Archive: 11 January 2005
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Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Relief post criticized over cash donations in N. Sumatra
Relief post criticized over cash donations in N. SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAcehnese refugees currently in camps in Medan, North Sumatra, have begun to complain about the lack of aid for them, despite all the donations that have been pouring in from around the world.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Lesser graft must be unveiled
Lesser graft must be unveiledFrom Koran TempoThe disclosure of alleged corruption in the purchase of Scorpion tanks means considerable progress in the unveiling of cases that were formerly seen as untouchable, but the flow of funds in such cases should also be traced.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Tomang underpass opens on Tuesday
Tomang underpass opens on Tuesday JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency announced on Monday that it would open the Tomang underpass in West Jakarta to the public on Tuesday."Motorists are advised to keep their eyes open for newly installed traffic signs there and to heed directions of duty...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Nurul in Forum of Young Global Leaders
Nurul in Forum of Young Global LeadersGENEVA: Nurul Arifin from Indonesia has been nominated to and has agreed to join the Forum of Young Global Leaders.Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab today released the names of the first 237 young leaders who have been selected and...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, January 11, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, January 11, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Foreign help sought to pressure GAM
Foreign help sought to pressure GAMFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met on Monday with six foreign ambassadors and asked if they could help pressure the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders living overseas not to interfere with the...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS TNI calls on GAM to join forces to help rebuild Aceh 2. ADIGUNA: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTs Police examine gun fingerprints in Adiguna case 3. GUN: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Guns give feeling of security, claim owners 4.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Tsunami may accelerate Maldives' dilemma: Relocate or perish
Tsunami may accelerate Maldives' dilemma: Relocate or perishAndrew Torchia, Associated Press/MaldivesShopkeeper Mohammed Ibrahim stands among the ruins of his once- idyllic island home and explains why he wants to leave forever."I love this place -- it's my homeland.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Bring order to streets
Bring order to streetsFrom KompasSeveral governments have come to power following the end of the New Order in 1998, but none of their programs have included bringing order to our roads, which should be part of the present government's 100-day drive.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
1. Comment -- 1x40
1. Comment -- 1x40 Paris Club generosity is for the Acehnese 2. Debt ----- 3x16 RI hopes for debt payment suspension by Paris Club 3. Susull --- 1x32to come lateRRRR4. GAM ------ 1x28 Foreign help sought to pressure GAM or5. Cutline ---- 1x30 SBY gives two weeks to clean up Aceh
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
The 'global village' unites in adversity
The 'global village' unites in adversityVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.comThe shock of the tragic loss of life in the Southeast Asian region from the Dec. 26 tsunami continues to reverberate around the world.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Police examine gun fingerprints in Adiguna case
Police examine gun fingerprints in Adiguna caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice are examining the fingerprints on the gun allegedly used by murder suspect Adiguna Sutowo to shoot Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, or Rudy, a waiter at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Fair fuel price policy suggested
Fair fuel price policy suggestedFrom Koran TempoWith the planned fuel price increase shortly, I would like to suggest a fair fuel price policy by following the principle of price differentials.Higher fuel prices should be paid for the comfort of excessive fuel consumption by the high income group,...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
UN chief ends Asian tsunami tour
UN chief ends Asian tsunami tourAmal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse/MaleUnited Nations chief Kofi Annan wrapped up his tour of tsunami- battered countries on Monday urging the international community to look beyond casualty figures and stump up with a billion dollars immediately to help survivors.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Philippine army fights Moro rebels, talks intact
Philippine army fights Moro rebels, talks intactManny Mogato, Reuters/ManilaHeavy fighting between Philippine troops and Muslim rebels on Monday left at least 19 soldiers and guerrillas dead, breaking a 17-month truce just weeks before peace talks hosted by Malaysia were due to restart.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Exhausted Taufik gives Korea Open a miss
Exhausted Taufik gives Korea Open a missMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter his disappointing performance at the Copenhagen Masters in December, Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat has begged off playing in the six-star Noonnoppi Korea Open later this month, citing the need to rest.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
* Police examine fingerprints on gun in Adiguna case Page 2
* Police examine fingerprints on gun in Adiguna case Page 2 * House resumes session, bickering ensues Page 4 * How Arabs are denied democracy, rights Page 7 * Eight years sought for terror suspects Page 8 * Appleby rallies to secure successful defense Page 9 * RP army fights Moro rebels, talks...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Students seek out friends
Students seek out friendsRuslan Sangadji and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh "Amidst the horizon, your faces come across ... In the night of silence, the memory of us remains".Lines of a poem titled Longing written by a student were highlighted on a student billboard of State...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Antam has high hopes for gold production
Antam has high hopes for gold productionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) has forecast its gold production to increase by 6.6 percent this year, following the full operation of its gold mine after being disrupted by fire.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
1 X 39
1 X 39 House resumes session, bickering ensues JP/4/puteh2 x 26 Court decides to continue Puteh's corruption trial JP/4/OJEK2 x 28 Tsunami means a fortune for 'ojek' drivers in Banda Aceh JP/4/PNS1 x 30 108 C.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Helping the tsunami victims
Helping the tsunami victimsGeorge W. Bush, Washington D.C. Americans join those across the globe in mourning the tens of thousands of lives, many of them children, who were lost in the recent violent tsunamis from Thailand to the Horn of Africa.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Civilians should not own guns
Civilians should not own gunsWith some 800 people in the city registered as gun owners, the murder of trainee waiter Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, alias Rudy, at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta has reignited discussion about the issue of civilians possessing firearms.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
No more brokers for military equipment
No more brokers for military equipmentFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has said the TNI has no objection to the one-stop system of defense equipment buying under the Ministry of Defense and suggested the procurement involve no brokers or third...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Cricket's tsunami charity raises $11m
Cricket's tsunami charity raises $11mRobert Smith, Agence France-Presse/Melbourne, Australia World cricket opened its collective hearts and wallets to the victims of the Asian tsunami with a massive A$14.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Activists welcome 'green bylaw'
Activists welcome 'green bylaw'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost clean air campaigns in Jakarta and other cities across the country focus on how to reduce vehicular emissions that are a major contributor to the hazardous pollutants that foul the air in urban areas.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Driving in Jakarta
Driving in Jakarta Regarding The Jakarta Post's article --Driving in Jakarta to slow to snail's pace by 2020 on Dec. 17 -- I take the liberty to send my opinion as follows:The cheap partial solution to traffic in Jakarta is to enforce the "intersection blocking rule".
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Hassan calls for more debt relief on visit to London
Hassan calls for more debt relief on visit to LondonPeter Walker, Agence France-Presse/LondonIndonesia's foreign minister Hassan Wirayuda, on a visit to London, called on Monday for more debt relief for his tsunami- devastated country to ensure the disaster did not derail other national priorities.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Rehabilitation Aceh's soil
Rehabilitation Aceh's soilFahmuddin Agus, Bogor Beyond the tragedy of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, North Sumatra, and other parts of Asia, there is hope for recovery.National and international aid are pouring into the devastated areas, and most survivors, despite their grief,...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Guns give feeling of security, claim owners
Guns give feeling of security, claim ownersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was minutes before midnight one Monday in August last year, when Ferdiansyah, 38, an owner of several dress and apparel shops in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, was driving along Jl.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
RI hopes for debt payment suspension by Paris Club
RI hopes for debt payment suspension by Paris ClubFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia hopes to get at least a two-year suspension for the payments of its foreign debts, with the largest part expected from Japan.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Paris Club generosity is for the Acehnese
Paris Club generosity is for the AcehneseKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA former finance minister once described negotiations with the Paris Club as a humiliating experience -- humbly begging for debt mercy in front of 19 sullen faces representing rich creditor nations.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Rights body assigns 7 officials
Rights body assigns 7 officials JAYAPURA, Papua: Head of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, appointed seven representatives for Papua province here on Monday.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
House resumes session, bickering ensues
House resumes session, bickering ensuesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter accomplishing almost nothing in its first session, the House of Representatives got its second session off to a bumpy start on Monday, indicating that the road ahead may be a troubled one for the House.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Done
Done SPOT LIGHT -- Hotel Borobudur ( January 11/2004) ISO CERTIFICATION: Hotel Borobudur Jakarta has successfully retained its 9001:2000 certification for the quality management system for hotel accommodation and related supporting services, after being audited by TUV Rheinland, which awarded the...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Despite adversity, refugees determined
Despite adversity, refugees determinedDedy Ardiansyah, Contributor, Medan An 18-year-old girl is sitting alone on a mat, tidying up a heap of clothes in front of her and then folding them all over again.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Corporate giving to tsunami victims rivaled only by post-9/11 donations
Corporate giving to tsunami victims rivaled only by post-9/11 donationsAssociated Press, New YorkU.S. companies have donated more than US$180 million in cash and products to assist victims of the tsunami that ravaged South Asia two weeks ago -- an outpouring some philanthropy experts say may...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
10 hurt in U.S. chopper crash
10 hurt in U.S. chopper crashThe Jakarta Post, Banda AcehA U.S. Seahawk helicopter crashed in a paddy field here on Monday, causing a slight hindrance to efforts to help stranded tsunami victims across Aceh province.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Beauty queens help relief agencies
Beauty queens help relief agenciesIan Timberlake, Agence France-Presse/Banda Aceh, IndonesiaIt's not easy to look beautiful in this tsunami-leveled city, where the wind still brings the stench of dead bodies, dust fills the air and debris remains piled up beside the roads.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
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.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
108 C. Java officials resign en masse
108 C. Java officials resign en masseSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, TemanggungAt least 108 officials from the Temanggung regency administration in Central Java resigned on Monday, after they cited an inability to carry out their duties because they could not work with Temanggung Regent Totok Ary...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Short overpass in Roxy for busway
Short overpass in Roxy for buswayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration has dropped its plan to construct a 2.2-kilometer overpass worth Rp 200 billion in Roxy, West Jakarta.Instead, it will start the construction of a shorter overpass of 300 meters at the site, beginning this April.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Guns obtained for self-protection: legal gun owners
Guns obtained for self-protection: legal gun ownersAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaIt was minutes before midnight one Monday in August last year, when Ferdiansyah, 38, an owner of several dress and apparel shops in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, was driving along Jl.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
On early warning system
On early warning system Referring to Frank Richardson's letter Incompetence the real killer (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 6), I would like to make following points.Some experts believe that an early warning system which would be activated when a tsunami formed, would be too late anyway, with panic being...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Komatsu Indonesia almost doubles sales
Komatsu Indonesia almost doubles sales JAKARTA: PT Komatsu Indonesia, a unit of Japan's Komatsu Ltd., said sales in the nine months ending Dec. 31 had risen 97 percent from a year earlier.Komatsu Indonesia's sales rose to Rp 1.1 trillion (US$118 million) from Rp 558.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Court decides to continue Puteh's corruption trial
Court decides to continue Puteh's corruption trialThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA court here ruled on Monday that the corruption trial of suspended Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh would proceed, dismissing his appeal for temporary release to visit his homeland, which was devastated by the recent tsunami.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
JSX suspends trade of Barito's shares
JSX suspends trade of Barito's shares JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) halted trading in shares of the country's leading wood-based product manufacturer, PT Barito Pacific Timber, pending the payment of interest on its bonds amounting to Rp 33 billion (US$3.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Bring order to streets
Bring order to streetsFrom KompasSeveral governments have come to power following the end of the New Order in 1998, but none of their programs have included bringing order to our roads, which should be part of the present government's 100-day drive.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
One case of measles confirmed in Aceh
One case of measles confirmed in AcehAgencies, Jakarta/MeulabohA single case of measles has been confirmed in a young survivor of Indonesia's tsunami disaster, a spokesman for Unicef said on Monday.The UN children's agency is in the midst of a campaign to vaccinate 600,000 people in the devastated...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
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Sustainability from ruin Emil Salim Jakarta2. Agus -- The Tsunami aftermath: Agricultural land rehabilitation 1 x 30 Rehabilitating Aceh's soil Fahmuddin Agus Bogor3. Bush -- Helping the tsunami victims 1 x 30 note: pls make sure byline reads '_the_ President of...' thx.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Fauzul caught between uncle and savior
Fauzul caught between uncle and savior Fauzul Kabir clings to his uncle, Sofyan. This five-year old child has become the center of a dispute between Sofyan and his neighbor Saudah who found and saved him.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Festive and rowdy TV programs
Festive and rowdy TV programs On Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. Metro TV aired a video of the tsunami in action which was recorded by a family member of the Aceh Police chief who also perished in the disaster. The family video, which showed the moments after the earthquake and those leading to the actual...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
RI banks on gold at Islamic games
RI banks on gold at Islamic gamesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sports officials expect gold in at least three of the four events the country will participate in at the first Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh in April.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Computers outsmart humans in chess battle
Computers outsmart humans in chess battleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was touted as a battle of "man vs machine", with some of the country's best chess players pitting their mental smarts against hi-tech computer programs.And as expected, the computers came out on top on Monday.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Envoys present credentials
Envoys present credentials JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Monday the letters of credential of newly appointed ambassadors to Indonesia from Algeria and Zimbabwe in a state ceremony at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Aceh, I weep for you
Aceh, I weep for you From Koran Tempo I can still recall clearly the time when I performed my ritual Friday prayer at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh with Nurcholish Madjid as the preacher that particular day.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Shares end down, led by profit-taking in Telkom
Shares end down, led by profit-taking in TelkomDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Monday led by profit-taking in Telekomunikasi Indonesia and many bank blue chips after the main index hit a record high in the previous session, dealers said.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Stock prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 2005:
Stock prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 2005: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Astra net profit in 2004 could increase 10 percent
Astra net profit in 2004 could increase 10 percentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed automotive company PT Astra International's 2004 net profit is likely to increase by at least 10 percent on the back of higher sales of its automotive products and a gain from the sale of...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Health center fees to double
Health center fees to doubleMulta Firdaus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang administration is seeking to double medical fees at public health centers (Puskesmas) in the regency from Rp 2,000 to Rp 4,000.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
1. School (50) - 42 pts 6 cols 1line (1x24)
1. School (50) - 42 pts 6 cols 1line (1x24) Schools reopen in Aceh or Students search for friends 2. Crash (40) - 48 pts 4cols 1line (1x24)10 hurt in U.S. chopper crash 3. Palestine (45) - 36 pts 2 cols 2line (2x20)Abbas wins election, challenges await4.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
6 months on, monorail route still up in the air
6 months on, monorail route still up in the airDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUncertainty still shrouds the US$650 million monorail project, though its been half a year since the first pylon for it was sunk into the median strip of Jl. Asia-Afrika in Central Jakarta.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
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.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
SBY gives two weeks to clean up Aceh
SBY gives two weeks to clean up AcehThe Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe Indonesia Military (TNI) and body retrievers sped up work on Monday following an instruction from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to expedite the cleaning up of Aceh from rubble and flotsam.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous
Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous commitment to Indonesia's recovery from the tsunami. This is a new level of co-operation and goodwill between Australia and its closest neighbor. It also demonstrates how far relations between the two have improved in a very short time.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
BI launches two new banknotes
BI launches two new banknotesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday witnessed the official launching at the State Palace of two new banknotes with face values of Rp 100,000 (US$11) and Rp 20,000.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Tsunami's silver lining
Tsunami's silver lining Two weeks after the colossal Indian Ocean tsunami struck 14 countries, including Indonesia's province of Aceh, massive aid work is going on in the province. Troops and civilian aid workers, local and foreign, are working around the clock to reduce the suffering of the...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Govt acts to offer trauma counseling
Govt acts to offer trauma counselingTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Health will set up a team to deal with adverse psychological effects suffered by survivors of the disastrous tsunami that has leveled parts of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, claiming more than 100,000...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Thailand bids to build warning center
Thailand bids to build warning centerTHAILAND: Thailand will this month put in a bid to become a regional surveillance center for the Indian Ocean area in the aftermath of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster that killed more than 156,000 people, a senior Thai official said on Monday.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Sustainability from ruin
Sustainability from ruinEmil Salim, Jakarta Two weeks after the tsunami hit, the devastation it left behind in Aceh is comparable to that in Europe and Japan after World War II.Factories, roads, offices, schools, hospitals and private residences have all been wiped out.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Tsunami means a fortune for 'ojek' drivers in Banda Aceh
Tsunami means a fortune for 'ojek' drivers in Banda AcehRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe earthquake and tidal waves that hit Aceh and North Sumatra have not only brought relief workers, donors and the press from all over the world to the northern tip of the island, but also an...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
FACTBOX-Military aid to tsunami-hit nations
FACTBOX-Military aid to tsunami-hit nations LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The following is a list of some of the military help pledged by governments to help the Indian Ocean nations hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, compiled by Reuters bureaux: AUSTRALIA -- Australia has sent 350 soldiers to...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
TNI calls on GAM to join forces to help rebuild Aceh
TNI calls on GAM to join forces to help rebuild Aceh Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto shared his assessments on Monday with a group of journalists including The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno, about the military's current and future role in the war-torn province of Aceh.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Managing donations
Managing donations It may be worthwhile to examine the effects of the tsunami tragedy that hit Aceh province on Dec. 26 on the government, or rather on the administration under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and its political ramifications.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
FPI members go on trial
FPI members go on trial JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court on Monday tried two members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) -- Riyan Fahriza and Eka Jaya -- for vandalizing night-spots in Kemang, South Jakarta during the fasting month of Ramadhan last year.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
8 years sought for terror suspects
8 years sought for terror suspectsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorProsecutors asked on Monday that four men being tried separately at the Cibinong District Court in West Java be sentenced to eight years in prison for allegedly assembling homemade bombs intended for terrorist attacks.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Local businesses urged to be more active
Local businesses urged to be more activeLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLocal businesses here need to get more involved in the making of national trade rules and regulations in order to help create a pro-business environment and improve the business climate, says the International Chamber of...
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
StanChart donates Rp 10b for Aceh
StanChart donates Rp 10b for AcehThe Jakarta Post, JakartaStandard Chartered Bank (SCB) is offering Rp 10 billion (about US$1 million) in grants to help finance relief efforts and reconstruction work in tsunami-affected Aceh and North Sumatra.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Lion aborts take-off after flat tire
Lion aborts take-off after flat tire KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A Lion Air MD-82 jetliner with Flight No. LI 789 aborted take-off early on Monday at Wolter Monginsidi Airport, Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi, due to a flat tire.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Most people with HIV abuse drugs
Most people with HIV abuse drugsJAKARTA: The City Commission for AIDS Control (KPAD) revealed on Monday that around 62 percent of the 25,293 AIDS/HIV patients in the city are drug abusers who use hypodermic needles.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
NGOs want probe on Jambi governor
NGOs want probe on Jambi governor JAMBI: A number of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Monday for the Jambi Prosecutor's Office to seriously probe the alleged graft case involving Zulkifli Nurdin, the former governor of Jambi province during the 1999-2004 period.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
Agro Lestari to pay off Rp 550b debt
Agro Lestari to pay off Rp 550b debt JAKARTA: Indonesia's number one crude palm oil (CPO) producer PT Astra Agro Lestari has set aside Rp 550 billion (US$59.14 million) of its internal funds to pay for the principle and interest on its bonds due in March.
Tue, 11 Jan 2005
S'pore, RI ministers to discuss tourism
S'pore, RI ministers to discuss tourismTransport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong is making a two-day visit to Jakarta to discuss ways of restoring the confidence of international tourists in the tsunami-ravaged region, the Singapore government said on Monday.