Archive: 27 June 2005
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Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
House screens 20 envoy nominees
House screens 20 envoy nominees Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Legislators have questioned what they say is the uneven composition of ambassadorial nominees -- between officials and non-officials of the foreign ministry -- citing an urgent need to deploy qualified ambassadors in order to improve the country's image overseas.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Floods swamp houses in East Jakarta
Floods swamp houses in East Jakarta The Jakarta Post, Jakarta More than 500 houses in Kampung Makassar district, East Jakarta, were flooded over the weekend after the Cipinang River overflowed. Residents said the floodwaters came suddenly late on Friday, although there had been no rain in the capital. Many lost furniture and electrical appliances in the flood, which was 1.5 meters deep in some areas.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Money politics mars Surabaya's election for mayor
Money politics mars Surabaya's election for mayor Harry Bhaskara, The Jakarta Post/Surabaya Some 1.9 million Surabayans will head for the polling booths today to vote for their city's first directly elected mayor. The poll is part of sweeping changes in the country's election system, a product of the 1998 political earthquake that forced president Soeharto to quit after 32 years of authoritarian rule.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Muslim brotherhood tested while Aceh starts rebuilding
Muslim brotherhood tested while Aceh starts rebuilding Tomi Soetjipto, Reuters/Banda Aceh Like many Muslims in tsunami-hit Aceh, M. Yusuf looks to his religion for guidance. But lately he feels empty as he tries to cope with being thrust from shoe seller to Islamic preacher. When the giant waves razed his suburb of Kaju in the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh six months ago, they also killed its leading Muslim clerics.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tommy's prison term cutback meets protest
Tommy's prison term cutback meets protest Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Legal experts have criticized the Supreme Court's decision to reduce the prison sentence of the youngest son of former president Soeharto from 15 years to 10 years for multiple crimes, including ordering the murder of Supreme Court justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Farmer's need should take center stage
Farmer's need should take center stage Benyamin Lakitan, Jakarta Up until now, evaluation of agricultural programs has mostly been based on -- or limited to -- agronomic parameters, such as annual production, land productivity, total harvested area and harvest index, etc. Success is claimed if there is an increase in crop production, land productivity, harvested land acreage and cropping intensity of agricultural commodities.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Women don boxing gloves and step into the ring
Women don boxing gloves and step into the ring Musthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Rumiris Simarmata works up a sweat with some shadow boxing -- jabs, hooks, straights and uppercuts -- in an alcove of Bung Karno Stadium. Her next target is a punching bag against a wall, the young woman dodging and darting as she hones her technique. She is enthusiastic and intently serious throughout her training, an attitude befitting one of the pioneers in women's boxing here.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tussle over fuel stocks
Tussle over fuel stocks State oil and gas company Pertamina learned an important lesson from its earlier success in quickly collecting its accounts receivable from the government. Last week, the company used the same ploy it deployed in April, warning the government that national fuel stocks were dangerously below the minimum safety level of 22 days.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Enjoying Japanese dishes in hot Jakarta
Enjoying Japanese dishes in hot Jakarta Rudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Chef Hiroki Takai's face had streaks of sweat on it but it also showed traces of pride as he the diners' faces brighten when waiters served the food he had cooked at Jakarta's Basara Japanese restaurant. Still in his early 30s, Hiroki has mastered traditional Japanese cooking thanks to 13 years of immersing himself in the tradition.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Scholarships provide relief for many poor students in Bogor
Scholarships provide relief for many poor students in Bogor The Jakarta Post, Bogor, West Java Paying her monthly tuition fees late is something that 10-year- old Yola, a student of Cipaku I State Elementary School in Bogor, West Java, has grown used to. "I always feel embarrassed when my teacher reminds me I have not paid my fees," said Yola, explaining both her father and mother were jobless.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Trend Micro clarifies
Trend Micro clarifies On behalf of our client, Trend Micro, we would like to thank you for covering our Press Introduction event on June 15. We have read the article about it in The Jakarta Post June 17 edition on page 17 titled Lock up your computer, the viruses are coming!. There is one minor correction that we would like to make.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI hails Iran's 'democratic' election
RI hails Iran's 'democratic' election JAKARTA: Indonesia on Saturday praised Iran for its "democratic" presidential election but stopped short of commenting on the victory of hardline former Tehran mayor Mahmood Ahmadinejad. "The people of Iran deserve to be congratulated for the tremendous show of support for a democratic electoral process," foreign ministry spokesman Marty Natalegawa told AFP.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
God's role in our anti-corruption war
God's role in our anti-corruption war Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post Each of three of our director generals has his own way of responding to criticism on corruption and poor-governance practices in their offices. From putting the case into God's hands, to asking the public to refrain from bribery, to threatening to sue accusers who are unable to come up with proof. Which course is the most threatening? Which one could actually work?
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
House screens 20 ambassadorial nominees
House screens 20 ambassadorial nominees Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Legislators have questioned what they say is the uneven composition of ambassadorial nominees -- between officials and non-officials of the foreign ministry -- citing an urgent need to deploy qualified ambassadors in order to improve the country's image overseas.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Birth certificates free for the poor
Birth certificates free for the poor BENGKALIS, Riau: Bengkalis Regent Syamsurizal said on Saturday that the administration's policy of providing free birth certificates was only for the poor. "Every application should be carefully examined to ensure the certificates are only given to the poor who are entitled to get it for free," Syamsurizal said as quoted by head of the information and media subdivision, Johansyah Syafri.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Media promotes violence and indecency'
'Media promotes violence and indecency' In a recent study conducted by the Cinta Anak Bangsa Foundation (YCAB), a non-governmental organization working to combat drug use among teenagers, one in two student respondents have a permissive attitude toward pornography, while one in five view illicit drugs and violence as acceptable. The Jakarta Post asked residents their thoughts on the issue. Kiftiawati, 26, is a part-time teacher at Nurul Fikri Islamic High School in Cimanggis, Depok.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
New spy bill sparks fears of rights violations
New spy bill sparks fears of rights violations Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With rights campaigners already protesting a bill on state intelligence, more criticism is expected from lawmakers who worry the bill gives the state too much power and could lead to rights violations. Crafted by the National Intelligence Agency (BIN), through the Ministry of Defense, the draft focuses mainly on expanding the powers of BIN.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
* Cepu deal offers respite for government Page 2
* Cepu deal offers respite for government Page 2 * New spy bill sparks fears of rights violations Page 4 * Popularity the key in Surabaya elections Page 5 * Farmer's needs should take center stage Page 7 * Councillors fight for direct vote in Jakarta Page 8 * Arroyo asked to quit over poll fraud charge Page 11 * Rupiah hovers in narrow range as pressure stays Page 13 * Revealing the roots of Jakarta's traffic woes Page 20
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Jobs hard to come by six months after tsunami
Jobs hard to come by six months after tsunami Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Meulaboh The weather was sweltering as Heroe Afriliadi smashed up large concrete columns to obtain the iron rods at the former Ujung Karang pier in Meulaboh, which was destroyed by the tsunami. The 25-year-old man pounded his hammer onto the large pillar using both hands to retrieve the iron scrap embedded in the concrete. "This is the third pillar that I've smashed open.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Reported AIDS cases soar with drug users dominating
Reported AIDS cases soar with drug users dominating The Jakarta Post Jakarta The number of reported AIDS cases in Indonesia has more than doubled, with injecting drug users most affected, a report says. A country report to be submitted by Indonesia to next month's Asia and the Pacific 7th International Congress on AIDS in Kobe, Japan, reveals that there were cumulatively 2,682 reported AIDS cases in 29 provinces, a significant climb from the 1,058 figure in March 2003.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Falon Gong rallies against China
Falon Gong rallies against China JAKARTA: Around 100 Falun Gong activists staged a protest rally here on Sunday, demanding that the Chinese government stop mistreating and intimidating their fellow activists in China. The protesters gathered at around 9:30 a.m. outside the Chinese Embassy in South Jakarta, and then marched to the Hotel Indonesia circle, carrying slogans criticizing the Chinese government.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/2/Worker
JP/2/Worker Foreign workers in Aceh urged to use police escort The Jakarta Post Jakarta The police urged foreign aid workers in Aceh to secure a police escort when traveling in areas where separatist rebels are known to operate. "It is important that foreigners ask for a security escort," National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar explained.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/4/CAP
JP/4/CAP Antara/Audy Alwi SIGNING AWAY PORNOGRAPHY: (left to right) State Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs Adhyaksa Dault, Minister of Religious Affairs Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni, State Minister of Communications and Information Sofyan A. Djalil and State Minister for Women's Empowerment Meutia Farida Hatta Swasono sign an agreement that will apparently combat lewd performances in film and in public.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Six months on, still hoping for change
Six months on, still hoping for change Nani Afrida The Jakarta Post Banda Aceh Six months after the tsunami swept the region, many frustrated survivors of the disaster are still living in tents and struggling to survive, with the reconstruction efforts to date proceeding at a snail's pace.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Councillors urge real democracy in Jakarta
Councillors urge real democracy in Jakarta Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The move to make Jakarta more democratic began last year when members of City Council Commission A for legal and administrative affairs proposed a number of ideas to spread decentralization to the municipal and regency levels.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Arty elephant 'Windi' is big draw
Arty elephant 'Windi' is big draw Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Like a real maestro, Windi holds the brush firmly with her trunk and dabs the paint on the canvas, creating a forest of colors of her choice. The skill of the 18-year-old female elephant has been a new attraction at Taman Safari animal park in Bogor since January this year. So far, Windi has created 50 paintings, many of which have been sold at Rp 20,000 (US$2.08) each.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
EC to support Aceh reconstruction process
EC to support Aceh reconstruction process Six months ago, a deadly tsunami devastated parts of northern Sumatra in Indonesia and a number of other countries around the Indian Ocean rim. To mark this anniversary, The Jakarta Post's Veeramalla Anjaiah submitted a number of questions by e-mail to European Union (EU) Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel regarding the EU's plans to help with Aceh's reconstruction and its current activities in the affected areas.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Street children sing to fight drug abuses
Street children sing to fight drug abuses Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta An emcee wearing a white-and-blue senior high school uniform poses a question to a trio of street children singers from South Jakarta who have just performed. "How long did it take you to compose the song?" he said. One of the trio pretended to think, then, with a cheeky grin, quipped: "About a minute before we came on stage." The answer sent the people in the audience into thunderous applause and laughter.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Supreme Court urged to take action against court mafia
Supreme Court urged to take action against court mafia Ridwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A renowned legal practitioner has called on the Supreme Court to awake from its long sleep and take measures against the corrupt judiciary system as part of the ongoing nationwide anticorruption drive.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Money is too powerful to resist
Money is too powerful to resist I am not surprised to hear that the former religious affairs minister Said Agil Hussein Al-Munawar was summoned over the misappropriation of the haj fund. I had predicted that he could not hide the rotten meat in his house forever. Sooner or later the public would come to know of the scandal. I support The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s reaction to the scandal. But the KPK must clean up not only the ministry of religion but other ministries as well.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police apprehend 'red-light' robbers
Police apprehend 'red-light' robbers JAKARTA: City police arrested on Friday two of five suspected robbers belonging to a gang who rob motorists at intersections in South Jakarta. "They used gas-fueled lighter which look like a gun to scare their victims who stop at the red light," deputy head of Jakarta Police detectives unit, Adj. Sr. Sigit Sudarmanto, was quoted as saying by Antara.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/4/SCENE
JP/4/SCENE Poso bombing suspect released PALU: Poso Police in Central Sulawesi released bombing suspect Mohammad Syafri Kuna alias Andreas, 26, due to lack of evidence. Andreas' father, Dahlan Kuna, told Antara on Friday -- a day after his son's release -- that the police should have freed Andreas on Monday but this had not happened. "The police said that Mohammad was released in good health.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
One policy on Papua needed
One policy on Papua needed Neles Tebay, Urbaniana, Rome Last week, Vice President Jusuf Kalla visited West Irian Jaya. where he acknowledged the province continues to lack a strong legal base. During the visit, the vice president, who is also the head of the Golkar party, was accompanied by Golkar's candidate for the governor of the province.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Six months on, tsunami survivors wait for tide to turn
Six months on, tsunami survivors wait for tide to turn Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Six months after the tsunami swept the region, many frustrated survivors of the disaster are still living in tents and struggling to survive, with the reconstruction efforts to date proceeding at a snail's pace.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Gudang Garam ups prices before tax increase
Gudang Garam ups prices before tax increase Bloomberg, Jakarta PT Gudang Garam, Indonesia's biggest cigarette maker, raised prices by as much as 2.7 percent this month to cope with a planned tax increase, said a company director. Indonesia's government on June 8 said it will raise retail cigarette prices by 15 percent from July 1 to boost revenue from tax levies, a move that will likely dent earnings at Gudang Garam and its rivals.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Blowout sparks Menteng search
Blowout sparks Menteng search JAKARTA: The loud explosion that awoke residents of the plush residential area of Menteng in Jakarta early on Sunday was probably the result of a tire blowout, police said. "We tried to locate the source of the explosion, but we failed to find it. Besides, nobody reported an explosion in the neighborhood," said Chief Brig. Haryono from the Menteng police post. Haryono said that officers had also searched a number of areas outside Menteng, but had found nothing.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
PKS leader shoots ahead in Depok polls
PKS leader shoots ahead in Depok polls Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Residents of Jakarta's fast-growing satellite town of Depok rushed to polling stations on Sunday to cast their votes in the municipality's first direct election. By 8 p.m.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Russians, Kenyans dominate Jakarta international 10K
Russians, Kenyans dominate Jakarta international 10K Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two Russian sisters triumphed while the Kenyan runners lived up to their international reputation by dominating the men's group in the Jakarta International 10K race here on Sunday. Lidya Grigoryeva, 31, clocked the best women's time of 32 minutes, 32 seconds to reach the finish line first in the race, which was held as part of events to mark Jakarta's 478th anniversary.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
China's PM insists on 'stable' yuan
China's PM insists on 'stable' yuan Cindy Sui, Agence France-Presse/Tianjin, China Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on Sunday insisted China should maintain a "stable" yuan, arguing the time was not right for yuan flexibility, countering growing pressure from the United States. Wen told a gathering of Asian and European finance ministers a "basically" stable yuan exchange rate was in the interests of both China and other nations.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Women don boxing gloves and step into the ring
Women don boxing gloves and step into the ring Musthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Rumiris Simarmata works up a sweat with some shadow boxing -- jabs, hooks, straights and uppercuts -- in an alcove of Bung Karno Stadium. Her next target is a punching bag against a wall, the young woman dodging and darting as she hones her technique. She is enthusiastic and intently serious throughout her training, an attitude befitting one of the pioneers in women's boxing here.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Make your notebook comfortable to use
Make your notebook comfortable to use Question: I've just bought myself a new notebook. It's a thin and light model, and the screen is 13.3 inches. My eyes are not as sharp as they used to be. What can I do to make it more comfortable to work on this computer? -- B. R. Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Answer: Well, let's start with the screen resolution. Usually, the factory setting for a 13.3-inch screen is XVGA, or 1024 by 768 pixels.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 years
Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 years The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Supreme Court acceded on Friday to a request for a sentence review submitted by Hutomo "Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, cutting the original prison sentence to 10 years.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Newspaper agents heat up Medan mayoral election
Newspaper agents heat up Medan mayoral election Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan With Medan mayoral election set to start on Monday, competition is heating up with newspapers distributors and agents taking part in promoting candidates. On the morning before the election, a newspaper distributor Muin was busy distributing hundreds of campaign brochures with pictures of Medan mayoral candidates Maulana Pohan and Sigit Pramono Asri to his colleagues in Polonia, Medan.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Singapore banks' regional expansion raises risks: Fitch
Singapore banks' regional expansion raises risks: Fitch Bloomberg, Singapore Singapore banks' expansion into countries including Indonesia, Thailand and India has increased their credit and operational risks, Fitch Ratings said. DBS Group Holdings Ltd., United Overseas Bank Ltd.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. JAKARTA: 4 x 13
1. JAKARTA: 4 x 13 Councillors urge real democracy in Jakarta 2. DRUGS: 1 x 40 Jingle competition marks antidrug campaign JP/8/jingle Street children sing to fight drug abuse 3. GREAT: 1 x 40 Hundreds mark antidrugs day with rally 4. FLOOD: 2 x 18 Floods swamp houses in East Jakarta 5. CHINA3: 1 x 36 Chinese knickknacks in big demand 6. SPEAK: 1 x 40 'Media promotes violence and indecency' Page 9 1. DIARE: 1 x 35 Poor sanitation triggers diarrhea 2.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Team's report the entree to a tougher Munir inquiry?
Team's report the entree to a tougher Munir inquiry? Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The move by Asmara Nababan on Wednesday to reveal part of the findings of the government-sanctioned team's investigation into rights campaigner Munir's murder should be given the big thumbs up.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Al-Munawwar warned over accusations
Al-Munawwar warned over accusations JAKARTA: Former religious affairs minister Said Agil Hussein Al-Munawwar was warned on Sunday that he could face libel actions over his moves to implicate a number of religious organizations and politicians in the haj fund scandal.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Polish envoy vows to reshape Poland's ties with Indonesia
Polish envoy vows to reshape Poland's ties with Indonesia Veeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta When you aspire to reach the highest rank, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. But even if one gets past the second and third ranks and reaches the apex of one's chosen profession, one may still face difficulties if one is very young.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Utut back in game, Eddie new Percasi boss
Utut back in game, Eddie new Percasi boss Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's No. 1 chess grandmaster Utut Adianto is looking to concentrate more on his chess game after his interim chairmanship of the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) ended here on Sunday. Eddie Widiono, 52, was unanimously elected the new chairman of Percasi during the association's extraordinary meeting at the Kartika Chandra Hotel here on Sunday.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Cool but hot stuff in the market
Cool but hot stuff in the market Hendarsyah Tarmizi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rapid expansion of the Indonesian air conditioner market has been very encouraging over the last several years thanks to the sharp increase in demand from home owners. If in the past, air conditioners could be found only in big houses, expensive apartments or big offices, now they can be seen even in ordinary homes.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
1m candles to light up Borobudur
1m candles to light up Borobudur JAKARTA: Some 10,000 people are expected to attend the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Indonesian Buddhayana Council (MBI) at Borobudur Temple on July 23, with one million candles due to be lit up during the event. The event will also mark the use of Borobudur Temple for more than half a century as a place of prayer for Buddhists. Among those invited to the commemoration ceremony were domestic and foreign visitors, as well as leaders of different religions.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Vote buying tarnishes Yogyakarta elections
Vote buying tarnishes Yogyakarta elections Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Allegations of money politics and unethical campaigning have overshadowed direct local leadership elections in three regencies of Yogyakarta province on Sunday. However, the polls, which were simultaneously held in the regencies of Bantul, Sleman and Gunungkidul, generally passed off peacefully and smoothly.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Birth certificates out of reach for children of poor families
Birth certificates out of reach for children of poor families Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Kopra, a 42-year-old vegetable seller, sat on the floor of a small hut standing on the edge of the Kalimas River in Surabaya. She was boiling water when The Jakarta Post called at the shack where she and her family have been living for three years. She looked exhausted. Her face was black and sweaty after having spent all day long selling vegetable in the nearby Keputran market.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Revealing the roots of Jakarta's traffic woes
Revealing the roots of Jakarta's traffic woes M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta If you are think that traffic congestion is a new phenomenon in Jakarta, think again, for a photo exhibition on the city's transportation history offers striking evidence that such woes plagued the capital in the early 1970s.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Maria Kristin, Jeffer Rosobin Jakarta Open champions
Maria Kristin, Jeffer Rosobin Jakarta Open champions Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National women's shuttler Maria Kristin gave herself a perfect birthday present on Saturday, beating Fransiska Ratnasari Hari S to win the weeklong Yonex Sunrise Jakarta Open Satellite badminton championship. After a sluggish start, Kristin, who turned 20 on Saturday, turned the final around to win 2-11, 11-5, 11-2 in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, June 27, 2005
Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, June 27, 2005 Exhibitions * Fine Arts Re:[Post] by 9 artists from the Bandung Institute of Technology, at the Japan Foundation, Summitmas I, Jl. Jend. Sudirman kav.61-62 South Jakarta , 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., until June 27. * Painting by Ivan Sagita at CP Artspace Jl. Suryopranoto 67 A, Central Jakarta (Tel. 3448126), until July 29 * Painting Abstrak Jakarta at Galeri Cipta 2, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jl Cikini Raya 73, Central Jakarta (Tel. 31937325), 10 a.m.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Boost oil production: EU, Asian finance chiefs
Boost oil production: EU, Asian finance chiefs Agencies, Tianjin/Kuwait City Finance ministers from the European Union and Asia called on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to boost oil production, saying "high and volatile" crude costs pose a threat to global economic growth.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Papua told to issue bonds for stake
Papua told to issue bonds for stake Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has suggested that the Papua provincial administration seek financing in order to overcome its difficulties in securing a stake in PT Freeport Indonesia, a local unit of U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. Vice President Jusuf Kalla proposed the issuing of bonds as one way in which the province could get sufficient funds to quickly secure the stake.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia deploys policewomen as concerns rise for child tsunami
Indonesia deploys policewomen as concerns rise for child tsunami survivors by Barry Neild = (PICTURE) = BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, June 17 (AFP) - Concern for children's well-being prompts use of policewomen Barry Neild Agence France-Presse/Banda Aceh While most Indonesian child tsunami victims are being cared for by family or friends six months after the disaster, new fears are emerging that young survivors living in tightly packed camps are being exposed to new dangers.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Conservative Muslim scholar leads Depok election tally
Conservative Muslim scholar leads Depok election tally Abdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Residents of Jakarta's fast-growing satellite town of Depok rushed to polling stations on Sunday to cast their votes in the municipality's first direct election. By 8 p.m. on Sunday evening, conservative Muslim scholar Nur Mahmudi Ismail was leading the tally with 29,129 or 45 percent of the 66,000 votes counted, followed by Badrul Kamal with 25,602 or 38 percent of the vote.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Photo: JP/Arief Suhardiman
Photo: JP/Arief Suhardiman Local school takes the honors at cricket tourney Maybe, just maybe, cricket's next world beater bearing the name Imran will come from these parts. Or perhaps he will be called Dede. The student from Cimahi III Klari elementary school in Karawang, West Java, stepped up to bat (right in photo above), closely watched by fielder Sam Seward from the No Fear club of the British International School (BIS), on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
PLN's bonus distribution
PLN's bonus distribution From Tempo It is unreasonable for state electricity company PLN to distribute bonuses, though PLN's loss decreased by over half from Rp 5.9 trillion in 2003 to Rp 2.02 trillion in 2004, which was a very big success. But the question is whether PLN booked a profit or whether it just managed to cut its losses. It makes sense for a company to hand out bonuses if it books a profit. But in reality this was not the case with PLN.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bekasi destroys ecstasy pills
Bekasi destroys ecstasy pills BEKASI: The Bekasi Municipal Narcotics Agency (BNK Bekasi) burned around 800,000 ecstasy pills on Saturday seized by police in a number of raids in the municipality. "It (the incineration) is part of our war on drug traffickers in Bekasi municipality," said BNK Bekasi chairman Mochtar Mohamad on the sidelines of the event attended by the administration officials, the police and the military.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pertamina-ExxonMobil bargain offers respite for government
Pertamina-ExxonMobil bargain offers respite for government Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has a lot of reasons to smile after the in-principal agreement recently reached between state oil firm Pertamina and U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil on the development of the oil-rich Cepu block.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Police target crime aboard public transportation
Police target crime aboard public transportation Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Responding to a significant rise in crime on buses and trains, city police are putting plain clothes detectives and uniformed officers in public vehicles. City police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani over the weekend the office's new drive, Operation Baladewa, had the ultimate goal of stamping out crime in public transportation.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Radar' suspends publication over article
'Radar' suspends publication over article Ruslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu Bowing to pressure following protests over an opinion article, the management of Central Sulawesi's biggest daily, Radar Sulteng, has decided not to publish the newspaper for three days, starting Sunday.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Suspicious letter sent to foreign ministry'
'Suspicious letter sent to foreign ministry' Agence France-Presse, Jakarta The Indonesian foreign ministry has received a suspicious letter bearing an Australian stamp and containing an unidentified white powder, a report said on Sunday. The letter was received at the foreign ministry on Friday, the Detikcom online news service said, quoting the ministry's director for diplomatic security, Banua Raja Manik.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Split air conditioners offer more advantages
Split air conditioners offer more advantages Living in a country like Indonesia that has a tropical climate, an air conditioner is a virtual necessity for homeowners. First introduced and patented by Willis Carrier of the U.S. in 1906, air conditioners are now available in all different types and sizes. The cost and efficiency of home air-conditioning systems varies. Basically, there are four types of air conditioners available in the market these days.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
JP/4/WALA
JP/4/WALA Court overrules appeals by corruption suspects The Jakarta Post Jakarta Judges at the appellate division of the Anticorruption Court threw out on Friday the appeals of two government officials who were found guilty of embezzling Rp 10.8 billion (US$1.16 million) in state funds. Led by judge Zaharudin Utama, the court sentenced Harun Letlet to nine years in prison while his colleague Tarsisius Walla was given seven years.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Assets-based social policy vital
Assets-based social policy vital Sirojudin Abbas, Jakarta According to the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will issue in June a presidential decree on poverty reduction. It is hoped the decree will enhance the effectiveness of poverty-alleviation policies and programs, and provide a stronger basis for more assets-based pro-poor social policy initiatives. Such policies would accommodate different approaches in poverty alleviation.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt officially extends rice import ban until December
Govt officially extends rice import ban until December Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has officially extended the rice import ban until the end of this year, following a confirmation from the Ministry of Agriculture that the country's rice stocks will be sufficient to meet national demand. Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu said she had signed an order on the ban's extension last week. "Rice imports will continue to be banned until Dec.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesia May Sell Bonds Overseas Next Year, Finance Chief Says
Indonesia May Sell Bonds Overseas Next Year, Finance Chief Says Rob Delaney and Stephen Engle Bloomberg/Tianjin, China Indonesia will sell bonds overseas in 2006 provided there's sufficient demand for the nation's debt, Finance Minister Jusuf Anwar said in an interview.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Haze from Sumatra shrouds Penang
Haze from Sumatra shrouds Penang MALAYSIA: Malaysia's tourist island of Penang was shrouded with thick haze on Sunday, probably caused by smoke drifting over from fires in neighboring Indonesia, an official said. The Malaysian Meteorological Department said that visibility over the island in the country's north was very low at between three and five kilometers.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Internet kiosk owners fear raids
Internet kiosk owners fear raids SURABAYA: Fearing raids by the East Java Police, many owners of Internet kiosks in Surabaya have started to plan to change their software from Microsoft to Linux. "If the police conducted raids, it would definitely affect the Internet kiosk owners, as well as offices and individuals since most of them use pirated software," Eddy, an Internet kiosk owner in Surabaya, said on Saturday.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49
1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 49 Money politics mars Surabaya's election for mayor 2. TOMMY: 2 X 20 Tommy's prison term cutback meets protest 3. RADAR: 1 X 32 'Radar' closed, writer named suspect 4. CEPU: 2 X 24 Pertamina-ExxonMobil bargain offers respite for government 5. MULABOH: 1 X 40 Jobs hard to come by six months after tsunami
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
South Korean female boxers arrive in North
South Korean female boxers arrive in North SEOUL, South Korea: A professional team of South Korean female boxers arrived in North Korea for the first-ever inter-Korean competition, a news report said on Sunday. Women boxers from North and South Korea will compete on Tuesday in World Boxing Council Female title matches in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. The South Korean team arrived late Saturday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah to hover at narrow range as pressure stays
Rupiah to hover at narrow range as pressure stays Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With demand for the U.S. dollar still high, the rupiah is unlikely to weather any more gains from Bank Indonesia's (BI) latest anti-speculative forex measure to remain flat at its current rate of Rp 9,600 to the greenback this week and next.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Questioning rules for small enterprises
Questioning rules for small enterprises From Bisnis Indonesia As a small-scale businessman cooperating with casual and contract workers, I am disappointed and frustrated by the rules imposed by the customs office of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. For the export of local commodities supplied by casual/contract workers worth US$1,750 to the Netherlands, the customs office demanded licenses like an export permit and the corporate license. Meanwhile, the export of "money" worth millions of U.S.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Poor sanitation triggers diarrhea outbreak
Poor sanitation triggers diarrhea outbreak Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Only about five kilometers west of Indonesia's international gateway, at least 329 people, mostly children, are struggling against a deadly but preventable disease: diarrhea. Since the epidemic hit the Sepatan and Pakuhaji districts in Tangerang regency on June 8 -- the area where the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is located -- at least 16 children and one adult have died from the disease.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tsunami-hit areas get lion's share of debt moratorium
Tsunami-hit areas get lion's share of debt moratorium The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam will receive almost a third of the debt moratorium that the Paris Club group of creditor countries granted to Indonesia as part of their assistance after the disaster.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
China not perfect but not rabid
China not perfect but not rabid I feel compelled to rebuke with indignation the brusque and harsh comments made by Brien Doyle in his letter to The Jakarta Post on June 20, titled China's umbrage hypocritical, which contained unfounded and extremely biased comments that China's government is Asia duplicitous rabid dragon.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Canada gives C$5m to Sulawesi project
Canada gives C$5m to Sulawesi project JAKARTA: As part of its commitment to the 2004 G-8 Sea Island Summit, Canada has contributed C$5 million to a pilot project aimed at helping small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Sulawesi, the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta announced. G-8 countries, including Canada, have committed themselves to help foster entrepreneurship in developing countries to increase jobs and economic opportunities for those most in need.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Chinese knickknacks in big demand
Chinese knickknacks in big demand The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Initially, Hariyati was just window-shopping at the Cililitan Retail Center (PGC) in East Jakarta, while taking her seven-year- old girl, who is on school holidays, out for some fun. After 30 minutes of browsing for affordable products, she ended up at the Oriental Emporium, a two-by-three square meter outlet in one of the corners of PGC, which sells knick-knacks made in China. She purchased a figurine of a waving cat. "I like it.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Mouth-watering and healthy Chinese cuisine
Mouth-watering and healthy Chinese cuisine T. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta Every afternoon several young men ride their bicycle in different directions around a housing complex in South Jakarta, while shouting now and then: "Siomaaiii...", offering a kind of dim sum which is put in a large bowl on the back of the bike. Siomai is only one of many Chinese delicacies and dishes which are widely available in the city.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Lack of health access hinders treatment
Lack of health access hinders treatment Marsiyah, 34, of Kelor village, sits beside the camp bed at the Sepatan public health center where her seven-year-old son Badrian lay. A drip has been attached to his lithe body for the past five days to prevent him becoming dehydrated as a result of the diarrhea he is suffering. Doctors said Badrian could soon leave the public health center as his condition was improving. "I was almost too late. I did not realize that my son's disease was so serious.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
FO special issues -- air conditioners --Monday , June 27
FO special issues -- air conditioners --Monday , June 27 ;JP; ANPAc..r.. AC-market-review Cool but hot stuff in the market The rapid expansion of the Indonesian air conditioner market has been very encouraging over the last several years thanks to the sharp increase in demand from home owners. If in the past, air conditioners could be found only in big houses, expensive apartments or big offices, now they can be seen even in ordinary homes.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
'Sobrat': A portrayal of the journey of a fallen hero
'Sobrat': A portrayal of the journey of a fallen hero Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rendra is back, and definitely offering something new. But no, he has not changed, he has just ripened and at the same time he is more down to earth. As in his heyday back in the 1970s and 1980s, no play is dull or dry in the hands of this renowned playwright and director. Or, perhaps, that's because has hardly been any quality theater performances taking to the stage in the capital lately.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
People with HIV need access to ARV
People with HIV need access to ARV The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Nine months ago 20-year old former drug user Budiyanto begged his mother to end his life when he was tested HIV positive. "I was suffering from chronic diarrhea and hepatitis C when the doctors gave me the result," he said.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Popularity a vital factor in Surabaya elections
Popularity a vital factor in Surabaya elections Candidates running for mayor and deputy mayor in the Surabaya regional elections will have their fate determined on Monday, June 27. Speculation is rife, but the election's outcome is far from clear. The following is an excerpt of an interview with Surabaya's Airlangga University director of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies, Mohammad Asfar, with The Jakarta Post's Indra Harsaputra.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Women step into the boxing ring
Women step into the boxing ring Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Rumiris Simarmata works up a sweat with some shadow boxing -- jabs, hooks, straights and uppercuts -- in an alcove of Bung Karno Stadium. Her next target is a punching bag against a wall, the young woman dodging and darting as she hones her technique. She is enthusiastic and intently serious throughout her training, an attitude befitting one of the pioneers in women's boxing here.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Hundreds rally against drugs
Hundreds rally against drugs The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 200 people participated in an antidrug rally to observe International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday. The protesters, who held hands to make a human chain around the fountain, also distributed antidrug brochures to motorists and passers-by.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 years
Tommy Soeharto's prison term cut to 10 years The Jakarta Post Jakarta The Supreme Court acceded on Friday to a request for a sentence review submitted by Hutomo "Tommy' Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former president Soeharto, cutting the original prison sentence to 10 years.
Mon, 27 Jun 2005, 00:00 WIB
Muhammad Ilham Malayu: Drugs took me somewhere I didn't want to go
Muhammad Ilham Malayu: Drugs took me somewhere I didn't want to go Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta During his years of addiction, Muhammad Ilham Malayu experienced lots of "good trips" and "bad trips"; that is just about what his 50 years have given him: Good times and bad times, from a large embassy house with a garden in Pakistan to the largest maximum security prison in Thailand.