Archive: 8 April 2005
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Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia, Australia fail to bridge key differences
Malaysia, Australia fail to bridge key differences Agence France-Presse Canberra Australian and Malaysian leaders failed to resolve long-standing differences over how to tackle terrorism in Southeast Asia at a meeting in Canberra on Thursday, at which Malaysia also refused to back Australia's push for inclusion in a new regional grouping.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asia Foundation honors eight reformers
Asia Foundation honors eight reformers The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Eight Indonesians from all walks of life won on Thursday the Asia Foundation's 50th Anniversary Award for their contribution to democratic reforms in the country. The Asia Foundation, a non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia- Pacific region, extended its awards to mark its 50th anniversary.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Better to take a bus or train than taxi'
'Better to take a bus or train than taxi' he Jakarta administration has allowed taxi operators to raise their fares by as high as 38 percent for the meter waiting fee, despite the fact that their services are often unsatisfactory. The Jakarta Post asked residents about their comments on the increase, which comes more than a month after the fuel price hike. Saiful Bahri Siregar, 35, is a prosecutor at the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI asked to open sky in 4 cities
RI asked to open sky in 4 cities Agence France-Presse, Singapore Singapore Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong urged Indonesia on Thursday to reverse a ban on regional budget airlines flying to four major cities, saying increased tourism would boost economic growth. Yeo said Singaporean aviation officials had been told by their Indonesian counterparts during talks in January that the cities of Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Denpasar on Bali would be not be open to low-cost carriers.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Schools relocated due to flooding
Schools relocated due to flooding JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi schools relocated classes on Thursday at several schools here due to prolonged flooding. In Sijenjang subdistrict, East Jambi district, over 300 students had to study in nearby buildings of Elementary School 180 on Thursday after their school buildings were inundated by water in the past week.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Live grenade found in Cengkareng
Live grenade found in Cengkareng JAKARTA: A resident of Kapuk Cengkareng, West Jakarta, found more than he bargained for on Thursday when he took out his garbage -- a live grenade. Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said the man, Supardi, 40, handed the grenade into the Cengkareng Police shortly after he found it. The area it was found is about 10 minutes drive from the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt may reject extra defense fund
Govt may reject extra defense fund WELLINGTON: Minister of Finance Yusuf Anwar said a request from the Ministry of Defense for an additional defense budget this year may be difficult to fulfill due to limited funds available in the state budget. He said that the state budget was still in deficit. "We cannot accommodate the demand yet. We still need to consult with the House of Representatives budget commission during the upcoming revision of the (2005) state budget.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aussie lobbies RI over drug suspect
Aussie lobbies RI over drug suspect Associated Press, Jakarta Australia's justice minister on Thursday lobbied his Indonesian counterpart over the case of an Australian drug suspect facing a possible death sentence, but denied his government was intervening in the high-profile prosecution. Justice Minister Chris Ellison acknowledged he brought up the case of Schapelle Corby, on trial for drug smuggling on the island of Bali, with Indonesia's Minister Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/18/KAMASA
JP/18/KAMASA Aging painter keeps Kamasan style alive Tri Vivi Suryani Contributor/Denpasar Ni Made Suciarmi, one of the oldest female painters in Banjar Sangging, Kamasan village, Klungkung, east Bali, works meticulously on a canvas, drawing two-dimensional wayang shadow puppet figures in a painting style known as Kamasan. Her home has become a kind of art gallery and workshop for dozens of students, both locally and from overseas.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sampoerna family to build sugar factories
Sampoerna family to build sugar factories Indonesia's Sampoerna family, which last month sold control of its cigarette business to Philip Morris International Inc., plans to build sugar factories in Indonesia, said an aide to Vice President Jusuf Kalla. The Sampoerna family met with Kalla for about a half hour on Thursday to discuss its business plan, said Alwi Hamu, a special aide to Kalla.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aging painter keeps Kamasan style alive
Aging painter keeps Kamasan style alive Tri Vivi Suryani, Contributor, Denpasar Ni Made Suciarmi, one of the oldest female painters in Banjar Sangging, Kamasan village, Klungkung, east Bali, works meticulously on a canvas, drawing two-dimensional wayang shadow puppet figures in a painting style known as Kamasan. Her home has become a kind of art gallery and workshop for dozens of students, both locally and from overseas.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kalimantan Police get luxurious office
Kalimantan Police get luxurious office JAKARTA: The East Kalimantan Police Headquarters will have a building to be proud of, which will cost the local government a whopping Rp 118 billion (US$13 million). National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Aryanto Boedihardjo said on Thursday the building, which he described as "very beautiful", was built on 8.2-hectares of land in Balikpapan. National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar inaugurated the building on Wednesday.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
*Human rights issues get `sanitized' in Geneva Page 3
*Human rights issues get `sanitized' in Geneva Page 3 *PAN must change image, Amien tells supporters Page 4 *Timber bosses challenge logging discrimination Page 5 *Tolerating the intolerance of Islam Page 7 *Cabbies struggle to stay behind the wheel Page 8 *Women billiard players want to go international Page 9 *RI, Thailand urged to foster greater ASEAN role Page 11 *China slams EU on textile imports Page 16 *Koran in braille can change lives Page 19 *Aging painter keeps Kamasan style alive...
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI retailers trying to modernize, branch out
RI retailers trying to modernize, branch out The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Major retailers in the country are planning big expansions of their businesses to get a larger chunk of the country's expanding economy. Alfamart, a minimarket operator since 1999, is leading the charge by planning to increase its outlets by 80 percent from 1,000 to 1,800 locations in the country.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cabbies struggle to stay behind the wheel
Cabbies struggle to stay behind the wheel The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent taxi fare hike is not only hitting passengers in the pocket, it is also eating into the daily earnings of taxi drivers. Anas from the Royal Taxi group said the fare increase had meant passengers were staying away, and he now earned around Rp 25,000 (US$2.78) a day, or about half what he used to bring home before the fare increase.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Singapore's opposition opposes casino plan
Singapore's opposition opposes casino plan A casino in Singapore would jeopardize the city-state's "family values" reputation and place it at risk of becoming a money- laundering hub, the main opposition Workers' Party said on Thursday. In a rare policy statement from one of the few opponents to Singapore's long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP), the Workers' Party rejected the government's casino proposal and called for a national referendum on the issue.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Koran in braille can changes lives
Koran in braille can changes lives Indra Harsaputra, Contributor, Surabaya A smile bloomed on the face of Adi Subroto, who runs Surabaya's Yayasan Tunanetra Islam Karunia (Yaptunik), an Islamic foundation for the blind, when he learned that some of his students were each able to read a verse from the Koran in turn. He was happy because his students had benefited from Koran- reading lessons taught to them at Surabaya's school for blind learners, SLB 99. "It's time to end today's lesson now.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
William upsets world pool champ
William upsets world pool champ Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali William Ipaenen of Indonesia edged out world pool champion Alex Pagulayan of Canada to chalk up one of many big upsets at the A Mild Billiard International Open here on Thursday. The 42-year-old Jakarta-based William pulled out a 9-5 victory over Pagulayan of Canada at the Paradiso Bowling and Billiard Center.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
TV Today: Saturday, April 9, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, April 9, 2005 TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings 6:00 News: Berita Pagi 7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee 7:30 Religious Teachings 8:00 Talk Show: Hembing 10:00 Sports 11:30 TV Drama 1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang 1:30 Documentary 2:00 Music 3:00 English News Service 4:30 Comedy 5:00 Children Show 5:30 Documentary 6:00 Battle of Wits 7:00 News: Berita Nasional 8:00 TV Series: Demigods 9:00 News: Dunia Dalam Berita 9:35 Documentary 10:00 Cultural Show TPI 6:00 a.m.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
WB, IMF warn of slower growth
WB, IMF warn of slower growth Agence France-Presse, Washington Economic growth in developing Asia is expected to slow down through 2006 after the fastest expansion in a decade in 2004, the World Bank said on Wednesday with a warning that tightening global conditions could test the region's resilience.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Open dumping system hazardous
Open dumping system hazardous From Kompas The recent landslide at the Leuwigajah municipal dump in Cimahi, West Java, buried several settlements, with 103 victims so far reported and 40 others missing. The slide was caused by a lack of response from the municipal administration to a study of the Leuwigajah dump, which found that the open dumping system in use was unsafe. Weak municipal coordination and dump management also contributed to the disaster.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Budget for Aceh reconstruction raised
Budget for Aceh reconstruction raised The government announced on Thursday its decision to increase the budget for the five-year reconstruction of tsunami-ravaged Aceh and North Sumatra to Rp 46.1 trillion (US$4.9 billion) from Rp 43 trillion following last month's massive earthquake that devastated Nias island.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
ITCB pursues tariff cuts, anticipates non-tariff barriers
ITCB pursues tariff cuts, anticipates non-tariff barriers Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The International Textiles and Clothing Bureau (ITCB), a powerful lobby group at the World Trade Organization (WTO), is vowing to proactively seek ways to deal with existing trade barriers posed by some major importing nations.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt to put forward tax law revisions soon
Govt to put forward tax law revisions soon Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Wellington The government is to put forward draft revisions on tax, excise and customs laws to the House of Representatives this semester, as part of a scheme to revitalize the nation's taxation system, thereby bolstering the corporate sector and reducing the high- cost economy.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cops cleared of blame in jailbreak
Cops cleared of blame in jailbreak Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Just a day the East Jakarta police precinct came under scrutiny after a daring daytime escape by three detainees, the city police all but exonerated the officers in charge on Thursday. City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said that a probe by the internal affairs division concluded that police guards had complied with required procedures in checking the detainees every two hours.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
NNT eyes $300m profit in 2005 on high prices
NNT eyes $300m profit in 2005 on high prices Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, West Sumbawa Copper and gold miner PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT) aims to book a profit of US$300 million this year after its net income more than doubled in 2004 boosted by high commodity prices. The company posted a net profit of $224 million in 2004, significantly higher than the $100 million it recorded the year earlier, finance director Dan Desjardins told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Soepra gamelan has a Western sound
Soepra gamelan has a Western sound Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung My Way, which is usually associated with singer Frank Sinatra, sounded quite different when Indonesian tenor Christopher Abimanyu, also known as Abbi, sang it at Istana Muara, Bandung. Abbi's voice sounded more harmonious than when he appeared along with the Twilite Orchestra, also in Bandung, in July last year.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go
The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go something like this. Whatever a government, despotic or otherwise, chooses to do within the privacy of its borders is its business. Specifically, the key neighborhood club -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- lists as a core principal the "non-interference in the internal affairs" of another member state. When ASEAN was founded in 1967 this cosy deal was enthusiastically embraced.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Music-gamelan-diatonic
Music-gamelan-diatonic JP/17/CHROM Soepra gamelan sounds as Western as it does Javanese Yuli Tri Suwarni The Jakarta Post/Bandung My Way, which is usually associated with singer Frank Sinatra, sounded quite different when Indonesia's tenor Christopher Abimanyu, a.k.a. Abbi, sang it at Istana Muara, Bandung. Abbi's voice sounded more harmonious than when he appeared along with the Twilite Orchestra, also in Bandung, in July last year.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
New protest sparks up in Kampar
New protest sparks up in Kampar Puji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Kampar New rounds of protests have broken out in Kampar regency on Thursday following a report that a minister had given his approval for ousted Kampar Regent Jefri Noer to resume office. The protesters came from two different camps; one group supporting the minister's decision, the other opposing it. Each group consisted of around 20 people.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
More witnesses identify Adiguna as Rudy's shooter
More witnesses identify Adiguna as Rudy's shooter The Jakarta Post Jakarta Two more witnesses have identified businessman Adiguna Sutowo as the killer of waiter Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Bar on Jan. 1. Cut Nina, a bartender on duty on New Year's Eve, told the court on Thursday that she was standing two meters from Rudy when he was shot. "When I first heard the loud explosion, I didn't realize that it was a gun being fired.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI, Thailand urged to foster greater ASEAN role
RI, Thailand urged to foster greater ASEAN role Novan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Bangkok While acknowledging that in general both Indonesia and Thailand have enjoyed good relations in the past 55 years, scholars urged both countries to ensure a more integrated Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as integration with the East Asian countries of China, Japan and South Korea.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Women players want to go international
Women players want to go international Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Kuta, Bali Mutiara Sasini Bunga and Sadra Q had no choice but to take on male opponents in qualifying for the A Mild Billiard Bali International Open. Sadra, who was defeated on Tuesday, said she was accustomed to losing to men's players in her tournament outings. They were joined by 10 other women from here and abroad in the qualifying among 104 men's players.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tsunami aid spent for villa?
Tsunami aid spent for villa? I read in your April 5 paper an article titled RI denies tsunami aid spent on Geneva villa. What I read in the article truly made me sad. So far I have given the new government of Indonesia the benefit of doubt for the sake of supporting change, even it is in small increments. But this article has truly surprised and disappointed me.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
School ousts girl bullies
School ousts girl bullies JAKARTA: Seven female students at Budi Utomo High School in Central Jakarta were expelled on Wednesday for bullying, Tempointeraktif.com reported on Thursday. Headmaster Ratiyono announced that the school had asked the seven girl students to leave the school following complaints that they had stripped the clothes off a junior student in the school bathroom. Ratiyono said that the competition among social groups in the school had gone out of control.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
West Jakarta to hold 'barongsai' festival
West Jakarta to hold 'barongsai' festival JAKARTA: The West Jakarta municipal administration will hold a 2005 Barongsai (Lion Dance) Festival on Sunday at the Matahari- Puri Daan Mogot shopping mall. Twelve teams will compete for trophies in the free-style and pole categories of the Chinese traditional acrobatic dance. Previously, the Chinese Indonesian community had usually held the parade along Jl. Hayam Wuruk in West Jakarta, through an area informally known as a Chinatown.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ambon Police beef up security
Ambon Police beef up security AMBON, Maluku: Ambon and Lease Islands Police are beefing security across the Maluku group of islands ahead of the separatist South Maluku Republic Anniversary on April 25. Chief of Ambon and Lease Islands Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Leonidas Braksan said on Thursday that the police would soon establish more outposts in several areas prone to conflict.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
NGOs demand accountability from donors
NGOs demand accountability from donors Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government should scrutinize local and international donor agencies to make sure they are not abusing the millions of dollars in funds channeled to them after the tsunami tragedy, a corruption watchdog says.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Susilo questioned over Geneva villa controversy
Susilo questioned over Geneva villa controversy Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Wellington Controversy over the US$8 million villa bought by the government in Geneva, Switzerland, for the Indonesian permanent representative to the United Nations marked President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's visit to New Zealand on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
WFP to provide food for quake survivors
WFP to provide food for quake survivors JAKARTA: The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) plans to deliver some 1,000 tons of food soon to earthquake survivors in Nias, North Sumatra, and Simeuleu island, Aceh. Deputy director of WFP Jean-Jacques Graisse said on Thursday the food, worth some US$150 million, will be distributed to the survivors during the next six months. Supplies include rice, instant noodles and biscuits.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI needs to work harder to save mothers, children
RI needs to work harder to save mothers, children The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a promising decrease in the maternal and infant mortality rates in the country, the targets set for Indonesia by a United Nations program are still far away, the experts say. The latest data shows Indonesia's maternal mortality rate at 307 per 100,000 births and the infant death rate at 35 per 1,000 births, as compared with 334 and 46 respectively in 1997.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Don't demolish
Don't demolish Puncak kiosks, please The Bogor Police have ordered the removal of kiosks, stalls and workshops along the road in Puncak, Cisarua/Megamendung district, as well as those in the parking lot of the Atta'Awun Mosque in Cisarua, by no later than April 9. Otherwise, personnel from Bogor regency will pull down the structures themselves. After inquiring about the matter, the Bogor regency administration explained that the order was based on an instruction from the President.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Australia and Malaysia agree to consider free-trade agreement
Australia and Malaysia agree to consider free-trade agreement Bloomberg, Canberra Australia and Malaysia agreed to consider a free-trade agreement, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said during a visit by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Abdullah, the first Malaysian leader to visit Australia in 21 years, is aiming to build political ties and boost trade worth US$7.4 billion a year.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Shares end up on buying in Inco, Aneka Tambang
Shares end up on buying in Inco, Aneka Tambang Agencies, Jakarta Indonesian shares ended higher on Thursday, led by gains in export-driven companies like International Nickel Indonesia and Aneka Tambang, on expectations of higher first-quarter earnings due to the weak rupiah against the U.S. dollar, dealers said.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Locust plague sweeps across South Sulawesi
Locust plague sweeps across South Sulawesi Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Vast swarms of locusts have swept over South Sulawesi in the past few days, destroying rice and secondary crops. The plague has devastated thousands of hectares of crops in Jeneponto, Gowa and Maros regencies. Some farmers were forced to harvest early, causing losses of billions of rupiah.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aussie lobbies RI over drug suspect
Aussie lobbies RI over drug suspect Agencies, Jakarta Australia's justice minister lobbied his Indonesian counterpart on Thursday over the case of an Australian drug suspect facing a possible death sentence, but denied his government was intervening in the high-profile prosecution. Justice Minister Chris Ellison acknowledged he brought up the case of Schapelle Corby, on trial for drug smuggling on the resort island of Bali, with Indonesian Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Myanmar ends silence on ASEAN leadership concern
Myanmar ends silence on ASEAN leadership concern Brian Williams, Reuters/Hanoi Myanmar broke a silence on Thursday about concern that its human rights record would tarnish its leadership of ASEAN next year, forecasting a solution would be found in time to satisfy all. On a visit to Vietnam, Prime Minister Soe Win gave no assurances about the release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and other human rights reforms.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Remote villages to have better access to health services
Remote villages to have better access to health services The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Manling, short for mantri keliling, or mobile male nurses, will soon color the local vernacular in villages in Lebak regency, Banten, and later on throughout Indonesia, as the Ministry of Health plans to make them available in remote areas across the country.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Nias schoolchildren forced to work amid uncertainty
Nias schoolchildren forced to work amid uncertainty Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Gunung Sitoli Yeniria Telemanua, 12, and her brother Natalius, 9, started off on the two-hour, 10-kilometer journey from the hilly area where their parents grow water spinach and cassava leaves to Beringin market in Gunung Sitoli.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Warm Turkish bread for the Acehnese
Warm Turkish bread for the Acehnese Nani Afrida The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh Muhammad smiled brightly, showing off a plastic bag with 10 warm flat breads in his hand as if they were precious stones. Every afternoon, the 45-year-old resident of Kuta Alam district has a new routine -- queuing up in front of a Turkish organization's office in Lhueng Bata, Banda Aceh to get a share of the warm bread. "I love its taste, especially when eaten with hot coffee," he told The Jakarta Post.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Two people finger Adiguna as shooter
Two people finger Adiguna as shooter The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two more witnesses have identified businessman Adiguna Sutowo as the killer of waiter Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Bar on Jan. 1. Cut Nina, a bartender on duty on New Year's Eve, told the court on Thursday that she was standing two meters from Rudy when he was shot. "When I first heard the loud explosion, I didn't realize that it was a gun being fired.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Challenges of new strategic partnership for Asia-Africa
Challenges of new strategic partnership for Asia-Africa Anak Agung Banyu Perwita, Bandung The values rooted in the Bandung Ten Principles (Dasa Sila Bandung) as the strategic output of the Asia-Africa Conference in 1955 continues to have a crucial and contextual meaning in regional and global interactions of today.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cikokol market catches fire
Cikokol market catches fire TANGERANG: Fire razed nearly 80 kiosks on the eastern side of Cikokol market in Tangerang regency on Thursday afternoon. No fatalities were reported in the incident, which was immediately blamed on a short circuit, according to the head of the market's security detail. However, a trader named Udin, said that the fire was caused by an exploding stove at the Engking Jaya food stall.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police to punish violent gangs
Police to punish violent gangs Following continued clashes between the Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) with the Big Banten Family Development Committee (BPPKB), the Jakarta Police announced on Thursday that they were planning to dismantle all of the non-governmental paramilitary command posts. City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Tjiptono said that most of the command posts just served to create tension that eventually led to clashes between various gangs.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. RIGHT: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS
1. RIGHT: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS Rights issues get `sanitized' in Geneva 2, VILLA: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Susilo questioned over Geneva villa controversy 3. CANBERA: 1 LINE, 35 COUNTS KL, Aussie leaders play down tensions 4. NEWMONT: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS U.S. comptroller upset over Newmont ruling 5. ASIA: 1 LINE, 40 COUNTS Jakarta beefs up security ahead of summit
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
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;JP; ANPAf..r.. Rupiah-conversion-rates Rupiah Rates April 7 JP/13/Rupiah Rupiah Rates April 7 Bank notes rates Selling Buying Rp Rp Australian dollar 1 7,659.65 6,887.66 Brunei dollar 1 6,024.39 5,417.47 Canadian dollar 1 8,179.66 7,357.04 Swiss franc 1 8,287.66 7,455.38 Danish krone 1 1,726.70 1,552.34 Euro 1 12,860.23 11,568.04 Poundsterling 1 18,788.35 16,900.36 Hong Kong dollar 1 1,279.67 1,151.40 Japanese yen 100 9,204.94 8,278.02 Malaysian ringgit 1 -- -- Norwegian krone 1 1,575.00 1,414.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
PetroChina shuts well after fire, leak
PetroChina shuts well after fire, leak JAKARTA: PetroChina Co., Asia's biggest oil company, has shut a gas well it operates in Indonesia's Jabung field in Sumatra after a fire and a leak but there has been no damage or injuries, Budi Setiadi, vice-president of PetroChina's Indonesian unit, said. "The well has been closed. There has been no disruption to production as the well was still under test," he said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Gus Dur rejects Syaifullah's bid
Gus Dur rejects Syaifullah's bid Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ahead of the National Awakening Party (PKB) congress in Semarang next week, its influential founder Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid has refused to endorse the bid of State Minister for the Development of Disadvantaged Regions Syaifullah Yusuf to contest the party's top post.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Quo vadis a new strategic partnership for Asia-Africa
Quo vadis a new strategic partnership for Asia-Africa JP/6/ANAK Quo vadis a new strategic partnership for Asia-Africa Anak Agung Banyu Perwita Bandung The values rooted in the Bandung Ten Principles (Dasa Sila Bandung) as the strategic output of the Asia-Africa Conference in 1955 continues to have a crucial and contextual meaning in regional and global interactions of today.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt, Pertamina, PGN to sign MOU on gas supply
Govt, Pertamina, PGN to sign MOU on gas supply Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration, state-owned oil company PT Pertamina, and gas distributor PT PGN will sign on Friday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) for public transportation vehicles in the capital.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
ADB commits $81.2m to Indonesia
ADB commits $81.2m to Indonesia Indonesia will get US$81.2 million in loans and grants for clean water access and sanitation facilities, the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday in an e-mailed statement. The Manila-based bank said $64.7 million will be in low- interest loans and another $16.5 million in emergency assistance grants.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
PAN must change image, Amien tells supporters
PAN must change image, Amien tells supporters Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Semarang Entering its second national congress, the National Mandate Party (PAN) has to renew its image as a nationalist party which is open to people of different backgrounds to maintain its existence and to improve its luck in the 2009 general election, according to outgoing PAN leader Amien Rais. "This second congress must be able to change PAN's image as an urban party belonging to a certain elite group.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. INSIGHT: 1 X 49
1. INSIGHT: 1 X 49 Principle of informed consent unquestionably important 2. WHO: 3 X 15 RI needs to work harder to save mothers, children 3. NIAS: 1 X 32 Nias struggles to oil trading wheel 4. HEALTH: 2 X 24 Govt records show more poor entitled to health subsidy
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt records show more poor entitled to health subsidy
Govt records show more poor entitled to health subsidy The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A new survey shows that the amount of poor people in the country was 66 percent higher than was earlier predicted. Why? It emerges that the country's poor couldn't afford to be counted in the last survey -- because it was too expensive. The result of the latest -- and free -- income survey has prompted the Ministry of Health to quickly ask for more funds to be allocated for its health subsidy.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Timber bosses challenge logging discrimination
Timber bosses challenge logging discrimination Nethy Dharma Somba and Puji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jayapura/Pekanbaru Irritated by inconsistency on the part of security officers, timber businesspeople have taken the law into their own hands, seizing timber being transported into Jayapura city.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. PAN (1x36)
1. PAN (1x36) PAN must change image, Amien says 2. PKB (2x24) Gus Dur rejects bid by Syaifullah for top PKB post OR Syaifullah's bid for top PKB post rejected by Gus Dur OR Syaifullah's bid for top PKB post shot down OR Syaifullah's bid for PKB leadership rejected 3. Ausi (2x24) Aussie minister lobbies RI over drug suspect 4. Draft (1x36) Team drafts law on disaster management 5. BIN BIN assigns senior agents to assist Munir probe
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Retail --- 2x20
1. Retail --- 2x20 RI retailers attempting to modernize, branch out 2. Pope ----- 3x13 Leaders create safety headaches for papal funeral 3. Adiguna -- 1x30 Two people finger Adiguna as shooter 4. Iraq ---- 1x44 Jaafari named Iraqi PM, president sworn in
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
BIN assigns senior agents to assist Munir investigation
BIN assigns senior agents to assist Munir investigation Muninggar Sri Saraswati and Eva. C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Syamsir Siregar announced on Thursday that he has assigned three senior officers to assist the government-sponsored fact-finding team in finding the killers of noted human rights advocator Munir. Syamsir vowed that BIN, whose agents have been linked to last year's murder of Munir, would help solve the high-profile case.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Students find university guidance books helpful
Students find university guidance books helpful Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With final exams on May 30, the big question of "What's next?" is on the minds of many Jakarta high school students who don't have a clue where to get an affordable, but credible, higher education.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Italy offers scholarships
Italy offers scholarships JAKARTA: The Italian government is offering scholarships for Indonesian nationals who wish to pursue higher study or do research in the European country for the 2005/2006 academic year. Subjects on offer are science, arts, social science, hospitality and tourism, design and humanities.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt blueprint for Aceh and Nias
Govt blueprint for Aceh and Nias Without meaning to be cynical, the aim stated in the draft of the government's blueprint for tsunami reconstruction of "creating a far better place to live for residents" (The Jakarta Post, March 29) sounds too optimistic. To me, this phrase means that the government will not only get Aceh and Nias back to normal, but after that, take both beyond normalcy. That is one thing.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta beefs up security ahead of summit
Jakarta beefs up security ahead of summit Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At least 24,701 personnel from the Jakarta Police, military and city administration will be deployed to safeguard vital places and public areas in the city ahead of and during the upcoming Asian-African Summit. Residents are also advised to check carefully the identities of people who rent houses or rooms in their respective neighborhoods.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Principle of informed consent unquestionably important
Principle of informed consent unquestionably important Yulia Warhani, Jakarta A friend who was admitted to a hospital in Jakarta recently complained that he felt he was getting worse after taking a prescribed medicine from his doctor. "You know, I'm getting worse because of these red-white capsules the doctor gave to me yesterday," he said. The doctor diagnosed him with dengue fever.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Nias struggle to oil trading wheel
Nias struggle to oil trading wheel Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Gunung Sitoli On a day when she was supposed to tap latex on her five-hectare rubber plantation, Ameria Hura, 32, was instead sitting and chatting with her relatives in Hiligodu village, 12 kilometers from the town of Gunung Sitoli in north Nias. It's been eight days since the earthquake halted the economic activities there. Tapping latex -- the main source of local revenue in Nias -- is her family's only way to earn a living.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asia Foundation honors eight reformers
Asia Foundation honors eight reformers The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Eight Indonesians from all walks of life won on Thursday the Asia Foundation's 50th Anniversary Award for their contribution to democratic reforms in the country. The Asia Foundation, a non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Asia- Pacific region, extended its awards to mark its 50th anniversary.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Splinter PPP group plans to meet soon
Splinter PPP group plans to meet soon JAKARTA: A splinter group within the United Development Party (PPP) plans to hold a congress in May or June in a bid to end internal conflict within the country's largest Mulim-based political party and to select a new leadership. "The conflict has already reached an alarming level ... so we have decided to hold a congress either in May or June 2005," group member Fachrurrozi Izhak said on Thursday.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Japan eyes permanent seat on UNSC
Japan eyes permanent seat on UNSC AKP Mochtan, Tokyo Japan's political-diplomatic crusade is entering its final phase. In Larger Freedom, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's newly released report, has set out a framework and timetable to address global challenges confronting our survival.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Human rights issues get `sanitized' in Geneva
Human rights issues get `sanitized' in Geneva Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Geneva In Salle XVII, eight languages are simultaneously spoken, or rather translated. Yet here in the main conference room in the Palais des Nations, where the Commission on Human Rights meets every year, the situation is hushed and orderly. Even the voice of the speaker can barely be heard. Most people tune in to one of the channels of the eight simultaneous translations through the earphone provided.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tsunami relief effort hits difficult time: United Nations
Tsunami relief effort hits difficult time: United Nations Richard Waddington, Reuters/Geneva The international drive to help victims of the Asian tsunami faces difficult times, with frustration amongst survivors at the pace of reconstruction, the UN's top aid official warned on Wednesday.
Fri, 08 Apr 2005, 00:00 WIB
Quake victims find shelter in Batam
Quake victims find shelter in Batam Fadli , The Jakarta Post, Batam Traumatized and hungry and waiting for government aid that never came, Serupa Sarumaha breathed a sigh of relief after his wife and three children reached a community shelter in Batam city on Tuesday. Along with 15 other refugees, the 26-year-old from Bawah Loa Lani vil lage in Teluk Dalam, South Nias, arrived at the barracks run by the Nias Oikumene Community Organization.