eros Jarot in Jakarta on Friday.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Police tighten security on border islands
Police tighten security on border islands Jongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado Police in North Sulawesi are planning to tighten security on islands bordering the Philippines amid fears of terrorist activities and separatist movements. The plans, revealed over the weekend, include increasing the number of security personnel, providing more patrol boats, and monitoring movements on Sangihe and Talaud group of islands, North Sulawesi Police chief Jhon Lalo said.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Two missing after boat capsizes
Two missing after boat capsizes KUALA LUMPUR: Two Indonesians were feared dead after their boat carrying timber sank in the Malacca Strait, Malaysian police said Sunday. Two other Indonesians in the boat were rescued by a Malaysian fishing boat about two hours after the sinking Friday morning, marine police officer Zulkafli Sariatt said.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian police arrest 2 suspected JI members
Malaysian police arrest 2 suspected JI members Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian police have arrested two suspected members of a cell of Jamaah Islamiyah, an Islamic group suspected in a string of plots and attacks in Southeast Asia, a government official said on Sunday. The two men, both Malaysian religious teachers in their 30s, were detained early Saturday in Sandakan, a town in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island, the official said on condition of anonymity.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Bank Mandiri to initiate IPO amid negative sentiment
Bank Mandiri to initiate IPO amid negative sentiment Dadan Wijaksna, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The management of Bank Mandiri is hopeful that the initial public offering (IPO) of the giant state-owned bank can be carried out in April at the latest, despite market jitters created by ongoing protest over the recent sale of government shares in telecommunications firm PT Indosat.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
DNA tests confirm Iqbal died in Bali blast
DNA tests confirm Iqbal died in Bali blast The Jakarta Post Jakarta DNA tests conducted in Australia have confirmed that suspected suicide bomber Iqbal died in the devastating Bali bombings that killed more than 190 people and injured some 300 others, mostly foreigners, last October. Based on the tests, which were carried out by the Australian Federal Police laboratories in Canberra, Iqbal died in the blast in Paddy's Cafe, DPA reported, quoting Australia's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
JP/5/akros
JP/5/akros Villagers urged to be on alert LUMAJANG, East Java: Volcanologist Atje Purbawinata has urged residents of Wareng and Tegalrejo villages in Lumajang regency, East Java to be on alert for possible mud flows from volcano Mount Semeru. Purbawinata reminded residents on Saturday that the two villages were located along the path of a nearby river from which the cooled lava would move toward the sea.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Effectiveness of program for the poor remains to be seen
Effectiveness of program for the poor remains to be seen Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following fuel and utility price increases at the beginning of the year, the government has started its program to assist the poor. The program, launched on Friday draws on funds from the reduced fuel subsidies. It seems like a noble way to provide compensation for the 22 percent increase in fuel prices, but whether it will really work is another question.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Disband regional councils
Disband regional councils From Media Indonesia The Dec. 2-8 issue of Tempo magazine reported in its Events Column that 54 members of the West Sumatra provincial council would shortly be interrogated by the provincial prosecutor's office for alleged corruption surrounding West Sumatra's 2002 provincial budget. The West Sumatra prosecutor's office has obtained permission from the home minister for the interrogation.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
`I have to lay off some of my employees'
`I have to lay off some of my employees' The government's decision to remove the fuel subsidy and increase utility rates has created difficulties for most people, including entrepreneurs. The result has been that some workers have lost their jobs. The Jakarta Post spoke with a number of businesspeople: Budiono Rachman, 42, owns an 18-room hostel on Jl. Jaksa, in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Birth certificate fees
Birth certificate fees From Warta Kota North Jakarta municipality head, Soebagio, has often said he would dump into a garbage bin all praise but will treasure criticism about the municipality administration's performance. Unfortunately, for a birth certificate, an official in charge in North Jakarta's municipality demands between Rp 30,000 and Rp 40,000, while the original fee is only Rp 5,000. This means a rise of 500 percent to 700 percent.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Flyovers or
Flyovers or underpasses needed From Warta Kota The TB Simatupang outer ring road may solve the traffic jams in several spots in South Jakarta. Actually, neither the toll road or the artery roads are too crowded, except in areas close to an intersection. After observing road conditions for many years, I have found that the traffic congestion at the Pasar Minggu intersection is really very serious, as vehicles merge from Warung Buncit/Ragunan and from Pasar Rebo/Tanjung Barat.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Disband regional councils
Disband regional councils From Media Indonesia The Dec. 2-8 issue of Tempo magazine reported in its Events Column that 54 members of the West Sumatra provincial council would shortly be interrogated by the provincial prosecutor's office for alleged corruption surrounding West Sumatra's 2002 provincial budget. The West Sumatra prosecutor's office has obtained permission from the home minister for the interrogation.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta to experience tumultuous weather
Jakarta to experience tumultuous weather Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta People might be able to breathe a great sigh of relief as last week did not see significant floods as feared by many, but this does not mean that they could be entirely relieved as the city could still be deluged by flood waters in the near future.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
1. Weather - 4x12
1. Weather - 4x12 Jakarta to experience tumultuous weather 2. Forensic - 2x 25 Three unwanted babies killed every month: Forensic team 3. Comment - 1x 30 'Mothers not to blame for infanticide' 4. Fun - 2x20 Families cut down on recreational activities 5. Speak - 2x 20 'I have to lay off some of my employees'
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Security success
Security success From Warta Kota Christmas this year was celebrated smoothly and peacefully. Hopefully, this will mark the return of peace to our country. A spate of bomb blasts on Christmas Eve in 2000 and several other bomb blasts at a number of churches in 2001 were terrifying acts of terror for us.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Acehnese begin to taste normal life
Acehnese begin to taste normal life The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Life in the once conflict-torn province of Aceh seems as normal as in the rest of the country just one month after the signing of the cessation of hostilities agreement between the government and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on Dec. 9, 2002.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati's position in jeopardy: Amien
Megawati's position in jeopardy: Amien The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nationwide protests against the steep rise in fuel, electricity and telephone prices have led to a plot by President Megawati Soekarnoputri's political opponents to depose her after less than two years in office. Whether they are serious is still too early to judge, as lawmakers had previously agreed to maintain Megawati in power until she was due to end her term in 2004.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
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.rm95 Table Number of bodies examined by the University of Indonesia's forensic team -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cause of death 2001 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Homicides 792 519 Suicides 79 82 Traffic & railway accidents 830 732 Poisonings/drug overdoses 90 80 Work-related accidents 231 240 Illnesses 372 394 Stillborn 12 n/a Unknown 5 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------...
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malaysian police arrest two members of S.E. Asian militant group
Malaysian police arrest two members of S.E. Asian militant group Associated Press Kuala Lumpur Malaysian police have arrested two suspected members of a cell of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), the Islamic extremist network suspected of a string of plots and attacks in Southeast Asia, a government official said on Sunday.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati calls for modest lifestyle
Megawati calls for modest lifestyle Rita A. Widiadana and Wahyoe Boedhiwardhana The Jakarta Post Mengwi, Bali President Megawati Soekarnoputri, currently under strong attack for the recent fuel and utility hikes, exhorted the entire community, including government officials, politicians and community leaders, to live modestly amid the prolonged economic slump.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati accused of rights abuse over arrest of activists
Megawati accused of rights abuse over arrest of activists Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent arrests of several antigovernment protesters confirms President Megawati's failure to promote human rights, which are guaranteed by the Constitution, activists said on Saturday. They said that the protesters burned an effigy of Megawati to express their disappointment with her government, not to personally insult her.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Sultan to faciliate peace in Maluku
Sultan to faciliate peace in Maluku Ati Nurbaiti, The Jakarta Post, Ambon In an attempt to reinforce the message of peace between warring Christians and Muslims in Maluku, the province's traditional leaders appointed Yogyakarta Governor and Sultan Hamengku Buwono X an honorary king at the end of a three-day gathering here on Saturday.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Officials blame GAM for piracy, request more funding
Officials blame GAM for piracy, request more funding Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Fishermen in the province of North Sumatra have complained about the increasing number of pirate groups who extort money from ship crews sailing in the water off the troubled Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province. Fishermen in the Belawan seaport told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that the outlaws usually automatic rifles such as AK 47s.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Megawati defends price hike policy before party faithful
Megawati defends price hike policy before party faithful Rita A. Widiadana and Wahyoe Boedhiwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Badung, Bali Speaking before thousands of her supporters from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), President Megawati Soekarnoputri defended her policy of hiking fuel prices and utility charges amid vigorous protests nationwide, saying the policy would help the economy in the long run.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Japan backs proposed Asian bond market
Japan backs proposed Asian bond market Agence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa supported a proposed Asian bond market in his talks Saturday with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, officials said. Shiokawa said an Asian bond market, first proposed by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in October last year, was important to boost the region's economic growth, a delegation official told reporters.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Let's curb crime
Let's curb crime Three unidentified men in an Isuzu Panther van robbed Abdul Nasir, a 40-year-old Singaporean, of his Kijang van in Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java, on Saturday. Blindfolded and tied up, Nasir and his partner Nia were dumped on the roadside and the thieves made away with his vehicle. Earlier in the same day, two people stole a bag containing Rp 4 million cash from a Japanese national, Ichida, in Kembangan, West Jakarta.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Attention:
Attention: PLN-Cimanggis From Koran Tempo The power supply in Harjamukti village, Cimanggis, Depok, is subject to frequent blackouts, particularly during thunderstorms. On Dec. 26, 2002, for instance, there was a blackout from 4 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., even though the last rattle of thunder was shortly after 6 p.m. Every time we make a complaint to the local office of the state electricity company (PLN), they tell us that something has to be repaired.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
House kicks off new legislative term, crucial bills await
House kicks off new legislative term, crucial bills await Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After a month-long recess that included the Idul Fitri, Christmas and New Year's holidays, the House of Representatives (DPR) will begin a new session on Monday with a number of crucial bills awaiting deliberation. At least seven of the most crucial bills must be completed soon; five of them were supposed to have been settled last year.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
`Mothers not to blame for infanticide'
`Mothers not to blame for infanticide' The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lack of social recognition and legal protection for children born outside of wedlock have contributed to rising cases of infanticide and placed the blame solely on the shoulders of the mothers, a women's rights group has said.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Three unwanted babies killed every month: Forensic team
Three unwanted babies killed every month: Forensic team Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least three newborn babies are killed here each month, according to a forensic team from the University of Indonesia, which compiled data from files in the morgue of state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Central Jakarta. The forensic team conducted the post-mortem examination on 38 babies who were victims of murder between the month of January and Dec. 22 last year.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Thailand, Singapore discuss economic ties, no deals yet
Thailand, Singapore discuss economic ties, no deals yet Associated Press, Phuket, Thailand The leaders of Thailand and Singapore expressed broad agreement over the weekend on the need for political and economic cooperation but committed to few specific plans. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been holding an informal retreat in the southern Thai resort of Phuket with his Singaporean counterpart, Goh Chok Tong.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
* Headlines: PLN needs price hike to avoid power crisis2
* Headlines: PLN needs price hike to avoid power crisis2 * National: Law enforcement assured in Aceh 4 * Archipelago: Sultan to facilitate peace in Maluku5 * Opinion: The search for leaders7 * City: Jakarta to experience tumultuous weather8 * Sports: Agassi better than ever, says coach Cahill10 * World: U.S. orders more troops to Gulf12 * Business: OPEC to ward off oil price spike16 * Features: Egypt's Muslim women turn to the veil 20
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia, Japan Agree To Push For An Asian Bond Market
Malaysia, Japan Agree To Push For An Asian Bond Market Associated Press Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Japan's finance minister agreed Saturday to push for an Asian bond market to stabilize regional currencies. Japan's Finance Minister, Masajuro Shiokawa, who was on a one- day visit to Kuala Lumpur, said he agreed during a meeting with Mahathir on the importance of a regional bond market.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Support for blue
Support for blue sky program needed From Media Indonesia Man himself must make sure that his environment will be pollution-free. That's why we have the Kyoto Protocol and the Montreal Amendment. The Kyoto Protocol calls for each country to gradually reduce CO2 emissions while the Montreal Amendment calls for, among other things, a gradual cut in the use of Chloro Fluoro Carbons (CFCs). CO2 is usually emitted by factories and motorized vehicles.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Soldiers aided gang in Ambon
Soldiers aided gang in Ambon AMBON, Maluku: National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar admitted on Saturday that Army Special Forces (Kopassus) soldiers had been involved in helping a local Christian youth gang, Coker, disrupt security in Maluku recently.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
12 Africans arrested in Tanah Abang
12 Africans arrested in Tanah Abang JAKARTA: A team of officers from the Central Jakarta municipal office, immigration office and police arrested 11 African men and one woman early Saturday morning in Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta, for violating immigration permits. The men who were mainly from Nigeria and Cameroon, and the woman, a Somalian, were arrested after failing to show their travel documents, including their passports during the raids on rented houses on Jl.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Video competition for teenagers held
Video competition for teenagers held JAKARTA: The British Council, in collaboration with MTVonSky FM, is holding a video story competition about studying in the United Kingdom for teenagers between 15 and 18. The council's spokeswoman, Mona Monika, said in a press statement that participants should send their three-minute videos to the British Council at S. Widjojo Centre, Jl. Sudirman 71, Jakarta, by Jan. 15 at the latest.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Stocks expected to rebound this week: Analyst
Stocks expected to rebound this week: Analyst The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After losing almost 2 percent last week, the Jakarta stock composite index should rebound this week as fears of violent street protests over the recent fuel and utility price hikes were expected to subside after the government announced a fiscal stimulus package to help minimize the impact on both the public and business, according to an analyst.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
How leakages occur in distribution of rice for poor
How leakages occur in distribution of rice for poor The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Possible 'leakages' in the distribution of fuel subsidy compensation funds for the poor can occur in any of the appointed administering institutions, even an agency that is meant to adopt one of the most efficient distribution methods.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
World Bank allocates $8m to Aceh
World Bank allocates $8m to Aceh Agencies, Jakarta The World Bank has allocated US$8 million to a community assistance program in the once violence-ridden province of Aceh in an effort to deepen the peace process, reports said on Sunday. The aid is a follow-up to an international conference last month in Tokyo that focused on the reconstruction of Aceh in light of the peace accord signed Dec.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
FOR FOCUS ISSUE: WINE
FOR FOCUS ISSUE: WINE ;JP; ANPAc..r.. Wines-drinking-brands Sudibyo M. Wiradji Contributor Jakarta Art of drinking no simple matter Compared with most beverages served along with food, wines often receive special treatment. There are special events dedicated to wine, such as wine tastings and free samples of new products. And this is not without reason. To sommeliers, or wine experts, the art of wine drinking is not as simple as one might think.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
PLN needs price hike to avoid future power crisis
PLN needs price hike to avoid future power crisis A'an Suryana , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned power utility PT PLN has been suffering from deep financial difficulties for the past five years. But even before the company has fully recovered, another crisis is looming: the possibility of acute power shortages by 2005 if no new electricity capacity comes on stream.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Families cut down on recreational activities
Families cut down on recreational activities Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Families in Jakarta are adjusting their lifestyles in line with the utility price hikes. They are cutting down on recreational activities due to the soaring cost of their primary needs. Sri Utami, a housewife who lives in Bintaro, South Jakarta, has to provide meals for her nine family members. She said that she cannot reduce expenditure for her family's primary needs.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Demand for presidium moves into spotlight
Demand for presidium moves into spotlight Bambang Nurbianto and I Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Having lost their confidence in President Megawati Soekarnoputri to run the country properly, several parties have, once again, thought about replacing the presidency with a collective leadership, known as a presidium.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
13 regent candidates in Tangerang
13 regent candidates in Tangerang TANGERANG: Thirteen people have registered for elections for the position of Tangerang regent for the 2003-2008 term. This number was announced by the Tangerang regent election committee at the regency legislative council on the last day of registration, on Thursday. The election committee secretary, Mas Iman Kusnandar, told The Jakarta Post that since registration was opened on Dec.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Security success
Security success From Warta Kota Christmas this year was celebrated smoothly and peacefully. Hopefully, this will mark the return of peace to our country. A spate of bomb blasts on Christmas Eve in 2000 and several other bomb blasts at a number of churches in 2001 were terrifying acts of terror for us.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
JP/7/LETS97
JP/7/LETS97 Restless Bali All this started on Dec. 11, 2002, when returning to Jakarta after celebrating Idul Fitri with my family in Malang, East Java, I visited Bali for a couple of days and decided to take a railway trip by executive class Mutiara Timur to see East Java's scenery. Arriving at the Gilimanuk port, a team of mobile brigade policemen checked the identity of every passenger of the bus owned by Perumka (state-owned railway company).
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Scholar warns of `turbulence' in Indonesia-America ties
Scholar warns of `turbulence' in Indonesia-America ties Berni K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Though relations between Indonesia and the United States seem to be improving, noted American scholar John J. Bresnan said the two countries had difficulty understanding each other and warned of rough times ahead, even without a war in the Middle East. Bresnan said that while Indonesia's difficulties in understanding the U.S.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
From Media Indonesia
From Media Indonesia In connection with the government's sale of a share in PT Indosat, which is a strategic asset of the state, to a foreign country, in this case represented by Singapore Technologies Telemedia, we, the Indonesian Telecommunications Watch (ITW), would like to express our firm stance as follows: * We asked the government, in this case the state minister of state enterprises, to cancel the sale of the share of Indosat to Singapore, because such a sale runs counter to the...
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Awareness of Maluku people is amazing: Sultan
Awareness of Maluku people is amazing: Sultan Yogyakarta monarch and governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X was in Ambon on Saturday at the request of 110 traditional leaders, or raja (kings), to close their three-day gathering and to accept his appointment as an honorary king, or Upulatu. The Sultan talked to The Jakarta Post's Ati Nurbaiti before addressing the gathering.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
U.S. food and drug officials to inspect RI cocoa
U.S. food and drug officials to inspect RI cocoa The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will send its officials to Indonesia in March to inspect the quality of Indonesian cocoa beans and discuss the possibility for Indonesia to increase its cocoa exports to the country, according to a senior governmental official.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Investment outlook gloomy
Investment outlook gloomy The plunge in foreign and domestic investment approvals last year, as reported by the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) last week, served only to confirm the market perception that Indonesia is now among the least attractive places to do business.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Islets not to fall into private hands
Islets not to fall into private hands JAKARTA: The government official has called on regional administrations to no longer allow private individuals to own islands, however small they may be. Alex Retraubun, the director of small islands' development at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, said on Sunday that the ownership of small islands by individuals had only inflicted losses on the general public and the state.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
Where is the ball?
Where is the ball? People's reaction to the utility price rises will likely continue and even escalate. Eight days after the government announced increases in fuel prices and electricity and telephone rates, businesspeople and workers have demonstrated on the streets of the capital and other cities in the country.
Mon, 13 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB
The search for leaders
The search for leaders Frank Feulner, State -- Civil Society Adviser, United Nations Support Facility for Indonesian Recovery (UNSFIR), Jakarta, frank.feulner@un.or.id 2003 has started amidst many uncertainties. The gloomy prospect of unemployment and poverty, of insecurity and war is frightening us. It is no surprise that we long to hear the promising and confident words and visions of national and religious leaders.