Archive: 8 March 2005
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pillars of RI economy
Pillars of RI economy I would like to add to Margarette Haskell's comments Foreign investment in Indonesia published in The Jakarta Post dated Feb. 28. In my 30 years of doing business in Indonesia, I have heard my share of complaints, criticisms and both horror and success stories from foreigners doing business in Indonesia.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
24 foreigners nabbed with forged passports
24 foreigners nabbed with forged passports Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam Over the past seven months, the Batam Immigration Office has apprehended 24 foreigners entering Indonesia with forged passports. "It has reached an alarming level," said I Gde Widiharta, chief of Batam Immigration Office.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Susilo --- 2x20
1. Susilo --- 2x20 Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefully 2. WEoemen --- 2x15 Revival of draft Islamic code sought 3. Cabinet -- 1x35 Fuel price hike effects under control: Govt 4. Aceh ---- 1x40 Acehnese demand greater public participation
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Prosecutors seek eight years for Abdullah Puteh
Prosecutors seek eight years for Abdullah Puteh The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors have demanded an eight years term of imprisonment and a Rp 500 million (US$53,673) fine for Abdullah Puteh, the suspended Aceh governor, who is on trial on corruption charges related to the purchase of a Russian-made MI-2 helicopter.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fuel price hike effects under control: Govt
Fuel price hike effects under control: Govt Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A week after the fuel price increases, the government says that the effects of the hikes on the public are still under control and plans to talk to the House of Representatives to further revise the 2005 state budget. The further revision would legally allow the government to disburse Rp 10.5 trillion (US$1.13 billion) taken from the fuel subsidy to finance its programs targeted at the poor.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Happy-go-lucky 'Spongebob' makes debut onboard SIA flights
Happy-go-lucky 'Spongebob' makes debut onboard SIA flights The Jakarta Post Jakarta Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? (Spongebob Squarepants!) Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? (Spongebob Squarepants!).... Well, it's Spongebob time! If you have trouble dragging your children away from your television while this much-hyped cartoon is on, you can promise them that they will not miss a single episode when traveling onboard Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Schools sow seeds of corruption: Expert
Schools sow seeds of corruption: Expert Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Schools are supposed to teach anticorruption attitudes to children from an early age, but in reality many of them often become fertile ground for children to learn how to be corrupt, an education expert laments.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
SpongeBob makes SIA debut
SpongeBob makes SIA debut The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? (SpongeBob SquarePants!) Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? (SpongeBob SquarePants!).... Well, it's SpongeBob time! If you have trouble dragging your children away from your television while this much-hyped cartoon is on, you can promise them that they will not miss a single episode when traveling onboard Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police paratroops deployed to Poso
Police paratroops deployed to Poso PALU, Central Sulawesi: About 600 Mobile Police Brigade officers have been deployed in Poso since Saturday to increase security in the area, a senior police officer said on Monday. Central Sulewesi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Rais Adam said police would work to maintain peace in the troubled province, and safeguard the area during the direct regional elections in June this year.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Acehnese demand greater public participation
Acehnese demand greater public participation Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A group of people, claiming to be representatives of the Aceh people, stepped up pressure on the government on Monday to review its blueprint on post-tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction of Aceh. During a meeting in Medan, they also voiced demands for greater public participation in the development of the blueprint, slated to be made public by the middle of March.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
City administration receives Rp 1t from fuel subsidies
City administration receives Rp 1t from fuel subsidies The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration confirmed on Monday that it had received a total of Rp 1 trillion in fuel-subsidy compensation funds, of which around Rp 40 billion would be used to provide health services for the poor. No detailed breakdown of the funds was immediately available on Monday.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI asked to appeal Ba'asyir sentence
RI asked to appeal Ba'asyir sentence AUSTRALIA: Australia is urging Indonesian prosecutors to appeal to a high court in Jakarta to lengthen the 2 1/2-year prison sentence given to the alleged spiritual leader of an al-Qaeda- linked terror group, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer told parliament on Monday. An Indonesian court last week convicted Abu Bakar Ba'asyir of criminal conspiracy in the Bali bombings in 2002 that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians. The U.S.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Competition kills off private universities
Competition kills off private universities SURAKARTA, Central Java: Stiff competition has forced about 50 percent of the country's 2,300 private universities to close their doors, a rector says. Sultan Agung University rector Rofiq Anwar said many private universities had closed down now that the government allowed state universities to offer new programs and raise funds so as to become self-sufficient.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
KL detains Myanmar refugee protesters
KL detains Myanmar refugee protesters MALAYSIA: Malaysian police detained about two dozen Myanmar refugees on Monday for protesting outside the office of the UN refugee agency to demand speedy resettlement, witnesses and officials said. Women and children were among the protesters, from the Rohingya ethnic group, who held up posters reading, "We need immediate protection", and "We want speedy resettlement", before police bundled them away, witnesses said.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Revival of draft Islamic code sought
Revival of draft Islamic code sought Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Women activists are seeking to revive an alternative draft for an Islamic code of law (KHI), which they say would help reduce domestic violence cases. They urged the government on Monday to revoke its decision to annul the controversial draft issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in October last year.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/17/DAMAR
JP/17/DAMAR Forest conservation through resin, Krui style Oyos Saroso HN The Jakarta Post/Lampung Yati, 28, deftly climbed a 60-centimeter-in-diameter resin tree with a rattan rope tied around her back and the trunk, using notches on the tree stem, from which she scraped dry resin gum and put it in a basket. In spite of her hard work -- actually more suited to men -- the lady from Pahmungan village, Pesisir Utara district (capital: Krui town), West Lampung regency, is a fortunate woman.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructure
'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructure Wahyuana and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta,Bekasi Many residents of Bekasi had to take a day off work on Monday to clean thick mud from their houses following what is claimed to be the biggest ever flood in the municipality and upstream areas on Sunday. The water in several areas had started to subside on Monday. In the Pondok Gede Permai housing compound, for example, the water level had declined to about five centimeters.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Seat belt law now extortion racket
Seat belt law now extortion racket From Kompas When I was returning with my family to Jakarta from Bandung by minivan, a policeman stopped me on the road to examine my driver's license and registration while reprimanding me for not using my seat belt. In fact, when he told me to park, I was already wearing the safety belt, but not as tight as the one provided by most sedans. I was in a minivan and the belt is not equipped with a spring for automatic retraction.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Time line of Ambalat dispute
Time line of Ambalat dispute 1979: Malaysia unilaterally draws up a map delineating its territorial limits, which the Indonesian government says includes parts of its territory in eastern Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Feb. 8, 1980: Indonesia relays a protest to Malaysia over Kuala Lumpur's claim over the area of Ambalat in the Sulawesi Sea, off the northern coast of east Kalimantan. Indonesia claims the area for itself.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Perodua to launch export model
Perodua to launch export model KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's second national carmaker, Perodua, said on Monday it would launch a new export model in May, but called for further state protection as the auto market gradually liberalized under a regional free trade pact. Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua (Perodua), which began operations in 1995 as a compact car producer, still needs government assistance to grow its brand and build its niche market and capabilities, said chairman Asmat Kamaludin.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
*Worst flood hits Bekasi, ruins infrastructure Page 2
*Worst flood hits Bekasi, ruins infrastructure Page 2 *More financiers of illegal logging put under arrest Page 4 *People skeptical about fuel compensation program Page 5 *Being a woman is a paradox Page 6 *Mahmud Abbas: It's time to walk the walk Page 7 *Schools sow seeds of corruption: Expert Page 8 *Woods on top of the world after Doral win Page 9 *Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlight Page 10 *Syria, Lebanon agree on troop pullback by March Page 11 *Team set up to probe Rp 3.9t in...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade Zakki P. Hakim and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has placed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade in a bid to boost investment in the country. Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu said on Monday that based on presidential regulation No. 11/2005, her ministry would support the investment agency in terms of policy coordination in various business sectors.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Godfather of Soul' defends Michael Jackson
'Godfather of Soul' defends Michael Jackson Michael Casey, Associated Press/Jakarta Legendary soul singer James Brown said on Sunday that Michael Jackson was being "set up" in his child molestation trial and that the embattled performer should be touring tsunami-hit Asia rather than defending himself in a U.S. court. Speaking to The Associated Press in Indonesia ahead of a concert on Sunday, the 71-year-old Godfather of Soul also claimed to be the root of modern music.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
White cockatoo to be protected
White cockatoo to be protected AMBON, Maluku: The North Maluku government has proposed to the Forestry Ministry that the white cockatoo (Cacatua Alba) be cassified as a protected species. Madjid Abdullah, the Deputy Governor of North Maluku, conveyed the proposal to the ministry on Feb. 3, according to Rozek Noorsaid, the director of animal protection group ProFauna Indonesia. Rozek said the proposal came after protests by ProFauna activists and North Maluku students on Jan. 31 this year.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Where to go
Where to go Where to dine (in Jakarta) Akbar Palace Wijaya Grand Center Blok H 37-39 Jl. Dharmawangsa Raya 021 720 6818 Akbar Tandoori & Curry Plaza Senayan Food Court For delivery: 7278 7070 Cahaya Rasa Jl. Danau Sunter Utara Blok M/33 021 6505618 Ganesha Ek Sanskriti BRI II Building 9th Floor Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 44-46 021 571 9415, 571 3567 For delivery: 7279 7070 Hazara Jl. Kusuma Atmaja No. 85 021 319 25037 Haveli Graha Irama Building 2nd Floor Jl.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
'The morality of officials matters'
'The morality of officials matters' The government has promised to fund a package of programs to ease the burden on the poor as a result of the fuel price increases introduced on March 1. These programs will cover health care, education, housing, affordable rice and other issues that concern low-income Indonesians. The Jakarta Post asked residents for their opinion on these programs and their chance for success. Rizky Wisnoentoro, 24, is a consultant at a foreign exchange firm in Jl.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. MALAY: 1 X 42
1. MALAY: 1 X 42 Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over Ambalat 2. FLOODS: 2 X 21 'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructure 3. COMMENTARY: 1 X 40 Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border dispute 4. FARE: 3 X 18 Fares to rise by between 6% and 15%
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
BKPM put under Ministry of Trade
BKPM put under Ministry of Trade Zakki P. Hakim and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has placed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade in a bid to boost investment in the country. Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu said on Monday that based on presidential regulation No. 11/2005, her ministry would support the investment agency in terms of policy coordination in various business sectors.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Riau Islands province police established
Riau Islands province police established PEKANBARU, Riau: The Riau Islands Police headquarters was officially opened on Monday and regional offices would start being established soon in the new province, police say. The headquarters would provide regular services to the public and become fully operational next year once regional outposts were established, Riau Police chief Brig. Gen. Damanhuri said. Earlier, National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar appointed Sr. Comr.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlight
Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlight Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The years of competing in arenas around the world yielded him three All England titles and glory from Indonesia's Thomas Cup campaigns, but Liem Swie King seems to enjoy the respite of retirement. Instead of soldiering on well past his prime, he quit when he felt the effects of age creeping up on him. "It was a matter of my age when I called it a day in 1988. I was growing old, already 32.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
MTV credit card issued for young people
MTV credit card issued for young people The Jakarta Post Jakarta With at least 15 million potential credit card users remaining untapped in the country, credit card issuers -- mostly banks and hypermarkets -- are now competing to attract young customers. One credit card issuer, MasterCard International, recently issued an MTV MasterCard credit card in collaboration with GE consumer finance and MTV Network Asia. The card is aimed at fresh university graduates or those starting their first jobs.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
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. I looked at the barrack-type wooden homes being built down the road and was not at all impressed -- in fact I was horrified.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border dispute
Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border dispute Meidyatama Suryodiningrat, Jakarta Malaysia is courting trouble by claiming Indonesian territory, but it is the "summer soldiers and sunshine patriots" who are stirring the pot by turning a spat into a potential melee. Few Indonesians, or Malaysians, can point to the spot of the disputed territory.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Garuda reopens Fukuoka-Denpasar direct route
Garuda reopens Fukuoka-Denpasar direct route Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has reopened its direct route between Fukuoka and Denpasar -- which was closed in November 2002 -- in order to fight for a 20 percent market share of Japanese passengers this year.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade Zakki P. Hakim and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has placed the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) under the coordination of the Ministry of Trade in a bid to boost investment in the country. Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu said on Monday that based on presidential regulation No. 11/2005, her ministry would support the investment agency in terms of policy coordination in various business sectors.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asian travel bookings OK despite tsunami
Asian travel bookings OK despite tsunami Agence France-Presse, Singapore Travel bookings in Asia made a strong start to 2005 despite the tsunami disaster, a leading regional tourism agency said on Monday as it reported an annual growth rate of 15 percent for January. Abacus International said bookings on its system reached 3.25 million in January, driven by strong demand from North Asia, although travel to tsunami-affected nations Thailand and Sri Lanka slumped heavily.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ba'asyir's guilt is proved
Ba'asyir's guilt is proved The sentence handed down to Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir is much lighter than the eight years sought by prosecutors...However, he was deemed to have encouraged them to launch the strike and had engaged in a 'sinister conspiracy'. The judgment will not satisfy those who were hoping that the sentence would send a clear message to would-be attackers on Indonesia's implacable opposition to terrorism.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
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 working to provide humanitarian and development aid worldwide, after they had spent a week in Banda Aceh and Meulaboh.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Former badminton champ Liem happy out of the spotlight
Former badminton champ Liem happy out of the spotlight Musthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The years of competing in arenas around the world yielded him three All England titles and glory from Indonesia's Thomas Cup campaigns, but Liem Swie King seems to enjoy the respite of retirement. Instead of soldiering on well past his prime, he quit when he felt the effects of age creeping up on him. "It was a matter of my age when I called it a day in 1988. I was growing old, already 32.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
People skeptical about assistance program
People skeptical about assistance program Oyos Saroso H.N./Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/Palu Most people have probably seen the government-sponsored television ad showing a popular comedian talking about how the poor will benefit from the cut in the fuel subsidy, because the government will channel the money saved into programs that directly target those in need.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Transport crimes must be fought
Transport crimes must be fought Criminal acts against public transport passengers in Jakarta are getting even more brutal. Besides committing robbery, thugs will, without hesitation, inflict injuries on and even kill their victims. On Feb. 27, a student of the University of Indonesia, died in a Jakarta-Bogor commuter train robbery, while a gang of bandits beat up city bus passengers recently.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphans
West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphans The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The 20 male orphans staying at the Al Muharram orphanage on Jl. Cipinang Cempedak II in East Jakarta, will no longer sleep in damp rooms with a leaky roof, thanks to assistance offered by the management of Taman Anggrek Mall. Visiting the orphanage on Saturday, Taman Anggrek Public Relations and Communications Coordinator Dessy Tanumihardjo said that her office would finance renovation work at the orphanage.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefully
Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefully The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed on Monday to resolve the border dispute off Borneo through diplomacy. War machines on both sides have been put into action over the last few days. The leaders reached the agreement during a 10-minute talk.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Foundation supports local teachers
Foundation supports local teachers JAKARTA: To help improve the quality of teachers in Indonesia, the GE Foundation is supporting the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE) through a two-year, US$100,000 grant to the Friends of Jakarta International School, Inc. The grant will support a school quality improvement program focused on training teachers to utilize the latest research-based teaching methods.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
137 bodies recovered in dump evacuation
137 bodies recovered in dump evacuation Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Evacuation of landslide victims at the Leuwigajah dump site in south Cimahi and Bandung regency ended on Monday, with 137 bodies being recovered and six more being left buried in the 25-hectare area affected by the disaster.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Singapore's Temasek buys Malaysian plantations stake
Singapore's Temasek buys Malaysian plantations stake Bloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Temasek Holdings Pte, the Singapore government's investment arm, bought a 7.5 percent interest in Malaysian Plantations Bhd., after more than a year of talks aimed at getting a stake in the banking and fund management group.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Maluku councillors named graft suspects
Maluku councillors named graft suspects AMBON, Maluku: Thirty six councillors in Southeast Maluku regency were officially named suspects on Monday for their alleged involvement in a graft case between 2002 and 2003. Septinus Hematang, the deputy chief of the Maluku Prosecutor's Office, said that the 36 councillors, including council speaker Steven Tapotubun, were named suspects for an insurance policy fraud worth between Rp 30 million (US$3,333) and Rp 40 million per councillor. -- JP
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cracked war drums
Cracked war drums What began as a neighborly spat has degenerated into an ignoble quarrel. The dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over a patch of water in the Sulawesi Sea has taken an ugly direction over the past week. Instead of quiet diplomacy, both countries have arrogantly deployed military might to emphasize their claims.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tapping tradeable emission credits
Tapping tradeable emission credits Hana Anwar Makarim, Jakarta In the past decade, we have seen the destabilizing effects of extreme weather patterns across the globe. The need to control climate change and mitigate global warming brought about 160 countries together in 1997 to institute an international treaty called the Kyoto Protocol. With Russia's recent ratification of the Protocol, 128 industrialized countries are now legally bound to reduce their carbon emissions starting Feb.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
JSX rises third day; led by palm oil stocks
JSX rises third day; led by palm oil stocks Bloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia's benchmark stock index rose for a third day. Palm- oil producers PT Astra Agro Lestari and PT Perusahaan Perkebunan London Sumatra Indonesia advanced as the price of the commodity climbed for the first day in three. The Jakarta Composite Index climbed 2.29, or 0.2 percent, to a record 1105.30 at the 4 p.m. local time close. Declining stocks about matched gainers.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Elite's lack of concern
Elite's lack of concern From Media Indonesia The government finally raised fuel oil prices, effective as of March 1. Minister of Finance Jusuf Anwar said this decision required no approval from the House of Representatives (DPR), unless a state budget amendment was sought. The minister may be right that the fuel price increase is the government's prerogative. But he may have forgotten that the House represents the population and is the government's partner, which should have been consulted.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Commissioners out of Pertamina probe
Commissioners out of Pertamina probe Fabiola Desy Unidjaja and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the suspension of Pertamina's financial director, Alfred Rohimone, two members of the state oil and gas firm's board of commissioners will be required to take no part in the investigation into alleged collusion in the sale of two of the company's tankers.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Some visual memories of Java Jazz
Some visual memories of Java Jazz The three-day, first-ever Java Jazz Festival wrapped up last weekend, leaving a sweet aftertaste for performers, audience and organizers alike. The festival, which boasted more than 600 performers on 11 stages and about 30,000 visitors flocking Jakarta Convention Center, brought big names like James Brown, Earth Wind and Fire and Incognito to an enthusiastic Jakarta public. -- Evi Mariani Photo A: Jazz JP/Berto Wedhatama R&B singer from the U.S.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensation
Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensation Wahyuana The Jakarta Post/Bekasi At least 300 owners of shops on the ground floor of Mal Mega Bekasi shopping mall on Monday demanded that the building management pay them compensation in money for the losses they suffered due to Sunday's floods. The traders refused compensation in the form of free promotion or discounted fees and service charges that had been granted to them for losses in previous floods.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%
Fare to rise by between 6% and 15% Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Transportation Council (DTK) recommended on Monday that transportation fares be raised by an average of 10 percent, despite public transportation operators' demand for an increase of up to 90 percent. "We are sorry that the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) is not satisfied with the decision ...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Six Indosat employees detained for stealing
Six Indosat employees detained for stealing JAKARTA: Six employees of telecommunications giant Indosat have been detained for pilfering Rp 420 million (US$45,161) worth of goods from the company's warehouse, the chief of the Jakarta Police's Criminal Investigation Department, Comr. Firli, said on Monday.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murder
Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murder Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police investigators are zeroing in on four key witnesses in their efforts to unravel the case of the murder of human rights activist Munir, a top officer said. National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over Ambalat
Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over Ambalat Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has been urged to seek a diplomatic solution to its territorial dispute with Malaysia, while maintaining its stance that the country's possession of the disputed oil and gas- rich area is non-negotiable.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Landslide damages three classrooms
Landslide damages three classrooms BOGOR: Students of Public Elementary School No. IV in Hambalang village, Bogor, West Jakarta, are now having to share space after three of the school's six classrooms were damaged by a landslide on Sunday. The slide knocked down the walls of the grade five and six classrooms. The second grade classroom remains intact, but its walls are badly cracked.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005 TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee 8:30 Music: Asik-asik 10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz 12:00 p.m.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
'MTV' credit card issued for young generation
'MTV' credit card issued for young generation The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With at least 15 million potential credit card users remaining untapped in the country, credit card issuers -- mostly banks and hypermarkets -- are now competing to attract young customers. One credit card issuer, MasterCard International, recently issued an MTV MasterCard credit card in collaboration with GE consumer finance and MTV Network Asia.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tracing the origins of Indian community in Indonesia
Tracing the origins of Indian community in Indonesia Veeramalla Anjaiah The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Medan, North Sumatra Selvam, 35, of Indian descent, said he did not know how his family came to Indonesia from India. "When I was a child, my grandfather used to tell us his father came from a place called Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu. None of my family members have any knowledge of where this 'Dharmapuri' is.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Papuans woefully unprepared for local elections
Papuans woefully unprepared for local elections Nethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura The provincial offices of the General Elections Commission (KPUD) in Papua said they were unprepared to organize the direct elections for regional heads in June due to limited preparation time. A member of the Papua KPUD, M. Musa'ad, told The Jakarta Post there were still some regency councils in the province that had not yet elected their speakers -- and gave the example of Tolikara regency.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Thai, Malaysian women progress in education, business: Survey
Thai, Malaysian women progress in education, business: Survey Associated Press, Singapore Women in Malaysia and Thailand enjoy higher socio-economic levels than in other Asia-Pacific nations, according to a survey released on Monday. The survey of 300-350 women each in a total of 13 countries rated labor force participation, level of education, managerial positions and higher incomes. It was conducted by MasterCard International ahead of International Women's Day on Tuesday.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
More financers of illegal logging put under arrest
More financers of illegal logging put under arrest Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police said on Monday they had arrested three more suspects allegedly financing the illegal log trade in Papua, only two days after a joint team launched an operation to curb the crime in the province. National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen. Suyitno Landung said the three suspects, identified only by their initials as AS, ML and EH, were nabbed in Sorong, Papua, at the weekend.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
As part of our desire to serve the needs of all of our readers,
As part of our desire to serve the needs of all of our readers, The Jakarta Post is to expand its coverage of foreign communities living in Indonesia. This month we are focusing on the Indian community, with the publication of a special edition on the Indian Diaspora in Indonesia. Next month, we will be taking a look at the Korean community. Koreans are among the largest foreign communities in Indonesia, particularly in Jakarta and surrounding areas.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularities
Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularities Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Office of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy set up an internal team on Monday to follow up on the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP)'s latest findings on financial irregularities worth Rp 3.9 trillion (US$418.23 million) within ministries under the coordinating minister's supervision.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
Australia, East Timor resume oil and gas talks
Australia, East Timor resume oil and gas talks Associated Press, Canberra Australia and East Timor resumed talks on Monday on how to carve up billions of dollars worth of oil and gas under the seabed that divides one of the Asia-Pacific's richest nations from one of the region's poorest. Three days of talks got under way in the Australian capital, Canberra, five months after the acrimonious collapse of the last round of negotiations.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005, 00:00 WIB
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. Texmaco is a business group that still has massive debts following the monetary crisis. One of its subsidiaries, Polysindo Eka Perkasa, has recently been declared bankrupt by the Supreme Court.