Archive: 24 January 2005
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Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Mega tells govt to stay out of congress
Mega tells govt to stay out of congress JAKARTA: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government should not meddle in the upcoming Democratic Party Of Struggle (PDI-P) congress, party leader Megawati Soekarnoputri says.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Cuts to kerosene quota sparks uproar in North Sulawsi province
Cuts to kerosene quota sparks uproar in North Sulawsi provinceJongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi Regional governments in North Sulawesi have expressed their concern at the central government's policy of cutting the quota of subsidized kerosene for North Sulawesi province by 10...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Dik Doang pays surprise visit to Banda Aceh
Dik Doang pays surprise visit to Banda Aceh Singer-cum-sports presenter Dik Doang paid a surprise visit on Friday to the TVRI Banda Aceh shelter that houses victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.He tried to console the refugees, telling them to be strong despite their loss before challenging them to...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Aceh's disasters and the outlook for a lasting peace
Aceh's disasters and the outlook for a lasting peace Aceh's disaster could herald political change Damien Kingsbury Melbourne 2. Ari -- Education and the mystery of missing benefits 2 x 30 Assessing education and the mystery of its missing benefits Ari A. Perdana Cambridge, USA
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workers
N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workersRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/Pematang Siantar, North SumatraNorth Sumatra has long been known for its large oil palm, cocoa and rubber plantations, but they have contributed little to the local people's welfare over the centuries.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Residents in Rawabuaya reluctant to leave houses
Residents in Rawabuaya reluctant to leave housesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suparmanto and his wife refuse to seek refuge in government shelters, even though knee-height water has inundated their home in Rawabuaya subdistrict, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, since Wednesday.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
'Read-A-Thon' raises money for orphanage in Aceh
'Read-A-Thon' raises money for orphanage in AcehYenni Djahidin, Contributor, Washington The morning was bitterly cold, so cold that school was delayed for two hours.Clad in warm winter clothes, students arrived, one by one, in the third-grade classroom.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Denpasar vagrants forced out of town
Denpasar vagrants forced out of town DENPASAR, Bali: Denpasar Public Order Agency has cleared over 1,000 vagrants and beggars from Denpasar streets over the past four years, an official said on Saturday.The people were forcibly removed for fear that they would commit crimes.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Think big and bold, Singh tells CEOs
Think big and bold, Singh tells CEOs NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the weekend urged Indian entrepreneurs to think "big", promising that his government would remove the "barriers to growth".
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Rawabuaya residents stay put in flooded homes
Rawabuaya residents stay put in flooded homes Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaSuparmanto and his wife refuse to seek refuge in government shelters, even though knee-height water has inundated their home in Rawabuaya subdistrict, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, since Wednesday.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Ensuring aid effectiveness
Ensuring aid effectiveness The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) predictably approved on Thursday US$2.8 billion in new loans and $600 million in new grants to help the government plug part of the big hole in its budget.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Drunk man leaps off 'Antara' building
Drunk man leaps off 'Antara' building JAKARTA: A young Papua man, presumably drunk, jumped off the third floor of Wisma Antara building in Central Jakarta and fell two floors below onto the generator room.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Disillusion rises of democracy stalls, says Demos study
Disillusion rises of democracy stalls, says Demos studyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The development of Indonesian democracy after more than six years of transformation from an authoritarian regime has failed to usher in significant change in the country's political landscape, with corruption and power...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Indonesia to offer to liberalize 7 service subsectors at WTO
Indonesia to offer to liberalize 7 service subsectors at WTOZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is preparing to liberalize seven of its service subsectors in a bid to improve the country's support services in trade of goods.According to Minister for Trade, Mari E.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
JP/5/BATAM
JP/5/BATAMAcehnese migrants see better future on their own soilFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Islands While many Aceh tsunami survivors were scared to return to their homes for fear of aftershocks and more tsunami, not a few Acehnese living outside the province were instead planning to go...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Dengue cases double in four days
Dengue cases double in four daysAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of dengue fever cases in Jakarta jumped from 263 cases on Tuesday to 400 cases on Saturday, an official said.The Jakarta health agency spokesman Evy Zelfino said on Saturday that the total number of cases since...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Journalist detained after visiting Aceh
Journalist detained after visiting AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An American journalist, who was caught up in a tussle between the military and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) a few years ago, has been detained at the Polonia Airport in Medan on Sunday after visiting Aceh.William A.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
FEMA-like agency
FEMA-like agency Surly Indonesia should have an effective and efficient body to coordinate emergency work in a natural disaster? Otherwise everything becomes chaotic, as we see in Aceh. The Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA) in the United States deals with matters concerning a disaster,...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Disease hits flood victims in Sumatra
Disease hits flood victims in SumatraOyos Saroso and M. Huzair, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/Palembang Thousands of refugees in flood-hit areas in Sumatera are contracting serious diseases because of inadequate shelter and a lack of clean water, officials say.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Dysentery outbreak kills 12 in Flores
Dysentery outbreak kills 12 in Flores KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An outbreak of dysentery has killed at least 12 people and affected hundreds of others in eastern Flores, an official says.East Flores health agency head Eduard Kleruk said dysentery had affected six subdistricts in the regency, with...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Tourism leaders to visit Bali
Tourism leaders to visit Bali DENPASAR, Bali: Some 100 tourism leaders and journalists from Osaka, Japan, will visit Bali between Jan. 27 and Jan. 30, at the invitation of Bali tourism players.Simon P. Hasibuan, the marketing manager of PT Air Paradise International, said the visit was aimed at...
Mon, 24 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".
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Residents return to flood shelters
Residents return to flood sheltersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Refugees who went home on Saturday were back in temporary shelters on Sunday as their houses were again flooded after authorities closed the flood gates to the Ciliwung River that passes through the Presidential Palace.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Southeast Asia's growth forecast underestimated
Southeast Asia's growth forecast underestimatedSINGAPORE: Southeast Asia's economic growth forecast for this year has been underestimated, with the global scenario less gloomy than anticipated, and a soft China slowdown expected, research house Morgan Stanley said in a report over the weekend.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
'We're all responsible for the floods'
'We're all responsible for the floods' The Jakarta flood and disaster mitigation task force recorded the number of flood victims in temporary shelters across the city has reached up to 20,000, and two people died in the flood that has inundated the capital over the past few days.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Low income earners pay high drug prices
Low income earners pay high drug pricesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sukmawaty, 55, was in pain while preparing meals for last week's Islamic Day of Sacrifice because she could not take the medicine needed to control her diabetes.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Agency gets victims going with cash-for-work plan
Agency gets victims going with cash-for-work planTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh While many survivors in the tsunami-battered province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are either sleeping inside makeshift shelters or waiting for others' mercy for their daily needs, a handful of others...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Father, son reunited after three week search
Father, son reunited after three week searchDedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Medan Salatin Syah's perseverance has born fruit. After searching in vain for 22 days, the 44-year-old Aceh man finally found his son, Tajus Gibra Syah, 3, last week in a refugee shelter in Medan.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Activists study 'suspicious witnesses' over Munir murder
Activists study 'suspicious witnesses' over Munir murderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to speed up the investigation into the alleged murder of top human rights campaigner Munir, members of the government- sanctioned fact-finding team have recently fixed their sights on 11...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Private firm, NGO to provide shelters
Private firm, NGO to provide shelters JAKARTA: Australian oil and gas company PT Kojo and the Zero-to-One Foundation has hammered out an agreement to provide temporary accommodation for orphans of the tsunami in Aceh.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
EU advances trade relief for tsunami-hit nations
EU advances trade relief for tsunami-hit nationsAgence France-Presse, Brussels The European Union has agreed to accelerate trade help for Asian countries hit by the devastating tsunami, in particular Sri Lanka, officials said.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Kookmin Bank plans 10% cut in workforce
Kookmin Bank plans 10% cut in workforce SEOUL: South Korea's largest lender Kookmin Bank plans to reduce its 28,000-strong workforce by up to 10 percent in restructuring, bank officials said on Sunday.Talks were under way on the proposed lay-off of up to 2,800 employees, Kookmin Bank officials said.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
RI, GAM to hold talks in Finland
RI, GAM to hold talks in FinlandAgencies, Helsinki/Jakarta Indonesia and separatist rebels from tsunami-hit Aceh province will hold talks in Helsinki next week, mediated by former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, his office said on Sunday.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
EU advances trade relief for tsunami-hit nations
EU advances trade relief for tsunami-hit nations Agence France-Presse BrusselsThe European Union has agreed to accelerate trade help for Asian countries hit by the devastating tsunami, in particular Sri Lanka, officials said.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Cop suspected for helping robbery
Cop suspected for helping robbery JAKARTA: A police officer, identified as Brig. Sus, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that killed a security guard in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Jan. 11.A detective of the North Jakarta police precinct revealed that the suspect had been arrested on Friday...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
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Truly religious people reject fanaticism Iqbal Widastomo London 2. New-- Aceh needs economic development plan 1 x 48 Rebuilding Aceh's economy, encouraging investment Michael Vatikiotis 3. Korea-- Are foreign buyouts a national threat? 1 x 30;JP; ANPAk..r..
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
The rebuilding of Aceh
The rebuilding of Aceh The last thing the Acehnese will want to do is sit around and do nothing. They will need building materials, tools, nails, claw hammers, pumps, pipes, corrugated sheeting, portable generators, fuel and whatever else is required -- and they want that now.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
1. Commentary (50) - 48 pts 7 cols 1lines (1x48)
1. Commentary (50) - 48 pts 7 cols 1lines (1x48)Honor your guests, regardless of who they are! 2. Democracy (42) - 42 pts 3cols 2lines (2x21)People more disillusioned as democracy stalls: Study 3. Flood (45) - 36 pts 4 cols 1line (1x30)Residents return to flood shelters 4.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Heading for page 19
Heading for page 19 1. READ -- 1 x 48 'Read-A-Thon' raises money for orphanage in Aceh Flow of Christian aid from the West shows shifting power of the pulpit y
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Mixed stock trading seen for JSX in coming week
Mixed stock trading seen for JSX in coming weekAgence France-Presse, Jakarta Indonesian share prices are expected to trade mixed in the coming week in quiet business after a record-breaking session Thursday, dealers said on Friday.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 24, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 24, 2005Exhibitions* Indonesia Good Design Exhibition, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said kav. S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Jan. 26 to Feb. 18.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Aceh emergency ends, foreign troops leave
Aceh emergency ends, foreign troops leaveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Sunday that the emergency situation in tsunami-ravaged Aceh is now nearly over, and that foreign troops should gradually be replaced by civilians.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Kediri govt to conduct shake-up
Kediri govt to conduct shake-up KEDIRI, East Java: The Kediri municipal administration will carry out a shake-up, which will affect 138 posts in the administration.Administration secretary Zaini said that the reorganization was aimed at filling the void left by a series of retirements.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Ride to safety brings Aceh teenager to Jakarta
Ride to safety brings Aceh teenager to JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tall, thin 15-year-old boy sits slumped on a couch in a Jakarta living room, his eyes focused on the baby niece of the Acehnese architect who has taken him in."She reminds me of my eight-month-old brother.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
The rebuilding of Aceh
The rebuilding of Aceh The last thing the Acehnese will want to do is sit around and do nothing. They will need building materials, tools, nails, claw hammers, pumps, pipes, corrugated sheeting, portable generators, fuel and whatever else is required -- and they want that now.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
14 die in measles outbreak on Borneo
14 die in measles outbreak on Borneo MALAYSIA: Thirteen children and an adult from a remote tribe have died in a measles outbreak in a Malaysian state on Borneo island, a news report said on Sunday.The outbreak started about three weeks ago, with the last death recorded a few days ago, the Sunday...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Power trouble in
Power trouble in Kepulauan Seribu From Warta KotaThe power supply on Kepulauan Seribu, off the coast of Jakarta, has been disrupted since the island group was designated a regency, causing anxiety to local consumers and thus harming public interests.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Sharia-based financing seminar to kick-off
Sharia-based financing seminar to kick-offThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To further disseminate information and promote sharia-based financing in Indonesia and southeast Asia, an international Islamic finance seminar will be held here this week, featuring experts in Islamic and international financing...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Living with dengue
Living with dengue Dengue hemorrhagic fever, that treacherous mosquito-borne disease that comes with little warning to torment the unsuspecting, is with us again. Or so Jakarta's city health office warns us.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Hundreds loose houses to fire
Hundreds loose houses to fire JAKARTA: About 270 people lost their homes and after a fire burned down an entire neighborhood in Kampung Sawah, Kebun Jeruk, on Sunday.The fire, which razed 60 houses, started about 5 p.m. on Saturday. Police are still investigating the cause of the blaze.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
West Irian Jaya poll may spark conflict
West Irian Jaya poll may spark conflictKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Papuan leaders urged the central government to cancel a plan for direct elections in the newly created, but controversial West Irian Jaya province, as they believe it could cause serious conflict in the resource-rich...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Floods are here again
Floods are here again Right in the middle of the disastrous events in Aceh and North Sumatra the bulk of Indonesian media cameras are pivoting back to Jakarta. Floods have hit the capital again and this is being dished up as prime news. As if it hasn't happened every single year over past decades.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Hullabaloo exposes VP's political ambitions
Hullabaloo exposes VP's political ambitionsMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta How interesting that two days before the Islamic Day of Sacrifice (Idul Adha), the Vice President's Office seemingly sacrificed a scapegoat of their own.Something is definitely amiss.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Two Buddhists shot dead in Thai south
Two Buddhists shot dead in Thai south THAILAND: Two Buddhist men have been shot dead by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand's restive south, police said on Sunday, in the latest episode in violence that has claimed more than 570 lives since it flared last year.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Tangguh construction snagged over govt guarantee
Tangguh construction snagged over govt guaranteeLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The construction of the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Papua may be further delayed, pending an agreement for the inclusion of the "government act" clause in the contract.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Papua govt to distribute "Madonna" to help fight HIV/AIDS
Papua govt to distribute "Madonna" to help fight HIV/AIDSNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura The Papua provincial government will soon distribute copies of a film on HIV/AIDS prevention to government offices and agencies throughout Papua, a senior government official says.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Acehnese migrants see better future on their own soil
Acehnese migrants see better future on their own soilFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Islands While many Aceh tsunami survivors were scared to return to their homes for fear of aftershocks and more tsunami, not a few Acehnese living outside the province were instead planning to go back, hoping...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workers
N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra North Sumatra has long been known for its large oil palm, cocoa and rubber plantations, but they have contributed little to the local people's welfare over the centuries.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Honor your guests, regardless of who they are!
Honor your guests, regardless of who they are!Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Honor your guests! If they arrive at lunchtime or dinnertime, invite them to dine with you no matter how plain the meal is that day," said a father of a friend of mine when I and a number of friends dropped in...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Chinese hostages
Chinese hostages in safe hands: Report (2x15)Chinese news agency says Chinese hostages safely in Chinese handsEight Chinese construction workers taken hostage by Iraqi insurgents have been safely transferred to Chinese custody, China's Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Aid workers wade through minefield of nationalism
Aid workers wade through minefield of nationalismJohn Mcbeth, The Straits Times/Asia News Network, Singapore Nationalism, often tinged with conspiracy theories and a measure of xenophobia, is never far from the surface in Indonesia. Just witness some of the hostile questions U.S.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Aid mission a test of integrated command
Aid mission a test of integrated command The government has sent about 1,000 Self-Defense Forces troops on a mission to aid victims of the powerful earthquake that occurred in waters off Sumatra, Indonesia, and the enormous ensuing tsunami. Japan has never sent so many SDF members overseas before.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Women bowlers decry prize gender gap
Women bowlers decry prize gender gap Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When women's bowler Wendy Chai of Malaysia won the Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions here last week, she had every reason to be proud about taking the season-ending championships.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
2 x 22 (heading)
2 x 22 (heading) Govt plans monitoring teams to supervise Aceh reconstruction Govt open to NGOs and donors in team to supervise Aceh reconstruction or NGOs, donors welcome to join team to supervise Aceh reconstruction Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh The government will set up a number of...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
People seek blessings in bygone Majapahit sites
People seek blessings in bygone Majapahit sitesIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto, East Java An employee of the Trowulan Statue Preservation Board (BPAT), Joko, was attending to Dutch and Australian tourists interested in the museum's collection of artifacts from the Majapahit dynasty.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Aceh's disaster could herald political change
Aceh's disaster could herald political changeDamien Kingsbury, Melbourne, Australia It is a truism in politics that a cathartic experience can result in unrelated change. Conflict, chaos or natural disaster has been the handmaiden to many political changes, not least Indonesia's monetary crisis...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Students compete in fashion contest
Students compete in fashion contest BOGOR: Bogor, Bandung and Sukabumi fashion students took part in a competition held by German company PT Beiersdorf Indonesia in Bogor on Saturday.Herlina Isakandar, the public relations director of cosmetics company PT Beiersdorf, said the firm was looking for a...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
More CDMA handsets enter RI market
More CDMA handsets enter RI marketThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the competition in the mobile telecommunications sector gets tighter, mobile handset producers are rushing to improve their products to tap into Indonesia's vast and potentially lucrative market.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Cirebon students help fight dengue fever
Cirebon students help fight dengue feverNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Facing the threat of an increase in cases of dengue fever during the wet season, the Cirebon municipal administration has involved students in its campaign to wipe out mosquito larvae in their extracurricular...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Looting of logistics in Aceh
Looting of logistics in AcehFrom Koran Tempo In a discussion with Asmara Diah Saputra on Jan. 7, Radio 68H focused attention on the looting of logistics sent to Aceh to help tsunami victims.Asmara drew attention to the cruelty of members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), despite measures...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
PLN closes deal with Petronas for Klorok power Plant
PLN closes deal with Petronas for Klorok power PlantFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned power firm PT PLN signed a deal with Malaysian counterpart Petronas to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Klorok power plant in East Java.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
*Public disillusioned as democracy stalls: survey Page 2
*Public disillusioned as democracy stalls: survey Page 2 *West Irian Jaya election may spark conflict Page 4 *Cirebon students help fight dengue fever Page 5 *Aceh disaster could herald political change Page 6 *Witness contradicts forensic test in Adiguna case Page 8 *Youth wins out at Australian...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
JP/3/HEADING
JP/3/HEADING1. ANALYSIS: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Hullabaloo exposes VP's political ambitions 2. ZONE: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS More CDMA handsets enter RI market 3. TOURISM: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS ASEAN designs tourism boosters 4. INFRA: 1 LINE, 36 COUNTS Infrastructure investors remain skeptical
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Infrastructure investors remain skeptical
Infrastructure investors remain skepticalRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The many promises and projects offered by the government during last week's Infrastructure Summit apparently were not enough to ease the fears of cautious investors, who still want to see the promises translated...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Forensic tests go against witnesses in Adiguna case
Forensic tests go against witnesses in Adiguna caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors have returned the case file of Adiguna Sutowo, the sole suspect in the murder of Yohannes Berchmans "Rudy" Haerudy Natong, after finding witnesses' testimonies did not match with the forensic...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Transjakarta passengers, beware
Transjakarta passengers, bewareFrom KompasWith my intended destination being the Dukuh Atas bus stop, I went by Transjakarta bus -- plying the Hayam Wuruk-Blok M route -- in the evening of Dec. 13, when the bus was packed with passengers.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Prambors wins first softball league title
Prambors wins first softball league titleMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prambors of Jakarta won on Sunday the title of the first Indonesian Softball League after defeating Citra Muda of Jakarta 4-3 in the grand final.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
TV Program: Monday, January 24, 2005
TV Program: Monday, January 24, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee7:30 Children Show8:30 Music: Asyik Asyik10:00 Talk Show11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 1:00 p.m.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
1. 5DENGUE (4x10)
1. 5DENGUE (4x10) Cirebon students help fight dengue fever 2. 5FUEL (2x32) Cut to kerosene quota sparks uproar in North Sulawesi province Jongker Rumthe The Jakarta Post/Manado3. 5BATAM (2x24) Acehnese migrants see better future on their own soil Fadli The Jakarta Post/Batam 4. 5PLANT (1x42) N.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Man behind Medan aid dispatch
Man behind Medan aid dispatchApriadi Gunawan, Contributor, Medan, North Sumatra Air Col. Adi Supranto has shown great skill in determining the flight schedules at Medan's Polonia Airport, which, for the last three weeks, have seen the presence of a great number of foreign military airplanes...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Software companies biggest job-creators
Software companies biggest job-creators NEW DELHI: Indian software and call-center companies were the biggest job-creators in the nation the past two months, according to the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
JP1/HEADING/MONDAY, 24-01-05:
JP1/HEADING/MONDAY, 24-01-05: 1. ACEH: 2 x 17Aceh emergency ends, foreign troops leave 2. RAWA: 1 x 42Residents in Rawabuaya reluctant to leave houses 3. CONCERT: 3 x 11Huge tsunami charity concert held in Wales 4. SUSUL: 4 x 9 to be sent later
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Thailand to absorb economic shock of tsunamis: Analysts
Thailand to absorb economic shock of tsunamis: AnalystsNicolas Revise, Agence France-Presse/Bangkok Thailand should easily absorb the cost of the tsunamis which devastated its southern coasts last month as the region's tourist sector represents only a small part of the national economy, experts say.
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
Looting of logistics in Aceh
Looting of logistics in AcehFrom Koran Tempo In a discussion with Asmara Diah Saputra on Jan. 7, Radio 68H focused attention on the looting of logistics sent to Aceh to help tsunami victims.Asmara drew attention to the cruelty of members of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM), despite measures...
Mon, 24 Jan 2005
ASEAN designs tourism boosters
ASEAN designs tourism boostersEileen Ng, Agence France-Presse, Langkawi, Malaysia Southeast Asian tourism ministers gather on Monday on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi to assess the impact of the Asian tsunami on their economies and seek ways to revitalize the industry.