Archive: 9 April 2004
29 articles found
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Beware of unreliable water filters
Beware of unreliable water filtersFrom RepublikaIn June 2003, I bought a water filter guaranteed for one year by PT Arya Buana Sejati, while the product itself carried the name of another company, PT Griya Sentra Mandiri/Sentrafil.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Fire safety standards
Fire safety standards It was with interest I read that the Jakarta Administration is to formulate an Indonesian National Standard on Fire Safety. These standards are long overdue for a metropolis the size of Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Market operator gives up on waste management
Market operator gives up on waste managementBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaCity-owned market operator PD Pasar Jaya will no longer deal with the garbage from 151 traditional markets across the city, handing the dirty work to the already overloaded Jakarta Sanitation Agency.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
The results of the April 5 legislative election and
The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative election of...
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Support for KPK
Support for KPK We would like to apologize to Patrick Guntensperger for the lack of information on the Partnership for Governance Reform that became apparent in his letter to The Jakarta Post on March 26.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Telephone charges
Telephone charges and public rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe government has approved a maximum increase of 28 percent in local telephone charges and a minimum decrease of 10 percent in long distance charges.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
UAN not perfect -- not a bad option either
UAN not perfect -- not a bad option eitherArdimas Sasdi Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Berkeley, California ajambak@calmail.berkeley.edu The fate of the national final exams for high schools, or UAN -- the main yardstick used to measure the performance of individual students and gauge the general...
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Ballot paper counting
Ballot paper countingFrom Republika During the New Order era, we often read reports about the discovery of a number of ballot boxes containing marked ballot papers (usually for the opposition party) in forested or swampy areas in remote places of the country.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Continued professional development must be advanced
Continued professional development must be advancedSimon Marcus Gower Executive Principal High/Scope Indonesia School Jakarta The concept of continued professional development (or CPD) is well and long established in many countries.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
'Rate hike OK if services improve'
'Rate hike OK if services improve'The government has allowed telephone operators PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) and PT Indonesia Satellite Corporation (Indosat) to raise local telephone rates by up to 28 percent along with the lowering of long-distance rates.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Totok Amin Soefijanto
Totok Amin Soefijanto School of Education Boston University Massachusetts soefijan@fas.harvard.edu2. Simon -- Continued professional development must be advanced 1 x 48 Bolstering continued professional development Simon Marcus Gower Executive Principal High/Scope Indonesia School Jakarta3.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Honesty, the Merpati way
Honesty, the Merpati way Good news about Indonesia is rare these days and good news about airlines is even more rare, but I have both to relate. A guest of mine, Murray Anderson of Lochar, Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland, arrived on Merpati flight MZ 514 at 1 p.m.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Don't compromise Indonesian education
Don't compromise Indonesian educationRachel Davies Education Consultant Sydney, Australia The problems facing Indonesian education are very obviously of a huge variety. Most observers would be quick to simply consider the enormous scale of the task and recognize the terrible difficulties that must...
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Shrinking water
Shrinking water absorption areasFrom Koran Tempo Floods in the rainy season are not only caused by downpours. The presence of large buildings like malls, shopping centers and housing complexes on areas reserved for water absorption also contribute greatly to floods, particularly in Jakarta.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
The results of the April 5 legislative election and
The results of the April 5 legislative election and the challenges of the coming Golkar Party convention Jusuf Wanandi Co-founder and Member, Board of Trustees Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta With the expected victory of the Golkar Party in the legislative election of...
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Ancol fisherfolk to be evicted -- again
Ancol fisherfolk to be evicted -- again JAKARTA: The city administration is set to evict on Saturday morning the fisherfolk of Ancol Timur, North Jakarta, from the place where they are currently housed behind the PT Manggala Krida Yudha Rukindo building, where they have lived since 2001.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Toward a stronger council
Toward a stronger council Soccer maniacs in Jakarta must have been jolted upon learning that glorious and magnificent Real Madrid lost to "nobody" Monaco, and that Chelsea beat Arsenal, their first win after 18 attempts against Arsenal.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Empty words and
Empty words and next presidentFrom Media IndonesiaThe public is fed up with all the empty promises made by political parties, while in reality various social and economic problems remain.Prices of basic necessities remain high, unemployment is rife and criminals remain at large.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Java-Sumatra tunnel
Java-Sumatra tunnelFrom Koran Tempo The government has estimated that in early 2005 it will start constructing a 33-km long tunnel some 40 meters under the sea that will connect Java and Sumatra islands.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Security in the Malacca Straits: Who is responsible?
Security in the Malacca Straits: Who is responsible?Nugroho Wisnumurti Former Director General for Political Affairs Ministry Foreign Affairs Jakarta It has been reported in the media that the United States plans to implement its Regional Maritime Security Initiative, under which the country...
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Pubic transportation
Pubic transportation crews deserve betterFrom Suara KaryaAs a user of public transportation in Jakarta, I observe the daily activities of crew members of the various vehicles, particularly city bus drivers and conductors.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Explaining Democratic's Party's popularity
Explaining Democratic's Party's popularityMuhammad Qodari Director of Research Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) Jakarta qodari@lsi.or.id The Democratic Party (PD), which was founded only on Sept. 9, 2001, came out as one of the best performers in the April 5 legislative election.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Anybody can become a politician
Anybody can become a politicianKornelius Purba Staff Writer The Jakarta Post Jakarta purba@thejakartapost.com A legislature candidate from a new and small party was hardly bothered by the small number of votes his party received in the April 5 legislative election.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
City yet to receive HI renovation proposal
City yet to receive HI renovation proposal Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post JakartaAn official at the Jakarta Culture and Museum Agency says no proposal for the renovation of Hotel Indonesia has been submitted.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
PLN's disappointing service
PLN's disappointing serviceFrom Koran TempoAs a subscriber to state electricity company PLN in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta, I paid my electricity bills from November 2003 to January 2004 at the monthly subscription rate of only Rp 39,130, because PLN officers had failed to keep regular records of power...
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Telephone charges
Telephone charges and public rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe government has approved a maximum increase of 28 percent for local telephone calls and a minimum decrease of 10 percent for long distance calls.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Just thank the people
Just thank the people We should be thankful for the peaceful general election, despite some shortcomings in its implementation on April 5. The people understand well that maintaining unity is very important. They deserve our appreciation because it is they who made the election a success.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
Ballot paper counting
Ballot paper countingFrom Republika During the New Order era, we often read reports about the discovery of a number of ballot boxes containing marked ballot papers (usually for the opposition party) in forested or swampy areas in remote places of the country.
Fri, 09 Apr 2004
1. Rachel -- Don't compromise Indonesian education
1. Rachel -- Don't compromise Indonesian education 2 X 23 The reform of education should be home-grown Rachel Davies Education Consultant Sydney, Australia2. Sasdi -- UAN not perfect -- not a bad option either 2 X 30 National system of final exams should not be shelved outright Ardimas Sasdi Staff...