Archive: 24 December 2004
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Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Hospitals asked to put service first
Hospitals asked to put service firstBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city administration's plan to turn its three hospitals into city corporations has worried residents, who fear that medical care could become more expensive as a consequence.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
One haj pilgrim dies aboard a Saudi plane
One haj pilgrim dies aboard a Saudi planeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAn Indonesian haj pilgrim has died aboard a Saudi Airlines flight heading for Medina in Saudi Arabia due to a suspected heart attack.Meanwhile, an official with the Ministry of Religious Affairs said an Indonesian haj pilgrim has...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Drivers protest ban on travel vans
Drivers protest ban on travel vans PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Some 250 travel drivers from various cities of South Sumatra province visited Palembang Municipal Council on Thursday, to demand that city councillors revoke a bylaw that prevents minivans for hire or travel vans from entering the city.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Women legislators urged to unite
Women legislators urged to uniteKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGiven their minority status, women legislators have no other option than to join forces, regardless of their political allegiances, if they are to fight for women's interests.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Bakrie Sumatera's Rubber Harvest May Rise 23% in 2005
Bakrie Sumatera's Rubber Harvest May Rise 23% in 2005 Bloomberg Jakarta PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations, Indonesia's third-biggest publicly traded agriculture company, may harvest about 23 percent more rubber next year, President Ambono Januarianto said in Jakarta.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
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JP/ /Here come the 'teen lit' writersIgnatius Haryanto Contributor/JakartaPay a visit to local bookstores in big cities around the country and you will surprised at the phenomenon of books that fit into the "chick lit" (young women's literature) and "teen lit" categories.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
JP/16/ITAUTO
JP/16/ITAUTOToday's cars are smarter, but drivers must still use their headsZatni Arbi Contributor/JakartaWe were traveling in the center lane of the Jakarta-Merak toll road. Suddenly, the white BMW 3-Series in front of us veered sharply to the left and slammed into the metal guard rail.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Police questioned over certificate
Police questioned over certificate JAKARTA: The police began a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for three officers from the Transnational Crime division who failed to resolve a diploma forgery case involving Bangkalan regent Fuad Aminoma in 2002.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The nail trap
The nail trapFrom Kompas We were riding on our motorcycle on Jl. Daan Mogot, West Jakarta late on Nov. 13 when our rear tire got a puncture near Pesing area. Some ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers in the area said that tire repair workshop owners spread various kinds of nails over the road to boost...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Civil disobedience against graft
Civil disobedience against graftFrom Koran TempoIt is not so hard to eliminate corruption if every member of society is committed to the cause, such as when we are asked for money for identity cards (KTP) and driver's licenses (SIM).
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Lampung journalists get special government funds
Lampung journalists get special government fundsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungThe provision of a special government fund for the media has been commonplace in Lampung province for years, raising concern over the impartiality of news coverage here.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Cimanggis blast trial delayed
Cimanggis blast trial delayed JAKARTA: The Cibinong District Court delayed on Thursday the trial of OR, a 32-year-old defendant in the Cimanggis explosion, because the prosecutors failed to complete the indictment.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, December 24, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, December 24, 2004Exhibitions* The Hungry Box: the endless interiors of MVRDV, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., until Jan. 7.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The jacket story
The jacket story It may sound frightening but it's true. It happened to my daughter last year when she was in her last year of junior high school. She attended a reputable private school, located in South Jakarta, in front of the statue in Pancoran.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Nine arrested for illegal logging
Nine arrested for illegal logging JAKARTA: Police have arrested nine businessmen and confiscated trucks, boats, heavy machinery and 107,337 cubic meters of timber worth Rp 600 billion (US$66 million) in a series of raids on illegal logging operators over the past month.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Student found dead from drug overdose
Student found dead from drug overdose BEKASI: A senior high school student, identified as Hardani Nugroho, 18, was found dead from a suspected drug overdose by several residents of Pondok Benda village, Jatirasa, Bekasi on Thursday.The residents immediately reported to Jatiasih Police.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Merpati may become budget airline: Govt
Merpati may become budget airline: GovtUrip Hudiono and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is mulling to transform ailing state carrier PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines into a budget airline to make it more competitive with other local and international airlines and to avoid...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Reporting car theft
Reporting car theft On reading the article in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 14 titled Police say no charge to report stolen car; public beg to differ and the letter from M. Hussien Police covering up car theft bribery dated Dec.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Political parties ignore campaign fund regulation
Political parties ignore campaign fund regulationM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost political parties contesting the legislative elections have turned a blind eye to the Election Law requiring them to be financially accountable and have gotten away with failing to submit reports on...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Shilla aims to improve mark in World Cup
Shilla aims to improve mark in World CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's markswoman Yosehpin Shilla Prasasti is set take part in the World Cups series in Changwon, South Korea, in April 2005 hoping that she will be able to break her personal mark.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
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Lonesome in Bethlehem, living dangerously here Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post Jakarta2. Benny -- Misunderstanding of the substance 2 x 30 Religious tolerance and the need for understanding Benny Susetyo Jakarta
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
KPK seeks regional antigraft courts
KPK seeks regional antigraft courtsJAKARTA: The powerful Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to go ahead and to set up antigraft courts in the regions.In a report, the commission said the courts needed to be set up at the provincial level to hear...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Improving the dreadful
Improving the dreadful state of transportationFrom Warta KotaWith the frequent reports of fatal road accidents, in which vehicles drive into oncoming traffic, causing head-on collisions, I would like to suggest that median strips be built to prevent further mishaps.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Chinese university to have Bahasa class
Chinese university to have Bahasa class BANDUNG, West Java: Bandung's Padjajaran University is providing the Shanghai International Studies University in China with Indonesian language classes.During the signing of an agreement on Thursday Padjajaran University dean of languages Padjajaran Fatimah...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
From ASEAN+3 to Asia-Europe
From ASEAN+3 to Asia-EuropeBunn Nagara The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia From regionalization, a process in which countries within a region cooperate and integrate over a range of issues, comes inter-regionalism.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Santa among super-heroes in malls
Santa among super-heroes in mallsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, JakartaChristmas is almost here, and adults and children alike are expecting wonderful things to happen during the holiday season.But young visitors at Mal Taman Anggrek in West Jakarta on Thursday almost certainly did not expect...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
8,000 illegal guns in N. Sumatra used for violent crimes, police say
8,000 illegal guns in N. Sumatra used for violent crimes, police sayApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAbout 8,000 illegal firearms are circulating in North Sumatra, many of which are being used for violent crimes, provincial police chief Insp. Gen. Iwan Pandjiwinata said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Cyber-graffiti costs six months in slammer
Cyber-graffiti costs six months in slammerThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's first defendant in a cyber crime, Dani Firmansyah, 25, was sentenced on Thursday to six months and 21 days imprisonment after he was found guilty of defacing the General Elections Commission (KPU) website in April.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
TNI ready to protect Susilo in Papua
TNI ready to protect Susilo in Papua BIAK, Papua: The Indonesian Military (TNI) had readied some 1,600 personnel in Biak Numfor and Nabire regencies to provide security for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his entourage, who are set to visit the area on Friday and Saturday.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
What's wrong with development planners?
What's wrong with development planners?Budhi Santoso Jakarta The Indonesian economic crisis of 1998 provoked a number of practitioners and critics to review national development planning systems that had been implemented for 30 years during the New Order era.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
20 men rounded up over tower theft
20 men rounded up over tower theft BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: A top police officer here said on Thursday that his men had nabbed members of a syndicate behind the theft of eight electricity towers two weeks ago that caused a blackout in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan provinces.Brig.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Cracked pipe a danger to passersby
Cracked pipe a danger to passersbyFour steel pillars reinforce the sides of an overhead road viaduct (see picture above) built during the Dutch colonial period on Jl. Raya Kedunghalang in Bogor.Yayan Kusyana, an official from the Ciliwung-Cisadane regional water resource management office, said on...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Religion, ethnics not the issue but seniority, money
Religion, ethnics not the issue but seniority, money President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said pluralism was a blessing for Indonesia and not a threat to national unity. However, this sentiment is apparently not shared or understood by all Indonesians.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Susilo gives Christmas 'gifts' to Papua, Munir's family
Susilo gives Christmas 'gifts' to Papua, Munir's familyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAhead of Christmas and New Year's Eve, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has given two precious gifts to Papuans and the family of the late rights campaigner, Munir.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Russia hails RI for holding Asian-African Summit in 2005
Russia hails RI for holding Asian-African Summit in 2005Veeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post/JakartaRussia has wholeheartedly welcomed Indonesia's efforts to revive the Bandung spirit and hold a commemorative summit of the Asian- African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung next year, the Russian...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Expats to be forced to join Jamsostek
Expats to be forced to join JamsostekThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAll expatriates in the country not covered by social security schemes will soon be required to join programs provided by state insurance company PT Jamsostek, the labor minister says.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Persebaya crowned RI league champions
Persebaya crowned RI league championsID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Persebaya claimed the Indonesian premier soccer league trophy after defeating Persija 2-1 in the league's closing match at the Tambaksari stadium here on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Scientists discover monster cockroaches
Scientists discover monster cockroachesAgence France Presse/JakartaMonster cockroaches and dwarf crabs are among a rich and exotic menagerie of new species discovered by a team of international scientists exploring caves deep inside Indonesia's teeming jungles.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The European Union is considering lifting its arms embargo
The European Union is considering lifting its arms embargo against China, which has been in place since the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989, next year. We are very concerned about this. It would mean even more of a headache for Japan, as it would present a serious security problem for the nation.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
'I will stay home on Christmas Day'
'I will stay home on Christmas Day'Over the past four years, Christmas celebrations have been haunted by terror threats following several bombs in major cities in 2000. Jakarta Police have deployed around 15,000 officers to safeguard the capital for Christmas.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The exhausting legal journey
The exhausting legal journeyFrom Media Indonesia Law enforcement in Indonesia is like a long and exhausting journey with no certainty in sight. Law becomes a commodity most demanded by wealthy and powerful buyers, while its enforcers can be so directed that justice is exchanged for money and...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Bigger steps towards Asian integration
Bigger steps towards Asian integrationEric Teo Chu Cheow China Daily Asia News Network BeijingThe recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit held in Vientiane, Laos on November 28-30, could have broken new ground in Asian integration and community-building.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
JP/13/INTRO
JP/13/INTROYear-end Special Edition The year 2004 produced a mixed picture on the arts and entertainment scene. Much happened in the world of the performing arts but the largest, most eagerly awaited events did not necessarily provide the most rewarding experiences.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Genting ups stake in London Clubs
Genting ups stake in London ClubsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia's leisure and sole casino operator Genting Berhad has raised its stake in British gaming company London Clubs International PLC to generate more revenue from its overseas operations.Genting bought 6.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Art'Suku, a show of true artists
Art'Suku, a show of true artistsNow that the curtain has been lowered to mark the end of the show, what is left is just the images of beautifully choreographed traditional dances, rarely heard musical arrangements and their accompanying lyrics in languages that are strange to a Jakarta audience.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Fears of bomb attacks haunt Christmas celebrations
Fears of bomb attacks haunt Christmas celebrationsThe Jakarta Post, Palu/Medan/SemarangOmpu Monang, a Christian from Medan, has decided not to attend his church's Christmas Eve service this year on safety concern.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Religious tolerance and the need for understanding
Religious tolerance and the need for understandingBenny Susetyo, Jakarta Indonesia has been independent for 59 years but the religious life of the country has been going for a much longer period. Despite some ups and downs, the nation's religious coexistence has been generally stable.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Senator enraged over NGOs' poor work
Senator enraged over NGOs' poor work AMBON, Maluku: A Dutch senator expressed concern on Thursday that the work of international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Ambon was below standard, despite the millions of Euro being poured in by the Dutch government.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
U.S. supports both national, UN inquiries on Timor bloodshed
U.S. supports both national, UN inquiries on Timor bloodshed Agencies WashingtonThe United States on Wednesday welcomed creation of a joint Indonesia-East Timor commission on the 1999 bloodshed in the former Portuguese colony, but made clear the necessity of a separate UN inquiry as well. U.S.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Stop illegal fees
Stop illegal fees From Warta Kota The government's attempt to stamp out graft must be made at all levels of the government. While major corruption cases are handled by the police, the prosecutor's office, the Corruption Eradication Commission and other agencies, small-scale corruption, which has a...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Ichsan Malik fights for peace
Ichsan Malik fights for peaceA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAmbon city was like a ghost town a year after major sectarian violence erupted in 1999.Markets and streets were deserted, ruined buildings could be seen down nearly every street and the sound of weapons and bombs could be heard...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The exhausting legal journey
The exhausting legal journeyFrom Media Indonesia Law enforcement in Indonesia is like a long and exhausting journey with no certainty in sight. Law becomes a commodity most demanded by wealthy and powerful buyers, while its enforcers can be so directed that justice is exchanged for money and...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Irregularities abound in draft city budget: NGOs
Irregularities abound in draft city budget: NGOsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists slammed the Rp 13.839 trillion (US$1.483 billion) draft city budget on Thursday, saying would be a gold mine for dodgy deals because it had not been allocated transparently.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
No paper
No paperThe Jakarta Post will not be published on Christmas Day, Saturday Dec. 25. The Post will reappear on Sunday. -- Publisher
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
U.S. backs UN probe into Timor bloodshed
U.S. backs UN probe into Timor bloodshedAgencies, WashingtonThe United States on Wednesday welcomed creation of a joint Indonesia-East Timor commission on the 1999 bloodshed in the former Portuguese colony, but made clear the necessity of a separate UN inquiry as well.U.S.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Shilla aims to improve mark in World Cup
Shilla aims to improve mark in World CupMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's markswoman Yosehpin Shilla Prasasti is set take part in the World Cup series in Changwon, South Korea, in April 2005, hoping that she will be able to break her personal mark.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The anti-corruption
The anti-corruption campaign and the UNCAC A number of politicians from the House of Representatives (DPR) have commented positively on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's declaration on Dec. 9 to crack down on corruption.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
AGO slaps travel ban on APHI suspects
AGO slaps travel ban on APHI suspectsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office slapped a travel ban on Thursday on four suspects in the alleged misuse of Rp 268 billion (US$29.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Govt should give up control in electricity
Govt should give up control in electricityThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the era of free competition, it is not necessary for the government to have a controlling stake in "important commodities" to protect the public interest, as it still has political and legal power to prevent market forces from...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Police named for Munir's case
Police named for Munir's case JAKARTA: Police named Brig. Gen. Marsudi Hanafi on Thursday as their representative in the investigative team to assist police investigations into Munir's death.Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Corruption and democracy
Corruption and democracyFrom Koran Tempo President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Dec. 9 Anticorruption Day for the purpose of waging a war against corruption. On several occasions he even said he would direct the corruption eradication movement himself.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
TNI to embark on hearts, minds mission
TNI to embark on hearts, minds missionTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaClaiming that security threats will remain high in 2005, the Indonesian Military (TNI) is planning to send personnel to conflict-prone areas to engage in what it calls a "non-physical civic missions" (hearts and minds...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Lonesome in Bethlehem, living dangerously here
Lonesome in Bethlehem, living dangerously hereKornelius Purba, Jakarta A Bethlehem resident recently asked his Jakartan friends to pray for peace in his city, while his friends here worried whether it would be safe to go to church to celebrate Christmas.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Tangerang to spend 49 percent of 2005 budget on education
Tangerang to spend 49 percent of 2005 budget on educationMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang municipal administration has proposed allocating Rp 379 billion (US$40.75 million), or 49 percent of its Rp 769 billion 2005 budget, for the education sector.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
JP/5/PONIRA
JP/5/PONIRAGrandma Ponirah, 'becak' driver for 15 yearsPonirah, 55, a mother of six children and grandmother to two, is no ordinary woman. The woman from Jeblog village, Kasihan district, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, sports a crew cut and is of solid build, the muscles of her biceps and forearms...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Schools close in province hit by Muslim insurgency
Schools close in province hit by Muslim insurgencyAgencies, BangkokMore than 300 schools in a southern Thailand province hit by a Muslim insurgency closed their doors on Thursday, with fearful teachers saying they won't return until the government can provide adequate protection, an education...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
RP economy grew above target
RP economy grew above target MANILA: The Philippine economy likely grew 6.1 percent in 2004, higher than the government's target of between 4.9 and 5.8 percent, Economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri said on Thursday.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Eddy Utama promotes Indonesian traditional arts
Eddy Utama promotes Indonesian traditional artsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaEddy Utama's professions -- photographer, filmmaker, journalist and writer -- focus on traditional arts, especially in West Sumatra."I learn about people through their traditional arts.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
House's internal
House's internal conflict harmfulFrom KompasThe protracted conflict in the House of Representatives between the Nationhood Coalition and the People's Coalition has remained unresolved. This problem is doing considerable harm to public interests because the House has been rendered unproductive, with...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Bankers get five years, fined Rp 5b for tax fraud
Bankers get five years, fined Rp 5b for tax fraudAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarA district court in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Thursday sentenced two bankers to five years jail and fined each of them Rp 5 billion (US$537,000) for tax fraud.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
President's official car park?
President's official car park?From KompasOn Nov. 15, I parked my car outside of Klub Bimasena (health/sports center) in South Jakarta, near the gate of the club, which shares the same complex with Hotel Dharmawangsa.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Managing waste properly
Managing waste properlyFrom Koran TempoI have been wondering if the government can draw up a regulation on the proper management of waste, which regulates the separation of organic from inorganic garbage and recycling.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Corruption and democracy
Corruption and democracyFrom Koran Tempo President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Dec. 9 Anticorruption Day for the purpose of waging a war against corruption. On several occasions he even said he would direct the corruption eradication movement himself.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Lawyers agree to form association
Lawyers agree to form associationMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPeople may well hope for better conduct from the country's lawyers -- who are often accused of being part of notorious "judicial mafias" -- with Indonesia's eight lawyer associations deciding to merge into a single...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
CapitaLand buys Chinese malls
CapitaLand buys Chinese mallsSINGAPORE: CapitaLand Ltd, Southeast Asia's largest property firm, said on Thursday it is investing S$196 million (US$120 million) in a portfolio of Chinese shopping malls.The Singapore company will control a 51 percent stake in six firms that will develop and own a...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Bring back the plurality of our cultures
Bring back the plurality of our cultures Atmakusumah Jakarta How many times in a week, or even in a day, is it that I stumble in a conversation in my own national language, Bahasa Indonesia. I realize at such moments that I am unable to finish my sentence because I could only find the proper words...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Bakrie Sumatera's 2005 rubber harvest may rise
Bakrie Sumatera's 2005 rubber harvest may riseBloomberg, Jakarta PT Bakrie Sumatera Plantations, Indonesia's third-biggest publicly traded agriculture company, may harvest about 23 percent more rubber next year, President Ambono Januarianto said in Jakarta.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
*Political parties ignore campaign fund regulation Page 2
*Political parties ignore campaign fund regulation Page 2 *TNI to embark on hearts, minds mission Page 4 *Bankers get five years, fined Rp 5b for tax fraud Page 5 *Lonesome and dangerous in Bethlehem Page 6 *Religion, ethnic groups not the issue in schools Page 8 *NBA fights decision to trim O'Neal...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
13 guards quizzed over inmate escape
13 guards quizzed over inmate escape CIREBON, West Java: Cirebon Police personnel questioned 13 prison guards following the escape of three big-time criminals from the prison at dawn on Wednesday. The guards are being questioned as witnesses, said chief of Cirebon Police detectives Adj. Comr.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Bank loans to SMEs to grow by 22% next year
Bank loans to SMEs to grow by 22% next yearUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It might be easy for many of us these days to get bank credit for consumer goods like motorcycles and home appliances, but it is not the case for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
President's official car park?
President's official car park?From KompasOn Nov. 15, I parked my car outside of Klub Bimasena (health/sports center) in South Jakarta, near the gate of the club, which shares the same complex with Hotel Dharmawangsa.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
2. Cina27 -- Bigger steps towards Asian integration 1 x 48 Bigger steps toward accelerating Asian integration Eric Teo Chu Cheow China Daily Asia News Network Beijing 3. Star27 -- From Asean+3 to Asia-Europe 1 x 30 From Asean+3 to Asia-Europe Bunn Nagara The Star Asia News Network Selangor,...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Astra bets on Permata to boost auto sales
Astra bets on Permata to boost auto salesJakarta, BloombergPT Astra International, Indonesia's biggest automobile distributor, says it's counting on a return to banking after a five-year hiatus to help sell more cars and motorcycles in the nation of 235 million people.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
1. CRASH: 2 X 18
1. CRASH: 2 X 18 TNI helicopter crashes in Wonosobo, 14 killed 2. ISURANCE: 4 X 12 Expats to be forced to join Jamsostek 3. TIMOR: 4 X 11 U.S. supports UN inquiries on Timor bloodshed 4. CHRISTMAS: 1 X 54 Fears of bomb attacks haunt Christmas celebrations
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Jambi official detained in graft case
Jambi official detained in graft caseThe Jakarta Post, Jambi, Padang/SamarindaProsecutors in Jambi province said on Thursday they were detaining a senior government official for alleged graft that cost the state more than Rp 300 million (US$33,333) in losses.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
The jacket story
The jacket story It may sound frightening but it's true. It happened to my daughter last year when she was in her last year of junior high school. She attended a reputable private school, located in South Jakarta, in front of the statue in Pancoran.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
Russia backs next year's Asia-Africa Summit
Russia backs next year's Asia-Africa SummitVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRussia has wholeheartedly welcomed Indonesia's efforts to revive the Bandung spirit and hold a commemorative summit of the Asian- African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung next year, the Russian Ambassador to...
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
1. IFES (45) - 48 pts 4cols 2lines (2x26)
1. IFES (45) - 48 pts 4cols 2lines (2x26) Political parties ignore campaign fund regulation2. Graft (36) - 36 pts 4cols 1line (1x28) AGO slaps travel ban on APHI suspects 3. MRP (40) - 36 pts 3cols 2lines (2x21) Susilo gives 'gifts' to Papua and Munir's family4.
Fri, 24 Dec 2004
TNI chopper down in Dieng, 14 dead
TNI chopper down in Dieng, 14 deadAgus Maryono and Nethy Darma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Wonosobo/JayapuraA military helicopter crashed and burst into flames in mountains near Wonosobo regency in Central Java on Thursday, killing all 14 Air Force officers on board.