Archive: 7 March 2005
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Mon, 07 Mar 2005
*UN body urges Malaysia to free Aceh, Myanmar migrants Page 2
*UN body urges Malaysia to free Aceh, Myanmar migrants Page 2 *Firms exploit subsidized fuel in Lampung: YLKI Page 4 *Ethnic issue comes to fore in Lampung Page 5 *After many talks, peace in Aceh still far away Page 6 *New transport fares to be announced on Monday Page 8 *Fisichella revs up F1 by...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
City to stick with education budget
City to stick with education budget JAKARTA: Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo cold-shouldered a suggestion from the City Council that it should enlarge its budget for school renovations.Fauzi said any change would mean the administration had to change the whole budget that the council had agreed to...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Indian businesses find success in Indonesia
Indian businesses find success in Indonesia Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Many Indonesians would recognize the name Texmaco but not Ispat Indo. Both are Indian companies, each with different fates, and between them they represent the wide range of Indian businesses in Indonesia.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Food prices may rise 1%-5%: Mari
Food prices may rise 1%-5%: MariThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAssuming that transportation costs rise by no more than 10 percent, the recent fuel price hike will only lead to an average increase in basic food prices of 5 percent, according to Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Airport need certification to ensure safety: INACA
Airport need certification to ensure safety: INACAThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government needs to better regulate airports to ensure their safety, the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) says after finishing a study of five airports in the country.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
RI students seek broader experience in Britain
RI students seek broader experience in BritainThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTinna, a 23-year-old graduate of Pelita Harapan University, is convinced that studying abroad will expand her horizons and enrich her with experiences she could not possibly get in Indonesia.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Fuel price increase: No escape from reality
Fuel price increase: No escape from realityEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia finally got in step with the rest of the world, which has been trying to deal with the reality of extremely high oil prices.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
1. TKI: 3 LINES, 10 COUNTS
1. TKI: 3 LINES, 10 COUNTS Illegals' expulsion 'backfires' 2. BRITAIN: 2 LINES, 18 COUNTS RI students seek broader experience 3. JAPAN: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Japan troops bid sayonara to Aceh 4. FLIGHT: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Flight ads mislead consumers: House
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
New transport fares to be announced Monday
New transport fares to be announced MondayDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUncertainties over public transportation fares in the wake of the 29 percent fuel price hike will likely end on Monday.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
It's a no for foreign observers
It's a no for foreign observers JAMBI: The General Elections Committee (KPU) in Jambi province have opened registration for independent observers for the upcoming election of regional heads until the end of March, an official says.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Ethnic issue comes to fore in Lampung
Ethnic issue comes to fore in LampungOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungAhead of upcoming direct mayoral elections on June 27, political tensions in Metro, a city of 131,000, have heightened due to the emergence of ethnic issues.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Headscarf the latest tsunami casualty in Aceh
Headscarf the latest tsunami casualty in AcehSebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/Banda AcehAmid all the chaos in post-tsumani Aceh, the police that used to enforce the Indonesian province's version of Islamic law has for the time being fallen by the wayside.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
On RI laws
On RI laws I agree with Mario Mascalchi from Cagliary, Italy, who loves Indonesia the same as I do (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 23: Investment and RI laws).The Indonesian immigration policy is very discriminatory to foreign husbands, which in my opinion should be reported to International Human Rights...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Tsunami aid boosts U.S. image in RI: Poll
Tsunami aid boosts U.S. image in RI: PollReuters, Washington American aid to tsunami victims has produced the first substantial shift in public opinion in the Muslim world since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, reflecting more support for the United States and less for Osama bin Laden, according to a...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Holders Persebaya off to easy start
Holders Persebaya off to easy start SURABAYA: Reigning champion Persebaya Surabaya opened its campaign in the Liga Indonesia 2005 soccer league with a 5-1 thrashing of Petrokimia Putra on Saturday.In front of thousands of fans at 10 November Stadium, the team's victory was powered by its South...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Yoga moves from spirituality to medication
Yoga moves from spirituality to medicationK. Doren Singh Jakarta Yoga as we know it today is the product of thousands of years. It belongs to the earliest manifestations of India's cultural heritage. It refers to that enormous body of spiritual values, attitudes, precepts, and techniques that have...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Pertamina's chief of finance suspended over tanker case
Pertamina's chief of finance suspended over tanker caseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState oil and gas company PT Pertamina's director of finances is facing a temporary suspension starting on Monday because of his alleged involvment in collusion over the sale of the company's two oil...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Minister says country's lakes facing disaster
Minister says country's lakes facing disasterThe Jakarta Post Medan Severe chemical pollution threatens most lakes in the country and has the potential to create further environmental disasters, a state minister says.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Indian traders feel at home in Pasar Baru
Indian traders feel at home in Pasar Baru The Jakarta Post/JakartaA sixty-year-old man of Indian descent sat behind the counter of his textile store in Pasar Baru, a 184-year-old market complex in Central Jakarta, waiting for customers to pay for the cloth they had selected.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Yogya Tomkins out front in Proliga
Yogya Tomkins out front in ProligaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Yogyakarta Tomkins men's team continued their winning ways on Sunday in the first series of the 2005 Proliga Volleyball championship.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Pertamina launches e-tender system
Pertamina launches e-tender systemThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina has received bids from four companies to supply hydrocracker catalyst for a refinery at Dumai in Riau province in an open tender using the e-tender system.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Children in Aceh's camps prone to illegal adoption
Children in Aceh's camps prone to illegal adoptionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite the government ban, out-of-court adoptions of children living in refugee camps across tsunami-stricken Aceh remain a cause for concern and could actually be child smuggling, a children's commission says.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
No more govt meddling in post-Helsinki Aceh
No more govt meddling in post-Helsinki AcehAiyub Syah, Jakarta When the tsunami hit Aceh on the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, some 5,000 members of the Aceh community in Jakarta were attending a gathering. The annual event, held in the Senayan sports stadium, Jakarta, was sponsored by Taman Iskandar...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Antigraft war, not fuel price hike
Antigraft war, not fuel price hike From Media IndonesiaIf the government is serious in its drive to create clean governance, enhance its authority and promote public welfare, a war should be waged on corruption.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Indonesia gets upper hand over Uzbekistan in doubles
Indonesia gets upper hand over Uzbekistan in doublesMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was a scrappy, see-saw four-hour tussle, but Indonesia scraped by in the doubles on Saturday to lead Uzbekistan 2-1 in their Asia-Oceania Group I tie.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
RI take top spot for early risers
RI take top spot for early risersIndonesians take the top spot for early risers in the Asia- Pacific region, while Taiwanese are the last out of bed, a study on sleep habits showed on Sunday.Nine in 10 of the Indonesians polled are out of bed by 7 a.m.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
'Mahabarata', 'Ramayana' cement Indo-Indonesian cultural ties
'Mahabarata', 'Ramayana' cement Indo-Indonesian cultural ties A. Junaidi The Jakarta Post/JakartaYogyakarta-born businessman Gunawan nodded his head in appreciation while watching a puppet show at the Taman Mini Indonesia in Miniature Park in East Jakarta on Saturday night.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Acehnese barracks
Acehnese barracks The letter by Peter Droege from Australia (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 24) raises a number of good points. I have just returned from Aceh after staying in a refugee camp at Lhoknga for a few nights that was adequate but not easy for everyone to live in.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Greece to assist Aceh education
Greece to assist Aceh education Greece has promised to assist in the reconstruction of the education facilities in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam that were destroyed by the tsunami on Dec. 26 last year.The plan was disclosed on Friday by two members of Solidarity, a Greek nongovernmental organization...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
JP/1/HEADING
JP/1/HEADING MONDAY, 07-03-051. CABINET: 3 X 10 Transport subsidy in fiscal form 2. JAZZ: 1 X 25 Jazz wraps up with high hopes 3. RISE: 1 X 28 RI takes top spot for early risers 4. MALAY: 1 X 42 F-16s deployed ahead of Susilo's visit to Sebatik
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
World needs to promote education for sustainable development
World needs to promote education for sustainable developmentWarief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta Zabariah Haji Matali of Sarawak, Malaysia and Ian Ellis of Victoria, Australia, live in different situations but have a common concern.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Tsunami child escapes bondage
Tsunami child escapes bondageApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanEight-year-old tsunami survivor, Rahmat Hidayat, now feels safe, surrounded by familiar faces of people who care about him in a shelter for displaced persons in Medan.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Jakarta Monas tripped up by Jakarta 46 BNI
Jakarta Monas tripped up by Jakarta 46 BNIMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After getting off to an excellent start in the 2005 Proliga Volleyball championship with a defeat of women's defending champions Jakarta Electric PLN on Friday, Jakarta Monas Bank DKI suffered a letdown on...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
After many talks, peace in Aceh still far away
After many talks, peace in Aceh still far awayAbdul Halim Mahally, Islamabad The Aceh conflict could never be resolved if a lack of sincerity, honesty and trust between the government of Indonesia and the Aceh rebels remains unreciprocated.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Sony responds to complaints
Sony responds to complaints Responding to Pieter Johannes' letter Sony's sorry after-sales service (The Jakarta Post, Feb. 25), we would like to inform Johannes that relevant parties in Sony Singapore have been alerted about the issue and have already been in contact with him.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
BI mulls over formation of cooperative bank
BI mulls over formation of cooperative bankLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs the country's numerous bank managers debate mergers and acquisitions, the central bank is mulling over another alternative -- the development of cooperative banks.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
F-16s deployed ahead of Susilo's visit to Sebatik
F-16s deployed ahead of Susilo's visit to SebatikThe Jakarta Post, JakartaTensions continued to heighten between Indonesia and Malaysia on Sunday as Jakarta dispatched four F-16 fighter jets to the disputed Ambalat offshore area in the Sulawesi Sea to join patrols by seven Indonesian warships.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
On the monorail
On the monorailWe would like to make a correction on the following statement that was printed in your newspaper on March 3 (page 8) under the heading Monorail firm demands city secure loans:"... that the company demanded the city administration to honor its obligations stated in a contract ...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Managing fuel prices
Managing fuel prices About 30 members of the House of Representatives have asked the legislature to exercise its right of inquiry into the government decision to raise on March 1 fuel prices by an average of 29 percent.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Antigraft war, not fuel price hike
Antigraft war, not fuel price hikeFrom Media IndonesiaIf the government is serious in its drive to create clean governance, enhance its authority and promote public welfare, a war should be waged on corruption.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
PPP approves members' suspension
PPP approves members' suspension JAKARTA: A plenary meeting of the United Development Party (PPP) on Saturday night endorsed the decision by party leader and vice president Hamzah Haz to suspend five of its executives.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Fuel price hike to have little effect on bond market
Fuel price hike to have little effect on bond marketUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith sound monetary policies in place to keep inflation and the local currency under control, the recent fuel price hike is unlikely to create major ripples in the local bond market, an analyst says.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Police arrest illegal logging financier
Police arrest illegal logging financierEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have arrested a man suspected of financing illegal logging activities after embarking on a field operation to curb the crime in Papua.Director of special crimes at the National Police Brig. Gen.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
'IndoIndians.com' brings Indians in Indonesia together
'IndoIndians.com' brings Indians in Indonesia togetherAn Indian woman planning to visit Indonesia posted a message on the message board of a portal on Jan. 16. She wrote that it would be her first visit to Indonesia, so she needed more information about traveling to the country.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Illegals' expulsion 'backfires'
Illegals' expulsion 'backfires'Agencies, Kuala LumpurA crackdown that forced tens of thousands of mostly Indonesian illegal workers out of Malaysia has created a shortfall of cheap labor in critical industries, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Maestro Wianta kicks off world tour
Maestro Wianta kicks off world tourMade Wianta has always been known for his provocative effort to bring together Balinese, Japanese and European traditions in his as bridges East and West as well as North and South.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
A few good men: Picking and choosing needs a level head
A few good men: Picking and choosing needs a level head After losing its two previous Davis Cup encounters with Uzbekistan in 3-2 squeakers, Indonesia has a chance to change the scoreline in Sunday's final singles matches.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Transport subsidy in fiscal form
Transport subsidy in fiscal formRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government says it is preparing a package of subsidies for bus, taxi and train operators around the country to ensure that ticket prices do not rise higher than 10 percent.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Uzbekistan young guns edges RI in Davis Cup
Uzbekistan young guns edges RI in Davis CupMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's hopes of finally defeating Uzbekistan on home soil were quashed on Sunday when the younger but higher ranked visitors took the decisive fifth match in their Davis Cup Asia- Oceania Zone Group I first round...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
23 hectares of swamp disappear
23 hectares of swamp disappear PALEMBANG: Over 23 hectares of wetland in Palembang have been illegally reclaimed, the head of Palembang's public works office, Kira Tarigan, said on Friday. The wetland areas had been drained without permits, and many were being used for building purposes.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Bogor campuses help tsunami victims
Bogor campuses help tsunami victims BOGOR: All universities in Bogor have agreed to give full scholarships to their students whose families are victims of the Aceh tsunami.Deputy rector of student affairs at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), Yusuf Sudohadi, said that besides the...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Firms enjoy subsidized fuel in Lampung: YLKI
Firms enjoy subsidized fuel in Lampung: YLKIOyos Saroso H.N. and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Bandar Lampung/MakassarThe Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has accused around 200 companies in Lampung province of violating the government's fuel subsidy policy aimed at poor people.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
'The assistance funds will miss their target'
'The assistance funds will miss their target'The government has cut fuel subsidies, but raised subsidies for other things including health and education for the country's poorest families. The Jakarta Post asked for comments from residents about the low-income assistance fund.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Singh: A principal with principle
Singh: A principal with principleJoyeeta Dutta Ray, Contributor, Jakarta"The mind is a restless bird; the more it gets, the more it wants and still remains unsatisfied," so said Mahatma Gandhi.The ideals of A.P. Singh, principal of Gandhi Memorial International School (GMIS), run in this vein.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
RI worker may face hanging in KL
RI worker may face hanging in KL JAKARTA: An Indonesian migrant worker could be sentenced to death by hanging in Kuala Lumpur if a court there finds him guilty of killing Malaysian Elizabeth Wong Oi Chon, 47, a non- governmental organization (NGO) reported on Sunday.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Monitoring court officials could wipe out corruption
Monitoring court officials could wipe out corruptionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Thieves for their robbery have authority when judges steal themselves," Shakespeare, the famous English bard, once said.The words, which were expressed by a man who lived more than 400 years ago, still ring true in...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
~For Info Brief:
~For Info Brief:Monday, March 7, 2005Introductory Workshop on LPG and LNG Processing Operations PT OTI Transformasi Lintas Internasional will run an introductory workshop on Gas handling, conditioning and processing operations to help companies face the highly competitive market.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Indofood 2004 net profit falls 37 percent
Indofood 2004 net profit falls 37 percent PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's biggest instant-noodle maker, said foreign exchange losses cut profit by 37 percent in 2004 from a year earlier.The company's audited net income fell to Rp 378.1 billion (US$40.4 million), or Rp 44 a share, from Rp 603.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Japan troops bid sayonara to Aceh
Japan troops bid sayonara to AcehTiarma Siboro and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehJapan withdrew on Sunday its 960-strong disaster relief mission from tsunami-devastated Aceh, marking the end of the country's largest overseas deployment since World War II.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Uzbekistan edges Indonesia in Davis Cup
Uzbekistan edges Indonesia in Davis CupMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia's hopes of finally defeating Uzbekistan on home soil were quashed on Sunday when the younger but higher ranked visitors took the decisive fifth match in their Davis Cup Asia- Oceania Zone Group I first round playoff.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Nokia Care Center now in Palembang
Nokia Care Center now in Palembang PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Nokia Indonesia opened its second Nokia Care Center in Palembang on Friday with the aim of improving its customer service."We hope the presence of the care center in Palembang Square will strengthen our customer relations," said Jeffry...
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Flight ads mislead consumers: House
Flight ads mislead consumers: HouseThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta"I'm leaving on a jetplane..." is a song that is being hummed more often in this country as budget airline competition allows more people to fly.
Mon, 07 Mar 2005
Jazz wraps up with high hopes
Jazz wraps up with high hopesEvi Mariani and M. Taufiqurahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was a promise fulfilled for music lovers who came to the Java Jazz Festival, as top-notch performers executed powerful shows, leaving behind an afterglow among concertgoers that will last for days to come.