Archive: 2 May 2005
83 articles found
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Open letter to Governor Sutiyoso
Open letter to Governor Sutiyoso I am writing to you about the disgraceful amount of public litter around. I have lived in Jakarta for five years, it has got worse in the past five years. I am disgusted with the fact that you have not figured it out in the five years gone. I will make sure that at the next election we have for you, that no one will vote for you, I demand that you do something about it right now. You should realize what it's doing to everyone and everything. B ROBIN, Jakarta
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Workers mark Labor Day with rallies
Workers mark Labor Day with rallies The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thousands of people across the country took to the streets on Sunday to mark Labor Day with demands for better working conditions and the protection of workers' rights, as well as calling for the government to declare the day a public holiday.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bank Niaga's net income hit by higher taxes
Bank Niaga's net income hit by higher taxes The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite posting an unaudited record pretax profit of Rp 228.6 billion (US$23.89 million) in the first quarter of 2005, Bank Niaga's net income decreased by 6.2 percent from the same period last year due to a higher tax rate.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
~CD:
~CD: Dewa must bow to Islamists From Koran Tempo A number of Islamic organizations have reported the Dewa pop rock band to the Jakarta police for failing to change the group's newest album cover, which bears a logo resembling the word Allah. Group leader Dhani, as a Muslim, should apologize to his fellow citizens of the same faith who have given him advice and suggestions to do something good for the sake of Islamic brotherhood.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
War on corruption
War on corruption From Bisnis Indonesia Some believe that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) set up General Elections Commission (KPU) member Mulyana W. Kusumah, which led to his arrest on charges of bribery. Others expect the KPK to continue its tasks until the case is thoroughly settled through the courts. The point is that the war on corruption must go on, because the nation is facing a moral crisis, manifesting itself particularly in graft.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. SPORT == 1 x 42
1. SPORT == 1 x 42 Jakarta needs more public sports facilities 2. PECINAN == 1 x 32 Chinese culture comes to town 3. RESTO == 1 x 32 Koreans jump into resto business 4. WASTE == 1 x 32 City told to revamp waste management OR Waste management needs revamping 5. TIMBAL == 2 x 27 Study shows decreasing level of lead in children's blood
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Dewantara's ideals tainted
Dewantara's ideals tainted Mateus Yumarnamto, Surabaya Indonesians annually celebrate National Education Day on May 2. What we know about the day is that students partake in the flag ceremony, educational institutions have seminars on education and the mass media does special reports on education. Not only that, some private companies have special sales events just for teachers, which can include books, computers or even motorcycles.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Blind children 'need equal opportunity' in regular schools
Blind children 'need equal opportunity' in regular schools Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aminah struggles to get a look inside the room from a window so she could watch her son, Muhammad Irfan. She was not the only one. Other curious mothers, six or seven of them, were trying to do the same thing. Inside, Irfan sat awkwardly on his seat, once in a while covering his face with his thin hands. He didn't talk much -- in a room full of high-spirited kindergarten age children.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Down with smugglers!
Down with smugglers! The recent Asian-African Summit concluded successfully. The hurly-burly of the golden jubilee commemoration of the Asia- Africa Conference may continue, but smugglers are operating like it's business as usual. At least two coincidences occurred during the summit involving one of the summit members, China.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Emancipating minds
Emancipating minds Today, May 2, Indonesia commemorates National Education Day. The date was chosen in remembrance of Ki Hajar Dewantara who was born 106 years ago in Yogyakarta. It was he who pioneered the first truly Indonesian school with the intent of addressing the segregation experienced by the indigenous population under the Dutch colonial rule. He, along with other famous historical figures such as Kartini and Dewi Sartika, understood the true value of education.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Mt Betung National Park on brink of destruction
Mt Betung National Park on brink of destruction Oyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung The Wan Abdurrahman forest preservation area in Mount Betung National Park, South Lampung, is in a sorry state, with 76 percent or 17,000 hectares of the 22,249-ha forest destroyed by illegal logging and land clearing, an environmentalist says.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Study shows decreasing level of lead in children's blood
Study shows decreasing level of lead in children's blood Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Phasing out leaded gasoline in Jakarta since 2001 has apparently satisfying results.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Village takes stand against logging
Village takes stand against logging Sebastien Blanc, Agence France-Presse/Setulang The Borneo village of Setulang was offered US$300,000 by loggers who wanted to hack down their trees. The villagers considered the offer, then in a rare stand against the illegal felling that has laid waste to Indonesia's jungles, they refused. It wasn't an easy choice for the 200 people of Setulang, who live nestled under a canopy of immense, valuable and sometimes extremely rare trees.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asian nations on piracy blacklist
Asian nations on piracy blacklist Agence France-Presse, Washington China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Philippines led a blacklist of Asian copyright violators released Friday by the United States, which sought tough action to combat piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. goods. One country, Ukraine, remained in the category of worst offenders on copyright infringement as a "priority foreign country," with US$75 million in sanctions still in place, the office of the U.S.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kaban elected PBB leader
Kaban elected PBB leader SURABAYA: Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban won the leadership of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) by a landslide for the next five years during the party's second congress here on Sunday. Kaban bagged 283 votes, outdoing his strongest contenders party executive Hamdan Zoelva (61 votes) and former deputy chairman Zahar L. Hassan (47 votes).
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Better pay before antigraft drive
Better pay before antigraft drive From Warta Kota The government should first promote the welfare of civil servants, soldiers and retired officials if it wishes to succeed in fighting corruption, collusion and nepotism, as former president Abdurrahman Wahid once pointed out.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Chinese culture comes to town
Chinese culture comes to town The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The melodious sounds of traditional Chinese musical instruments saturated the auditorium in the School of Humanities at the University of Indonesia (UI) in Depok, West Java on Thursday.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Abolish democracy
Abolish democracy in RI, too costly From Media Indonesia Democracy in Indonesia today tends to ruin nationhood and statehood because its implementation is high-cost and leads to a waste of public funds. The three elections held last year, for instance, cost a lot of money, and then we discover that the General Elections Commission is allegedly involved in a bribery case to cover up its embezzlement of large portions of the election fund.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
*Internal split proves parties' immaturity Page 2
*Internal split proves parties' immaturity Page 2 *Tougher recruitment for police seen as positive move Page 4 *Low subsidy, conflict blamed for power crisis Page 5 *Quality teaching: Who is responsible? Page 7 *Jakarta needs more public sports facilities Page 8 *Jakarta 46 BNI scales twin peaks for Proliga titles Page 22 *Politics overshadow Asia's May Day parades Page 11 *Cocoa producers urge govt to lobby China on tariffs Page 13 *Leading rock music magazine set to go native Page 19
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Low subsidy, conflict blamed for power crisis
Low subsidy, conflict blamed for power crisis M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Ambon schools did not pay their electricity bills for years on end due to low power subsidies and the prolonged sectarian conflict, Ambon school executives said on Saturday. J. Soukotta, the school principal of Ambon 4 Vocational High School, said that the power subsidy that the government paid to the school was insufficient to cover the school's power use.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Divestment of coal producer KPC near closing
Divestment of coal producer KPC near closing Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources expects to wrap up its study into the divestment of a 32.4 percent stake in giant coal producer Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) this week, an official says.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sutiyoso tells players to beware injury
Sutiyoso tells players to beware injury The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The country's chance of winning the Sudirman Cup mixed team championship for the first time in 15 years will depend on its top players staying free of injury, Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) chief Sutiyoso says. Speaking after a simulation match in Bandung on Saturday, Sutiyoso said the team lacked substitutes to replace its main players in crucial events. "We still have a chance to win the Sudirman Cup.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
1 x 37
1 x 37 Tougher recruitment seen as positive JP/4/AWARD 2 x 27 Glamor mall hosts exhibit on community development or Senayan Mall hosts exhibit on community development JP/2/FISIKA 1 x 33 RI wins golds in Physics Olympiad JP/4/CHILD 2 x 27 Discriminatory law spells trouble for mixed marriages
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUS Anti-logging operations extended JAYAPURA: Massive anti-illegal logging operations in Papua, which were earlier set to wind down on May 6, will be extended to June 7, a senior police officer said on Friday. The operations had to be extended because police personnel are overwhelmed with case files of suspects who have been arrested since February this year, said Sr. Comr. Saut Usman, spokesman for the police operations task force in Papua.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Mobile work stations the new choice
Mobile work stations the new choice The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The efficient use of time and money is essential for Jakartans struggling to get to work amid notorious traffic congestion. With studies showing the average traveling speed in the capital is 14.75 kilometers an hour, several major companies have set up a mobile working system that enables their employees to work outside the office.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
CORRECTION
CORRECTION In an article on Garuda Indonesia that appeared on page 13 in this newspapers on April 30, we mistakenly wrote in the heading Garuda suffers Rp 183t operational loss in Q1. It should have read Garuda suffers Rp 139 billion ... We apologize for the error. -- Editor
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta needs more public sports facilities
Jakarta needs more public sports facilities The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Instead of converting the Menteng soccer field into a park, the city administration should build more public sporting facilities as existing stadiums and sports centers were inadequate to serve the growing population in the capital, experts say. The city, home to around nine million people, has only five big stadiums, most of them found in East and South Jakarta, in addition to one sports center in each of its 45 subdistricts.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Theo to resign as BKPM chief
Theo to resign as BKPM chief The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following reports of his much-criticized assault on foreign residents at a children's sports event, Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chief Theo Toemion announced on Sunday he would resign from his current post. "I will send my resignation letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono tomorrow (Monday)," he said when visiting The Jakarta Post to speak about the incident. "The sooner the better (to give up the job).
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/5/ACROSS
JP/5/ACROSS USNS Mercy winds up operations JAKARTA: The U.S. Navy Hospital ship USNS Mercy will depart Nias waters on Saturday, concluding 25 days of humanitarian assistance to victims of the earthquake on the island, according to a release by the U.S. Embassy made available to the media on Friday. Upon arrival off the coast of Nias on April 5, the hospital ship has provided assistance to international relief organizations and host nation medical teams ashore.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tougher recruitment seen as positive
Tougher recruitment seen as positive Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The National Police's decision to tighten their recruitment procedures following a fatal shooting incident involving two officers is seen as a positive move to help avoid a similar incident in the future, but some warn that bribery could interfere with the tougher recruitment standard.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Labor conditions worsening: Union
Labor conditions worsening: Union Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Labor unions have blamed the government for the worsening labor conditions in Indonesia, which they say are a result of a bad investment climate, the absence of legal certainty and the high unemployment rate.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Teaching human rights at schools?
Teaching human rights at schools? Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta During my time as a teacher at some informal education institutions, I found the students to be relaxed in their expression of ideas. Jokes that mocked the New Order regime were carefully timed during discussions, making us chuckle. At public schools, however, students were generally tense. Jokes were told, but naturally not about the New Order regime. When I touched on the issues of human rights, students showed interest.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Holland gives $22m grant to Indonesia
Holland gives $22m grant to Indonesia JAKARTA: The Netherlands recently gave Indonesia a US$22 million grant to improve the country's water and sanitation facilities, the Royal Dutch Embassy said last week. With the grant, Holland will establish the Dutch Water and Sanitation Trust Fund to support the Indonesian government and other stakeholders in addressing the structural deficiencies in the water and sanitation sector.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
ORIX Indonesia to increase assets
ORIX Indonesia to increase assets The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT ORIX Indonesia Finance (ORIF), a provider of leasing services in Indonesia, hopes to increase its assets from Rp 2.7 trillion (US$282.13 million) to Rp 5 trillion over the next three years. President director Yoshinori Matsuoka said one of the ways ORIF planned to achieve this goal was by expanding its ship leasing business.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Museum of Rotterdam to return puppets
Museum of Rotterdam to return puppets JAKARTA: The World Museum of Rotterdam will return several shadow puppets, which have been in its possession for at least 40 years, to city-owned Museum Wayang (shadow puppet museum), a city official said over the weekend. City Tourism and Museum Agency head Aurora Tambunan said that the return of the puppets was part of a recent agreement made between the Rotterdam administration and the agency recently in the Netherlands.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/5/AMBON
JP/5/AMBON PT PLN threatens to cut power in Ambon schools M. Azis Tunny The Jakarta Post/Ambon State electricity company PT PLN threatened on Friday to cut electricity to 27 schools in Ambon city as the schools had not paid the bills for a number of years. The company's manager for Maluku and North Maluku operations, Setiabudi Suhud, said on Friday that the total amount of arrears, some dating back to 2000, had reached Rp 375.4 million (US$41,711). "This is annoying.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Houses on stilts recommended to conquer flooding
Houses on stilts recommended to conquer flooding Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While the Jakarta administration has been in the process of clearing some riverbanks of squatters, who have been partially blamed for the annual flooding in the capital, an environmentalist suggested that they build the squatters houses on stilts. Rudy P.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
PKB may freeze East Java branch
PKB may freeze East Java branch SIDOARJO, East Java: The National Awakening Party (PKB) said on Sunday it would freeze the leadership board of its East Java branch for defying the party's new central board. "We will take this move because the current leadership of the PKB's East Java branch operates on its own," PKB chief patron and former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said in Sidoarjo regency, East Java.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
On Helsinki's Aceh talks
On Helsinki's Aceh talks Dr. Damien Kingsbury (The Jakarta Post, April, 26) refers to the issues of monitoring and political participation in my article on the third round of Aceh talks (From Aceh to Helsinki, April, 20). Both are important issues, though, needless to say, they're not final yet until the agreement is signed. It's true, the discussion was about local political parties, not a local party, for Aceh.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Don't convert Menteng stadium into park'
'Don't convert Menteng stadium into park' The city administration has decided to convert the Menteng Soccer Field into a city park that would also include cafes and jogging tracks. The move, however, has drawn opposition from noted public figures and scholars who believe that the stadium should be preserved for its historic value. The Jakarta Post interviewed residents to get their comments on the proposal. Choki, 32, is an insurance company employee in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Misinformation may ruin Bank Mandiri
Misinformation may ruin Bank Mandiri The recent allegations of serious lending irregularities at state-owned Bank Mandiri, the largest domestic bank in terms of assets, has put the credibility of the country's recovering banking industry, as well as the credibility of the new government, at stake. The Jakarta Post's Rendi A.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/5/Madura
JP/5/Madura Human trafficking on the rise in East Java Indra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/Madura Eyes glistening with tears, Lina (not her real name) slowly, painfully recalled for her visitor the horrors she had suffered in Batam, where the 13-year-old Madura native had been offered a job as a shopkeeper but instead was forced to work as a prostitute. "I have no future.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Waste management needs revamping
Waste management needs revamping The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An environmental activist and a toxic waste expert called on the city administration on Saturday to decentralize waste management in order to reduce thousands of cubic meters of garbage from being dumped into the city's rivers. "I think the city administration needs to engage communities and family units in managing the waste, since they are the ones who know well about their neighborhoods.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indian food attracts wider market
Indian food attracts wider market Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Thanks partly to Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and other Bollywood people, all things Indian are gaining popularity here, including its spicy and pungent cuisine. Until recently, very few could afford Indian cuisine regularly because Indian eateries in Jakarta were mostly upmarket. Now, for less than Rp 40,000 you can enjoy a complete Indian meal plus soft drink at a number of eateries.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
S'pore's deputy PM launches ISFA
S'pore's deputy PM launches ISFA SINGAPORE: Indonesian residents of Singapore as well as Singaporean citizens last month established a new association to strengthen the two countries' people-to-people contacts in the city-state, the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore said in a statement. The Indonesia-Singapore Friendship Association (ISFA), a non- governmental organization, is aimed at improving contacts between the two countries.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
~Tsunami - 125 days after
~Tsunami - 125 days after Message from Minister for Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven In Indonesia, on the streets of Banda Aceh, the impact of the tsunami is still being felt. Children are still crying because their parents died. Fathers and mothers are missing their lost children every day. Men cannot work, children cannot go to school, the roads are ruined and many still have no running water or electricity.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Gamblers sentenced to flogging
Gamblers sentenced to flogging An Islamic sharia court in the staunchly-Muslim province of Aceh has sentenced seven men to a public lashing for petty gambling offenses, a report said on Sunday. The seven men from Pulo Kiton village in Bireuen district protested the verdict, with one of them saying that their detention for the last two months was punishment enough, the Serambi newspaper said. "The six lashes stay and cannot be reduced," Judge Abdullah Tengku Nafi told the defendants.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt policies killing tourism
Govt policies killing tourism In his letter On shop-house hotels in Batam in The Jakarta Post, April 18) Yohannes Yansen blames Batam's low hotel occupancy on a downturn in the island's economy. The problem is not exclusive to Batam. Three other major tourist destinations are even worse off: Tretes-Bromo, Yogyakarta and Lake Toba. At least Batam has not yet gone into the downward spiral of boarded up hotels and abandoned shopping areas that the visitor sees in Tretes and Lake Toba.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
VoIP used to improve telecommunication infrastructure
VoIP used to improve telecommunication infrastructure Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Makassar Crowding into a large tent, some 100 residents of the remote village of Tompo in South Sulawesi waited anxiously as technicians from PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN) put the finishing touches on some electronic equipment. Worried looks mixed with enthusiasm as the technicians fine- tuned a telephone handset, a facsimile machine and a desktop computer.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Level of Jakarta air pollution unknown
Level of Jakarta air pollution unknown The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta is rated the world's third most polluted city after Mexico City and Bangkok, but an expert from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) warns that the full extent of air pollution in the capital remains unknown.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Quality in teaching: Who is responsible?
Quality in teaching: Who is responsible? Andrew Vivian, Surabaya A recent article in this newspaper about the quality of expatriate teachers in Indonesian schools raised some important issues, and some serious concerns, about the employment of foreign teachers in Indonesia. What we do need to understand is that we exist in a global society. For this reason, in every country, there are foreign workers who bring in their skills and knowledge.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Iran envoy
Iran envoy The correct spelling of the Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia is Shaban Shahidi Moaddab, not that which appeared on Page 7 of the April 29, 2005 edition of The Jakarta Post. We apologize for the mistake. Editor
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Leading rock music magazine set to go native
Leading rock music magazine set to go native M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the early 1950s, blues singer Muddy Waters composed an influential song, a rework of the Delta standard Catfish Blues, titled Rollin' Stone, a song so powerful that it inspired a group of white London boys to set up a band named after it, provoked the greatest folk singer to pen his best song ever, and sparked a drive for a San Francisco writer to set up a magazine of the same name.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Robots to invade int'l schools
Robots to invade int'l schools JAKARTA: In a bid to introduce robot-making for children aged between seven and 12 years old, Singaporean-based company IT Leisure and Education will hold the first Jakarta robotic competition for school students, or JakRobotica, in June. The competition will be hosted by the Singapore International School at its Bona Vista campus in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Discriminatory law spells trouble for mixed marriages
Discriminatory law spells trouble for mixed marriages Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some Indonesians might still remember the case of Samantha, a little girl who made headlines here during the 1990s in an international child abduction case. The girl was a child of a mixed marriage. Her mother, Erna, was an Indonesian and her father was Dutch. They married in the Netherlands and hold their respective citizenships.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
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;JP;KDA;CD; ANPAa..r.. Ambon-Refugee-Health JP/5/POOR Death awaits poor refugees in Ambon M. Azis Tunny The Jakarta Post/Ambon It has been almost a week since two-year-old Salfiah Lussy died at a shelter for displaced people in Ambon because her parents could not afford to take her to the hospital. The little girl is thought to have died from pleurisy and complications from malaria.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49COUNTS
1. DISCOURSE: 1 LINE, 49COUNTS PKB proving itself to be inclusive, pluralistic party 2. THEO: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Theo: Media exaggerated violent incident at JIS 3. PARTY: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Internal rift sign of parties' immaturity: Experts 4. AIR: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Level of Jakarta air pollution unknown
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Barreto brings Latin flavor to Proliga
Barreto brings Latin flavor to Proliga Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Whether on attack or defense, Brazilian volleyball player Marcello Barreto provides added value to his team. Last year, playing for Jakarta Monas Bank DKI, he was the best blocker in the Proliga volleyball championship; this year, his 72.661 percent conversion rate on spikes leads all players. At a towering 1.98 meters -- a full 10 centimeters more than his tallest teammate -- he also stands out from the crowd.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. LOGGING: 1 x 30
1. LOGGING: 1 x 30 Kalimantan village says no to chainsaws or Village says no to chainsaws or Village takes stand against logging 2. DEMO: 2 x 15 Workers mark Labor Day with rallies 3. CANNING: 1 X 28 Gamblers sentenced to flogging 4. THEO: 1 X 32 Theo to resign as BKPM chief
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Internal conflict sign of parties' immaturity: Experts
Internal conflict sign of parties' immaturity: Experts Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta So much for maturity, let alone democracy, when political parties, which are supposed to serve the various interests of their members and supporters, instead pursue their own conflicting interests.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
The Internet via the cellular phone
The Internet via the cellular phone Question: I spend hours in my Kijang every day. I usually connect my notebook to my cellphone with Bluetooth. It is very slow. How can I get a decent speed from my cellphone? -- GN, Jakarta Answer: You did not specify it in your first email, but I assumed that you were using your cellphone to dial your ISP access number, much like using your fixed home telephone. In your second email, you confirmed my suspicion.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Timah's Q1 net profit nearly triples
Timah's Q1 net profit nearly triples Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Riding on higher global tin prices and a weaker rupiah against the dollar, state-owned PT Timah almost triples its unaudited net profit for the first three months of the year to Rp 57.4 billion (US$6 million).
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Teaching human rights at schools?
Teaching human rights at schools? Alpha Amirrachman, Jakarta During my time as a teacher at some informal education institutions, I found the students to be relaxed in their expression of ideas. Jokes that mocked the New Order regime were carefully timed during discussions, making us chuckle. At public schools, however, students were generally tense. Jokes were told, but naturally not about the New Order regime. When I touched on the issues of human rights, students showed interest.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. BUMN (75) -- 48 pts 4cols 1line (1x26)
1. BUMN (75) -- 48 pts 4cols 1line (1x26) Misinformation may ruin Bank Mandiri 2. Motor (40) -- 32 pts 2 cols 2lines (2x14) Masterful Rossi wins Chinese MotoGP 3. May (35) -- 28pts 3 cols 2lines (2x18) Labor conditions worsening: Union --- 4. Photo, AD
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tax deductions urged to support corporate social responsibility
Tax deductions urged to support corporate social responsibility The Jakarta Post Jakarta Despite the old adage that giving should be devoid of ulterior motives, tax deductions should nevertheless be offered to entice companies into fulfilling their social responsibilities, activists say. "The government could introduce tax deductions as an incentive to businesses practicing CSR (corporate social responsibility)," Transparency International Indonesia secretary-general Emmy Hafild said.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cacao producers urge govt to lobby China on tariffs
Cacao producers urge govt to lobby China on tariffs Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Cacao Association (Askindo) has officially asked the government to lobby China to cut tariffs imposed on Indonesian cacao beans and cacao products to close to zero percent. "We sent our written request directly to the minister of trade about a month ago, but so far we have not received any response," Askindo Jakarta chairman Piter Jasman told The Jakarta Post on Sunday.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
332 graft cases uncovered in Jambi
332 graft cases uncovered in Jambi JAMBI: A total of 332 corruption cases have been uncovered over the past year in Jambi province, with losses to the state reaching Rp 4.5 billion (US$469,000), according to data from the Jambi Development Finance Comptroller. "The data is alarming. The actual number could be much larger, as many cases of corruption cases may not have been detected by the body," said Achmad Somad, the director of the Human Resources Development Institute in Jambi.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI wins golds in Physics Olympiad
RI wins golds in Physics Olympiad The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian team won four of the 14 gold medals on offer in the sixth Asian Physics Olympiad (APHO) in Pekanbaru, Riau. The other gold medals went to Thailand with two medals, Taiwan with one and China with seven gold medals.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
SE Asia's age of Thaksin
SE Asia's age of Thaksin Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Project Syndicate The retirements from frontline politics of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew and Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad have deprived Southeast Asia of its senior leaders. Can Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra fill the regional leadership vacuum?
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Flooding hits Konawe regency
Flooding hits Konawe regency KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Flooding has hit Konawe regency, Southeast Sulawesi over the past week, affecting some 700 families in the regency. The families, some of whom have taken refuge in safer places, have been in disarray for the past week, with their houses being damaged, their cattle swept away, and their paddy fields inundated by water that could lead to harvest failure.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Koreans jump into resto business
Koreans jump into resto business The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An inviting smell of oven-baked pizza lingers in the left wing of Entertainment Xchange in Plaza Indonesia on Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta. The aroma emanates from Red Tomato, a hand-tossed pizza and pasta restaurant that offers grease-free pizza. Famous for its Cream Funghi pizza, the restaurant offers pizza that seems so Italian that no one would guess that it is owned and managed by South Korean Kwak Bong Kyu.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Glamor mall hosts exhibit on community development
Glamor mall hosts exhibit on community development The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you had the chance to take a stroll in South Jakarta's Plaza Senayan last weekend, you might have felt that there is something "unusual" -- if not ironic -- there. Only 10 steps away from a luxurious imported timepiece shop on the first floor of the mall a boutique displayed a poster on activities of an organization offering free training and education programs for school drop-outs in Tebet, South Jakarta.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
On the net:
On the net: www.hkiasiapacific.org www.icevi.org www.usaid.gov www.dikdasdki.go.id www.depdiknas.go.id www.mitranetra.or.id www.unj.ac.id
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Egypt's bid for UNSC seat gets support
Egypt's bid for UNSC seat gets support JAKARTA: Russia, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), extended its support to Egypt's bid for permanent seat in the UNSC, the Egyptian Embassy in Jakarta announced. During his visit to Egypt late last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed his country's decision to support Egypt's candidacy.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jakarta 46 BNI managers to scale twin peaks for Proliga titles
Jakarta 46 BNI managers to scale twin peaks for Proliga titles Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Jakarta 46 BNI's men's and women's teams served up double delight for their fans by taking top honors at the 2005 Sampoerna Hijau Proliga volleyball tournament in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Shortage of security staff cause of rampant train crimes: KAI
Shortage of security staff cause of rampant train crimes: KAI Nana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon State railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia has blamed a shortage of security personnel for rampant acts of vandalism and crime on trains and supporting facilities. First. Insp. Sabadan, the head of Cirebon railway police, said recently that his unit had only seven men, which he claims is inadequate given the vast area under the unit's responsibility.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/5/QUAKE
JP/5/QUAKE Major earthquake rocks Sinabang Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/Medan An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook the area around Sinabang island in North Sumatra on Thursday night, causing panic among residents of the island. The earthquake, one of the largest since the massive quake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale struck Nias island on March 28, was felt on Nias and in Medan city, the capital of North Sumatra. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
PKB proving itself to be inclusive, pluralistic party
PKB proving itself to be inclusive, pluralistic party The National Awakening Party (PKB) failed to resolve its internal conflict during its recent congress in Semarang, Central Java. The inclusiveness political party, which has strong links to the world's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, however attracts many non-Muslim people. The Jakarta Post's Suherdjoko talked to businessman/activist Hermawi Fransiscus Taslim about the party on the sidelines of the congress.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Theo: Media exaggerated violent incident at JIS
Theo: Media exaggerated violent incident at JIS The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo Toemion clarified on Sunday his involvement in a recent incident at the Jakarta International School (JIS), which he said had been exaggerated by the media.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Laptops struggle to become more popular
Laptops struggle to become more popular Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Working as a software developer, Christianto often has to serve his clients on-the-spot in different areas of Jakarta. On one day, just as an example, he had to set up his company's custom program for a client in South Jakarta's Blok M district in the morning before moving to another client on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta, in the afternoon.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Consul's house tightly guarded
Consul's house tightly guarded BANDUNG: A team of Bandung police personnel were tightly guarding the residence of Polish honorary consul Mariola Budiman on Saturday, following an armed robbery at the house a day earlier. The 10-strong police personnel were deployed to the house to give a sense of security to the consul's family, who were still shocked by the armed robbery, said Adj. Sr. Comr. Achmad Abdi, chief of West Java's police detectives.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Mobile working system to enhance productivity
Mobile working system to enhance productivity The Jakarta Post Jakarta The efficient use of time and money is essential for Jakartans struggling to get to work amid notorious traffic congestion. With studies showing the average traveling speed in the capital is 14.75 kilometers an hour, several major companies have set up a mobile working system that enables their employees to work outside the office.
Mon, 02 May 2005, 00:00 WIB
Choosing laptops a serious business
Choosing laptops a serious business Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta So you decide to buy a laptop but then stop dead in your tracks when you actually go to the local computer store to pick one out. Given the plethora of laptops available today, choosing the right one to suit your needs could indeed prove to be as intricate and daunting a task as choosing, perhaps, a life-time partner.