Archive: 13 October 2004
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Wed, 13 Oct 2004
World Food Day-rice-AFIC
World Food Day-rice-AFICJP/18/RICE World Food Day on Oct. 16 celebrates rice The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has declared 2004 the International Year of Rice, with the slogan "Rice is Life".
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
'It's nice to have someone around'
'It's nice to have someone around' The number of suicide cases in urban metropolises is increasing, as city residents are more vulnerable compared to those in remote areas. Urban people are exposed to a variety of socio-political factors that contribute to higher stress levels, psychiatrists say.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Incest cases rarely reported
Incest cases rarely reportedJon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi A family planning activist in Jambi said on Tuesday that incest remained a problem in the province, with five to 10 new cases uncovered each year.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
JP/1/bali
JP/1/baliEmotional ceremony marks Bali bombing anniversaryThe Jakarta Post/KutaUnder a scorching sun and blue skies, survivors, relatives of 202 dead victims and hundreds of other people marked the second anniversary on Tuesday of the bombings that shook the resort island of Bali two years ago.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Police arrest man over RI Embassy bombing
Police arrest man over RI Embassy bombingAssociated Press, Paris Police investigating a bomb attack at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris have arrested a man at an Internet cafe from where an e- mail was sent claiming responsibility, judicial officials said.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
House undecided over TNI rotation
House undecided over TNI rotationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite agreeing that there should be an equal chance for Army, Air Force and Navy officers to hold the post of Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, the House of Representatives factions disagreed that such a rotation should...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Locals surrender weapons to TNI
Locals surrender weapons to TNI AMBON, Maluku: Residents of Togawa subdistrict, North Maluku regency, handed over on Tuesday rifles and ammunition to the Indonesian Military (TNI).Seven rifles, including a U.S.-made M-16, and 220 rounds of ammunition were turned over to the soldiers.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Govt delays new ruling on minimum wage
Govt delays new ruling on minimum wageRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outgoing Minister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nuwa Wea has issued a circular delaying the implementation of the use of a more humane criteria than basic physical needs in determining regional minimum wages...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Fiscal balance is still not balancing
Fiscal balance is still not balancingOwen Podger, Jakarta The Jakarta Post recognized the significance of the new law on fiscal balance in an editorial on Monday Oct. 4, 2004, by stating:"The most important elements of the new legislation lie in its elaborate, clear-cut provisions on budget...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Cement prices soar in provinces
Cement prices soar in provincesOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung The cement shortage in Lampung and Banten provinces, triggered by mechanical problems at the PT Semen Baturaja cement factory in South Sumatra, has propelled the price of the commodity upward.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue loss
Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue lossThe Jakarta Post/Jakarta The tax office has blamed conflicting provisions in a number of regulations that restrict access to information on taxpayers for causing a loss of state revenue from taxes.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Heroin and our shipping ports
Heroin and our shipping ports Indonesia is not a heroin-producing country; Indonesia imports heroin from other countries.Soekarno-Hatta International Airport remains the nation's number one hotspot for uncovering individuals smuggling putaw (low-grade heroin) into our country.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Notorious gang leader killed in hotel
Notorious gang leader killed in hotelThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Notorious gang leader Basri Sangaji, 35, was found dead early on Tuesday in a hotel room, with a gunshot wound in the stomach and several gashes on his chest and neck, Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Hahn to build on her TV experience
Hahn to build on her TV experienceJim Read, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Before considering her reply, Talk Asia host Lorraine Hahn leaned back in a sofa at Scusa restaurant and bar, Hotel InterContinental MidPlaza, Central Jakarta, when asked what were her strongest impressions of Indonesia.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Over 300 families lose homes in forced evictions
Over 300 families lose homes in forced evictionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just a few days before Ramadhan begins, hundreds of families living in Pinang Ranti subdistrict, East Jakarta and Srengseng Sawah in South Jakarta, were forced to leave their homes in separate evictions on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
French police investigating embassy bombing take man into custody
French police investigating embassy bombing take man into custody Pierre-Antoine Souchard Associated Press/ParisPolice investigating a bomb attack at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris have arrested a man at an Internet cafe from where an e- mail was sent claiming responsibility, judicial officials...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Councillors jailed for drug use
Councillors jailed for drug use TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court sentenced on Monday two former Tangerang regency councillors, to prison for the possession and use of ecstasy.Muhdiar and Toha Mujitaba, from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), were sentenced to six months and...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Korpri must continue to exist
Korpri must continue to existFrom Suara Karya There have recently been rumors that the Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) will be disbanded when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono becomes president.These rumors are groundless because whoever is president, Korpri must continue to exist.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Airstrip on islet to be rebuilt
Airstrip on islet to be rebuiltThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In trying to boost tourism in Kepulauan Seribu regency, the City Council has proposed the reconstruction of a 1,500-meter long airstrip on Panjang islet -- one of the islets in the northern part of the city.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
DPD seeks equality with the House
DPD seeks equality with the HouseKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The successful election of leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly has inspired the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) to propose amendments to the Constitution that would encourage equality between the council and...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzed
Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzedSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Police here on Tuesday questioned Panca Budi Yani Akhiriyah, 36, the second wife of terror suspect Agung Abdul Hamid, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 bombing of a McDonald's outlet in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
RI urged to decide on Batam status
RI urged to decide on Batam statusZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Singapore The incoming government should quickly decide on the free trade zone (FTZ) status of the industrial island of Batam, otherwise existing and potential investors would turn away to competing investment areas in China and...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Checking debt favors
Checking debt favors Minister of Finance Boediono's decision to grant small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) debtors a discount of up to 50 percent on the principals of their bad loans, and total amnesty on interests and surcharges is an example of a good policy move that has unnecessarily raised...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Sept. 30 tragedy
Sept. 30 tragedyFrom Suara Karya On Sept. 30 the local military district office and I were the few that still hoisted the national flag at half-mast in conjunction with the commemoration of Sept. 30 tragedy (the abortive communist coup attempt).
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
HIV/AIDS: A developing crisis in Indonesia
HIV/AIDS: A developing crisis in IndonesiaMeiwita Budiharsana, Ford Foundation David & Joyce Djaelani Gordon, YaKita HIV/AIDS is growing at an alarming rate in Indonesia. One of the main ways in which it is spread is through the sharing of infected syringes by injecting drug users (IDUs).
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
World Food Day-rice-AFIC
World Food Day-rice-AFICJP/18/RICE World Food Day on Oct. 16 celebrates rice The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has declared 2004 the International Year of Rice, with the slogan "Rice is Life".
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Thai cruiser seized for illegal entry
Thai cruiser seized for illegal entry JAKARTA: The Navy seized a Thai-flag cruiser over the weekend for entering the country's territory illegally on the Anabas islands in Sumatra.The MV Pantip cruiser is being held at the Tanjung Pinang Navy port, while its 38 crew and passengers are being...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Regions to embark on direct polls
Regions to embark on direct polls PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: A senior government official said on Tuesday at least 70 regencies and municipalities, and two provinces nationwide would hold direct elections next year.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Indonesia at a critical moment
Indonesia at a critical momentPatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta It will be interesting to see how Indonesia's new president and his cabinet address the issues that were contentious during the campaign and that continue to plague the country now that the mandate is confirmed.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
1 x 40
1 x 40 Antigraft activist's home bombed again JP/5/INCEST1 x 27 Incest cases rarely reported JP/5/CEMENT1 x 32 Cement prices soar in provinces JP/5/GRAFT2 x 21 Trial for Kendari councillors underway JP/5/agung2 x 21 Wife of McDonald's bomb suspect quizzed
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Spikers looking to strike it big
Spikers looking to strike it bigEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Being less than 185 centimeters tall, they may fall short of being the ideal volleyball players, but Lien Chien-chih of Chinese Taipei and Yasuyuki Ueno of Japan hope that their strong showing in the just-concluded U-185...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
JP/18/HIVCRISIS
JP/18/HIVCRISIS HIV/AIDS: The developing crisisMeiwita Budiharsana, Ford Foundation David & Joyce Djaelani Gordon, YaKita HIV/AIDS is growing at an alarming rate in Indonesia. One of the main ways in which it is spread is through the sharing of infected syringes by injecting drug users (IDUs).
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Children strangers to green Jakarta
Children strangers to green Jakarta "Let us be your friends whose foliage shall provide you with shade and fresh air. Plant us along your boulevards, your town squares, your desolate hills and fields -- and not instead, fell us with your chainsaws.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
People-U.S.-Bower
People-U.S.-BowerJP/20/BOWERBower: Building trust between the U.S. and RIYenni Djahidin Contributor/Washington Brilliant fall sunlight shone through the white blinds into a small office in one of the most prestigious addresses in Washington, DC. The wall was still bare.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
People-U.S.-Bower
People-U.S.-BowerJP/20/BOWERBower: Building trust between the U.S. and RIYenni Djahidin Contributor/Washington Brilliant fall sunlight shone through the white blinds into a small office in one of the most prestigious addresses in Washington, DC. The wall was still bare.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Bower: Building trust between the U.S. and RI
Bower: Building trust between the U.S. and RIYenni Djahidin, Contributor, Washington Brilliant fall sunlight shone through the white blinds into a small office in one of the most prestigious addresses in Washington, DC.The wall was still bare.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Moody's may raise Sampoerna's rating
Moody's may raise Sampoerna's rating SINGAPORE: PT H.M. Sampoerna, Indonesia's second largest publicly traded cigarette maker, may have its foreign currency debt rating raised from B2, Moody's Investors Service said.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
SBY and the opportunity
SBY and the opportunity If ever a country has moved positively in the right direction in such a short period of time, then take your hats off and say well done Indonesia. We only need to look back six short years at a country that was facing not only financial ruin, but also the possibility of...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
1. CONFLICT : 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 24
1. CONFLICT : 48 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 24 Survey sheds light on violence 2. MEGA: 36 pt, 2 cols, 3 x 14 Mega may not meet Susilo before inauguration 3. TNI: 32 pt, 2 cols, 2 x 16 House undecided over TNI rotation 4. SUSUL: 28 pt, 3 cols, 1 X 27 Waist measurement key to diabetes 5.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Children face tight competition for space
Children face tight competition for spaceLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One afternoon, a bunch of children were kicking around a ball in an empty field when suddenly a woman -- clad in training pants and clutching a cassette of dance music -- arrived.The young football players fled.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Police extend detention of Newmont employees
Police extend detention of Newmont employeesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police investigators have extended the detention of mining firm PT Newmont Minahasa Raya's executives for another 40 days despite recent test results that have confirmed normal levels of toxic materials near its...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Officers killed in Aceh crash
Officers killed in Aceh crashNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Eight Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed on Tuesday after their helicopter crashed in a mountainous area between Central Aceh and Biereun regencies.A TNI spokesman in Aceh, Lt. Col.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Regions need guidelines for DAU funds
Regions need guidelines for DAU fundsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Administrations in the provinces and regencies need to be equipped with guidelines to follow so they know how to use the central government's General Allocation Funds (DAU) in an effective manner, according to an expert.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Mega may not meet Susilo before inauguration
Mega may not meet Susilo before inaugurationFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Outgoing President Megawati Soekarnoputri hinted on Tuesday that she may not meet Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Jusuf Kalla before their inauguration on Oct.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Drug offenses, offenders and police involvement
Drug offenses, offenders and police involvementDavid and Joyce Djaelani Gordon, Contributors, Ciawi, West Java Are the police part of the solution or part of the problem, or both?Since the late 1980s, problems involving illicit drugs have increased throughout the entire population and across the...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
KPK told to submit cases to Anticorruption Court
KPK told to submit cases to Anticorruption CourtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Supreme Court reminded the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday to submit high-profile cases to the anticorruption court, which is now operational.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Govt must fight human trafficking
Govt must fight human traffickingRidwan Max Sijabat, Jakarta Casingkem binti Aspin and Istiqomah binti Misnad are two of many Indonesian migrant workers who have been victims of human trafficking that involved corrupt government officials, local and international syndicates.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Scholars to launch democracy training agency
Scholars to launch democracy training agencyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After two years of soul-searching, a Netherlands-based institute is set to launch a democracy facilitator agency led by leading academicians and professionals.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Profiles: Jakarta councillors
Profiles: Jakarta councillors Amid allegations of vote-buying during the election for the Jakarta Council speaker, councillors have pledged to work together to fight institutional corruption in the administration and to create a better, more humane city for residents.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Police arrest firecracker traders
Police arrest firecracker traders INDRAMAYU, West Java: Indramayu Police have arrested seven women for attempting to sell hundreds of millions of rupiah worth of firecrackers.Indramayu Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 12, 2004
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 12, 2004 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ___________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
BP signs natural gas deal with Sempra
BP signs natural gas deal with SempraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Anglo-American energy giant BP Plc has signed a sales and purchase agreement with U.S.-based Sempra Energy LNG Corp. to supply up to 3.7 million tons per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Mexico from the Tangguh field in the...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Court throws out Gus Dur's lawsuit
Court throws out Gus Dur's lawsuit JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court rejected on Tuesday former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid's complaint against the General Elections Commission (KPU) and ordered him to pay court fees totaling Rp 179,000 (US$19).
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Adding substance to ASEM dialogue
Adding substance to ASEM dialogue The Fifth Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Hanoi has been significant for having taken place at all, given the dispute over the admission of Myanmar.After all, the differences between the European Union and ASEAN over Yangon were wide enough for ministerial talks...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Sahid remains in detention
Sahid remains in detention BOGOR: The prosecutor's office extended on Tuesday the detention of deputy mayor M. Sahid for another 40 days, as the investigation was still continuing over his involvement in an alleged misuse of Rp 5.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Hometown fans to get limited glimpse of hero Yao in NBA debut
Hometown fans to get limited glimpse of hero Yao in NBA debutBenjamin Morgan, Agence France-Presse/Shanghai Hometown fans of Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will see their hero in action for no more than 28 minutes when the NBA's first ever tip-off in China takes place this week.The 2.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Korpri must continue to exist
Korpri must continue to existFrom Suara Karya There have recently been rumors that the Civil Servants Corps (Korpri) will be disbanded when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono becomes president.These rumors are groundless because whoever is president, Korpri must continue to exist.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Govt launches educational TV
Govt launches educational TV JAKARTA: The government launched on Tuesday its second educational television station, Televisi Edukasi (TVE), which aims at educating students through on-air programs.Minister of National Education Abdul Malik Fajar said the programs were expected to increase the...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
The new Cabinet
The new CabinetFrom Koran Tempo The Cabinet of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), as Indonesia's sixth president, is expected to learn from the experiences of previous Cabinets, both at home and abroad, so that ministers are judged only by their performance and achievements.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Tangerang needs more crosswalks
Tangerang needs more crosswalks TANGERANG: Pedestrian crosswalks and barriers along the median to prevent pedestrians from carelessly crossing Jl. Raya Serpong are desperately needed, residents say.Usman, a public minibus driver, said recently that he often had near misses with pedestrians crossing...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Expert gives evidence against KPU hacker
Expert gives evidence against KPU hackerUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An expert witness testified on Tuesday that accused hacker Dani Firmansyah violated stipulations in the Law on Telecommunications when he allegedly gained illegal access to the website of the General Elections...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
'Counterfeiters' nabbed in Yogya
'Counterfeiters' nabbed in Yogya YOGYAKARTA: Yogyakarta Police arrested three people for producing and trafficking in counterfeit money, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.The three suspects were identified as Walijo, 36, Heri Pranoto, 56, and Kuswandi, 52.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Antigraft activist's home bombed again
Antigraft activist's home bombed againHasrul, The Jakarta Post, Kendari An explosion police believe to be from a homemade bomb has damaged the house of outspoken anticorruption activist Hidayatullah early on Tuesday in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, the second attack on the activist's house in 15...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
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Saudi beats Indonesia 3-1 in Asian qualifier Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Jakarta Ten-man Indonesian battled gamely in the second half, but being a man down possibly prevented them from overcoming Saudi Arabia in their Group 8 match of the 2006 World Cup Asian qualifiers at the Bung Karno...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Children never see a green Jakarta
Children never see a green Jakarta "Let us be your friends whose foliage shall provide you with shade and fresh air. Plant us along your boulevards, your town squares, your desolate hills and fields -- and not instead, fell us with your chainsaws.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
1. Westwing (43) - 60pts 6 cols 1 line (1x24)
1. Westwing (43) - 60pts 6 cols 1 line (1x24) Susilo to go the U.S. way 2. Bali (42) - 40 pts 4 cols 1line (1x24)Moving ceremony marks Bali bombing anniversary 3. Heli (24) - 28 pts 1 col 3lines (3x10)8 soldiers killed in Aceh crash4.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Survey sheds light on violence
Survey sheds light on violenceM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the last 13 years, the country has seen an astonishing number of social conflicts involving different ethnic and economic groups in which scores of people were killed, a survey found.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Questioning privatization
Questioning privatizationFrom Koran TempoState Minister for State Enterprises (BUMN) Laksamana Sukardi has hoped that the new government will carry on the program for BUMN divestment and privatization to ensure state revenue as well as corporate transparency and efficiency (Tempo Interaktif, Oct.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Jakarta shares down on oil prices
Jakarta shares down on oil pricesAgencies, Jakarta Indonesian stocks fell for the first day in three on Tuesday on concern record-high oil prices will slow economic growth and corporate profits. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia led declines.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
TV station sued for scaring woman
TV station sued for scaring woman The South Jakarta District Court began hearing on Tuesday a lawsuit against television station TransTV filed by a woman over the shooting of a reality show that she claimed "had committed an unpleasant and felonious act against her".
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
JP/5/INCEST
JP/5/INCESTIncest haunts women in Jambi provinceJon Afrizal The Jakarta Post/JambiA family planning activist in Jambi said on Tuesday that incest remained a problem in the province, with five to 10 new cases uncovered each year.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Bali remembers October 12
Bali remembers October 12The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Under a scorching sun and blue skies, survivors, relatives of 202 dead victims and hundreds of other people marked the second anniversary on Tuesday of the bombings that shook the resort island of Bali two years ago.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Indomobil bond
Indomobil bond interest at 12.125% JAKARTA: PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, Indonesia's second-largest automotive distributor, said it would sell Rp 300 billion (US$33 million) of bonds this week with a coupon of as much as 12.125 percent.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
* Mega may not meet Susilo before his inauguration Page 2
* Mega may not meet Susilo before his inauguration Page 2 * Police extend detention of Newmont employees Page 4 * Antigraft activist's home bombed again Page 5 * Government must fight human trafficking Page 7 * Resort islands' airstrip to be rebuilt Page 8 * Safin battles into Kremlin second round...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Poland-RI to hold defense exhibition
Poland-RI to hold defense exhibitionIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Poland and Indonesia are planning to hold a joint exhibition of military equipment in Jakarta by the end of November, a senior Polish official said in Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Govt introduces bioethics commission
Govt introduces bioethics commission JAKARTA: The government introduced on Tuesday a National Bioethics Commission (KBN), which will oversee and provide recommendation on all scientific issues from the ethical point of view.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
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Govt must fight human trafficking Ridwan Max Sijabat Jakarta2. Global -- Whither Globalization? 1 X 45 Time to illuminate the debate on globalization James H. Mittelman Yale Center for the Study of Globalization/Helsinki 3.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue loss
Tax office blames conflicting regulations for revenue lossThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tax office has blamed conflicting provisions in a number of regulations that restrict access to information on taxpayers for causing a loss of state revenue from taxes.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
People must be disaster resilient: UN
People must be disaster resilient: UN INDONESIA: United Nations called on the world community not to repeat past mistakes in regard to disasters and make communities disaster resilient.The world body conveyed this message in a statement, which was made available to The Jakarta Post by the United...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Trial for Kendari councillors underway
Trial for Kendari councillors underwayHasrul and Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Kendari/Palu The graft trial of the former chief of Kendari municipality council, Haerudin Pondiu, began on Tuesday at the Kendari District Court on Tuesday.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Next govt must tackle economic woes: Survey
Next govt must tackle economic woes: SurveyM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The administration of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must make tackling the economic problems afflicting the country's most needy as its top priority if it wants to stay the course for the next five...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Susilo's great opportunity
Susilo's great opportunity Congratulations are in order to president-elect, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. On Oct. 4, he was finally confirmed as the overwhelming victor in Indonesia's first direct elections for the post.Incumbent President Megawati Soekarnoputri indirectly conceded defeat on Oct.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Neither fools, nor crooks
Neither fools, nor crooks Not so long ago, around the time of the year when governments are formed, many among our political elite would be inflicted with a temporary case of AIDS. No, not that dreadful disease ravaging the world's population, but a sudden case of vanity while awaiting the...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Coal & Allied Says New Capacity to Curb Spot Prices Next Year
Coal & Allied Says New Capacity to Curb Spot Prices Next Year Tan Hwee Ann BloombergCoal & Allied Industries Ltd., an Australian coal miner controlled by Rio Tinto Group, said Asian spot prices for the fuel used by power plants will decline in 2005 because of new capacity in Indonesia and Australia.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Indomobil bond interest at 12.125%
Indomobil bond interest at 12.125% JAKARTA: PT Indomobil Sukses Internasional, Indonesia's second-largest automotive distributor, said it would sell Rp 300 billion (US$33 million) of bonds this week with a coupon of as much as 12.125 percent.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Papua to hold autonomy talks
Papua to hold autonomy talks JAYAPURA, Papua: The Papua Police will host a meeting to evaluate the implementation of regional autonomy, which is entering its third year.The meeting, which will be held from Wednesday to Friday at the office of Papua Governor Jaap Salossa, will be attended by...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
[b]Please explain what ADB is - see final paragraph. Acronyms that
Please explain what ADB is - see final paragraph. Acronyms that are not well known should always be written in full, Cheers ChrisOwen Podger Jakarta The writer is a freelance consultant on governance reform, and co-author of ADB's Country Governance Assessment Report of the Republic of Indonesia...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
S. Arabia beats RI in Asian qualifier
S. Arabia beats RI in Asian qualifierMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ten-man Indonesian battled gamely in the second half, but being a man down possibly prevented them from overcoming Saudi Arabia in their Group 8 match of the 2006 World Cup Asian qualifiers at the Bung Karno stadium...
Wed, 13 Oct 2004
Susilo to go the 'West Wing' way
Susilo to go the 'West Wing' wayTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Apart from the ministers sitting in the Cabinet, the administration of president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will rely greatly on the work of his aides, who will run the presidential office.