Archive: 26 January 2005
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Wed, 26 Jan 2005
* Palu residents stay out of homes as tsunami panic remains [i]Page
* Palu residents stay out of homes as tsunami panic remains Page 2 * Indonesia's human rights records still poor in 2004 Page 4 * Radical measures needed to stop illegal logging Page 6 * Jakarta Council seeks to close polluting laundry plants Page 5 * Allen Iverson scores 45 as 76ers beat the Heat...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
JP/4/SAKIT
JP/4/SAKIT1 x 46 Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa Tenggara PBHI3 x 14 Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHI JP/4/BOK2 x 26 President prefers Acehnese figures as BOK members JP/4/4BUMN2 x 26 Government muscles in on military businesses JP/4/sgp2 x 26 UNDP, EC launch program to preserve tropical...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Cyprus donates medicine to Aceh
Cyprus donates medicine to AcehINDONESIA: The government of Cyprus has donated a plane-load of medical supplies to Aceh, the Cyprus Embassy in Indonesia said in a statement on Tuesday.Cyprus Ambassador to Indonesia, Achilleas Antoniades, met Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda on Monday to...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa Tenggara
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa TenggaraThe Jakarta Post, East Flores/SemarangAn outbreak of diarrhea in East Nusa Tenggara has claimed more lives, with 15 people reportedly having died in East Flores regency as of Tuesday, and two more in Belu regency.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
PABBSI urged to let bodybuilders go it alone
PABBSI urged to let bodybuilders go it aloneMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Sports Council (KONI) is pushing for bodybuilding to be released from the auspices of the Indonesian Weightlifting, Powerlifting and Bodybuilding Association (PABBSI) to allow local bodybuilders to...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tsunami warning system
Tsunami warning system The UN-sponsored world conference on disaster reduction held in Kobe has thrown up some splendid ideas. Convened to formulate a strategy on how to save lives in the event of another tsunami, the conference has had a focused confabulation on early warning system to ward off...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BRI targets 25% increase in lending
BRI targets 25% increase in lendingThe Jakarta Post JakartaBank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has set it sights on a 25 percent increase in its new lending exposure this year, while allocating about 90 percent of that to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
President prefers Acehnese figures as BOK members
President prefers Acehnese figures as BOK membersMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed a preference for members of the soon-to-be-established Special Authority Board (BOK) -- which will be responsible for the overall...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
A willing nurse feels unwelcomed
A willing nurse feels unwelcomed My dear brothers and sisters, I am a registered nurse with many years of general nursing and intensive care experience who was in the process of volunteering services for three to four months in Aceh.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil U.S.-based Galaxy Oil won on Tuesday the bid to sell 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Duri oil field in Riau and another 250,000 barrels of condensate oil per day from Senipah oil field in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
S. Korea to hold art exhibition
S. Korea to hold art exhibition JAKARTA: The South Korean Embassy in Jakarta will hold an art exhibition in an effort to raise funds for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Aceh province, the embassy said in a statement on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tsunami disaster stirs debate on Asian unity
Tsunami disaster stirs debate on Asian unityMark McCord, Agence France-Presse/Hong KongThe Asian tsunami disaster has been a uniquely continental catastrophe, striking hard from Thailand to the Maldives, and has stirred debate about how Asia should react as a region.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Liberalization in education: A threat or a necessity
Liberalization in education: A threat or a necessityRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Domestic universities and other tertiary education institutions may feel threatened by the liberalization of education as proposed by the World Trade Organization in the framework of the General Agreement on Trade...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Indonesian students triumph in major int'l competitions
Indonesian students triumph in major int'l competitionsT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Experts when talking about the country's education sector invariably mention the poor condition of many school buildings and a system that frequently fails to produce qualified human resources.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Australian curriculum to be taught at local school
Australian curriculum to be taught at local school The number of schools offering international curricula has increased remarkably over the past several years as a result of a growing interest in high quality education in Indonesia.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Choosing among the world's top business schools
Choosing among the world's top business schoolsSudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Even though there are several universities in Indonesia offering a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program, many Indonesian professionals are turning to international business schools.
Wed, 26 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".
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
No significant progress in government-Cemex dispute
No significant progress in government-Cemex disputeVincent Lingga, Jakarta The President's lack of leadership to act firm and fast in resolving the government's four-year dispute with Cemex over the Mexican company's investment in the state-controlled Semen Gresik Group (SGG), could cost the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. Analysis (50) - 40 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)
1. Analysis (50) - 40 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18) No significant progress in government-Cemex dispute OR No significant progress in Cemex settlement 2. BUMN (45) - 48 pts 4cols 1line (1x26) Govt to merge state firms 3. BI (45) - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21)BI issues rulings to help economic growth 4.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Govt, GAM get talking in Helsinki
Govt, GAM get talking in HelsinkiTiarma Siboro and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) are ready to resume peace talks in Helsinki later this week, with both sides planning to send high-level officials, according to people familiar with the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Timah 2004 revenue Rp 2.8t
Timah 2004 revenue Rp 2.8tIndonesian tin miner PT Timah said 2004 sales jumped 47 percent on-year to Rp 2.8 trillion from Rp 1.9 trillion a year earlier due to an increase in the commodity's prices. Timah President Thobrani Alwi told reporters on Tuesday the higher sales should increase the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Reality bites for deported workers
Reality bites for deported workers Rusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaSince his first night in the shelter for deported workers in Lingkas Ujung sports complex in Tarakan, East Kalimantan, two weeks ago, Aswin has thought of nothing but Malaysia.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
The government launched its first bond issue for the year,
The government launched its first bond issue for the year, selling on Tuesday Rp 5 trillion (US$545 million) of a 10-year bond, more than twice the amount initially planned due to a strong response from investors.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
U.S. oil firm wins RI oil tender
U.S. oil firm wins RI oil tenderU.S.-based Galaxy Oil won on Tuesday the bid to sell 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Duri oil field in Riau and another 250,000 barrels of condensate oil per day from Senipah oil field in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 26 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...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Government - Cemex dispute settlement bombing out
Government - Cemex dispute settlement bombing outRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government postponed the settlement of its protracted dispute with Mexican cement giant Cemex SA after both sides failed to agree on several points in the proposed out-of-court settlement, a minister...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Govt to merge state firms
Govt to merge state firmsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will merge a number of state enterprises and set up several holding companies to oversee smaller state firms in an effort to help restructure and revitalize state enterprises, the majority of which are in bad shape.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Government muscles in on military businesses
Government muscles in on military businessesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTo enforce the new law on the military, the government will start taking over all military businesses in an endeavor to make the Indonesian Military (TNI) professional and help improve the welfare of its personnel.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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;JP;ASA; ANPAa..r.. Japan-geothermal-LampungJP/5/JAPAN Lampung to build geothermal plant BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: The Lampung provincial government will soon build a geothermal power plant in Tanggamus, a project that had been hanging in limbo for two years, an official says.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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Radical measures needed to stop illegal logging E.G. Togu Manurung Jakarta2. Frank -- How to get rid of an unwanted foreign business partner 2 x 30 Weak rule of law makes it easy to oust foreign business partner Frank Richardson Norwich, UK
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
City Council pulls plug on polluting laundry plants
City Council pulls plug on polluting laundry plantsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Council is urging authorities to close down dozens of garment processing plants that launder jeans in the Sukabumi Selatan subdistrict of West Jakarta, due to the pollution they cause to nearby rivers and streams.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Unsuitable aid
Unsuitable aid From Warta KotaOn Dec. 27, 2004, I went to Indrapuri, Aceh Besar regency, from Iskandar Muda Airport and passed Lambaru, the site for mass burial. I spent my first week in Aceh looking for missing relatives.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Decree on KJN team issued
Decree on KJN team issued JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a decree for the setting up of a team to select the members of the National Judicial Commission, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
P. Rebo overpass to ease traffic
P. Rebo overpass to ease traffic JAKARTA: The new Pasar Rebo overpass on Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta, is operational as of today.City transportation agency head Rustam Effendy sidabutar underlined that the presence of the overpass would ease traffic congestion from Cililitan to Cijantung.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BEI to issue Rp 500b of bonds
BEI to issue Rp 500b of bondsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned Bank Ekspor Indonesia (BEI) will issue Rp 500 billion (US$ 54.74 million) of bonds in the second quarter of this year, says a top executive.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Radical measures needed to stop illegal logging
Radical measures needed to stop illegal loggingE.G. Togu Manurung, Jakarta Forest degradation and the depletion of Indonesia's forest resource is a continuing crisis. The rate of deforestation continues despite all the meetings and discussions that have been conducted so far.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Court upholds life sentence for maid
Court upholds life sentence for maid SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence imposed on a 19-year-old Indonesian maid who strangled her employer's mother-in-law, news reports said on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Court: Adiwarsita must remain in jail
Court: Adiwarsita must remain in jail JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday upheld the detention by prosecutors of two corruption suspects, House of Representatives member Adiwarsita and his alleged accomplice, H.A. Fattah.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa Tenggara
Diarrhea claims 17 lives in East Nusa TenggaraThe Jakarta Post East Flores/SemarangAn outbreak of diarrhea in East Nusa Tenggara has claimed more lives, with 15 people reportedly having died in East Flores regency as of Tuesday, and two more in Belu regency.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
'National Plus' schools require close monitoring
'National Plus' schools require close monitoringDebbie A. Lubis, Contributor, Jakarta The mushrooming of "National Plus" schools in big cities has demonstrated an increasing awareness of the importance of quality education.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Shares end lower; profit-taking in Indosat, Telkom
Shares end lower; profit-taking in Indosat, TelkomDow Jones JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Tuesday as losses in many Asian markets spurred investors to continue taking profit in stocks that gained last week, in particular Indonesian Satellite and Telekomunikasi Indonesia, dealers said.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tsunami hysteria haunts C. Sulawesi
Tsunami hysteria haunts C. SulawesiRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThousands of people in Central Sulawesi who fled to the highlands because they feared a tsunami would hit the province after Monday's strong earthquake, remained in shelters on Tuesday despite no further reports of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.25, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.25, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Sheres Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 270 10 275,000 Ades...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHI
Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHIM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's human rights record remained poor in 2004, with state-sponsored violence and the cycle of impunity still persisting, a rights group says.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Prostitutes face harder life in Batam
Prostitutes face harder life in BatamFadli The Jakarta Post/Batam"Santi", 23, a sex worker in Batam, complained that fewer clients had visited her over the past few months. "Malaysian and Singaporean tourists aren't turning up any more and spending money at my place," said Santi, a masseur cum sex...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Seven dead as Thai tourist boat sinks
Seven dead as Thai tourist boat sinksTHAILAND: A speed boat packed with tourists heading to the Thai island of Koh Samui after an all-night beach party capsized on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, including several Westerners, police and.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
An Acehnese child and the voices of ghosts
An Acehnese child and the voices of ghostsSanti Soekanto, Contributor, Aceh, santi-soekanto2001@yahoo.comNina recounted her story to me in the Lamsujen refugee camp in Lhoong subdistrict, Aceh Besar, on Jan. 3. This is what she said:"Assalam mualai'kum. My name is Nina Maulidia Rizka. Call me Nina.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BRI targets 25% increase in lending
BRI targets 25% increase in lendingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) is hoping to extend Rp 15 trillion (US$1.64 billion) in new loans this year, a 25 percent increase from Rp 12 trillion in new loans extended in 2004.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Sustainable infrastructure development
Sustainable infrastructure developmentGiovanni Comparini, Jakarta I have followed very closely the 100-day program of the Indonesian government to find solutions to infrastructure development, the importance of which has become even more topical after the floods, which paralyzed Jakarta just a day...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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;JP;CD; ANPAk..r..JP/6/TOGUResponse and Recommendations to the 14th Meeting of Consultative Group on Indonesia on the Forestry and Environment SectorE.G. Togu Manurung Jakarta Forest degradation and the depletion of Indonesia's forest resource is a continuing crisis.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Bekasi landowners refuse to sell up
Bekasi landowners refuse to sell up BEKASI: A project comprising the construction of four railway tracks that would connect Manggarai, Jakarta, and Cikarang, Bekasi, may not go ahead, due to resistance from landowners.
Wed, 26 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.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.25
Rupiah Rates Jan.25 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,427.62 6,653.27 7,077.63 7,003.07 Brunei dollar 1 5,901.27 5,285.55 5,623.20 5,563.44 Canadian dollar 1 7,874.95 7,054.74 7,503.88 7,425.65 Swiss franc 1 8,119.15 7,272.80 7,736.58 7,655.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Acehnese may be facing mental illnesses
Acehnese may be facing mental illnessesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the heartening remarks by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the tsunami-hit areas in Aceh were free of epidemics, the organization announced Tuesday that mental illnesses might affect about one-eight of the population of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Appeal to Aceh separatists
Appeal to Aceh separatists From TempoThe Indonesian government faces a delicate and complex situation in handling post-tsunami problems in Aceh. While the government's official agency for natural disasters along with the help of volunteers are moving rubble and dead bodies, the problem posed by the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil U.S.-based Galaxy Oil won on Tuesday the bid to sell 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Duri oil field in Riau and another 250,000 barrels of condensate oil per day from Senipah oil field in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Surprising Simon beats seed in Korea
Surprising Simon beats seed in KoreaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian men's singles player Simon Santoso upset the form book and a strong opening game challenge from 10th seed Agus Hariyanto of Hong Kong on Tuesday in the first round of the Noonnoppi Korea Open 2005.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. ACEH: 3 X 18
1. ACEH: 3 X 18 130 damaged schools to reopen across Aceh's disaster zones 2. ISMOKO: 1 X 28 Brig. Gen. suspended for one year 3. QUAKE: 1 X 30 Tsunami hysteria haunts C. Sulawesi 4. FLOOD: 1 X 28 Flooding swamps Tangerang 5. WHO: 1 X 32 Acehnese may be facing mental illness
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
President urges state enterprises to fight corruption
President urges state enterprises to fight corruptionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged executives at state enterprises not to provide facilities for people claiming to be members of his family or other key state officials, to be in line with his...
Wed, 26 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.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Shares end loweron profit-taking
Shares end loweron profit-takingDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Tuesday as losses in many Asian markets spurred investors to continue taking profit in stocks that gained last week, in particular Indonesian Satellite and Telekomunikasi Indonesia, dealers said.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Rebuilding Aceh
Rebuilding Aceh It has been exactly one month since the magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra.Such time should be sufficient for us to assess and absorb the implications of this unprecedented calamity, not only for those directly in the path of the disaster,...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Riverbank dwellers resign themselves to annual floods
Riverbank dwellers resign themselves to annual floodsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaUsep Sunandar is a regular, albeit reluctant, guest at the Santa Maria Fatimah school compound in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, as his riverside shack is regularly inundated by Jakarta's perennial floods.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tycoons donate Rp 10b to Aceh
Tycoons donate Rp 10b to Aceh JAKARTA: A number of ethnic Chinese businesspeople handed over Rp 10.5 billion (US$1.16 million) for the relief effort in Aceh to Vice President Jusuf Kalla during a ceremony at the latter's office on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Asian nations gather in China for tsunami warning system
Asian nations gather in China for tsunami warning systemAgence France-Presse, BeijingAsian nations began two days of talks on Tuesday in Beijing on setting up an early warning system for tsunamis to prevent a repeat of last month's disaster, believed to have claimed more than 280,000 lives.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Foreign aid out in three months
Foreign aid out in three months I was totally disgusted to hear that the Indonesian government has ordered foreign military aid to pull out of Indonesia in three months from the day the tsunami struck. If it wasn't for foreign military aid, thousands of more people would have died from further...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
'No permit, no tunnel!' says Bang Yos
'No permit, no tunnel!' says Bang YosBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"No permit, no tunnel," said Governor Sutiyoso on Tuesday, thereby terminating the construction of a new, additional underground corridor that would have connected the Jakarta Hilton International Hotel and the near-by...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Government launches first 2005 bond issue
Government launches first 2005 bond issueThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government launched its first bond issue for the year, selling on Tuesday Rp 5 trillion (US$545 million) of a 10-year bond, more than twice the amount initially planned due to a strong response from investors.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Acehnese get back to business
Acehnese get back to businessRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Life was beginning to return to something approaching normalcy in Banda Aceh on Tuesday, barely a month after the deadly tsunami flattened most of the Aceh capital.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, January 26, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:00 Cultural Program: Nusa Budaya12:00 p.m.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BI issues eight regulations to help economic growth
BI issues eight regulations to help economic growthZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe central bank issued eight new regulations on Tuesday as part of a measure to encourage national banks to increase lending to the real sector and help accelerate economic growth.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
ASEAN wants 'fair' travel advisories after tsunami
ASEAN wants 'fair' travel advisories after tsunamiA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Langkawi, MalaysiaAnticipating a possible decrease in the number of foreign tourists in the region after the recent tsunami disaster, ASEAN countries on Tuesday called on governments to be "fair and responsible" in...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. CEMEX: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS
1. CEMEX: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS Government - Cemex dispute settlement bombing out 2. TSUNAMI: 3 LINES, 10 COUNTS Acehnese get back to business 3. GAM: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Govt, GAM get talking in Helsinki
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
UNDP, EC launch program to preserve tropical forests
UNDP, EC launch program to preserve tropical forestsThe Jakarta Post, Bogor, West JavaThe United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the European Commission (EC) launched a joint program on Tuesday to preserve the country's rapidly shrinking tropical forests and improve the living standards of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
130 damaged schools reopen across Aceh's disaster zones
130 damaged schools reopen across Aceh's disaster zonesTony Hotland and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehSeven-year-old Safrizal slipped two books and pencils inside a box and then sprang outside a room he and his mother use as a shelter inside Lampeuneurut elementary school building in...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
General suspended for one year
General suspended for one yearM. Taufiqurrahman and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA National Police disciplinary hearing has decided to suspend Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko, the national police operations chief, for one year for discriminatory practices against suspects under his...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
'The poor need better housing'
'The poor need better housing'As water levels at a number of sluice gates in Greater Jakarta returned to normal and evacuees vacated their temporary shelters to return home, the Jakarta administration has downgraded the alert level.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Trial of alleged drug dealer underway
Trial of alleged drug dealer underway JAKARTA: The Central Jakarta District Court commenced on Monday the trial of a man identified as Shd, 34, who was arrested last October for being in possession of 1.56 kilograms of marijuana.
Wed, 26 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.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Flooding swamps Tangerang
Flooding swamps TangerangThe Jakarta Post, Tangerang/JakartaMore than 2,000 homes in Tangerang are under water on Tuesday, with rain continuing to pour down throughout the Greater Jakarta area.The worst-hit areas, inundated by floodwaters two meters high, were located in Tanjung Burung, in the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
RI needs US$15 billion in refinery investment
RI needs US$15 billion in refinery investmentFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia will need about US$15 billion in investment for the construction of four oil refineries over the next four years in order to cut down on crude oil imports.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Much worse than Krakatoa
Much worse than Krakatoa With a death toll in the Indian Ocean nations of around 200,000 and rising, the Boxing Day tsunamis caused by the massive undersea earthquake centered near Simeulue island off the northwest coast of Sumatra, are by far the most destructive in recorded history.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Jatikusuma defends pluralism
Jatikusuma defends pluralismA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeventy two-year-old Pangeran Jatikusuma's family is a fine example of religious pluralism in practice. The leader of the Sundanese Karuhun faith, Jatikusuma, has eight children all who practice different religions peaceably.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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Think tanks, civil society and politics Ronald Meinardus Manila 2. Giovan -- Institutional culture and other key aspects for sustainable infrastructure development 1 x 30 Sustaining infrastructure development Giovanni Comparini Jakarta 3.