Archive: 8 March 2005
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Tue, 08 Mar 2005
'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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Seat belt law now extortion racket
Seat belt law now extortion racketFrom KompasWhen 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Time line of Ambalat dispute
Time line of Ambalat dispute1979: 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Perodua to launch export model
Perodua to launch export modelKUALA 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
*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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of TradeZakki 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
'Godfather of Soul' defends Michael Jackson
'Godfather of Soul' defends Michael JacksonMichael Casey, Associated Press/JakartaLegendary 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
White cockatoo to be protected
White cockatoo to be protectedAMBON, 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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 6818Akbar Tandoori & Curry Plaza Senayan Food Court For delivery: 7278 7070Cahaya Rasa Jl. Danau Sunter Utara Blok M/33 021 6505618Ganesha Ek Sanskriti BRI II Building 9th Floor Jl.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructure
'Worst flood' hits Bekasi, destroys infrastructureWahyuana and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta,BekasiMany 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
1. MALAY: 1 X 42
1. MALAY: 1 X 42Govt 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
BKPM put under Ministry of Trade
BKPM put under Ministry of TradeZakki 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Riau Islands province police established
Riau Islands province police establishedPEKANBARU, 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlight
Former champ Liem happy out of the spotlightMusthofid, 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
MTV credit card issued for young people
MTV credit card issued for young peopleThe Jakarta Post JakartaWith 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.
Tue, 08 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border dispute
Sunshine patriots stir sentiment in border disputeMeidyatama Suryodiningrat, JakartaMalaysia 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Garuda reopens Fukuoka-Denpasar direct route
Garuda reopens Fukuoka-Denpasar direct routeWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, BaliNational 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Police paratroops deployed to Poso
Police paratroops deployed to PosoPALU, 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
24 foreigners nabbed with forged passports
24 foreigners nabbed with forged passportsFadli, The Jakarta Post, BatamOver 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
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
Prosecutors seek eight years for Abdullah Puteh
Prosecutors seek eight years for Abdullah PutehThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Fuel price hike effects under control: Govt
Fuel price hike effects under control: GovtMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Happy-go-lucky 'Spongebob' makes debut onboard SIA flights
Happy-go-lucky 'Spongebob' makes debut onboard SIA flightsThe Jakarta Post JakartaWho lives in a pineapple under the sea? (Spongebob Squarepants!) Absorbent and yellow and porous is he? (Spongebob Squarepants!)....
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Schools sow seeds of corruption: Expert
Schools sow seeds of corruption: ExpertBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSchools 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
SpongeBob makes SIA debut
SpongeBob makes SIA debutThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWho 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of Trade
Govt puts BKPM under Ministry of TradeZakki 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Acehnese demand greater public participation
Acehnese demand greater public participationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanA 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
City administration receives Rp 1t from fuel subsidies
City administration receives Rp 1t from fuel subsidiesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
RI asked to appeal Ba'asyir sentence
RI asked to appeal Ba'asyir sentenceAUSTRALIA: 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
KL detains Myanmar refugee protesters
KL detains Myanmar refugee protestersMALAYSIA: 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Revival of draft Islamic code sought
Revival of draft Islamic code soughtHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWomen activists are seeking to revive an alternative draft for an Islamic code of law (KHI), which they say would help reduce domestic violence cases.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
JP/17/DAMAR
JP/17/DAMARForest conservation through resin, Krui styleOyos Saroso HN The Jakarta Post/LampungYati, 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
'MTV' credit card issued for young generation
'MTV' credit card issued for young generationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWith 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Some visual memories of Java Jazz
Some visual memories of Java JazzThe 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensation
Flood-stricken shop owners demand compensationWahyuana The Jakarta Post/BekasiAt 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%
Fare to rise by between 6% and 15%Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murder
Police to probe Garuda pilot on Munir murderEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice 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
Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over Ambalat
Govt urged to seek diplomatic solution over AmbalatTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, March 8, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz12:00 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00 English News Service4:30...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Commissioners out of Pertamina probe
Commissioners out of Pertamina probeFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFollowing 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Tracing the origins of Indian community in Indonesia
Tracing the origins of Indian community in IndonesiaVeeramalla 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Papuans woefully unprepared for local elections
Papuans woefully unprepared for local electionsNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraThe 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Thai, Malaysian women progress in education, business: Survey
Thai, Malaysian women progress in education, business: SurveyAssociated Press, SingaporeWomen in Malaysia and Thailand enjoy higher socio-economic levels than in other Asia-Pacific nations, according to a survey released on Monday.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
More financers of illegal logging put under arrest
More financers of illegal logging put under arrestEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularities
Govt sets up team to probe Rp 3.9t in irregularitiesUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Australia, East Timor resume oil and gas talks
Australia, East Timor resume oil and gas talksAssociated Press, CanberraAustralia 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Asian travel bookings OK despite tsunami
Asian travel bookings OK despite tsunamiAgence 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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'.
Tue, 08 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Former badminton champ Liem happy out of the spotlight
Former badminton champ Liem happy out of the spotlightMusthofid 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
People skeptical about assistance program
People skeptical about assistance programOyos Saroso H.N./Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/PaluMost 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphans
West Jakarta mall reaches out to orphansThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefully
Susilo, Badawi agree to settle rift peacefullyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed on Monday to resolve the border dispute off Borneo through diplomacy.
Tue, 08 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
137 bodies recovered in dump evacuation
137 bodies recovered in dump evacuationYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungEvacuation 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Singapore's Temasek buys Malaysian plantations stake
Singapore's Temasek buys Malaysian plantations stakeBloomberg, Kuala LumpurTemasek 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
Maluku councillors named graft suspects
Maluku councillors named graft suspectsAMBON, 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Cracked war drums
Cracked war drumsWhat 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Tapping tradeable emission credits
Tapping tradeable emission creditsHana 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...
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
JSX rises third day; led by palm oil stocks
JSX rises third day; led by palm oil stocksBloomberg, 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.
Tue, 08 Mar 2005
Elite's lack of concern
Elite's lack of concernFrom Media IndonesiaThe 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.