Archive: 14 January 2005
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Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Total Oil to build 400 houses in Aceh
Total Oil to build 400 houses in Aceh JAKARTA: The local unit of French-based oil and gas firm Total Oil Indonesia will provide a total of 400 low-cost houses in Banda Aceh for the homeless survivors of the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
BI closes down
BI closes down Bank GlobalAfter months of unsuccessful rescue efforts, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided late on Thursday to close down the ailing Bank Global. The central bank's deputy governor, Bun Bunan Hutapea, said the move had to be taken because the bank's financial condition did not show any...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
1. Analysis -- 1x40
1. Analysis -- 1x40 Caught between tragedy and propaganda 2. Nani ------ 1x27 Survivors fear loss of traditions 3. Soldier --- 2x22 TNI to send thousands more troops to Aceh 4. Airport --- 2x23 Workers at 13 airports plan massive strike on Jan. 21
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tourists' role in tsunami recovery
Tourists' role in tsunami recovery It is easy to criticize the tourists at Phuket and other Indian Ocean resorts who went back to the beach a few days after the tsunami and lay in the sun within sight of the devastation.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Ryan leads at Ancol bowl center
Ryan leads at Ancol bowl centerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian men's bowler Ryan Lalisang put on an impressive performance to win all nine games to lead the US$75,000 Tournament of Champions at the Jaya Ancol Bowl Center on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami recovery a long process: WB
Tsunami recovery a long process: WBP. Parameswaran, Agence France-Presse, Washington World Bank President James Wolfensohn said Wednesday it would take up to three months to draw up a detailed reconstruction plan for tsunami-hit nations, cautioning against rushing through with the massive effort.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
RI likely to extend BP contracts
RI likely to extend BP contracts JAKARTA: The Indonesian government will likely agree to extend contracts awarded to BP Plc (BP) to operate three gas blocks in West Papua until 2035, a government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Govt drops hotly anticipated emergency decree on smuggling
Govt drops hotly anticipated emergency decree on smugglingZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a surprise move, the government has scrapped plans to issue an emergency decree in lieu of law on smuggling, dashing hopes of an immediate campaign against the rampant practice.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
An US AV-8B Harrier jet crashed off the west coast of Sumatra,
An US AV-8B Harrier jet crashed off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia while on a training mission over international waters, but its pilot ejected safely, the U.S. Marine Corps said on Thursday. The jet, which crashed 45 miles off Sumatra, was from the USS Bonhomme Richard, a helicopter carrier...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
French naval ships to arrive in Aceh with aid
French naval ships to arrive in Aceh with aidAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two French warships are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Aceh province to delivery humanitarian aid to the tsunami-battered town of Meulaboh, the French Embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
15 volunteers dispatched to Aceh
15 volunteers dispatched to Aceh KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi government dispatched on Thursday 15 volunteers to the stricken province of Aceh.Bachrun Lewa, the chief of Southeast Sulawesi's Management Coordination Board, said the volunteers came from various professions and...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
House team to spend $72,000 to supervise haj
House team to spend $72,000 to supervise haj Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/JakartaFourteen members of the House of Representatives will fly to Saudi Arabia for 10 days to supervise the management of Indonesia's haj pilgrimage at the cost of about Rp 670 million (US$72,000).
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Police nab two foreigners with 70 grams of heroin
Police nab two foreigners with 70 grams of heroinAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint team of the city police, immigration office and Jakarta Narcotics Agency arrested on Thursday two Nigerian citizens for possession of 70 grams of heroin.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Scientologists, Jews, Quakers, Muslims offer solace
Scientologists, Jews, Quakers, Muslims offer solaceBill Tarrant, Reuters, Jakarta The Church of Scientology is applying its mind-over-matter healing techniques to injured tsunami survivors in Aceh. Jews and Quakers are sending humanitarian aid. Islamic groups are providing "spiritual guidance".
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Jakarta and floods
Jakarta and floods From Warta KotaIt has been reported in the mass media that the Jakarta administration has allocated a lot of money to ensure that Jakarta will be flood-free and that well-made surveys have been presented before the city's community elders to ensure that the city's flood...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Council rejects speech by Temanggung regent
Council rejects speech by Temanggung regentSuherdjoko and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Temanggung, Central Java All but one of the Temanggung councillors rejected an accountability speech by Temanggung Regent Totok Ary Prabowo on Thursday, possibly foreshadowing his ouster.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
'One should be held responsible for one's actions'
'One should be held responsible for one's actions' The murder of waiter Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong has outraged most Jakartans. The Jakarta Post asked some people about the incident.Wawan, 21, a student of Trisakti University in Grogol, West Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Teacher files unfair dismissal complaint
Teacher files unfair dismissal complaint JAKARTA: The former vice principal of city-run high school (SMU) 90, Hamidah, reported principal Djamilah to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Thursday over her dismissal last year.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Use of Malaysia's airports
Use of Malaysia's airports I wish to refer to the letter from Martin, Medan, North Sumatra, which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 12.I would like to inform Martin and also the other readers of the Post that Malaysia has agreed to allow donor countries to use its airspace and airports as...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
'Serambi Indonesia' survives the tsunami
'Serambi Indonesia' survives the tsunamiNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh A small, dirty shop-house with no parking space in the Beurawe area of Banda Aceh has now become the place where Aceh's only daily, Serambi Indonesia, endeavors to rise from ashes.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Indonesia's foreign minister said on Thursday he welcomed the
Indonesia's foreign minister said on Thursday he welcomed the presence of foreign troops in the country to help with tsunami relief efforts but criticized a local official who suggested those forces might stay for years.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
A flood of compassion, pledges
A flood of compassion, pledgesAmando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network, Manila The emergency summit of 21 nations in Jakarta last Thursday to coordinate aid to more than 1.5 million homeless people in 12 countries devastated by the Dec.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Muslim leader says Ba'asyir never advocates terror
Muslim leader says Ba'asyir never advocates terrorThe Jakarta Post JakartaAn influential Muslim leader testified on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court that he had not seen evidence of violent behavior by alleged spiritual leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, Abu Bakar...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
JP/4/Scene5
JP/4/Scene5Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issueJAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation in Aceh.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Workers at 13 airport plan massive strike on Jan. 21
Workers at 13 airport plan massive strike on Jan. 21Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Airport workers in 13 cities are threatening to strike over the upcoming long weekend in protest against the government's attempt to take over the management of their old-age pension fund.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
* Pertamina gets $310m in syndicated loans Page 2
* Pertamina gets $310m in syndicated loans Page 2 * Muhammadiyah says Ba'asyir nonviolent Page 4 * 'Serambi Indonesia' survives the tsunami Page 5 * RI-Australia ties: E. Timor to Aceh Page 7 * City fails to serve its domestic workers Page 8 * Agassi in doubt for Australian Open Page 9 * S.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Ba'asyir nonviolent: Muhammadiyah chief
Ba'asyir nonviolent: Muhammadiyah chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An influential Muslim leader testified on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court that he had not seen evidence of violent behavior by alleged spiritual leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
RI shares end higher on rebound, debt relief plan
RI shares end higher on rebound, debt relief planDow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Thursday on a rebound, boosted by news that international lenders have formally approved plans to offer debt relief to tsunami-hit nations, dealers said.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Civil servants fired for various reasons
Civil servants fired for various reasons INDRAMAYU, West Java: Four civil servants in Indramayu have been discharged dishonorably for indiscipline, corruption and abuse of power, a senior official said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami could increase poverty, but regional economies will recover: ADB
Tsunami could increase poverty, but regional economies will recover: ADBHrvoje Hranjski, Associated Press, Manila Poverty could surge across tsunami-devastated southern Asia, but most of the stricken nations will suffer limited economic damage, the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
KPUD member probed for assault
KPUD member probed for assault JAMBI: Jambi Police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of Jambi Elections Commission (KPUD), Abdul Rasyid.The case was reported to the police on Tuesday by Gripan, 30, a journalist with Corong Rakyat weekly tabloid, who claimed that Abdul Rasyid had...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Beckham to make TV appeal on behalf of tsunami victims
Beckham to make TV appeal on behalf of tsunami victims LONDON: England captain and Real Madrid star David Beckham will make a worldwide television appeal on behalf of tsunami victims after being appointed as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador on Wednesday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
My sympathy for Aceh
My sympathy for Aceh I wish to publish my poem, Tsunami. Unfortunately I have no other means whereby I can help my sisters and brothers, dead or alive, who suffered in the recent tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
McCartney donates for tsunami victims
McCartney donates for tsunami victimsLONDON: Paul McCartney and his wife Heather are donating US$1.9 million to help victims of the tsunami, the ex-Beatle's publicists said on Wednesday.They are giving the money to the International Rescue Committee U.K.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Staying neutral in Aceh
Staying neutral in Aceh The core business of armies is war. But the deployment of military forces for disaster relief is often the most efficient use of the best available logistics expertise. Australian troops in Aceh's tsunami zone are on a humanitarian mission.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Caught between tragedy and propaganda
Caught between tragedy and propagandaEmmy Fitri, Jakarta What is the role of the media in the devastation in Aceh?There is no doubt that the media has shown us the dramatic realities of the tragedy, prompting a global relief effort unseen since World War II.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
SG workers threaten strike if govt hands company to Cemex
SG workers threaten strike if govt hands company to CemexRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The labor union of state-controlled cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) will launch a massive strike if the government decides to hand over the company's Tuban, Java plants to Mexican cement giant...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Relief in humanity
Relief in humanitySin Chew Daily/Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia After the tsunami, we have seen the good and ugly sides of man. Of all the ugly incidents, the most distressful is none other than the reportedly unfair treatment of Aceh Chinese by the pribumis.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Survivors fear loss of traditions
Survivors fear loss of traditions The following is the second of three articles about Lampuuk, which was once a popular tourist destination about 20 kilometers west of Banda Aceh, but now has becomes a ghost town following the Dec. 26 quake and tsunami.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami damage gives clues to climate peril, Annan says
Tsunami damage gives clues to climate peril, Annan saysC. Bryson Hull, Reuters, Port Louis Damage done by Asia's tsunami gives a clearer idea of the danger climate change poses to small islands, which fear rising seas will submerge them as the world warms, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Mangrove to be replanted along coast
Mangrove to be replanted along coastYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Stunned by the impact of the deadly tsunami in Aceh, Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban is planning to reforest 600,000 hectares of depleted mangrove forest throughout the nation over the next five years.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Team aims to speed up Munir's case
Team aims to speed up Munir's case JAKARTA: The fact-finding team formed to assist the police investigation into the death of rights activist Munir had its first coordinating meeting with the police at the National Police Headquarters on Thursday.The team, chaired by Brig. Gen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Councillor demands hospital for Ciputat
Councillor demands hospital for Ciputat TANGERANG: A member of the Tangerang regency council demanded on Thursday the local administration build a hospital in Ciputat to serve the needs of residents."More than one million people living in Ciputat, Pamulang, Serpong, Pondok Aren and Ciasuk districts...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Acehnese offered alternative therapies
Acehnese offered alternative therapiesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Abdussalam lay face down on one of five stretchers in a tent where several foreigners clad in yellow T-shirts helped people who had approached the Scientology volunteers in search of consolation.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Alertness to foreign aid
Alertness to foreign aidFrom Media IndonesiaWith the entry of foreign military forces to provide aid, it is appropriate for the government and the Indonesian Military (TNI) to remain alert to the possibility of the foreign side or the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) benefiting from the...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Mosques stand alone amid Indonesia tsunami destruction, devout
Mosques stand alone amid Indonesia tsunami destruction, devout see divine help[ Eds: RETRANSMITTING to ADD photo numbers[ AP Photos XEH106, PDJ107, BM109-110[ By EDWARD HARRIS= Associated Press Writer= BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Devout see divine help as mosques remain standingEdward Harris...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Chinese investors commit to infrastructure projects
Chinese investors commit to infrastructure projectsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of investors from China have committed US$1.5 billion in various industry sectors ahead of next week's Infrastructure Summit, intended to lure massive fresh investment to the country.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Loaded guns
Loaded guns Someone is clearly failing in their job when police sources admit that there could be up to 100,000 illegal firearms in Jakarta. There is something even more seriously wrong when supposedly sane gentlemen can so easily pull out guns and threaten and shoot people who pose absolutely no...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Adiguna probe complete, case to be filed Friday
Adiguna probe complete, case to be filed FridayAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have wrapped up their investigation into the murder of waiter Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong alias Rudy and will submit Adiguna Sutowo's case file to the prosecutor's office on Friday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Remove anti-graft bottlenecks
Remove anti-graft bottlenecksFrom Koran TempoCorruption in Indonesia has developed like a malignant tumor, hence its elimination requires strong determination on the part of all law enforcement agencies in order to deal with not only minor cases but also major graft practices.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Man arrested for selling tsunami VCDs
Man arrested for selling tsunami VCDs THAILAND: Police in the tsunami-devastated Thai resort town of Phuket arrested a man on Thursday for selling video compact disks (VCDs) of the disaster.The killer waves on Dec. 26 killed about 5,300 people in Thailand, and left another 3,600 people missing.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
80 percent aid channeled: BKS
80 percent aid channeled: BKS PEKANBARU, Riau: Riau Welfare Body (BKS) has sent thousands of boxes of food and beverages and used clothing to tsunami-hit areas of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.BKS head Tengku Faadil Jaafar said they had also dispatched dozens of volunteers and heavy machinery to the...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Spain sends five planes with aid
Spain sends five planes with aid INDONESIA: Spain has sent five military aircraft -- two Hercules C-130 and three CN 235 -- with several tons of humanitarian aid, and medical and military personnel to Indonesia, the Spanish Embassy said in Jakarta.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Russian govt gives scholarship
Russian govt gives scholarship JAKARTA: The government of the Russian Federation announced on Thursday it was providing scholarships for Indonesian students to study in Russia.In a press release, the Russian Embassy said that 20 scholarships would be provided for students planning to take bachelor...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
'CNBC' to hold high-profile economic forum in Indonesia
'CNBC' to hold high-profile economic forum in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following its successful run last year, CNBC strategic forum will return to Indonesia on Jan. 24 to discuss the country's economic and investment policies, as well as action plans.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Remove anti-graft bottlenecks
Remove anti-graft bottlenecksFrom Koran TempoCorruption in Indonesia has developed like a malignant tumor, hence its elimination requires strong determination on the part of all law enforcement agencies in order to deal with not only minor cases but also major graft practices.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Aid workers get shot at, none hurt
Aid workers get shot at, none hurtRuslan Sangadji and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Medan An unidentified group of people has fired shots at some 25 tsunami relief workers in Aceh, sparking security concerns among some volunteers and creating a further hindrance to aid distribution...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
RI-Australia ties: From East Timor to Aceh
RI-Australia ties: From East Timor to AcehRob Goodfellow, New South Wales, Australia On Sept. 16, 1999, in the aftermath of the East Timor crisis, Indonesia formally withdrew from their Security Treaty with Australia. This highly symbolic gesture marked a low point in bilateral relations.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Adiguna's case
Adiguna's case While our brothers and sisters in Aceh were experiencing a great calamity, some of us were indulging in convivial merrymaking at luxury hotels on New Year's Eve. After all, it is one's own right to fulfill his/her need for entertainment in spite of our solidarity for the people of...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
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Rebuilding a new Aceh for Acehnese Bondan Winarno Jakarta2. Rob -- RI-Australia relations: From East Timor to Aceh 1 x 30 RI-Australia ties: E. Timor to Aceh Rob Goodfellow New South Wales, Australia bilateral is one word. pls run spellcheck on this. thx 3.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Rebuilding a New Aceh for Acehnese
Rebuilding a New Aceh for AcehneseBondan Winarno, Jakarta Now that the dust has settled and the tears dried, we are slowly recovering from our grief and have come to terms with the call to rebuild Aceh.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
UGM assists Aceh rehabilitation program
UGM assists Aceh rehabilitation program The Jakarta Post YogyakartaIn a bid to help rebuild Aceh following the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) launched Aceh Bangkit program worth some Rp 500 billion (US$54.3 million) to Rp 600 billion.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Bogor seeks help against illegal mines
Bogor seeks help against illegal mines BOGOR: The Bogor regency mining agency has asked for help from public order officers to stop illegal sand mining in a number of villages.The head of the mining agency, Ridwan, said on Thursday a number of mine operators had ignored warnings to halt their...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Nine states offered debt relief
Nine states offered debt reliefAgencies, Jakarta Wealthy creditor nations have offered to let nine tsunami-hit countries halt repayments on billions of dollars of debt, but only three said they planned to accept the Paris Club's proposal.
Fri, 14 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.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Another day of chaos at Banda Aceh hospital
Another day of chaos at Banda Aceh hospitalEmma Ross, Reuters, Banda Aceh Sawing through the door of an abandoned laboratory, scavenging for oxygen machines at the airport and crafting makeshift IV medicine bag hooks out of tent pegs.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Understanding Aceh's misfortune
Understanding Aceh's misfortuneFrom Media IndonesiaThe recent giant quake and the largest tsunami in history have caused human tragedy in Aceh, with a rising death toll, loss of wealth and devastation of resources.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Parents report principal for graft
Parents report principal for graft JAKARTA: The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) reported on Thursday the principal of a city-run elementary school in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, for corruption.ICW executive Danang Widioko, accompanied by parents of seven students at SDN Percontohan IKIP Rawamangun,...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
TNI to send thousands more troops to Aceh
TNI to send thousands more troops to AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Thursday it would send thousands of more soldiers to tsunami-ravaged Aceh, with the initial focus on cleaning up debris.TNI Spokesman Maj. Gen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Displaced Acehnese live with their relatives
Displaced Acehnese live with their relativesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Nini, 35, fought to break through the crowd of people attempting to board a large boat that would transport refugees to Banda Aceh.She failed to get through, but she wasn't discouraged.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Nurul fights for global justice
Nurul fights for global justiceA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Actress and activist Nurul Arifin has just been named a Young Global Leader for her passionate efforts in campaigning for social equality.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Pertamina seals $310m in syndicated loans
Pertamina seals $310m in syndicated loansThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina has secured syndicated loans worth US$310 million from a group of global investors, including banks, to finance the development of its gas plants in South Sumatra.
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Muhammadiyah says Ba'asyir nonviolent 2. 2 x 24 Police arrest second suspect in Lippo case 3. 1 x 32 Lawmakers to spend $72,000 to monitor haj 4. 1 x 20 Council says no to regent
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Honda enjoys sales boom in RI
Honda enjoys sales boom in RIPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three top Japanese carmakers surpassed sales target in Indonesia last year with Honda recording the highest growth of 215 percent from 21,650 units in 2003 to 46,500 units.Honda's total sales made up 9.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Police arrest second suspect in Lippo fraud case
Police arrest second suspect in Lippo fraud caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have arrested a second suspect in the latest banking fraud that centered on the issuance and selling of fake promissory notes from Lippo Bank.Director of the National Police fraud squad Brig. Gen.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Emergency schools open in camps
Emergency schools open in camps The Jakarta-based People's School Foundation has opened four emergency schools in four camps for displaced people in Keutapang and Gue Gajah in Banda Aceh, Lampeunurut in Aceh Besar, and on Simeuleu Isle.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Tsunami pushes Australia and Indonesia closer
Tsunami pushes Australia and Indonesia closerReuters, Jakarta For decades the prospect of Australian troops landing in a rebellious Indonesian province was a prospect that could fill leaders in both Jakarta and Canberra with dread.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
VW poised for stake in Proton: Report
VW poised for stake in Proton: Report FRANKFURT: German automotive concern Volkswagen is now poised for a possible buy-in at the Malaysian car group Proton in the wake of the pullout by Mitsubishi Corp., the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Viewing religious rituals from cultural persperctive
Viewing religious rituals from cultural persperctiveKristian Tamtomo, Jakarta I would like to comment on the article titled Spiritual Materialism in the Haj Pilgrimage written by Dadi Darmadi (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 22). The article itself is well written and well argued.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Regents quizzed for alleged graft
Regents quizzed for alleged graft KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Kupang Police questioned on Thursday Kupang Regent Ibrahim Agustinus Medah and former Kupang's deputy secretary for development Christian Nehemia Dillak for the alleged embezzlement of Rp 828.4 million (US$92,044).
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
JP/2/Heads
JP/2/Heads 1. REAX: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS U.S. says no restriction on Aceh relief efforts 2. TRAUMA: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Scientologists offer alternative help 3. SIDEBAR: 1 LINE, 30 COUNTS Psychiatric hospital loses patients 4. YANI: 1 LINE, 36 COUNTS Pertamina seals $310m in syndicated loans 5.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Luxury tax lifted on several goods
Luxury tax lifted on several goods The Ministry of Finance has declassified several beverages and cosmetics as luxury products, as they had become mainstream consumer products.The decision was driven by an agreement to streamline regional taxation system under the Association of Southeast Asian...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Psychiatric hospital loses patients
Psychiatric hospital loses patients Only 70 of 315 patients at the psychiatric hospital in the capital town of Banda Aceh stayed put, as hospital staff rushed to open the gate wide so that patients could flee when the tsunamis hit Aceh on Dec. 26.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Lawmakers to spend $72,000 to monitor haj
Lawmakers to spend $72,000 to monitor hajKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fourteen members of the House of Representatives will fly to Saudi Arabia for 10 days to supervise the management of Indonesia's haj pilgrimage at the cost of about Rp 670 million (US$72,000).
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Harvest denies role in Monsanto scandal
Harvest denies role in Monsanto scandalMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Harvest International Indonesia president director Harvey Goldstein denied on Thursday that his company played any role in a bribery case involving U.S.-based Monsanto Co. and Indonesian state officials.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Death sought for cocaine smuggler
Death sought for cocaine smugglerMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangProsecutors at the Tangerang District Court demanded the death sentence for a cocaine smuggler holding a Brazilian passport.Prosecutor Rachmat Vidianto told the court on Wednesday that defendant Rodrigo Gularte, 32, a...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Two French naval ships carrying aid, choppers arrive in Aceh
Two French naval ships carrying aid, choppers arrive in AcehAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post/JakartaTwo French warships are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Aceh province to delivery humanitarian aid to the tsunami-battered town of Meulaboh, the French Embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Jones, Dupri postpone benefit single in wake of tsunami disaster
Jones, Dupri postpone benefit single in wake of tsunami disaster Eliott C. McLaughlin Associated Press/AtlantaMusic producers Quincy Jones and Jermaine Dupri say the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia has prompted them to postpone recording We Are the Future, an update of the 1985 benefit song We...
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Krakatau Steel to up steel output
Krakatau Steel to up steel output JAKARTA: Indonesia's state-owned Krakatau Steel plans to increase its hot rolled coil steel plate production by one million tonnes a year by building new production facilities worth up to US$400 million, a report said on Thursday.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issue
Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issue JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation in Aceh.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
Evicted squatters move to riverbanks
Evicted squatters move to riverbanksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of squatters evicted from a three-hectare land owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) in Tanah Abang district, Central Jakarta have set up tents along the banks of West Flood Canal.
Fri, 14 Jan 2005
City administration fails to serve its domestic workers
City administration fails to serve its domestic workersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city has been attempting to regulate relations between maids and their employers since the early 1990s, with the goal of providing protection to domestic workers.