Archive: 29 April 2005
80 articles found
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Four witnesses questioned over Theo's assault case at JIS
Four witnesses questioned over Theo's assault case at JIS Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have began questioning witnesses in an assault case involving Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo F. Toemion at the Jakarta International School (JIS) on April 17. City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said on Thursday that four witnesses had been questioned as part of efforts to get a clearer picture of the incident.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
People come out for candidates
People come out for candidates AMBON, Maluku: At least 700 people gathered outside the office of the Maluku General Elections Commission (KPUD) on Thursday to demand their candidates be allowed to contest the election in Eastern Seram regency. The people are protesting the poll commission after it failed to include the names of Anshar Wattimena and Abdul Hamid Kelian on the list of those eligible to contest the election for regent and vice regent in Eastern Seram.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
The Netherlands and Indonesia: A Common Future
The Netherlands and Indonesia: A Common Future Message from the Ambassador of the Netherlands, Mr. Ruud Treffers, on the occasion of Queen's Day 2005 This year's celebration of the Dutch National Day or Queen's Day, every 30th of April, has a very special character for several important reasons. One of them is that this year Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands celebrates her silver jubilee after being in office for 25 years.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
West Java fishermen sink beneath high operating costs
West Java fishermen sink beneath high operating costs Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Indramayu Fishermen on West Java's north coast have complained that their operating costs since the increase in fuel prices have become unbearable, and said they hoped the government would soon disburse fuel compensation funds so as to help them out. Kartisa, 48, a fisherman in Indramayu regency, revealed that his operating costs had risen by 30 percent since the fuel price hikes took effect on March 1.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
In support of death for Aussies
In support of death for Aussies Good on the Australian Police for alerting the Indonesian authorities on these nine (Australian) drug traffickers. If they were to let them come (from Bali with drugs) to Australia to be arrested, it would have been slap on the wrist stuff and that's not good enough, we have to get rid of this scum. I agree, "you do the crime, you do the time", death by machine gun fire or death by hanging, I support the death penalty. SHANE PACHOLLI, Melbourne, Australia
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Foreign aid, not govt, saved Aceh
Foreign aid, not govt, saved Aceh What is wrong with our country and our officials? Without help from outside people, foreigners, the tsunami-stricken region of Aceh would still be in the same state as it was the day after the tsunami happened. When will the government start to fight the enemies within (corruption and incompetence) that disrupt truly humanitarian efforts? MELINDA TAN, Jakarta
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Officers to undergo more psych tests
Officers to undergo more psych tests Eva C. Komandjaja and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Surabaya The National Police say they will tighten their recruitment procedure following a fatal shooting involving two officers in Jombang, East Java. National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Zainuri Lubis said on Thursday the police were considering using a more complicated psychological test for candidates who wish to join the force and more frequent tests on recruits and all officers.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta 46 BNI takes aim at Proliga double victory
Jakarta 46 BNI takes aim at Proliga double victory Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hometown teams have emerged as the favorites for both the men's and women's competitions as the 2005 Sampoerna Hijau Proliga volleyball tournament enters its final stretch. In the men's division, Jakarta 46 BNI, with nine wins and one loss, is atop the standings after the preliminary legs, while its women's team also leads with seven victories and three losses.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers
Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says. Police Watch chairman Rashid Lubis said on Wednesday police officers and soldiers thought they could commit crimes and not be punished. "They have nothing to fear because their units and their superiors protect them.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
War declared on illegal logging
War declared on illegal logging PALU, Central Sulawesi: Government and security officials in Central Sulawesi announced on Thursday a new campaign against illegal logging. The campaign was announced after a meeting of all concerned parties at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters. "Rampant illegal logging must be stopped. Nobody wants our resources to run out because they have been plundered by illegal loggers," said Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Aryanto Sutadi.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rock legends make comeback for tsunami victims
Rock legends make comeback for tsunami victims M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several rock legends have recorded new material for an album that will be sold to raise funds for the survivors of the tsunami in Aceh.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
International NGOs criticize Newmont
International NGOs criticize Newmont JAKARTA: Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Indonesia, Peru, Ghana, Romania, and the United States state of Nevada called on Wednesday Newmont Mining, the world's largest gold producer, to reform its environmental practices at its global operations.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Megawati's PDI-P opponents open office
Megawati's PDI-P opponents open office The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is facing an imminent split, with members opposed to the leadership of Megawati Soekarnoputri ready to set up a new party should they fail to oust the PDI-P leader. The splinter group officially opened an office on Jl. Kertanegara in South Jakarta to consolidate support for their move against Megawati.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
New Criminal Law exceeds Dutch repression
New Criminal Law exceeds Dutch repression Abdullah Alamudi, Jakarta The controversial bill that seeks to revamp the Criminal Law is turning back the clock 90 years to the time when Dutch colonial rulers and government officials were immune to public criticism and accountability. If passed in its present state, it sharply limits public creativity, strictly curbs press freedom and practically bans public rights of political communication.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Lee hopes Australia will join EAS
Lee hopes Australia will join EAS SINGAPORE: Singapore is optimistic that Australia will be part of the East Asia Summit (EAS) when it is launched, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday. Speaking at a World Economic Forum meeting in Singapore, Lee said Australia and New Zealand would be able to participate in the summit once they had signed a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation with ASEAN, the 10-member Southeast Asian grouping.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Traders complain about street vendors
Traders complain about street vendors JAKARTA: Show owners in Glodok, West Jakarta are complaining about street vendors operating in the area, saying that their presence has prevented customers from coming there. "Our income has decreased due to traffic jams caused by their presence. Besides, many customers have also started buying from the vendors," shop owner Riyanto said.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt studies Inco request to boost output
Govt studies Inco request to boost output Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is considering nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia's request to expand production of its giant mine in Soroako, South Sulawesi, to 200 million pounds of nickel in matte by 2009.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aceh's reconstruction should be based on village mapping
Aceh's reconstruction should be based on village mapping Azwar Hasan, Banda Aceh If we ask tsunami-affected Acehnese what they desire most, they will almost invariably reply that their greatest desire is to go back to where they used to live, in spite of the fact that their homes have been completely destroyed.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
2 headings for page 19 -- Entertainment
2 headings for page 19 -- Entertainment 1. JALA -- 1 x 39 Fishermen's lives expressed in movement
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fishermen's lives expressed in movement
Fishermen's lives expressed in movement Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta Carrying storm lanterns, two men enter the arena from different sides. They walk slowly and stealthily in darkness. When their figures disappear, a man hurries down the stairs of a pole standing erect behind the main stage. A commotion of voices breaks the night's silence moments after the male figure climbs up the stairs again.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
BPK to get foreign help in Aceh fund audit
BPK to get foreign help in Aceh fund audit Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post An independent advisory board comprising representatives of international state audit institutions will be established to assist the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in coordinating and carrying out the auditing of tsunami aid for Aceh.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Few in RI turn to financial advisers
Few in RI turn to financial advisers Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Few people in Indonesia make use of financial advisers, with only 1 percent of the country's five million middle-class families availing themselves of the services of a financial adviser.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah Rates April 28
Rupiah Rates April 28 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,802.21 7,020.20 7,450.78 7,371.40 Brunei dollar 1 6,097.34 5,486.40 5,822.70 5,760.87 Canadian dollar 1 8,033.14 7,229.74 7,671.31 7,591.42 Swiss franc 1 8,420.74 7,578.43 8,041.45 7,957.56 Danish krone 1 1,742.64 1,568.17 1,664.15 1,646.62 Euro 1 12,974.25 11,678.64 12,389.86 12,262.90 Poundsterling 1 19,111.66 17,203.54 18,250.82 18,064.20 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,286.97 1,158.57 1,229.00 1,216.53...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tsunami survivor takes up new challenge - college education
Tsunami survivor takes up new challenge - college education Jasbant Singh, Associated Press/Kuala Lumpur Rizal Shahputra, the poor Indonesian village laborer who survived the Dec. 26 tsunami and an eight-day solo ordeal at sea, began college on Thursday, the first step in his ambition to become an Internet whiz. Clad in a yellow shirt and gray slacks with sneakers, Rizal arrived in a taxi at University College Sedaya International in central Kuala Lumpur, carrying two bags of clothes.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
2 headings for page 21 -- potpourri
2 headings for page 21 -- potpourri 1. KAMORO -- 3 x 20 Kamoro of West Papua exhibit art works in Jakarta Rolex calls entries to enterprise awards
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
On Mount Semeru
On Mount Semeru I am writing in response to the photo and caption published on the front page of The Jakarta Post on April 17. The photo displays Mount Semeru, located southeast of Surabaya. The caption states that Indonesia lies along the geologically active "Pacific Ring of Fire" and has more than one hundred active volcanoes. The picture and caption suggest that the eruption of Mount Semeru is related to Indonesia being located on "the Pacific Ring of Fire".
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Artists accused of blasphemy
Artists accused of blasphemy Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta They fight "infidels", they rail against city nightlife, and now they have turned their overzealous worldview against popular soft rock band Dewa. However, the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) is not the first group that has lashed out at artists over religion, accusing them of blasphemy.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt to play by the rules on Theo
Govt to play by the rules on Theo Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has vowed to enforce the law indiscriminately in the case of Investment Coordinating Board chief Theo Toemion, who allegedly assaulted a teenager and several other people during a recent children's basketball game. "This is a breach of law committed by an individual. It will be settled through due process of law.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Hypnotic 'professor' released by police
Hypnotic 'professor' released by police The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Bogor Police released on Thursday Sawaran Singh, 63, who was detained on Wednesday for allegedly trying to swindle the rector of Ibnu Khaldun University (UIK) in Bogor. "He was released because we do not have enough evidence (to press charges against him)," Bogor Police deputy chief Comr. Asep Priatna said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Through the INA, the Indonesia-Netherlands-Belgium Association
Through the INA, the Indonesia-Netherlands-Belgium Association in Jakarta, over 200 Dutch and Belgian companies in Indonesia vowed to support the Acehnese victims in the most practical sense. INA and the company PA Asia are working hard on the preparations of a so-called Community Home in Lampaya. Talks are being held with the keucik, the local village head, about the land on which the Community Home can be built.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah extends rally against dollar
Rupiah extends rally against dollar Urip Hudiono and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah continued its upward rally against the U.S. dollar for the third day in a row, following concerted measures from government agencies to defend it -- the latest being controlling the dollar purchases of state oil and gas firm PT Pertamina. The rupiah closed its trading at 9,570 per dollar on Thursday, slightly higher than 9,573 the previous day -- and Monday's 9,750 three-year low.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 28, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 28, 2005 __________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume __________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,700 110 5,500 Adhi Karya 730 30 24,231,000 Adira Dinamika 2,100 -200 7,500 AGIS Tbk 120 0 431,000 Akbar Indo Makmur 275 0 0 AKR Corporindo Tbk 1,220 0 1,005,000 Alakasa Industrindo 165 0 0 Alfa...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
A long-standing commitment to Tsunami victims
A long-standing commitment to Tsunami victims The Netherlands will make 200 million euros available for reconstruction aid for the Tsunami victims. In the next five years Indonesia and Sri Lanka, both long-standing development partners of the Netherlands, will receive extra support to deal with the long term reconstruction work in the stricken areas.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pollution blacklist lacks power: Environment activist
Pollution blacklist lacks power: Environment activist ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya An environmental activist lashed out on Thursday at State Minister of the Environment Rachmat Nadi Witoelar Kartaadipoetra's statement on five firms on the environment office's pollution blacklist, saying it lacked power without the involvement of East Java Governor Imam Utomo.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police hunting down student kidnapper
Police hunting down student kidnapper JAKARTA: Ciledug Police in South Jakarta are now tracking down a man accused of kidnapping two high school students. Police officer Adj. Comr. Triyanto said the alleged kidnapper, identified as Nano a.k.a Gondrong, would be charged with kidnapping and molesting two underaged girls. Nano, who worked as a vendor, met the students -- identified as Anggi Munandar and Rexa -- in front of Griyan Kencana Ciledug housing estate last Tuesday afternoon.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
City parking management comes in for criticism
City parking management comes in for criticism Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the 30-plus years of its existence, city-owned parking management (BP Parkir) -- assigned to oversee the parking business in the capital -- has been suffering deficits as its spending has always exceeded its revenue. Last year, for example, the management contributed Rp 14 billion (US$1.4 million) to the city coffer, compared to its total expenses of Rp 17 billion.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rolex calls entries to enterprise awards
Rolex calls entries to enterprise awards The world class watchmaker Rolex calls entries from Indonesia and also the rest of the world for its 2006 Rolex Award -- the 30th anniversary of the international biennial initiative.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/3/heads
JP/3/heads April 29, 2005 1. Mandiri (45) -- 48 pts 3cols 3line (3x18) Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank Mandiri 2. Rizal (40) -- 36 pts 4 cols 2lines (1x28) Tsunami survivor takes up new challenge - college education 3. Rupiah (45) -- 36pts 4 cols 1line (1x28) Rupiah extends rally against dollar 4. Susul (34) -- 32 pts 3 cols 2lines (2x21) Iraq war row hits Blair one week before election 5. Nepal (35) - 36 pts 4 cols 1line (1x28) Nepalese drug suspect shot dead --- 5. Photo, AD
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Suspect in Mamasa violence arrested
Suspect in Mamasa violence arrested MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police have arrested one of the persons alleged to have incited the April 24 violence in Mamasa regency, West Sulawesi, which lead to the deaths of four people and injured seven others. South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen. Saleh Saaf, who also oversees the newly-established West Sulawesi province, said that the suspect, Amiruddin (22), was apprehended in Rante Bulahan village on Thursday morning.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aceh's inconsistent law is a means of repression
Aceh's inconsistent law is a means of repression Otto Syamsuddin Ishak, Jakarta Law enforcement is one of the Indonesian government's strategies for the settlement of the war in Aceh. Which law does the government seek to enforce? Who will enforce the law and how? Is this law enforcement based on morality or is it merely a political tool? From the legal perspective, political and moral relations are in a heated competition.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Merpati's Easy Flyer service
Merpati's Easy Flyer service In response to a letter by Joseph Louis Spartz titled Merpati Airlines service, addressed to Merpati and published in The Jakarta Post on April 21, we would like to express the following: On behalf of the management of PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, we would like to extend our greatest apology to Joseph Louis Spartz for the inconvenience in our services both during the Jakarta-Bandar Lampung flight and with the Easy Flyer program, which is yet to be fully optimized.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
ABN AMRO clarifies
ABN AMRO clarifies Thank you for your interest in elaborating about priority banking and illustrate ABN AMRO as one of the product cases. In particular, we'd like to point out the article A cup of cappuccino is never enough published in The Jakarta Post on April 12, page 17. We would like to clarify that one of ABN AMRO's wealth management products, ABN AMRO Private Banking requires a minimum deposit of US$1 million, instead of RP 1 billion.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Looking to increase sales, Acer eyes corporate users
Looking to increase sales, Acer eyes corporate users The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Acer Indonesia, the country's second biggest personal computer (PC) manufacturer, plans to increase its sales by 20 percent this year. One of their marketing efforts will be to release onto the local markets some 20,000 desktop computers specially designed for corporate users. "We hope to meet a 20 percent increase in sales this year.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Death toll in Aceh flash flood up to 15 as more bodies found
Death toll in Aceh flash flood up to 15 as more bodies found Agencies, Banda Aceh Rescue workers and villagers recovered on Thursday five more bodies from the debris left behind by flash floods in the tsunami-stricken province of Aceh, bringing the death toll from the floods to 15, police said. Dozens of people were still searching through the debris for possible survivors in three villages that were struck by floods that came rushing down from the Leuser mountain range, said Lt. Zuljulfri.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Comment -- 1x40
1. Comment -- 1x40 Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer? 2. Theo ---- 2x28 Four witnesses questioned over Theo's assault case at JIS 3. Flood --- 2x22 Death toll in Aceh flash flood up to 15 as more bodies found 4. PDI-P --- 1x30 Megawati's PDI-P opponents open office
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Experts warns of police crime wave
Experts warns of police crime wave Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says. Police Watch chairman Rashid Lubis said on Wednesday police officers and soldiers thought they could commit crimes and not be punished. "They have nothing to fear because their units and their superiors protect them.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI losing out in Chinese cocoa market: Askindo
RI losing out in Chinese cocoa market: Askindo Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is losing out to Malaysia in grabbing a slice of China's cocoa bean market, as Asia's largest economy applies a zero-tariff policy for the commodity originating from Malaysia, an association has said. The situation is different for Indonesia, which still has to face the tariff barrier, the Association of Indonesian Cocoa Exporters (Askindo) said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
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Aceh's inconsistent law is a means of repression Otto Syamsuddin Ishak Jakarta 2. Azwar -- Community survey: Village mapping -- the first step towards the 2 X 30 Aceh's reconstruction should be based on village mapping Azwar Hasan Banda Aceh
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Susilo vows to clean up graft
Susilo vows to clean up graft Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed on Thursday to begin ridding his office of corruption, part of a top-down reform drive to stamp out the practice that infects all levels of government in the country. "We want to (start) cleaning up our own house. (We'll see) whether there are violations, losses of assets or misuse (of money) in the operations of foundations ...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Unilateral approach may not solve Iran nuke issue: RI
Unilateral approach may not solve Iran nuke issue: RI Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta As debates on Iran's nuclear program are heating up, Indonesia -- a peace-loving nation and home to the largest Muslim population in the world -- urged all countries in the Middle East as well as the international community to settle the issue through dialog.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Defending the rupiah
Defending the rupiah The joint concerted efforts of Bank Indonesia and the government to defend the rupiah exchange rate, which fell to a three-year low of nearly Rp 9,800 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, should have come as early as March, after the fuel price increase set off stronger inflationary pressure and the U.S. Federal Reserve further tightened its monetary policy.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
EMP to spend $58 million on marginal fields
EMP to spend $58 million on marginal fields Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local oil and gas firm PT Energy Mega Persada (EMP) will spend US$58 million to develop its two marginal fields and cash in on an incentive recently offered by the government. President director Rennier AR Latief said that the company would be able to recover 20 percent more of its incurred cost, equal to almost $70 million.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Toyota Q1 domestic sales up 34%
Toyota Q1 domestic sales up 34% The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM), the distribution arm for Toyota in Indonesia, reported a 34 percent increase in this year's first- quarter sales compared to the same period last year. "It (the increase) is mostly due to orders from domestic customers and increasing export volume," TAM president Johnny Darmawan said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
*Neloe quizzed again over Bank Mandiri scam Page 2
*Neloe quizzed again over Bank Mandiri scam Page 2 *Aceh's inconsistent law a means of repression Page 4 *Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to graft Page 6 *Garbage slide victims demand compensation Page 8 *Parking attendants eat away company revenue Page 9 *PM Koizumi courts India as China's clout grows Page 11 *RI losing out in Chinese cocoa market Page 13 *Kamoro of West Papua exhibit art works in Jakarta Page 21 *Jakarta 46 BNI takes aim at Proliga double Page 23
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Saturday, April 30, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, April 30, 2005 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Tabulaga 7:30 Religious Teachings 8:00 Talk Show: Hembing 10:30 Music 11:30 Oto Screen 1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang 1:30 Documentary 2:00 Music 3:00 English News Service 4:30 Comedy 5:00 Music 5:30 Documentary: Wazz Up 6:00 Battle of Wits 7:00 News: Berita Nasional 8:05 TV Drama 9:00 News: Dunia Dalam Berita 9:30 Music 10:30 Documentary 11:00 Cultural Show TPI 6:00 a.m.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Nepalese drug suspect shot dead
Nepalese drug suspect shot dead Abdul Khalik and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar, Bali A suspected Nepalese drug trafficker, identified as Man Sing Gale, 40, was shot dead on Wednesday as he allegedly resisted arrest by agents of the National Narcotic Agency (BNN) and Bekasi police at his rented house in Taman Asri, Teluk Buceng, Bekasi Utara, West Java. City police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
FM offers soothing words for E. Timor
FM offers soothing words for E. Timor AUSTRALIA: Australia is not trying take advantage of tiny East Timor in border negotiations with the impoverished half-island nation that could decide the fate of billions of dollars in oil and gas reserves, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Danamon net Rp 640b in profit
Danamon net Rp 640b in profit PT Bank Danamon Indonesia posted a 17 percent increase in first-quarter net profit largely due to an increase in net interest income, the bank's Chief Financial Officer Vera Eve Liem told reporters on Thursday. Net profit for the quarter rose to Rp 640 billion from Rp 548 billion in the year-ago period.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank Mandiri
Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank Mandiri Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Attorney General's Office (AGO) questioned Bank Mandiri president ECW Neloe for the second day on Thursday over an alleged lending scandal involving the state-owned bank. After undergoing about 12 hours of questioning on Wednesday, Neloe said he was responsible for bad loans to four companies, which according to prosecutors caused losses of more than Rp 1 trillion (US$104 million).
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlement
Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlement Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Activists have warned that the government blueprint for the reconstruction of tsunami-stricken Aceh and North Sumatra, may be inaccurate and prone to embezzlement. The blueprint was finalized early this month, with the total cost arrived at for reconstruction projects over the next five years around Rp 46 trillion (about US$4.6 billion).
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia illegal workers return home
Indonesia illegal workers return home Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Tanjung Pinang Some 184 Indonesian illegal workers arrived back in Indonesia at the Sri Bintan Pura International Port in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands province on Thursday from Malaysia. The workers, who were jailed by Malaysian authorities for not having proper immigration documents, arrived at the port at 2:30 p.m. One of the illegal workers, Udin Batubara, 36, said he was arrested by Malaysian police on Oct.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
2 headings for potpourri
2 headings for potpourri 1. VIET -- 3 x 19 In Vietnam, millions claw their way out of poverty 2. BEATLES -- 1 x 38 Postwar generation is changing Vietnam
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
On Mount Semeru
On Mount Semeru I am writing in response to the photo and caption published on the front page of The Jakarta Post on April 17. The photo displays Mount Semeru, located southeast of Surabaya. The caption states that Indonesia lies along the geologically active "Pacific Ring of Fire" and has more than one hundred active volcanoes. The picture and caption suggest that the eruption of Mount Semeru is related to Indonesia being located on "the Pacific Ring of Fire".
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. FPI (1x28)
1. FPI (1x28) Artists accused of blasphemy 2. Shoot (2x18) Officers to undergo more psych tests 3. Gam (2x30) Conflict 'intensifying' in Aceh despite peace talks 4. Fund (3x18) Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlement
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers
Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says. Police Watch chairman Rashid Lubis said on Wednesday police officers and soldiers thought they could commit crimes and not be punished. "They have nothing to fear because their units and their superiors protect them.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Garbage slide victims demand compensation
Garbage slide victims demand compensation Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung After being left in uncertainty for over two months, victims of the garbage landslide at the Leuwigajah dumping site in South Cimahi, West Java, have decided to take the matter to court on Thursday, demanding compensation of over Rp 41 trillion (US$4.3 billion).
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bank NISP's Q1 profit jumps 72%
Bank NISP's Q1 profit jumps 72% JAKARTA: PT Bank NISP, an Indonesian lender controlled by Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., posted a 72 percent rise in first-quarter profit as it expanded lending. Net income rose to Rp 95.99 billion (US$10 million) from Rp 55.7 billion in the first quarter of last year, the Bandung, West Java-based lender said in a statement published in a media statement.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer?
Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer? Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post When they had the chance to meet up with him during his visit to Copenhagen this week, his former mentors at the National Bank of Denmark may well have asked Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo Toemion about his new career, as a boxer.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
On Monday 18 April, 850 meters of NATO bridges were transferred
On Monday 18 April, 850 meters of NATO bridges were transferred to Indonesia by the Netherlands. An engineering detachment of the Royal Dutch Army was responsible for the transport of the bridges to Indonesia.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
TNI to boycott meetings on shooting
TNI to boycott meetings on shooting KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian Military (TNI) will not attend any meetings to discuss the recent shooting along the border between Indonesia and East Timor that left First Lt. Deddy Setyawan injured, a senior TNI officer said on Thursday. The TNI will talk only after the perpetrators have been prosecuted by the authorities in East Timor, said the chief of the Wirasakti Military Command overseeing East Nusa Tenggara, Col. Amir Hamka Manan.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Dewa, FPI should resolve dispute'
'Dewa, FPI should resolve dispute' Rock band Dewa was reported to the city police by a number of Muslim organizations led by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) last Monday for using the Arabic world of Allah on the cover of its Laskar Cinta (Soldier of Love) album. The organizations accused Dewa of blasphemy and demanded a public apology. The Jakarta Post asked Jakartans to comment on the issue.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Corby maintains innocence on final day of trial
Corby maintains innocence on final day of trial Wahjoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar With her eyes glistening with tears, Australian drug-accused Schapelle L. Corby maintained her defense plea that she was the victim of drug smugglers on the final day of her trial at the Denpasar District Court on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
[b]Susilo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla promised to honor press
Susilo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla promised to honor press freedom during their election campaign, but since coming to office their government has done the contrary.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kofi Annan says consensus over Asian for UN top post
Kofi Annan says consensus over Asian for UN top post Kamil Zaheer, Reuters/New Delhi United Nations members generally agree that Asia should provide the next head for the global body, after a break of three decades, Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Thursday. The last general secretary from Asia was U Thant of Burma, now Myanmar, whose decade-long term ended in 1971 and Annan said it was the continent's turn again.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Talks on Timor Sea issue near end
Talks on Timor Sea issue near end Agence France-Presse, Sydney Australia and its tiny neighbor East Timor are moving closer to a deal on sharing billions of dollars' worth of oil and gas reserves under the Timor Sea. With talks due to wind up later on Thursday in Dili, the two sides are discussing an agreement that would allow work to start on the Greater Sunrise oil and gas field, which has an estimated A$9 (US$7 billion) worth of reserves.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Conflict 'intensifying' in Aceh despite peace talks
Conflict 'intensifying' in Aceh despite peace talks Agencies, Banda Aceh/Jakarta Attacks by separatist rebels in the tsunami-hit province of Aceh have intensified in recent weeks despite a renewed peace dialog, military officials said on Thursday. Aceh military spokesman Ari Mulya Asnawi said troops had killed 20 rebels in the month of April as the separatists stepped up their attacks in the province. "They are committing more extortions, kidnappings and senseless killing.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Association sees money in pork
Association sees money in pork PURWOKERTO, Central Java: A monogastric association estimates that up to 20 million people in the country regularly eat pork, making this a potentially lucrative market segment. Rachmawati Siswadi, chief of the Indonesian Monogastric Association (AMI), said with so many pork consumers more should be done to develop the pork industry. The AMI aims to develop industries involving animals with single-compartment stomachs, such as swine.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kamoro of West Papua exhibit art works in Jakarta
Kamoro of West Papua exhibit art works in Jakarta Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "They are lovers, not fighters," said the celebrated photographer Kal Muller when asked to describe the Kamoro people, an ethnic tribe in Papua. Some 18,000 Kamoro live in the southwest coastal area of Mimika regency in West Papua, surviving through sago farming and the bounty of the rivers and the sea.