Archive: 12 January 2005
89 articles found
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Protection of women victims should receive priority
Protection of women victims should receive priority Two-thirds of the total fatalities in the tsunami disaster in Aceh were women and children as they were the ones left at home along the affected coastline. They were helpless when the giant waves ripped through the town. The executive director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (Unifem), Noleen Hayzer talked to The Jakarta Post's Sari P. Setiogi on her concern for the women victims.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Government, TNI wring their hands over foreigners in Aceh
Government, TNI wring their hands over foreigners in Aceh Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak and Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh The government and the military are caught between a rock and a hard place regarding the presence of more than 2,000 foreign nationals in disaster-hit Aceh.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
No more brokers for military equipment
No more brokers for military equipment From Bisnis Indonesia Indonesian 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 parties. The TNI commander's statement gives the impression that there has been confusion about the purchase of military equipment due to the involvement of brokers.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Job-seekers scramble for opportunities at exhibition
Job-seekers scramble for opportunities at exhibition Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lely, 27, was standing in a line for nearly two hours together with thousands of other job-seekers before she finally managed to enter the job expo venue inside the Peninsula Hotel in Slipi, West Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Americans should be commended
Americans should be commended V.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia It is in pretty poor taste for anyone to question the motive of foreign governments responding to calls to help the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster. This is the position some of them find themselves in, especially the United States, which was among the first to dispatch an aircraft carrier to Banda Aceh on a humanitarian mission.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Thailand exhumes tsunami victims for DNA testing
Thailand exhumes tsunami victims for DNA testing Eileen Ng, Agence France-Presse/Phuket, Thailand Thailand forged ahead on Tuesday with the grisly task of exhuming tsunami victims for DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) testing as the largest ever international forensics operation to identify the thousands killed was launched.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Australia, Singapore to discuss SIA access to Australia-US routes
Australia, Singapore to discuss SIA access to Australia-US routes Agence France-Presse Sydney Transport ministers from Australia and Singapore will meet next month to discuss opening routes from Australia to the United States to Singapore Airlines, a move hotly contested by Qantas, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Modern sewage systems sought
Modern sewage systems sought JAKARTA: The Jakarta Environment Management Agency said on Tuesday it was preparing a regulation to require commercial and residential buildings to install modern sewage systems to treat all types of liquid waste. "We will make sewage systems a public campaign this year. Hopefully, we will be able to implement the regulation next year," agency head Kosasih Wirahadikusumah said at City Hall.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Transport council members installed
Transport council members installed JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso installed on Tuesday 15 members of the Jakarta Transportation Council, which will advise the administration on transportation policies. "The council's main task is to gather public input and pass it along to the administration so this input can serve as a reference in making policy in the transportation sector," Sutiyoso said at City Hall. The council, Sutiyoso said, will evaluate all of the administration's transportation policies.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates Jan.11
Rupiah Rates Jan.11 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,432.80 6,668.41 7,087.76 7,013.22 Brunei dollar 1 5,960.14 5,347.46 5,683.47 5,623.97 Canadian dollar 1 8,014.42 7,190.24 7,642.38 7,562.03 Swiss franc 1 8,312.09 7,459.01 7,926.23 7,844.70 Danish krone 1 1,725.87 1,548.58 1,645.76 1,628.66 Euro 1 12,840.16 11,522.87 12,244.11 12,118.70 Poundsterling 1 18,375.64 16,492.35 17,522.62 17,345.15 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,255.04 1,126.57 1,196.78 1,184.82...
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Child tsunami victim dies in hospital
Child tsunami victim dies in hospital JAKARTA: The tsunami in Aceh claimed another victim on Tuesday when 27-month-old Maharani Paulina died of respiratory problems at the Harapan Kita Hospital in West Jakarta. Two other Acehnese children died earlier at the same hospital of respiratory problems. They were Rahmat Suhada, 17 months, and Deasy Chaerani, 27 months. Four other Achenese children are still being treated at the hospital.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sutan warns WBA about Chrisjon bout
Sutan warns WBA about Chrisjon bout The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The war of words between world featherweight champion Chrisjon and his former trainer Sutan Rambing is intensifying, with the latter warning the World Boxing Association against sanctioning a scheduled fight of the boxer. Sutan's Jan.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Computers run rings around top players
Computers run rings around top players Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Young chess players GM Susanto Megaranto and FM Taufik Halay managed to hold their computer opponents to draws in the third round of the man vs machine matchup here on Tuesday. For fellow team members GM Utut Adianto and FM Tirta Chandra Purnama, it was another day of defeat. The computers prevailed 7-1 on the second day of the contest.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aid effort transforms quiet airport into very busy hub
Aid effort transforms quiet airport into very busy hub Jim Gomez, Associated Press/Banda Aceh From a sleepy airstrip with three scheduled flights a day, Banda Aceh airport has been transformed into the hectic hub of one of the world's biggest-ever aid operations, handling about 200 flights every 24 hours. It's struggling to cope with the sudden transformation.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Guard killed in armed robbery
Guard killed in armed robbery Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An armed gang of four shot to death a security guard on Tuesday morning as they were robbing Rp 400 million from an armored car. The incident, which took place on Jl. Kopi in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, was the first armed robbery in the capital this year. According to police, more than 50 percent of the some 100,000 illegal guns in circulation are in Jakarta.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jamsostek allocates Rp 52b for disaster survivors
Jamsostek allocates Rp 52b for disaster survivors The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek has allocated as much as Rp 52 billion to assist workers affected by the tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra. Jamsostek president Achmad Djunaidi told The Jakarta Post here on Tuesday the company had decided to compensate all workers affected by the disaster, whether they were on or off duty at the time of the tragedy.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tae kwon do coach Oh reassigned as consultant
Tae kwon do coach Oh reassigned as consultant Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Taekwondo Association (TI), citing the need for "regeneration" in its coaching ranks, has replaced head coach Oh Il Nam with Rizon Oktolibsa of West Java. The decision was announced in a letter from the association, signed by its chairman Suharto on Dec. 28, to the National Sports Council (KONI). The latter received the letter on Monday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
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". This violation must be treated the same as running a red light or a stop sign. This rule states a vehicle may not enter the intersection unless the space in front is sufficient to make sure the intersection is not blocked.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI woos investors to summit
RI woos investors to summit Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie held meetings with at least 10 chief executives of major Singaporean corporations -- including Temasek, Government Investment Corporation (GIC), Keppel and Singapore Power -- in the city state on Tuesday and Wednesday. The meetings are part of Indonesia's effort to entice potential investors to participate in the Infrastructure Summit to take place in Jakarta on Jan. 17 and Jan. 18.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fair fuel price policy suggested
Fair fuel price policy suggested From Koran Tempo With 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, whereas low income people should not bear the burden of fuel price increase.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
2 commercial planes grounded for safety
2 commercial planes grounded for safety Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Transportation has grounded two aircraft that failed to comply with proper safety requirements, a senior official says. Minister of Transportation Hatta Radjasa said on Tuesday his department had completed an audit of the country's operating airlines -- including their financial reports, aircraft and maintenance procedures. "We found two aircraft (that did not follow proper safety measures).
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bird flu kills a teenager, new case cited
Bird flu kills a teenager, new case cited Ho Binh Minh, Reuters/Hanoi A 16-year-old Vietnamese girl battling bird flu over the past few weeks has died, the country's third casualty in the past 10 days from the disease that last year killed dozens and devastated South East Asia's poultry industry. With Asia's death toll from the H5N1 bird flu strain now at 35, Vietnamese officials said another patient has been infected by the virus.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
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.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Survivor lived on coconuts, prayers while drifting at sea
Survivor lived on coconuts, prayers while drifting at sea Andy Wong, Associated Press/Klang, Malaysia Tsunami survivor Ari Afrizal says he drifted on the Indian Ocean for two weeks, living on coconuts that he pried open with his teeth while floating on pieces of wood, then a broken boat, and finally a fishing raft. And all the time, he prayed. His prayers were answered when a container ship, Al Yamamah, spotted him on Sunday, hauled him aboard and brought him to Malaysia on late Monday.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Antigraft law delayed
Antigraft law delayed JAKARTA: Justice and human rights minister Hamid Awaluddin said on Tuesday that his office may have to delay issuing a crucial antigraft ruling as it was still focussing on relief efforts in tsunami-hit areas in the country. "We have made the draft but have not discussed it yet with law experts as we are busy in Aceh," he told reporters after a hearing at the Constitutional Court.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt to plea for exclusion from money laundering list
Govt to plea for exclusion from money laundering list Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will again plea to member countries of the Financial Actions Task Force (FATF), an international anti-money laundering group, to exclude Indonesia from the Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCT) list, highlighting the authorities' efforts in curbing such crime.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bring order to streets
Bring order to streets From Kompas Several 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. Order and discipline on roads reflect an adherence to the law, which will prompt foreign investors to operate in Indonesia and thus help improve the economy, while saving fuel and time.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Survivors shaken by trauma
Survivors shaken by trauma Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Since his arrival early last week at a social agency-sponsored shelter in Medan, North Sumatra, Sandi Chandra Putra, 15, a native of Banda Aceh, has frequently burst into tears or screamed for no particular reason. He has trouble interacting and only talks about how all the members of his extended family perished in the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Aceh and parts of North Sumatra.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bush says U.S. committed to tsunami aid to Asia
Bush says U.S. committed to tsunami aid to Asia P. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse/Washington U.S. President George W. Bush on Monday underlined Washington's longterm commitment to help rehabilitate Asia's tsunami-afflicted economies, including providing loans to people whose livelihoods were shattered by the disaster.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Two cases of measles confirmed
Two cases of measles confirmed Associated Press, Banda Aceh Health workers on tsunami-hit Sumatra island have started have started vaccinating more than 1,000 people to head off the spread of the measles, after two unconnected cases of the virus were discovered. The cases occurred in separate villages outside the province capital Banda Aceh, the area hit hardest by the Dec.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Truant House members escape punishment
Truant House members escape punishment Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives disciplinary committee announced on Tuesday that at least 10 members from four factions have been found to be in violation of the legislature's code of ethics for frequent their abstentions. However, the committee said the violators would not face any punishment as most of them may not have been informed of the newly enacted code of ethics.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
UNESCO devises strategy for tsunami warning system
UNESCO devises strategy for tsunami warning system Agence France-Press, Port Louis The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Tuesday it was ready to lead efforts to set up a global early warning system that could avert another tragedy on the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Governor, VIPs survive chopper crash
Governor, VIPs survive chopper crash Yemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang An Army helicopter carrying a number of top local officials crashed in Maluku province on Tuesday, after its tail hit a building during takeoff, the military said. Although several crew members and passengers suffered minor injuries and the aircraft's tail and rotor were badly damaged, everyone on board the Bell 412 chopper survived the accident.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
City to get tough on 2-stroke motorbikes
City to get tough on 2-stroke motorbikes Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration said on Tuesday that it would impose tighter regulations on the operation of motorcycles with two- stoke engines due to their major contribution to air pollution in the capital. The move is in line with a ministerial decree calling for cleaner vehicular emission that came into effect last Jan. 1.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rebuilding education in tsunami-ravaged Aceh
Rebuilding education in tsunami-ravaged Aceh Mochtar Buchori, Jakarta When will children in Aceh be able to continue their education again? This is a question that has been troubling many people in the country. To be sure, everyone agrees that educational facilities in the devastated province must be rehabilitated as soon as possible; but everyone familiar with conditions on the field in Aceh agrees that the obstacles hindering such an effort are almost insurmountable.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Corruption and democracy
Corruption and democracy From 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. Indonesia belongs to the group of most corrupt countries, occupying top place on Transparency International's corruption list. This has been due to the lack of serious attempts to fight corruption, with no punishments imposed in major cases.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ratih reads poems for tsunami victims
Ratih reads poems for tsunami victims JAKARTA: Indonesian model Ratih Sanggarwati burst into tears while reading her two poems related to the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra two weeks ago. Ratih read poems titled Kepekaan (sensitivity) and Masih Sanggupkah (Can We Bear) to accompany the delivery of 10 trucks of humanitarian relief to the tsunami-ravaged areas on Tuesday last week. She wrote the poems three days after the Dec. 26 catastrophe.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aid flights for Aceh
Aid flights for Aceh The disaster which struck Aceh on Dec. 2004 is so tragic, but now it's time for everyone, including our neighboring countries to help. In a report on TV, it was said that aid is stuck in Medan, North Sumatra, because of limitations on the size of the airport and facilities there. I'm not sure if the bottleneck is Medan or if it's the airport at Aceh, but if it is Medan, then other nearby airports should offer their facilities.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Thursday, January 13, 2005
TV Program: Thursday, January 13, 2005 .TB.30" .90" TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee 8:00 Cartoon: Hero Classics 8:30 Music: Asyik-Asyik 10:00 Talk Show: Wirausaha 11:00 Sport Documentary 12:00 p.m.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Japan cancels $284m in loans to the RP
Japan cancels $284m in loans to the RP MANILA: Japan has agreed to cancel 16 billion pesos (US$284.2 million) in development loans to the Philippines due to a lack of counterpart funds from Manila, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday. The decision was "by mutual agreement, not a unilateral action" by either side, Ignacio Bunye said. He said that canceling the unused loans would actually speed up other forms of development assistance from Japan.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
The case of Adiguna Sutowo
The case of Adiguna Sutowo From Media Indonesia It is important for us to keep abreast of the development of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Haerudy Natong (Rudy). Even President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has said that this crime cannot be tolerated. Actually, this case cannot be covered up as the crime scene was at Hilton Hotel's Fluid Club Bar, where the many guests celebrating the arrival of the new year there could easily be asked to testify. A fatal shooting is a simple case.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Government to offer investment opportunities at summit
Government to offer investment opportunities at summit Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will offer 37 key infrastructure projects worth more than Rp 100 trillion (US$10.87 billion) to local and foreign investors in next week's Infrastructure Summit, in a bid to help speed up economic growth and reduce unemployment.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt to set up makeshift schools throughout Aceh
Govt to set up makeshift schools throughout Aceh Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Tuesday that it planned to immediately set up makeshift schools in some 95 locations near refugee camps in Aceh to allow students in the tsunami-hit province to resume their education activities.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Joint action on disaster watch
Joint action on disaster watch The disaster of Dec. 26 has crystallized concerns that were poorly supported or simply ignored before the great waves hit. Issues like environmental protection and cultural upheaval in tourist areas now are strongly debated. Inevitably, some issues currently considered urgent will fade once again into obscurity.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/18/BRIEFS
JP/18/BRIEFS Red Cross sends volunteers to Aceh Bali Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) will shortly be sending 10 trained volunteers to Banda Aceh, Meulaboh and other tsunami- affected areas to join 100 other PMI volunteers currently in Aceh. The volunteers, trained in a variety of disaster management skills, first aid and logistics will be in Aceh for three weeks and will be replaced by other volunteers as soon as their duties are completed. Since Jan.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police must be serious in sweep against illegal guns
Police must be serious in sweep against illegal guns Over 100,000 illegal firearms are now in the hands of criminals, mostly in Jakarta. The Jakarta Post asked some Jakarta residents what the city police must do to rid the capital of illegal guns.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Singapore, Indonesia set to boost aviation links to promote tourism
Singapore, Indonesia set to boost aviation links to promote tourism Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In an apparent effort to boost the number of foreign tourists visiting the archipelago, the Indonesian and Singaporean governments have agreed to cooperate on tourism and establish more aviation links.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
President's official car park?
President's official car park? From Kompas On 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. When I left my car near the entrance, club security men told me to move my car to the parking lot at the rear of the building, because the car park near the gate was reserved for the president, vice president and ambassadors.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricity From Bisnis Indonesia The 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. Therefore, PLN should adopt a new policy to replace fuel in its power production with any of the other alternatives available in Indonesia. In 1989, I handled a research project on alternative energy production technology.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Royal Brunei spins off engineering unit
Royal Brunei spins off engineering unit BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Royal Brunei Airlines' board of directors has agreed to spin off its engineering unit as an independent business, the airline said on Tuesday. The new entity, called Royal Brunei Engineering, will formally start operations on April 1 to compete with regional rivals for a share of the US$30 billion global market for aircraft maintenance and repairs.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Azyyati helps cheer up children
'Azyyati helps cheer up children Ruslan Sangadji, Contributor, Banda Aceh Her face cannot hide her fatigue. She has even started to lose her voice. And yet she looked happy in front of dozens of children who surrounded her last weekend. With two dolls in her hands, `Azyyati Himidah told various stories to a group of 50 children at Ujong Batee refugee camp in Banda Aceh; they responded with cheers, claps and even laughter.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jump coaches told to reach higher
Jump coaches told to reach higher Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Asian trainers are being urged to improve their coaching knowledge in the bid to improve the region's athletic performance in international events, including in the four major jumping disciplines.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Maids remain unprotected by law
Maids remain unprotected by law Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Enough is enough for Astri, 35, who decided to run away from her latest employer's house in Kelapa Gading in East Jakarta, after three months working as a live-in maid. "I don't know why the wife and my employer's mother were angry with me. It seemed that nothing that I've done was right. During the first few days they said harsh words and yelled at me, but after a week, they began to slap me," she said.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aid and politics
Aid and politics With the billions of dollars of international aid -- following the tsunami disaster that hit Aceh province on Dec. 26 -- flowing across international borders, people are beginning to ask whether much of this aid is politically motivated. The answer to this is of course: It is! The real question should be whether or not the motivations of the individual countries behind the aid are going to be beneficial for the region. Once again the answer is a resounding yes.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
2. 2 x 24
2. 2 x 24 Jamsostek allocates Rp 52b for disaster survivors 3. 1 x 27 Governor, VIPs survive chopper crash 4. 1 x 42 Truant House members escape punishment 5. 1 x 27 Two cases of measles confirmed 6. 1 x 38 BSMI to build hospital in Banda Aceh
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Generosity to tsunami-hit countries has fine print
Generosity to tsunami-hit countries has fine print Agencies, Tokyo/Ottawa The billions of dollars promised by world leaders after Asia's devastating tsunamis may seem like unparalleled generosity but recipient countries should beware there is also fine print. As governments race to top one another by offering the biggest package, much of the "aid" will arrive in the form of loans that will need to be paid back, contracts for donor countries' companies or, many fear, will not come at all.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud
Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police unveiled on Tuesday they were investigating another crime in the country's fragile banking sector, this time involving the issuance of fake Lippo Bank promissory notes worth Rp 50 billion (US$5.4 million). Head of National Police fraud squad Brig. Gen.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Candy as change
Candy as change This is in response to the letter from Wendy (of Freiburg, Germany) who complains of getting candy in lieu of Rp 100 change at Balinese stores (Cheating in Bali, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 16). Indeed, your life must be idyllic if something as insignificant as that has prompted you to write a letter of complaint to this newspaper.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
S'pore to double tourists by 2015
S'pore to double tourists by 2015 SINGAPORE: Singapore announced plans on Tuesday to double tourist arrivals and triple tourism revenues by 2015 despite mounting competition from other countries for visitors from India and China. A S$2 billion (US$1.2 billion) tourism development fund has been set aside by the government to support the goals, Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang told a briefing.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Market 'cleaned out' as cops, soldiers watch
Market 'cleaned out' as cops, soldiers watch As the government's disaster coordination began clearing away mountains of scattered rubble and rotting flotsam, hordes of survivors in Banda Aceh took the opportunity to "clean out" several stores in the Pasar Atjeh market, near the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque. This group of mostly school-aged children were seen running for their lives after someone screamed "tsunami, tsunami!" in the crowded market, followed by several gun shots (see photo).
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Revoking Aceh's state of emergency: Was it legal?
Revoking Aceh's state of emergency: Was it legal? Imanuddin Razak, Jakarta A few days after the deadly earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that devastated Aceh province, Vice President Jusuf Kalla issued a statement declaring the annulment of the state of emergency in the former province.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asian tourism shows resilience after tsunami
Asian tourism shows resilience after tsunami Agence France-Presse, Singapore Travel bookings to Thailand and Sri Lanka, two of the hardest hit countries in the tsunami disaster, have shown a strong rebound two weeks after the devastation, a major booking agency said Tuesday. Abacus International, Asia's largest air ticketing and reservations company, said in a statement net bookings in the week ended Jan.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. DISCOURSE: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS
1. DISCOURSE: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Protection of women victims should receive priority 2. ADIGUNA: 3 LINES, 15 COUNTS Fingerprints not found on Adiguna's gun 3. RELIEF: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Govt to take over relief operation in 3 months 4. SUSUL: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Other major crises also need aid, UN warns
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Government to take over relief operation in three months
Government to take over relief operation in three months Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government plans to take over the relief operation in Aceh from foreign aid workers within the next three months, despite lingering concerns of bottlenecks in aid distribution and the threat of diseases spreading among displaced people. "We are going to intensify the use of domestic resources to gradually take over the humanitarian operation ...
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fingerprints not found on Adiguna's gun
Fingerprints not found on Adiguna's gun Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police laboratory did not find the fingerprints of Adiguna Sutowo on the gun allegedly used in the murder of Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta on Jan. 1. A credible source at National Police Headquarters told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday the police's forensic laboratory was unable to find Adiguna's fingerprints on the gun.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sri Lanka's coasts seem almost dead, more ghostly than ever
Sri Lanka's coasts seem almost dead, more ghostly than ever Nadeera Seneviratne, The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo Along the coastal road in Sri Lanka's west, there was, before the tsunami, a row of houses, commercial and administrative buildings, and luxury hotels promising sun and surf. On the eastern belt, there's little property to be ravaged. This is more so in LTTE-held areas, where the little destroyed is all the more important for the civilians.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Payments extorted from civil servants
Payments extorted from civil servants PEKANBARU: A number of officials at the Riau Religious Affairs Office (KUA) are under suspicion for demanding "fees" from newly appointed civil servants who recently passed selection tests. The fees were allegedly demanded when the new civil servants were arranging for their official letters of appointment at the Pekanbaru and Indragiri Hulu offices of the KUA.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
Debt a la carte, please
Debt a la carte, please The world has extended its empathy to the victims in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra of the devastating Dec. 26 disaster with unprecedented generosity, donating money and other forms of assistance.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
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. Taking part in the communal prayer was also the Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh, now on trial for corruption.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
BSMI to build hospital in Banda Aceh
BSMI to build hospital in Banda Aceh Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Red Crescent (BSMI) is planning to spend Rp 1 billion (about US$111,100) to build a hospital in Banda Aceh to replace a makeshift hospital in Lambaro, Aceh Besar. Head of the BSMI medical team Basuki Supartono said the new hospital would be equipped with the latest equipment to conduct laboratory tests, surgery and other medical procedures.
Wed, 12 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB
U.S. Marines come ashore on Sumatra island
U.S. Marines come ashore on Sumatra island Agencies, Meulaboh, Aceh Marines zoomed ashore on a high-tech hovercraft carrying tons of food, water and a forklift to help repair this tsunami-wrecked town in Indonesia. In Sri Lanka, they splashed ashore with a bulldozer to repair roads and bridges. After days of delays, the Marines landed on Monday on either side of the disaster zone - the latest branch of the U.S. military to join its biggest peacetime humanitarian mission.
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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". This violation must be treated the same as running a red light or a stop sign. This rule states a vehicle may not enter the intersection unless the space in front is sufficient to make sure the intersection is not blocked.
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Lesser graft must be unveiled
Lesser graft must be unveiled From Koran Tempo The 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. If the funds as commission went to the accounts of state agencies, there is no need to examine the people concerned because whoever negotiated or closed the business deal becomes irrelevant.
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Bowler Putty moves up to the big league
Bowler Putty moves up to the big league Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Whatever she may accomplish in the future, Putty Insavilla Armein has already made her mark as the first Indonesian woman bowler to be ranked atop the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tour. She achieved the feat in 2004 despite only playing five of six legs of the ABF Tour. And in doing so, she beat out her idol Shalin Zulkifli of Malaysia, the Asian number one who ranked third on the tour.
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Guns give feeling of security, claim owners
Guns give feeling of security, claim owners Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It 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. Suprapto on his way home to Cibubur in East Jakarta. "When I got near the traffic light at the end of the street, suddenly I heard an explosion and my car swerved. I stopped by the road side and checked what had happened.
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Alternative energy for electricity
Alternative energy for electricity From Bisnis Indonesia The 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. Therefore, PLN should adopt a new policy to replace fuel in its power production with any of the other alternatives available in Indonesia. In 1989, I handled a research project on alternative energy production technology.
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Aceh disaster won't greatly affect nation's economy
Aceh disaster won't greatly affect nation's economy Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The economy of tsunami-stricken Aceh is proving to have a high level of endurance as it has been relatively independent and isolated from other provinces in the country. Therefore, the recent devastation in the province is likely to have little impact on neighboring provinces or on the overall economy, according to a study by Bank Mandiri economists.
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Acehnese trace missing relatives via 'Suara Muhammadiyah' radio
Acehnese trace missing relatives via 'Suara Muhammadiyah' radio Ruslan Sangadji, Band Aceh "You are listening to Radio Komunitas Suara Muhammadiyah 107,6 FM. We are presenting an update on missing persons ..." From a 12-square-meter room on the second floor of a building at Muhammadiyah University here, radio newscaster Rahmadi M. Sani read out on Tuesday a list of missing persons, compiled from reports filed by members of the public.
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Philippine exports rise 19.5 percent
Philippine exports rise 19.5 percent MANILA: Philippine exports in November rose 19.5 percent from a year earlier to US$3.69 billion, the fastest growth rate since July 2002 and up on 12.3 percent in October, the National Statistics Office said on Tuesday. The November figures brought the year-to-date total to 36.38 billion dollars, up 9.9 percent from the same period in 2003, the NSO said. The government has a 10 percent export growth target for 2004.
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1. Insight -- 1x40
1. Insight -- 1x40 Rebuilding education in tsunami-ravaged Aceh 2. Klang --- 2x22 Survivor lived on coconuts, prayers while drifting at sea 3. Radio ---- 1x28 Acehnese trace missing relatives via 'Suara Muhammadiyah' radio 4. Lippo --- 1x28 Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud 5. Infrastuc - 1x46 Government proposes massive projects for investors or Govt to offer investment opportunities at summit
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Indonesia hail Abbas, urges peace
Indonesia hail Abbas, urges peace The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian government formally congratulated Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, the new president of Palestinian Authority and called for greater interaction between the two countries. "The Government of Indonesia believes that the new Palestinian leadership and administration under H.E.
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Shares end down as telecommunications and cigarette stocks continue to fall
Shares end down as telecommunications and cigarette stocks continue to fall Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended lower on Tuesday for the second consecutive day as investors continued to take profit in telecommunication and cigarette blue chips, dealers said. "Selling in these blue chips pushed the main index lower," said a trader with BNI Securities.
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* Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud Page 3
* Resto owner nabbed in bank fraud Page 3 * Governor, VIPs survive chopper crash Page 4 * Aceh: A tragedy of strategic proportions Page 7 * City to get tough on 2-stroke motorcycles Page 8 * Lakers add to Timberwolves' misery Page 9 * Abbas moves to end bitter factionalism Page 11 * S'pore, Indonesia set to boost aviation links Page 13 * Many born prematurely suffer disabilities later Page 17
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Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 13, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 13, 2005 .TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Painting Rediscovering Indonesia by Agostino De Romanis from Italy, Rudana Museum and Fine Art Gallery, Jl. Cok Rai Pudak 44, Peliatan, Ubud, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 16 to Feb. 5. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with Honorary Consulate of Italy in Bali, and the Italian Institute of Culture in Jakarta.
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Local govt firm boss jailed for graft
Local govt firm boss jailed for graft JAMBI: Former managing director of the local government enterprise PT Jambi Indoguna International, Alven Stony, has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison by the Jambi district court for graft. He was found guilty of misappropriating company funds causing losses loss to the state of Rp 5.6 billion (US$602,000). The sentence on Monday was more lenient than the five-year term demanded by prosecutors.
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RI seeks donations, Paris Club debt deal
RI seeks donations, Paris Club debt deal Agencies, Paris/Geneva Indonesia on Tuesday welcomed the promise of a debt moratorium from the Paris Club of government creditors, but said it also needed more donations rather than new loans to cope with the aftermath of the Asian tsunami.
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Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions
Aceh : A tragedy of strategic proportions Bruno Dercon, Jakarta The tragedy of Aceh puts upraises unprecedented and painful questions for strategic regional and urban policy and planning. Thinking that the key issue is merely recovery will soon prove naive. The following two articles shed light on a number of issues in relation to Aceh's future social, environmental and economic re-development.
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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. Taking part in the communal prayer was also the Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh, now on trial for corruption.
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Foreign aid workers must register: TNI
Foreign aid workers must register: TNI The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Jakarta The government on Tuesday slapped tough restrictions on foreign aid workers currently in Aceh, citing security fears, and creating yet another setback in relief operations. Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto said security forces could not guarantee the safety of more than 2,000 civilian foreigner aid workers presently involved in the massive international aid effort, from separatist rebels in Aceh.