Archive: 23 March 2005
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Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bimantara formally owns TPI stake
Bimantara formally owns TPI stake JAKARTA: PT Berkah Karya Bersama, a unit of telecommunications and media conglomerate PT Bimantara Citra, has officially become the majority shareholder of the Televisi Pendidikan Indonesia (TPI) television station via a debt-to-equity conversion. The conversion -- for a 75 percent stake in the station -- was approved at TPI's extraordinary shareholders meeting held last week, said Bimantara in a statement received on Tuesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Monty in Jakarta with Masters on his mind
Monty in Jakarta with Masters on his mind Reuters, London Britain's Colin Montgomerie is under pressure to win this week's Indonesian Open in Jakarta to make virtually certain he avoids missing the U.S. Masters for the first time since 1991. The seven-time European number one, 54th in the official world rankings, needs to move back into the top 50 by March 28 to book a place in the field at Augusta National in Georgia next month.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Part 2 of 2
Part 2 of 2 'Konfrontasi' reversed: Sovereignty not to be shelved! J. Soedjati Djiwandono Jakarta By contrast, the Malaysian leader has been so cocky that he has lost his sympathy for his largest neighbor, which is still struggling with a large number of domestic problems. He has been treating Indonesia's illegal migrant workers in a less than humane way.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Analysis -- 1x42
1. Analysis -- 1x42 President Susilo is not without political leverage 2. Trade ----- 3x16 Indonesia, Malaysia vow to boost trade amid Ambalat dispute 3. Wolfo --- 1x32 RI activists slam Wolfowitz nomination 4. Rice ----- 1x47 Rice heralds tougher U.S. approach on Asian issues
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
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The compassion of the Christ Aloys Budi Purnomo Semarang 2. Djati2 -- Konfrontasi reversed: Sovereignty not to be shelved! 1 x 30 Part 2 of 2 Sovereignty can't be shelved J. Soedjati Djiwandono Jakarta 3. Nation -- Drought , debt and fuel prices - what a time for a break 1 x 30 Crises in Thailand coming to head Sopon Onkgara The Nation Asia News Network Bangkok
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Lula seeks clemency for Brazilian in RI
Lula seeks clemency for Brazilian in RI BRAZIL: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged his Indonesian counterpart to grant clemency to a Brazilian man sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug smuggling. Lula's spokesman, Andre Singer, told reporters that Lula sent a message to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conceding that Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira's crime was serious but that Brazilian law does not include the death penalty.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Former Malaysia workers still stranded at home
Former Malaysia workers still stranded at home Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 350,000 Indonesian workers have remained out of work since they left Malaysia, due to an absence of job orders, a government official has claimed. Director-general of labor export at the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration I Gusti Made Arka expressed concern for the state of former migrant workers amid Indonesia's chronic unemployment.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Free medication boosts tuberculosis recovery rate
Free medication boosts tuberculosis recovery rate Rodiyah nods and smiles when asked if she will finish the entire six-month course of tuberculosis (TB) medicine that the Setiabudi district community health center (Puskesmas) is providing her free of charge. "I want to get well this time around," the 50-year-old woman says. When she was first diagnosed with tuberculosis two years ago, she stopped taking the medicine after two months and the TB eventually came back.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Part 1 of 2: Sovereignty can't be shelved
Part 1 of 2: Sovereignty can't be shelved J. Soedjati Djiwandono, Jakarta I published a book titled, Konfrontasi Revisited (CSIS, 1996), in which I tried to analyze Sukarno's policy of confrontation, first against the Dutch over West Irian, with great success, then soon afterwards against the formation of the Malaysian federation, with no success. As its conceptual framework, I used the role and function of a third party in an international dispute in the context of the Cold War.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt to shift battle with House to budget revision
Govt to shift battle with House to budget revision The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will submit a revision to the 2005 state budget to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, in response to the House's decision to review the government's fuel policy in discussions of the budget revision. "The President will sign the revision tomorrow," Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi said late on Tuesday after a limited Cabinet meeting.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
DPD delegation visits South Africa
DPD delegation visits South Africa JAKARTA: A delegation from Indonesia's Regional Representatives Council (DPD) has been in South Africa for a one- week visit to study the South African National Council of Provinces (NCOP), which is similar to DPD. The Indonesian delegation is expected to learn about NCOP's experience in providing more effective representation for people in the provinces.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tips to solve traffic jams
Tips to solve traffic jams From Kompas As a new resident in Jakarta, I have noticed how passengers in the city are so submissive in the face of traffic jams that there seems to be no innovation to solve the problem. It takes one to three hours to travel from Bekasi to the House of Representatives building. Based on my first observation, the sources of congestion are centered in areas around toll gates.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/4/scene
JP/4/scene Fatwa sues ICW in libel case JAKARTA: National Mandate Party (PAN) legislator A.M. Fatwa reported the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) group to police here on Tuesday for allegedly defaming by accusing him of corruption. Fatwa, a former deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, arrived at the Jakarta Police Headquarters accompanied by a team of lawyers. The legislator brought a libel case against the ICW because the antigraft watchdog issued a public statement on Feb.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cricket holds 2nd tsunami game
Cricket holds 2nd tsunami game LONDON: A second major fund-raising limited overs cricket match, in aid of the tsunami appeal, will be staged at Lord's on June 14 it was announced on Monday. The first tsunami appeal match between Asia and the rest of the world was held in Melbourne on Jan. 10 and raised over US$11 million for relief efforts. The tsunamis, triggered by a massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast, killed more than 290,000 people in several Indian Ocean nations.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI maids in Singapore win awards
RI maids in Singapore win awards JAKARTA: Three Indonesian maids working in Singapore have been given awards from the Indonesian Embassy after they secured awards from Singapore's Association of Employment Agencies for being the "best maids" for 2004. The three are Harimini binti Garun, Warinah binti Warino and Emiyanti binti Abdul Rojak. Harimini won the Association's best maid award, with Warinah named as runner up. Emiyanti won the merit award.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Two Malaysians arrested in Batam
Two Malaysians arrested in Batam BATAM, Riau Islands: Two Malaysians, Abdul Wahab and Zulkifli bin Jamal, were arrested in a hotel in the Jodoh area of Batam allegedly in possession of 79 ecstasy pills, according to the Barelang police drug unit on Monday. Chief of the drug unit, First Adj. Comr. Sugeng Wicaksono said on Tuesday that the two suspected ecstasy dealers were suspected by the police since their arrival in Batam on March 19 at the International Ferry Terminal, Batam Center.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI believes Sudirman Cup semis a certainty
RI believes Sudirman Cup semis a certainty Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) is optimistic of securing a semifinal berth in the 9th Sudirman Cup in May following the announcement of the draw on Monday. PBSI's head of development affairs Icuk Sugiarto said Indonesia held a chance to win the mixed team event but conceded it would depend on wins by its men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI worker escapes death penalty
RI worker escapes death penalty JAKARTA: Another Indonesian domestic worker was convicted of murder in Malaysia, but did not receive a death sentence on Monday after the Johor Baru High Court imprisoned her for 12 years for killing the son of her employers in 1999. Judges found that Mariana Mariaji, now 25, who hails from Gondang village in Tulungagung, East Java, committed the murder after her employers, the couple of Lee Boon Cheng and Lee Kang Yeng, abused her.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RP nabs another Indonesian JI bomber
RP nabs another Indonesian JI bomber Agencies, Manila/Kuala Lumpur Philippine security forces said on Tuesday they arrested a man, believed to be Indonesian, suspected of being a bomb expert for regional Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants who trained local Moro rebels for a deadly attack in Manila last month.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Adiguna trial to proceed
Adiguna trial to proceed The Jakarta Post Jakarta A week after suffering an asthma attack that caused him to miss a court hearing, a visibly weak Adiguna Sutowo sat listlessly at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday as the panel of judges ordered that his murder trial continue. In a previous hearing, a 10-strong defense team for Adiguna, a wealthy 46-year-old businessman, had argued that the proceedings should be halted because contradictory statements had been given by witnesses.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Lesson from past defeats
Lesson from past defeats From Media Indonesia Indonesia has lost three parts of its territory -- East Timor, and the islands of Sipadan and Ligitan -- and now the Ambalat offshore oil and gas block is being claimed by Malaysia thereby posing a big problem to our unitary state. If the government yields to other countries, more islands will later be claimed. Has Indonesia's position as the most corrupt nation made it feel inferior and thus regarded with contempt?
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia MPs want end to Myanmar's ASEAN chair
Malaysia MPs want end to Myanmar's ASEAN chair Reuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysian government lawmakers want Myanmar to be stripped of its turn to lead Southeast Asia's top political grouping next year unless it pursues democratic reform, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tax amnesty offers more gain than pain: Govt
Tax amnesty offers more gain than pain: Govt Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite concerns about violating the public's sense of justice, the government is optimistic a planned tax amnesty will bring more gain than pain to the country's ailing economy.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. MK: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS
1. MK: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Small parties can join regional elections 2. SHOOT: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS U.S. teen kills 10 in shooting spree 3. AMBALAT: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Ambalat meeting held behind closed doors 4. BUDGET: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS Govt to shift battle with House to budget revision
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt upbeat about bond issue amid improved rating
Govt upbeat about bond issue amid improved rating The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With investors' early response promising, the government is confident that it will do well in its plans to offer at least US$1 billion of its securities on global bond markets later this month.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso gets political boost for market demolition
Sutiyoso gets political boost for market demolition The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 3,500 traders fighting to keep their kiosks at Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta, may find themselves very upset, after the city administration's plan to demolish the market received on Monday night more political support.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Need instant cash, and at the same time want to be a "good
Need instant cash, and at the same time want to be a "good citizen"? Just dial 0800-1-272-272, provide the person on the other end with solid data on software piracy, and you could pocket up to Rp 50 million (US$5,350). The anti-piracy hotline number was officially launched on Tuesday by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) -- an international organization actively fighting the use of illegal computer software -- in its support of the government's moves in curbing piracy.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bodybuilders vie for SEAG slots
Bodybuilders vie for SEAG slots JAKARTA: A one-day national bodybuilding championship will be held here on Friday, with the Indonesian Bodybuilding Federation (FBI) looking to select four athletes for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. The championship, to be held from 9 a.m.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso gives personal guarantee to Tanah Abang traders
Sutiyoso gives personal guarantee to Tanah Abang traders Damar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso gave on Monday his personal guarantee that the 3,500 traders at the Central Jakarta Tanah Abang market would get affordable space in the new, renovated market buildings. The city is planning to completely rebuild the market after the original buildings were declared structurally unsafe.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia workers losing out
Indonesia workers losing out V.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia It is impressive that an agreement to recruit 100,000 Pakistanis to meet the shortage of workers in several sectors should be signed so soon. This shows that there are other governments which are prepared to offer their citizens to help Malaysia.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Scholars urge debate on women's role in prayer
Scholars urge debate on women's role in prayer Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The reaction continued on Tuesday to the news that a woman led a mixed-gender Friday prayer service in New York last week, with Muslim scholars calling for more public discussion of the role of women in Islam. Like other local scholars, Komaruddin Hidayat of Jakarta's Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, was skeptical about a woman imam in Indonesia, at least in the near future.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Nine legislators tossed in jail
Nine legislators tossed in jail MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Nine out of 12 corruption suspects from West Nusa Tenggara legislative council were arrested on Tuesday for their involvement in a case involving Rp 24 billion in losses. The prosecutor's office ordered them to be arrested a year after the case was first reported. The arrested legislators are Abubakar Muhdi, Kushardi Anggrat, Gusti Komang Padang, Mahdan, A. Hafidz, Lalu Hartawa, Lalu Kumala, Tgh Anwar Mz and Mustakim.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
One year jail term sought for senior police officer
One year jail term sought for senior police officer Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura A prosecutor has demanded that Sorong district court sentence a senior police officer to one year in prison for his alleged involvement in illegal logging. R. Simon, the prosecutor, said during a court session on Monday that the defendant, Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Convicted Nigerians seek judicial review
Convicted Nigerians seek judicial review TANGERANG: The Tangerang District Court started on Tuesday the judicial review of two Nigerians on death row -- Samuel Iwukchukwu Okoye, 36, and Hansen Anthony Nwalise, 38 -- who were sentenced to death for drug smuggling in 2001. They, however, offered no new evidence, which is a prerequisite for a convict to seek a judicial review.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Hero to open more stores this year
Hero to open more stores this year The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More giants and heroes are coming! You can take this literally as leading Indonesian retailer PT Hero Supermarket is set to open five more of its hypermarkets, trading under the name Giant in Java, including Jakarta, and up to six more Hero supermarkets this year.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Susilo test is in reform delivery
Susilo test is in reform delivery In his potted account of plate tectonics, the pop historian Bill Bryson refers to Australia's inexorable shift towards Indonesia as the continental plates creep north several centimeters a year. It seems diplomacy is finally catching up. The unprecedented goodwill generated in the wake of the Boxing Day tsunami brought five Indonesian cabinet ministers to Canberra last week to discuss Australia's billion-dollar aid package.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ethnic harmony flourshing at Mahatma Gandhi School
Ethnic harmony flourshing at Mahatma Gandhi School The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Cultural differences enrich the Indian and Chinese students at the Mahatma Gandhi School in Central Jakarta, the national plus institute's teachers say. "They not only co-exist peacefully, they also integrate harmoniously with each other," said I Ketut Sudiana, who teaches Bahasa Indonesia at the school.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Depok KPUD issues election rules
Depok KPUD issues election rules DEPOK: The Depok Elections Commission (KPUD) has issued regulations on the implementation of the city's mayoral election. The regulations cover the working procedures of the district election committee, voters' and candidates' registration, as well as poll watchers. KPUD member Abdul Cholik said that a decree would soon be issued on voting data.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bandung gears for Summit
Bandung gears for Summit Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Bandung city, the capital of West Java province, is gearing up to host the Golden Jubilee of the Asia Africa Conference on April 24. Employees at the city administration have been cleaning up the city's streets for some days now, and street vendors have been also been cleared out.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Vendors disturb
Vendors disturb neighborhood From Kompas For almost 50 years there have been hundreds of sidewalk vendors operating in Rawa Badak Utara subdistrict, Koja district, North Jakarta. These vendors disturb our residential neighborhood, while a commercial center that was built for them is not being properly used. Ditches on both sides of the road have been covered with wood so the vendors can set up their stalls on them, so when it rains it begins to flood in less than 15 minutes.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
KL's handling of migrant workers
KL's handling of migrant workers I refer to the March 1 news item Malaysia set to net 400,000 Indonesian illegal immigrants. It is saddening the way the Malaysia government has handled this issue. First of all, why does the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs fail to control entry that results in an influx of foreigners illegally entering the country? Another question is why the Malaysian companies employing illegal workers have not been punished.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
The inherent inefficiency of the defense industry
The inherent inefficiency of the defense industry Andi Widjajanto Jakarta Since Adam Smith first broached the subject, defense economics has been concerned with the appropriate level and allocation of defense expenditures to achieve an efficient production of defense capability. Although many efforts have been made to adopt best commercial-business practices in military procurement, only limited progress has been made.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
JSX index up on telecom shares gains
JSX index up on telecom shares gains Dow Jones, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended slightly higher on Tuesday, with further gains in Indonesian Satellite (Indosat) and a rebound in Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) driving the main index to a record closing high, dealers said. "Late buying in Telkom and Indosat on hopes of higher 2004 earnings pushed the main index higher," said a trader with Kuo Capital Securities.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
One million people with TB go unnoticed in Asia: WHO
One million people with TB go unnoticed in Asia: WHO One million people in East Asia and the Pacific are afflicted with tuberculosis every year but fail to seek medical treatment, fueling the spread of Asia's top killer infectious disease, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Undetected cases account for half of about 2 million people who develop tuberculosis every year in the Western Pacific region, the health agency said in a statement to mark World Stop TB Day on Thursday.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates March 22
Rupiah Rates March 22 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,773.40 6,988.11 7,418.07 7,343.40 Brunei dollar 1 6,070.82 5,454.88 5,793.31 5,732.22 Canadian dollar 1 8,183.32 7,354.52 7,809.25 7,728.44 Swiss franc 1 8,407.57 7,557.89 8,023.25 7,942.15 Danish krone 1 1,752.71 1,574.46 1,672.59 1,654.50 Euro 1 13,051.47 11,730.02 12,454.87 12,326.39 Poundsterling 1 18,801.25 16,903.16 17,941.82 17,762.55 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,270.63 1,142.38 1,212.54 1,200.46...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police see growing trend in identity theft
Police see growing trend in identity theft The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta Police Chief warned the public on Tuesday of the danger of identity theft in the wake of the arrests of three people last Friday on suspicion of fraud involving counterfeit identity cards and bank documents.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Teenager gets suspended sentence
Teenager gets suspended sentence Theresia Sufa, Bogor Atang Ombak, 16, the last person to be tried in the case of a protest-turned-riot in the village of Bojong in Bogor, was given a three-month suspended sentence by the Cibinong District Court on Tuesday. Judge Edison Muhamad said that because the 16-year-old defendant was still a junior high school student and had no prior criminal record, Atang would only serve time in jail if he committed another crime.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tax amnesty to bring more gain than pain: Aburizal
Tax amnesty to bring more gain than pain: Aburizal Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite concerns about violating the public's sense of justice, the government is optimistic a planned tax amnesty will bring more gain than pain to the country's ailing economy.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
The poor still waiting for government assistance
The poor still waiting for government assistance Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Karti is worried. It has been almost a month since the government raised fuel prices, but she still has not heard when, or if, her two children, a sixth grader and a third grader, will get their school fees paid for, as promised. Her children quit school three months ago because the family was unwilling to the pay their fees. They are too embarrassed to show up at school now.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bumiputera profit increases by 13.8 percent
Bumiputera profit increases by 13.8 percent The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A significant growth in the number of savings accounts helped PT Bank Bumiputera Indonesia Tbk. to book a 13.8 percent increase in its 2004 yearly after-tax profit to Rp 31.6 billion (US$3.37 million) from Rp 27.8 billion in the previous year. Bumiputera said in its release that with the profit growth, the bank decided to give 25 percent of the net profit to its shareholders in the amount of Rp 3.95 per share.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Law against urban
Law against urban air pollution From Koran Tempo Air pollution in Jakarta has gone beyond acceptable limits and unless promptly dealt with, it could get worse in the future. The government does not seem to be concerned about the situation and apparently is content to let it deteriorate without any solution in sight. Some official comments have been made but no action has been taken. What is now needed is legislation to safeguard the urban environment against pollution.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Curry Club back at Sahid's Shah Jahan
Curry Club back at Sahid's Shah Jahan Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After an absence of about a year, Indian restaurant Shah Jahan is now offering again a special buffet of curry dishes at a reasonable price with a free flow beer for curry-lovers. "We're providing a buffet of about seven to 10 dishes of curry on the last Friday of every month," Shah Jahan public relations officer Marjam J. Tarantin said.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Friendly Spanish win Acehnese hearts
Friendly Spanish win Acehnese hearts Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Yanti loved playing near a sports field in Lampineung, Banda Aceh, just to watch the Spanish troops help with relief efforts in the tsunami-hit city. And she would wait for a treat. "They (the soldiers) used to hand out candy and toys," smiled the 11 year old.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
* RI rights groups denounce Wolfowitz' WB nomination Page 3
* RI rights groups denounce Wolfowitz' WB nomination Page 3 * Team urges police to widen Munir death probe Page 4 * Friendly Spanish win Acehnese hearts Page 5 * Sovereignty cannot be shelved Page 6 * PAM, tap water operators miss target on potable water Page 8 * RI believes Sudirman Cup semis a certainty Page 10 * RP nabs another Indonesian JI bomber Page 11 * Tax amnesty expected to bring more gain than pain Page 13 * Cholesterol drugs can help people with heart disease Page 17
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ambalat talks held out of public view
Ambalat talks held out of public view Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Indonesia and Malaysia began negotiations on Tuesday behind closed doors in Bali to seek a peaceful solution to the Ambalat border dispute. Technical teams from Indonesia and Malaysia were observed in the vicinity of the Grand Mirage Hotel's ballroom, which was heavily guarded by hotel security as well as intelligent personnel from Udayana Military Command.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aneka Tambang may build gas-fired nickel plant
Aneka Tambang may build gas-fired nickel plant Bloomberg, Jakarta PT Aneka Tambang, an Indonesian gold and nickel miner that is 65 percent owned by the government, may build a fourth nickel processing plant that uses natural gas instead of diesel to reduce fuel costs, president-director Dedi Aditya Sumanagara said in an interview.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
'They spent the people's money for meetings'
'They spent the people's money for meetings' The government's decision to raise fuel prices by an average of 29 percent led to heated debate and physical confrontations among legislators in the House of Representatives. The Jakarta Post spoke with some Jakarta residents about the issue. Sigit, 25, works at a publishing company in Kuningan, South Jakarta. He lives with his family in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. It was really embarrassing to see how infantile they acted.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Minor parties can join local polls
Minor parties can join local polls Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Small political parties will now be allowed to propose candidates to run in the upcoming direct elections of provincial governors, regents and mayors, according to a ruling issued by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday. The court argued that the prevailing ruling (article 59 of Law No.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/ /
JP/ / RI-Malaysia trade balance (in US$) ----------------------------------------------------- RI exports RI imports Total trade 2004 4.2 billion 3.1 billion 7.3 billion 2003 3.0 billion 2.1 billion 5.1 billion ----------------------------------------------------- RI top five exports to Malaysia * Electrical and electronics products * Chemical products * Palm oil * Paper products * Metal products RI top five imports from Malaysia * Chemical products * Electrical and electronic products * Crude...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Isei (45) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18)
1. Isei (45) - 48 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x18) Susilo warns global economic slowdown could affect Indonesia 2. Adiguna (35) - 36 pts 4cols 1line (1x28) Adiguna trial will continue 3. Imam (45) - 36 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21) Scholars urge debate on women's role in Islam 4. Ambon (40) - 36 pts 4cols 1line (1x28) Calm returns to Ambon after blast 5. Aceh (20) - 28 pts 2 cols 2lines (2x20) Foreigners in Aceh face questions about visas --- 6. Photos (2) and oddworld
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tsunami Aid: It's Time to Deliver
Tsunami Aid: It's Time to Deliver Thang D. Nguyen The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore As a United States military aircraft carrying former presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Senior touched down in Banda Aceh, the area worst hit by the Asian tsunami, the only buildings they saw still standing were a few mosques and churches. The rest were, to put it simply, gone with the tsunami, which hit on Boxing Day last year. Clinton said: "I've never seen anything like this in my entire life.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Adiguna Sutowo trial will continue
Adiguna Sutowo trial will continue The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A week after suffering an asthma attack that caused him to miss a court hearing, a visibly weak Adiguna Sutowo sat listlessly at the Central Jakarta District Court on Tuesday as the panel of judges ordered that his murder trial continue.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bandung Barat regency gets OK
Bandung Barat regency gets OK BANDUNG: West Java province will create a new regency, making for a total of 26 regencies and municipalities. The provincial council has approved the proposal to split Bandung regency into two, with the new regency will be named Bandung Barat. Hundreds of residents, who have opposed the new regency, staged a protest outside the council. They prefer to have Cimahi municipality expanded to include them. West Java provincial council speaker, A.M.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Is it a mad world?
Is it a mad world? I refer to the article F-16 fighter jets remain on alert near Ambalat oil block (The Jakarta Post, March 16, page 4). Please explain to your readers how an F-16 fighter jet can take off with a braking-schute employed, (see photo). WOLFGANG LUFT Bogor, West Java Note: The aircraft in question is actually landing. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Law against urban
Law against urban air pollution From Koran Tempo Air pollution in Jakarta has gone beyond acceptable limits and unless promptly dealt with, it could get worse in the future. The government does not seem to be concerned about the situation and apparently is content to let it deteriorate without any solution in sight. Some official comments have been made but no action has been taken. What is now needed is legislation to safeguard the urban environment against pollution.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
PASI eyes six golds in SEA Games
PASI eyes six golds in SEA Games Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Athletics Association (PASI) is keeping to a conservative target of six golds for the 2005 Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Manila in November. PASI secretary-general Tigor Tandjung said on Tuesday the target was a realistic one because local athletes still lagged behind those from neighboring countries.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. PAM -- three columns, 3X18
1. PAM -- three columns, 3X18 PAM, tap water firms fall short of promise on drinkable water 2. ABANG -- three columns, 2X21 Sutiyoso gets political boost for market demolition 3. MAHATMA -- three columns, 2X21 Ethnic harmony flourshing at Mahatma Gandhi School 4. Bojong -- two columns, 1 x 27 Teenager won't do time in jail despite role in Bojong riot 5.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
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Sovereignty can't be shelved J. Soedjati Djiwandono Jakarta 2. Alex -- The exclusive nature of the Indonesia-Japan economic partnership 1 x 30 RI-Japan partnership too exclusive Alexander C. Chandra Jakarta 3. Star -- Indonesia no longer the sole player 1 x 30 Indonesian workers losing out V.K. Chin The Star Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Wise compromise at last
Wise compromise at last The House of Representatives finally came to its senses on Monday and reached a wise compromise that provides more leeway for deliberation of the contentious issue of fuel subsidies within the broader context of proposed revisions to the 2005 state budget.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI hopes U.S. visit will boost military ties
RI hopes U.S. visit will boost military ties Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono says the U.S. government and legislators now have a better understanding of the Indonesian Military (TNI) after his delegation's week-long visit to the country. After reporting to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday about last week's visit, Juwono said influential U.S. figures now better understood the TNI and its role in the country's democracy.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Team to focus on BIN's role in Munir murder
Team to focus on BIN's role in Munir murder Agencies, Jakarta A government fact-finding team urged police on Tuesday to widen their probe into the death of the country's most prominent human rights activist by questioning several new suspects, including agents from the National Intelligence Agency (BIN). Munir Said Thalib died on a Garuda Indonesia flight to Amsterdam on Sept. 7, 2004.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Is it a mad world?
Is it a mad world? I refer to the article F-16 fighter jets remain on alert near Ambalat oil block (The Jakarta Post, March 16, page 4). Please explain to your readers how an F-16 fighter jet can take off with a braking-schute employed, (see photo). WOLFGANG LUFT Bogor, West Java Note: The aircraft in question is actually landing. We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina to launch new fuel product
Pertamina to launch new fuel product Leony Aurora The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Amid skyrocketing global oil prices and kerosene scarcities around the country, state oil and gas company PT Pertamina is introducing a new fuel product created from oil wells' unused output.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Soccer match ends in rampage
Soccer match ends in rampage At least four people, including a 10-year-old boy, were injured in a disturbance outside of Mattoangin Stadium in Makassar after soccer team PSM was held to a goalless draw at home by Persik of Kediri on Tuesday. Witnesses said dozens of fans sparked the incident when they began throwing plastic bottles at the PSM players as they headed to the locker room.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Supporters skip gang leader's trial
Supporters skip gang leader's trial JAKARTA: The trial of the suspected murderers of gang leader Basri Sangaji was quiet on Tuesday as supporters of both Sangaji and the defendants stayed away. However, security remained tight, with the city police deploying over 1,000 officers to the auditorium of the South Jakarta Police precinct on Jl. Wijaya, which was turned into a court room.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
U.S. put monkey wrench in Iran-India pipeline
U.S. put monkey wrench in Iran-India pipeline Salman Haider, The Statesman, Asia News Network, Calcutta After much effort, some progress has now been recorded in the project to bring natural gas by pipeline from Iran to India across Pakistan. Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar's energy and drive have made the difference and have enabled this decade-old project finally to take a few tottering steps forward.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
High-cost Schools in Indonesia
High-cost Schools in Indonesia Ade Irawan Jakarta High cost has become a pressing issue in the operation of schools in Indonesia. In fact, various regulations, like the National Education Law (No.20 of 2003), stipulate that the central government and local administrations are jointly responsible for covering the cost of primary school and junior high school education, or their equivalents.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI activists slam Wolfowitz nomination
RI activists slam Wolfowitz nomination Slobodan Lekic, Associated Press/Jakarta Paul Wolfowitz' candidacy for World Bank president has triggered criticism from rights activists in Indonesia, where he served as U.S. ambassador during Suharto's dictatorship but never spoke out publicly against the regime's violent abuses or endemic corruption. Wolfowitz, considered the key architect of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, has been nominated by U.S. President George W.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina offers cheaper product
Pertamina offers cheaper product Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid skyrocketing global oil prices and kerosene scarcities around the country, state oil and gas company PT Pertamina is introducing a new fuel product created from oil wells' unused output.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Susilo warns global economic slowdown could affect RI
Susilo warns global economic slowdown could affect RI Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono warned on Tuesday that the country's economic growth might remain sluggish unless the government and the business community managed to anticipate the impact of a projected global economic slowdown this year.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
PAM, tap water firms fall short of promise on drinkable water
PAM, tap water firms fall short of promise on drinkable water Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta residents may have to put aside their dream to be able to drink piped water directly from the tap, as was previously promised by the City-owned tap water corporation and its two foreign partners, Thames PAM Jaya (TPJ) and PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja). "Previously, we were targeting to be able to produce potable water by 2007 ...
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso gains more support in market demolition
Sutiyoso gains more support in market demolition The Jakarta Post Jakarta The 3,500 traders fighting to keep their kiosks at Tanah Abang market in Central Jakarta, may find themselves very upset, after the city administration's plan to demolish the market received on Monday night more political support.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Foreigners in Aceh face questions about visas
Foreigners in Aceh face questions about visas Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Just days after the government extended the deadline for all foreigners to leave Aceh by March 26, an immigration official said on Tuesday some 1,175 foreigners have to leave the province to get their visas-on-arrival renewed. Head of Banda Aceh Immigration Office Amirullah said the foreigners have to leave Aceh before March 26 since their visas- on-arrival could no longer be renewed within the province.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Long-term training program the formula for tae kwon do success
Long-term training program the formula for tae kwon do success Moch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Tae kwon do administrators in Central Java and West Java are clearly doing something right. For the fifth straight year, it was a two-team race between the provinces at the 5th LG National Tae kwon do championship last week.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI-Japan partnership to exclusive
RI-Japan partnership to exclusive Alexander C. Chandra, Jakarta The Indonesian and Japanese governments have recently conducted two studies to discuss the feasibility of a Indonesia- Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The first was conducted in Jakarta from Jan. 31 until Feb 1, while the second was held in Kuta, Bali, from March 1 to March 5.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Calm returns to Ambon after blast
Calm returns to Ambon after blast M. Azis Tunny and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Ambon/Jakarta Security returned to normal in Ambon city on Tuesday, a day after a grenade explosion hit the Maluku capital leaving at least 19 people injured. The religiously segregated city was wracked by sectarian violence between 1999 and 2002, killing thousands of people.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cultural movement more effective
Cultural movement more effective From Media Indonesia In our quest for a quality improvement of democracy to keep pace with advanced countries, the emerging views of bureaucrats and religious institutions constitute a natural phenomenon. The cultural movement of Islam has turned out to be more successful than political Islam in presenting a humanistic, pluralistic and dynamic face of Islam. In the Indonesian context, the struggle through the political path (of Islam) has failed.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cultural movement more effective
Cultural movement more effective From Media Indonesia In our quest for a quality improvement of democracy to keep pace with advanced countries, the emerging views of bureaucrats and religious institutions constitute a natural phenomenon. The cultural movement of Islam has turned out to be more successful than political Islam in presenting a humanistic, pluralistic and dynamic face of Islam. In the Indonesian context, the struggle through the political path (of Islam) has failed.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Adnan Topan Husodo
Adnan Topan Husodo Jakarta 2. Frank -- The time for parliamentary reform is right 1 x 30 Right time for House reform Frank Feulner Jakarta 3. sTATE -- U.S. spanner in pipeline 2 X 21 U.S. puts monkey wrench in Iran-India pipeline Salman Haider The Statesman Asia News Network Calcutta
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Local elections: An opportunity for graft
Local elections: An opportunity for graft Adnan Topan Husodo, Jakarta Various studies on election-related graft practices show that in general there are four kinds of irregularities practiced by election candidates and political parties. As these four kinds of graft are found before and during election time, it is very likely that they will also be found during the direct election of the heads of local government. Election-related graft is often referred to as money politics.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Wise compromise at last
Wise compromise at last The House of Representatives finally came to its senses on Monday and reached a wise compromise that provides more leeway for deliberation of the contentious issue of fuel subsidies within the broader context of proposed revisions to the 2005 state budget.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Questioning teachers
Questioning teachers From Koran Tempo Parents of PGRI1 high school students in Bekasi have complained about fees for private lessons unilaterally imposed by the school's teachers. The city council and education office have also prohibited teachers from obliging students to attend such lessons. The Ministry of National Education should deal with this issue seriously. During the past few years, the mentality of teachers, principals and managers at some schools has been questionable.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Student on trial for defamation
Student on trial for defamation TANGERANG: A student of the State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah was tried at the Tangerang District Court on Tuesday for burning pictures of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla during a protest against the fuel price increase.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
NU chief to visit southern Thailand
NU chief to visit southern Thailand Novan Iman Santosa, Asia News Network/Bangkok Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, is scheduled to visit Thailand to help the country handle its troubled, mainly Muslim southern provinces, Indonesian Ambassador to Bangkok Ibrahim Yusuf said on Tuesday. "We should promote the more moderate faces of Islam.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Susilo is not without political leverage
Susilo is not without political leverage Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took office in October, many pundits predicted that his real test would come when he inevitably had to increase domestic fuel prices early in his presidency. This he did on March 1, less than five months into office.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt pushes waste management
Govt pushes waste management The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Partly due to public outrage over recent accidents allegedly caused by dump mismanagement, the government plans to push ahead with its funding program for small and medium businesses to make compost from garbage. The country produces roughly 70 cubic meters (approximately 20,000 tons) of domestic waste each day.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia, Malaysia vow to boost trade amid Ambalat row
Indonesia, Malaysia vow to boost trade amid Ambalat row Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite recent tensions, Malaysia and Indonesia are determined to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties, with top officials from the two countries insisting the Ambalat Block dispute had no bearing on trade relations. "This (Ambalat) issue should not distract us from the big potential (for trade) that we have. Ambalat is one issue.
Wed, 23 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Right time for House reform
Right time for House reform Frank Feulner, Jakarta The recent heated public discussion about the planned increase in salaries of legislators has once again made apparent the necessity of reform of the House of Representatives. Similar to the eminent reduction of fuel subsidies, it is clear to many observers and House members that such reform is vital. However, both the timing and the way to introduce these changes have to be chosen carefully.