Archive: 28 October 2005
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Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Australian Embassy Travel Advice 28 October 2005
From: Consular_Office@dfat.gov.auSubject: TRAVEL ADVICE 28 OCTOBER 2005Sender: Ann.Clark@dfat.gov.auDate: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:59:14 +0700This advice was issued on 28 October 2005It supersedes advice issued 19 October 2005This advice has been reviewed and reissued.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
M'sia to woo regional carriers to new budget terminal: Report
M'sia to woo regional carriers to new budget terminal: ReportAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia will woo regional budget carriers to a new low-cost terminal that will be launched next year, although AirAsia is expected to be the main user, reports said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ambassador makes first visit to Bali
Ambassador makes first visit to BaliJAKARTA: Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yutaka Iimura has been serving in Indonesia for more than three years, but his first official visit to Bali was not until this week.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Water pollution
Water pollution One of the critical problems in Indonesia is water pollution. It has become a big issue since all people rely on water. Hopefully, we can find a way to solve this problem.Every action has consequences.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ba'asyir to get sentence remission
Ba'asyir to get sentence remission Defying Australia's request, the Indonesian government confirmed on Thursday that Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir would have his jail term cut in observance of the Idul Fitri Islamic holiday next week.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Is Indonesia ready
Is Indonesia ready for single currency?Wouldn't life be much easier if the prices of basic necessities were the same as before the monetary crisis? Wouldn't it be nice to have money in the bank for unexpected expenses like healthcare? These things would all be possible if Indonesia had sound...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Tsunami survivors feel forgotten
Tsunami survivors feel forgottenRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaTen months after the devastating tsunami that claimed more than 210,000 human lives and displaced hundreds of thousands of others last December, the public living in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam is still in trouble.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
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Political courage needed to fight terrorism Ridarson Galingging Jakarta2. State -- It's a dog's life sans freedom 2 x 30 China's robust economic growth: It's a dog's life sans freedom N.D. Batra The Statesman Asia News Network/Calcutta3.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
SBY calls for unity in energy crisis
SBY calls for unity in energy crisisThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono invited leading political and public figures to the State Palace on Thursday for prayers with a message, to forge a united front to face the current energy crisis.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
H. Widayat Museum appoints strong management team
H. Widayat Museum appoints strong management teamSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, MagelangMuseums, especially here in Indonesia, are often dusty and neglected.They also lack funding, are sometimes mismanaged and their collections are often badly displayed, regardless of their intrinsic value.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
checked -- JSR
checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Authorities can't find runway lamps
Authorities can't find runway lampsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangWhile airport runway lights are crucial to passenger safety, it has taken about three weeks for the authorities at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to discover that some 160 bulbs from the Terminal I runway had been...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Indonesia seeks Hungarian vaccine
Indonesia seeks Hungarian vaccineIndonesia is interested in producing a Hungarian prototype human bird flu vaccine amid fears of outbreaks of the deadly virus in dozens of countries.Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said here on Thursday that Indonesia was exploring the possibility of...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
1. PROBO: 4 X 10
1. PROBO: 4 X 10 Antigraft team raids Supreme Court 2. BUDGET: 1 X 36 Higher spending added to budget draft 3. SCHIPOL: 1 X 45 Dutch prison fire kills 11 illegal immigrants 4. ISMOKO: 1 X 32 Gen. Ismoko arrested for BNI bribery 5. CUTLINE: 1 X 38 Tsunami victims protest land demarcation
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
People-profile-FujiAgus
People-profile-FujiAgusJP/20/FUJILamenting lack of govt support for innovatorsYuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/BandungThe increase in the price of kerosene on Oct. 1 has been a boon for K. Fuji Agus. The price, almost double what it was previously, has forced housewives, restaurants and food...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster?
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster? We all remember Soeharto's disastrous 1 million hectare sawah (rice field) project in Central Kalimantan, the consequences of which still affect the province.Will President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) attach his name to an even bigger ecological, sociological,...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Govt launches emission reductions commission
Govt launches emission reductions commissionTb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government launched on Thursday the National Commission on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a new national authority that will promote projects to help reduce the nation's air pollution and its...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Hassan to attend South Summit Dialog
Hassan to attend South Summit Dialog JAKARTA: Indonesia says it is confident that it will get the support of the Pacific countries for its territorial jurisdiction over Papua province during the South Summit Dialog at the 36th Pacific Island Forum in Papua New Guinea later this week.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Nearly extinct orchids found in resort area
Nearly extinct orchids found in resort areaTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorA team of scientists comprising researchers from the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in Bogor have found a surviving group of a nearly extinct orchid species...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Dipasena signs $240m loan agreement
Dipasena signs $240m loan agreement JAKARTA: PT. Dipasena Citra Darmaja, an Indonesian shrimp farmer, today signed a loan agreement worth US$240 million with its creditor PT Recapital Advisors, the government's asset-sale agency said.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Development causing Lampung hills to shrink
Development causing Lampung hills to shrinkOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post/BandarlampungApart from its magnificent beaches and bays, in the past Bandarlampung city was also known for its hills.But not any more.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Jakartans rushing to mental hospitals
Jakartans rushing to mental hospitals JAKARTA: The number of mentally ill people in Jakarta has risen dramatically over the past month, so much so that four government mental institutions in Jakarta were overwhelmed, Tempo Interaktif reported on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Is Indonesia ready
Is Indonesia ready for single currency?Wouldn't life be much easier if the prices of basic necessities were the same as before the monetary crisis? Wouldn't it be nice to have money in the bank for unexpected expenses like healthcare? These things would all be possible if Indonesia had sound...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Siloam HealthCare Group
Siloam HealthCare Group World-class medical care at affordable rates Why do many Indonesians go to Singapore, Australia or other overseas countries for routine medical tests or treatment? The answer to this question is simple, these countries are thought to offer better doctors and better hospitals.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
'Mudik' takes us out from routine'
'Mudik' takes us out from routine'It is estimated that more than 2.5 million residents will travel home from the city for the Idul Fitri holiday. The Jakarta Post interviewed two Jakartans about their plans for this year.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Govt puzzled over bird flu, cats probed
Govt puzzled over bird flu, cats probedBhimanto Suwastoyo, Agence France-Presse/JakartaIndonesia's human bird flu outbreak is puzzling experts because several victims do not work or live around poultry, prompting an investigation into whether other animal hosts, perhaps cats, are to blame for the...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
100 members of Palu sect surrender to police
100 members of Palu sect surrender to policeRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, PaluAbout 100 followers of a shadowy sect surrendered to police on Thursday as heavily armed officers combed their neighborhoods in a mountainous Palu area in search of the sect leader, called Mahdi.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Straight from the middle ages
Straight from the middle ages Recently there have been a lot of discussions about the citizenship bill and the "deposit" for Indonesian women who want to marry foreigners.Please don't let any reactionary forces implement rules that are similar to many in the middle ages.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
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checked -- JSR Cultural Heritage exhibition sees few visitors Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaOn a typical Wednesday morning at the National Museum, fewer than 10 people were seen strolling around the three-month Shared Cultural Heritage exhibition, which is displaying hundreds of ethnographic...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Furniture workers wait for bonuses
Furniture workers wait for bonusesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonSome 20,000 workers in Cirebon regency's rattan industry will have a somber Idul Fitri, with many not getting their annual bonuses due to worsening business conditions.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Business slows after fuel prices hike
Business slows after fuel prices hikeApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/MedanA shop owner, Asmah, jumped up from her seat upon seeing a customer walking past her clothing store in Petisah market in Medan.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Less-is-more philosophy would do our lawmakers good
Less-is-more philosophy would do our lawmakers goodBenget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta"Nemo dat quod non habet" is a Latin saying that means nobody can give what they do not have. Although it is a Latin saying, people here will easily understand that a person needs to first have money before they can...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
CNOOC may cut stake: Report
CNOOC may cut stake: Report BEIJING: The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is willing to ask the government to reduce its majority stake in the company to remove a political obstacle to overseas acquisitions, a report said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Decentralization and Youth Pledge
Decentralization and Youth PledgeSunny Tanuwidjaja, Dekalb, Illinois Seventy years ago, all regional representatives throughout Indonesia gathered in Batavia (now Jakarta) to affirm their unity in the Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge).
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Grand Indonesia offers new shopping experience
Grand Indonesia offers new shopping experienceTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"Build it and they will come" said the character that Kevin Costner played in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, a quote which also seems to be the byword for the management of PT Grand Indonesia, which is...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Forgive convicted Australians
Forgive convicted Australians Indonesia should have mercy on the nine Australians arrested for attempting to traffic heroin from Bali to Australia.These young people have made a mistake in their lives and now they face the consequences of their deed. However, these young lives should be spared.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Integrated post set up for travellers
Integrated post set up for travellersDENPASAR, Bali: Anticipating a huge number of holiday travellers, Denpasar transportation office established on Thursday an integrated post to provide services for them.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Since the Youth Pledge of 1928, the nation has remained fragile
Since the Youth Pledge of 1928, the nation has remained fragile JP/3/INSIGHTSince the Youth Pledge of 1928, the nation has remained fragileJ. Soedjati Djiwandono Jakarta "What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans
Wildlife groups urge unified force to save Borneo's orangutans Sebastien Blanc Agence France Presse/Pontianak Leading environmental and wildlife agencies called Friday for a united effort to protect the habitats of Borneo's orangutans whose survival is threatened by mass deforestation.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster?
SBY's 1.8 million hectare disaster? We all remember Soeharto's disastrous 1 million hectare sawah (rice field) project in Central Kalimantan, the consequences of which still affect the province.Will President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) attach his name to an even bigger ecological, sociological,...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Jakarta braces for annual floods
Jakarta braces for annual floodsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs part of an early warning system, telemetric devices have been installed at monitoring posts along the Ciliwung and Cisadane rivers, but officials still warned on Thursday that little could be done to prevent floods in the...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
U.S. issues new warning on Indonesian security
U.S. issues new warning on Indonesian securityAgencies JakartaThe United States has issued a fresh warning to Americans to avoid non-essential travel to Indonesia, calling bombs that killed 23 people in Bali on Oct. 1 "a reminder that terrorists remain active".
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Govt eyes Rp 20t from state firms
Govt eyes Rp 20t from state firmsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is optimistic that it will be able to raise proceeds from state enterprises by close to double the amount it collected this year, on the back of higher economic growth and operational restructuring.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Hughes intends to report criticism to Bush
Hughes intends to report criticism to BushAudrey McAvoy, Associated Press/HonoluluThe Bush administration's international public relations chief said she will report back to President George W. Bush on the critical remarks she heard in Indonesia and Malaysia about the United States and its invasion...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Semen Gresik almost doubles net profit on high sales
Semen Gresik almost doubles net profit on high salesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHigher sales and production have helped Indonesia's largest cement producer, PT Semen Gresik (SG), to a 91 percent increase within the first nine months of the year in its unaudited financial report.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
~ [b]Coal brings unique health problems because of a tendency to
~ Coal brings unique health problems because of a tendency to contain sulfur, mercury, arsenic, selenium and fluoride contaminants. ;JP;ANPAk..r.. JP/7/IGOR3 Igor O'Neill Jakarta Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Oct.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Jakarta braces for annual floods
Jakarta braces for annual floodsDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaAs part of an early warning system, telemetric devices have been installed at monitoring posts along the Ciliwung and Cisadane rivers, but officials still warned on Thursday that little could be done to prevent floods in the...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Women's tennis team gets challenger tryout
Women's tennis team gets challenger tryout JAKARTA: National women's tennis players will play an international challenger tournament here as a final tryout before next month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
CITY CIRCLE
CITY CIRCLE ;JP;CD; ANPAv..r.. Photo-Binus-students Photo caption JP/Photo caption A Courtesy Bina Nusantara SchoolIn time for the Idul Fitri celebrations, children from the Bina Nusantara (Binus) elementary school present food parcels to students from Grogol Selatan State Elementary School 12,...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
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checked -- JSR World voyagers find Indonesia the toughest challengeEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaBriton Jason Lewis, 38, has been bicycling, rollerblading, boat- pedaling and paddling canoes intermittently for the last 11 years during his human-powered, round-the-world expedition.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
JP/3/head
JP/3/head 1. INSIGHT -- 48 pts 7 cols 1line (1x42) Since the beginning, the nation has been fragile 2. BASEBALL: 1 X 30 White Sox sweep World Series 3. SBY: 1 X 30 SBY calls for unity in energy crisis 4. GERALD: 2 X 20 Final bombing victim buried in home town 5.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
House approves higher proposed spending
House approves higher proposed spendingUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representative's Budget Committee finally approved on Thursday the basic assumptions for the 2006 state budget, accommodating the government's last-minute proposal of higher spending to stimulate economic...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Bali port to get security gate
Bali port to get security gate DENPASAR, Bali: Police have said they would install a security gate at Gilimanuk Port on the resort island of Bali to prevent explosives or dangerous materials from entering the province, which has twice been attacked by terrorists.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Hughes intends to convey critical remarks from Asia trip to
Hughes intends to convey critical remarks from Asia trip to President BushAudrey McAvoy Associated Press/HonoluluThe Bush administration's international public relations chief said she will report back to President George W.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
"Build it and they will come" said the character that Kevin
"Build it and they will come" said the character that Kevin Costner played in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, a quote which also seems to be the byword for the management of PT Grand Indonesia, which is constructing a 7-hectare hotel-apartment- shopping mall-office complex in the city center.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Water pollution
Water pollution One of the critical problems in Indonesia is water pollution. It has become a big issue since all people rely on water. Hopefully, we can find a way to solve this problem.Every action has consequences.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Emergency aid for holidaymakers
Emergency aid for holidaymakers JAKARTA: State-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek and publicly listed pharmaceutical company PT Kimia Farma have set up integrated medical posts in 42 cities and towns across Java and Sumatra to provide emergency aid for holidaymakers.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Shopping malls quiet ahead of Idul Fitri holiday
Shopping malls quiet ahead of Idul Fitri holidayMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangOne week before the Idul Fitri holiday, shopping centers in Tangerang appear to be unusually quiet for the time of year.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Mercedes C- and E-Class come with more powerful power trains
Mercedes C- and E-Class come with more powerful power trainsNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Sentul, West JavaWith higher fuel prices, many motorists are looking for cars with better fuel efficiency while at the some time expecting the same level of performance or even better.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Cats, dogs rain on pet care center
Cats, dogs rain on pet care centerSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangAs pet owners leave for their hometowns or go on holiday over Idul Fitri, business has gone barking mad at the Griya Satwa Lestari pet care center and clinic in the Central Java town of Semarang.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
TV Today: Saturday, October 29, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, October 29, 2005 TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Koran Recital6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing8:30 Bugar10:30 Children Drama11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Oto Screen12:00 Sports1:00 p.m.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
1. Madi ----- 1x40
1. Madi ----- 1x40 100 members of Palu sect surrender to police 2. BRR ------ 2x22 Lack of coordination slows Aceh rebuilding: Study 3. Security - 2x16 Police turn to people to counter terrorism 4. Aceh ----- 1x26 Naming GAM rebels 'won't endanger them'
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Development causing Lampung hills to shrink
Development causing Lampung hills to shrinkOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post/BandarlampungApart from its magnificent beaches and bays, in the past Bandarlampung city was also known for its hills.But not any more.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian island
Anthropologists uncover jawbone of another ancient "Hobbit" on Indonesian islandJoseph B. Verrengia, Associated Press/DenverScientists digging in a remote Indonesian cave have uncovered a jaw bone that they say adds more evidence that a tiny prehistoric Hobbit-like species once existed.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Development causing Lampung hills to shrink
Development causing Lampung hills to shrinkOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungApart from its magnificent beaches and bays, in the past Bandarlampung city was also known for its hills.But not any more.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
U.S. issues fresh warning on Indonesian security
U.S. issues fresh warning on Indonesian securityJerry Norton, Reuters/JakartaThe United States has issued a fresh warning to Americans to avoid non-essential travel to Indonesia, calling bombings that killed 23 people in Bali on Oct. 1 "a reminder that terrorists remain active".
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Since the beginning, the nation has been fragile
Since the beginning, the nation has been fragileJ. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta "What experience and history teach is this -- that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it" (Georg Wilhelm Hegel, quoted in G.B.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Supreme Court
Supreme Court trading RI women? We refer to the news item Want to marry RI woman? Pay Rp 500m in deposit (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 10, page 2).We are outraged and disturbed when reading the subject article.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Krivec takes Jababeka women's chess tourney, Irene finishes third
Krivec takes Jababeka women's chess tourney, Irene finishes thirdMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta WIM Jana Krivec of Slovenia came out on top over Georgian veteran WGM Nana Alexandria to win the Jababeka Women's International Chess Tournament on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Inquisition in Indonesia
Inquisition in Indonesia Civilians rampaging like wild elephants in the jungle, trampling on the rights of the people; making kangaroo court judgments on what people can think or say or do; condemning the populace if they don't conform to narrow self-righteous mind think; issuing dictums, or fatwas...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Indonesia's meat treat feat
Indonesia's meat treat featDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaTo set the scene, let us turn to a better wordsmith and the opening of Macbeth, minus the toothless crones and blasted heath.In their place, Javanese maidens and a leafy street in suburban Surabaya. Across the road, a small orphanage.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
SBY joins world leaders's network to reform UN
SBY joins world leaders's network to reform UNMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has agreed to join the so- called "Leader's Network in Support of UN Reform" initiated by Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson to push for effective action to reform...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
EMP eyes Rp 3.78t from rights offer
EMP eyes Rp 3.78t from rights offer JAKARTA: PT Energi Mega Persada, Indonesia's second-largest publicly traded oil and gas producer, said it plans to raise Rp 3.78 trillion (US$377 million) selling stock to shareholders and use the proceeds to buy a company and develop its oil and gas fields.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Timely delivery of 'Post'
Timely delivery of 'Post' For exactly six years (1999-2005) I have been subscribing to The Jakarta Post. Then I paid Rp 45,000 a month. The time of delivery ranged from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Bali time), at the time of our coffee break.But things have changed.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ismoko detained over BNI bribe case
Ismoko detained over BNI bribe caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA one-star police general, who had been in charge of a major bank corruption probe, was officially detained here on Thursday as a suspect for his alleged role in a bribery case linked to the high-profile lending scam...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Don't cry Bali
Don't cry BaliGlan Iswara Christchurch, New Zealand "Why did they bomb Bali? Why Bali?" For the tourism-reliant Balinese these questions are significant. For example, a taxi driver who usually waits for passengers at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, sadly said: "After the bombs in October 2002, tourism...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Councillors' salaries
Councillors' salaries Amid news of elderly people dying after queuing up for Rp 100,000 in aid, it is astonishing to hear that Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has reportedly doubled city councillors' monthly salaries to Rp 50 million, in addition to their housing allowances and luxury cars ( The Jakarta...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
checked --JSR
checked --JSRPhoto caption A JP/Evi MarianiVoyagers Chris Tipper (left) and Jason Lewis at a guesthouse in Central Jakarta, after finishing half of the Indonesian leg from Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara to West Java, one part of their human-powered, round-the-world expedition. Photo caption B www.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Final bombings victim buried in home town
Final bombings victim buried in home townThe sleepy Australian west coast town of Busselton was burying its second victim in three years of terrorism on the distant island of Bali.High school student and budding football star Brendan Fitzgerald, 16, was to be buried on Thursday in a coffin painted...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Lack of coordination slows Aceh rebuilding: Study
Lack of coordination slows Aceh rebuilding: StudyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPoor coordination has been blamed for the slow rehabilitation and reconstruction process in tsunami-struck Aceh, particularly in the areas of housing and economic recovery, a study reveals.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Bank Danamon loans, profit up
Bank Danamon loans, profit upThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed Bank Danamon announced on Wednesday an 8.5 percent increase in its unaudited nine-month net profit, thanks to rapid expansion in lending, particularly consumer lending.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Former boxer Pical gets sevent-month jail term
Former boxer Pical gets sevent-month jail termThe West Jakarta District Court sentenced former world boxing champion Ellyas Pical to seven months in jail on Thursday for possessing three ecstasy tablets.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
MRP members election opposed
MRP members election opposedNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA prominent Papua opposition figure on Thursday rejected elections for the Papuan People's Council (MRP), as the head of the council's election committee flew to Jakarta to hand over the names of MRP members to be installed...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Diarrhea leaves five dead
Diarrhea leaves five deadM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonFive Maluku residents have died and 80 others have been admitted to a medical clinic since an outbreak of diarrheal diseases was detected in the remote Serawaru area, Southeast Maluku regency, on Oct. 18.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Business on hold amid uncertainty
Business on hold amid uncertaintyAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDevelopers and contractors in Depok are putting their businesses on hold due to uncertainty over who won the recent mayoral election.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Uncompetitive tax regime
Uncompetitive tax regime Never have tax issues aroused so much attention as the three tax bills the government proposed to the House of Representatives last month. Even though the House has yet to start deliberations on the draft legislation, the general public -- including foreign businesspeople...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Lamenting lack of govt support for innovators
Lamenting lack of govt support for innovatorsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe increase in the price of kerosene on Oct. 1 has been a boon for K. Fuji Agus.The price, almost double what it was previously, has forced housewives, restaurants and food vendors to think of saving fuel,...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ketep Pass offers volcano-based tourism
Ketep Pass offers volcano-based tourismSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, MagelangFew people actually get to watch a live volcano erupt, which, from a safe distance away, is an amazing experience.At Ketep Pass -- a relatively new resort located in Ketep, Sawangan, here, some 35 kilometers south of the...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Antigraft team raids Supreme Court
Antigraft team raids Supreme CourtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCorruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators broke into the rooms of Chief Justice Bagir Manan and two other justices hearing the appeal case of businessman Probosutedjo on Thursday, seizing a number of...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Krivec wins Jababeka women's chess tourney
Krivec wins Jababeka women's chess tourneyMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta WIM Jana Krivec of Slovenia came out on top over Georgian veteran WGM Nana Alexandria to win the Jababeka Women's International Chess Tournament on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Police turn to people to counter terrorism
Police turn to people to counter terrorismAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity police have distributed at least 100,000 leaflets bearing the faces of suspected terrorists across the capital as part of efforts to engage the public in the fight against terrorism.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Car bomb blast injures one in Palu
Car bomb blast injures one in PaluA small bomb exploded on a minibus in Central Sulawesi province on Thursday, injuring one person, police said.Maj. Sambas Kurniawan, a local police chief, said it was not immediately clear who was behind the early afternoon blast, which occurred in a region that...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Depok wage lower than Jakarta's
Depok wage lower than Jakarta's JAKARTA: Chairman of the Depok chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Inu Kertapati said that the minimum wage in Depok could not be equal to that of Jakarta because of the economic differences between the two cities.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
No impact on sales in RI: Yamaha
No impact on sales in RI: YamahaTetsuya Komatsu and Naoko Fujimura, Bloomberg, Tokyo Yamaha Motor Co. President Takashi Kajikawa comments on the company's sales in Japan and Indonesia. He also spoke about Yamaha's plan to develop less-polluting motorcycles.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
New oil exploration a must: Association
New oil exploration a must: AssociationWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Malang, East JavaAt the current pace of production, and without new exploration, Indonesia's existing productive oil wells -- which account for some 25 percent of the country's estimated total reserves -- will run dry in...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Illegal logging still rife in Way Kambas park
Illegal logging still rife in Way Kambas parkOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungThe fishing village of Kuala Penet, situated at the estuary of Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, might be just a small dot on the map, but for environmentalists it is notorious as the center of illegal...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
RI assigns consul for Jamaica
RI assigns consul for JamaicaNEW YORK: The Indonesian government has appointed the director of the Jamaican Port Authority, Noel Arthur Anthony Hylton, as Indonesian honorary consul for Jamaica, Antara news agency reported on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Tsunami victims protest land demarcation
Tsunami victims protest land demarcation Around one hundred people affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh staged a protest on Thursday against the state land agency's (BPN) plan to handle the demarcation of their land.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4. The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Stok prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2005
Stok prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2005 ________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume __________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Waters 1,820 -30...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Political courage needed to fight terrorism
Political courage needed to fight terrorismRidarson Galingging, Jakarta The Indonesian government has welcomed the Australian initiative to assist Indonesia in amending its Antiterror Law.Why did the government feel an urgent need to welcome our neighbor's help in reforming the country's antiterror...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Indonesia's key stock index rises
Indonesia's key stock index risesNaila Firdausi, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's benchmark stock index advanced for a second day. PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa jumped to a two-month high after its nine-month profit almost tripled on higher sales and narrower currency losses.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
1. Cats and dogs rain on pet care center Page 6
1. Cats and dogs rain on pet care center Page 62. Grand Indonesia, a new shopping experience 173. Watch Mount Merapi erupt live at Ketep Pass Theater Page 19
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Naming GAM rebels 'won't endanger them'
Naming GAM rebels 'won't endanger them'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government insisted on Thursday that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should submit the names of its 3,000 former fighters as part of their integration process into society after a peace deal to end 29 years of...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Oyos Saroso H.N.
Oyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Pot/Bandarlampung The fishing village of Kuala Penet, situated at the estuary of Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, might be just a small dot on the map, but for environmentalists it is notorious as the center of illegal logging in southern Sumatra.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Police to quizz house member
Police to quizz house memberAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police are to summon Trimedya Panjaitan, a House of Representatives member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), as a witness in the murder of his secretary, Nung Yuningsih, 35, alias Nungky.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Rental rates continue upward trend
Rental rates continue upward trend The average asking gross rent of mid-up leased apartment units continued to climb upwards in the second quarter of this year, partly due to the increase in the oil price in the first three months.