Archive: 7 September 2005
77 articles found
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Don't insult chess
Don't insult chess From Media Indonesia In a demo staged by the Women's Alliance for Electricity Concern (APPEL) on Aug. 22, its members distributed leaflets with the words: Eddie Widiono, chairman of Percasi (Association of Corruption Brokers). The All-Indonesia Chess Association (Percasi) lodges a strong protest against the demonstrators using the name of this organization. To our knowledge, Percasi is the only association of the kind with this acronym.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Stigma hampers treatment of mental health care
Stigma hampers treatment of mental health care Emmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the sake of their work, writers, journalists and filmmakers have a tendency of oversimplifying their stories at the risk of nurturing a prejudiced attitude in their audience.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kota 'greenmappers' capture people
Kota 'greenmappers' capture people The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Care to get a glimpse of some of the city's most unique professions? Many of them can found in Kota, West Jakarta. Take a stroll along the Kali Besar river and you will discover bicycle taxi drivers, a nomadic fortune teller and floating river scavengers all of which are to be found in the Jakarta Kota Green Map.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Japan to support controversial nuclear power in Asia
Japan to support controversial nuclear power in Asia Japan plans to promote nuclear energy, which has been controversial at home, in other Asian nations such as Vietnam and Indonesia to help them diversify from oil, a Japanese trade ministry official said Tuesday. "We could help establish a system for nuclear power generation that should be in line with (global) nuclear non-proliferation and domestic laws in countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia," the official said.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fuel subsidies & poverty
Fuel subsidies & poverty From Suara Pembaruan Revoking or maintaining fuel price subsidies is a dilemma. The swelling subsidy costs due to the world crude oil price of US$70/barrel are worrying, because apart from the lack of funds, our oil reserves are only good for about another 15 years. Indonesia should therefore launch an energy revolution to avoid dependence on oil imports within the next 15 years.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI, Malaysia police stage joint patrols
RI, Malaysia police stage joint patrols BATAM, Riau Islands: Despite regular diplomatic spats between Indonesia and Indonesia, the Riau Islands Police are holding joint patrols with their counterparts from the Malaysian police in the pirate-infested Malacca Strait. The patrols, which began on Tuesday and will continue for one week, are being participated in by three Riau Islands Police boats and two Selangor state police boats, said Riau Islands Police chief Sr. Comr. Anton Bahrul Alam.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
A$88m allotted to tsunami victims
A$88m allotted to tsunami victims JAKARTA: The Australian and Indonesian governments announced on Tuesday the allocation of A$88 million funds for new reconstruction projects in the tsunami-stricken province of Aceh. The aid would help rebuild and repair more schools, health facilities and community infrastructure in the areas affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kijang Innova exported to Mid-East
Kijang Innova exported to Mid-East The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After taking the domestic automotive market by storm, Kijang Innova has now expanded its market to the Middle East, the car manufacturer PT Toyota Motor Manufacturer Indonesia (TMMIN) revealed on Tuesday. With the first shipment transported in July, TMMIN has set an export target for the Middle East of 4,500 completely built up (CBU) units of the multipurpose vehicles annually, said the company planning chief Irwan Priyantoko.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Mass burial for crash victims
Mass burial for crash victims Ridwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan A forensic team at the Adam Malik General Hospital in Medan has been working around the clock to try to identify badly charred bodies of Mandala aircraft crash victims, with the government planning to conduct a mass burial for unidentified bodies on Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Passenger manifest cock-up sparks anger, confusion
Passenger manifest cock-up sparks anger, confusion Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Legislator Antarini Malik received warm congratulations from her fellow colleagues at the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The legislators thought that she was one of the victims of the Mandala Airlines plane crash on Monday. "Thank you, I am safe," she said, adding that she would have a ceremony (syukuran) to thank God for her life.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Prosecutors claims to have strong case against Newmont
Prosecutors claims to have strong case against Newmont Reuters, Manado Prosecutors told the court in Manado on Tuesday they had a strong pollution case against U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corp. and would prove that its local unit and American chief had violated environmental laws. At the last hearing on Aug. 19, lawyers representing Newmont, the world's biggest gold miner, urged the court to dismiss the case, saying the police investigation was flawed.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005 MALIK Seminar on Management Effectiveness The Swiss German University is organizing an intensive three- day MALIK seminar on "Management Effectiveness" for managers who wish to become more effective. The seminar will be held at the Financial Club Jakarta at Graha Niaga, 27th Floor, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 58, Jakarta, from Oct. 3 to Oct. 5, 2005.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
'The effect will be temporary'
'The effect will be temporary' In a move to stabilize the rupiah, Bank Indonesia has decided to increase its benchmark interest rate (on Tuesday to 10 percent). The decision will affect people who have to repay bank loans. The Jakarta Post asked some residents how they were dealing with the interest rate hike. Amel Kirana, 29, works at a private bank. She lives in South Jakarta: The interest rate hike came at a very unfortunate time for me. I had just taken out a loan for a house.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Garuda, Mandala abort their flights
Garuda, Mandala abort their flights The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Garuda Indonesia airliner flying from North Sumatra's capital of Medan made an emergency landing on Tuesday morning at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru, Riau, due to a fuel indicator problem. In another incident on Tuesday, a Mandala aircraft returned to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta after only 10 minutes in the air due to glitches with landing gear warning lamps.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
United Tractors seeks $125m loan
United Tractors seeks $125m loan Patricia Kuo, Bloomberg, Hong Kong PT United Tractors, the heavy equipment unit of Indonesia's PT Astra International, hired four banks to arrange a US$125 million loan to refinance debt and to expand, a company official said. United Tractors is taking advantage of falling loan margins to refinance debt and prepare for expansion, Tjandrawati Waas, spokeswoman of the Jakarta-based company, said in an interview.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
After long wait, bill governing sports made law
After long wait, bill governing sports made law The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The wait is over for sports fans who have decried the decline of national sports amid the absence of a law to govern the sector and push for higher standards. An idea first mooted more than 20 years ago but trapped in legislative limbo for nearly 10 years, the bill on sports was finally passed into law here on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,480 30 17,000 Adhi Karya 550 0 2,603,000 Adira Dinamika 2,100 0 0 AGIS Tbk 80 5 408,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 215 0 0 AKR Corporindo Tbk 1,230 20 1,352,000 Alakasa Industrindo 165 0 0 Alfa...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed by some of the points, views and suggestions raised. However, I am sad to say that I believe the government is not reading this column. The issues of corruption; annual forest fires and the resulting haze; logging and the illegal timber trade; tsunami aid and the persecution of Catholics are most commonly featured. Has anything been done?
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pollycarpus suspiciously friendly: Wife
Pollycarpus suspiciously friendly: Wife Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A Garuda pilot, currently on trial over the murder of leading human rights campaigner Munir, had approached him a year before he was poisoned to death in 2004, his widow testified on Tuesday. Suciwati said the defendant, Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, acted "weird and too friendly" for someone he did not know well. Munir died in the business-class cabin of a Garuda flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam on Sept.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Subsidy spending may be lower, says Pertamina
Subsidy spending may be lower, says Pertamina Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government could see the cost of this year's fuel subsidy decline to Rp 119.39 trillion (US$11.52 billion) or 13 percent from the estimated Rp 138.6 trillion, giving ammunition to those who oppose plans for more fuel price hikes.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Asia can fight off speculators without its own 'IMF'
Asia can fight off speculators without its own 'IMF' Andy Mukherjee, Blomberg, Tokyo Indonesian authorities might have hoped for a salutary effect on the rupiah when they announced their plan to seek US$6 billion in standby funds from Japan to bolster the country's depleting foreign reserves. Just the opposite happened. After details of the rupiah-dollar swap agreement became public knowledge early last week and before the Aug.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Decentralization remains a delicate issue in Bali
Decentralization remains a delicate issue in Bali Rita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar In the decentralization era, Bali, like other provinces in Indonesia, has been struggling to fight for the right to manage its own affairs, and financial, human and natural resources so as to improve the living standards of its people.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Democracy in Myanmar: Who care?
Democracy in Myanmar: Who care? Amitav Acharya, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Singapore A July 2005 agreement among the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that Myanmar would relinquish its turn at the chairmanship has averted a major diplomatic crisis for the organization.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah fails to gain on Bank Indonesia rate hike
Rupiah fails to gain on Bank Indonesia rate hike The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The rupiah failed to take advantage of the central bank's latest move to hike its reference interest rate, as a still strong local dollar demand pushed the local unit to continue its decline against the U.S. dollar. The rupiah was down again for the second consecutive day this week -- though only by a slight 0.4 percent -- as it closed at Rp 10,360 a dollar on Tuesday's modest trading.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Four lead in RI women's golf event
Four lead in RI women's golf event KARAWACI, Banten: National golfer Juriah carded a five-over 77 in Tuesday's opening round of the 27th Indonesia Ladies Amateur Open for a four-way tie atop the leaderboard. The 23-year-old from Jakarta, one of the country's hopefuls for the Southeast Asian Games in November, is tied with Agnes Retno Sudjasmin of Damai Indah Golf Club and Filipinos Deborah Marie De Villa and Anna Imelda Tanpico.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed
I regularly look at your website and I must say I am impressed by some of the points, views and suggestions raised. However, I am sad to say that I believe the government is not reading this column. The issues of corruption; annual forest fires and the resulting haze; logging and the illegal timber trade; tsunami aid and the persecution of Catholics are most commonly featured. Has anything been done?
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
BI ups rate to defend rupiah
BI ups rate to defend rupiah The central bank has once again moved in to help the beleaguered rupiah -- while at the same time trying to ward off a looming inflation hike -- as it raised its interest rate to a double- digit level.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Fuel subsidies & poverty
Fuel subsidies & poverty From Suara Pembaruan Revoking or maintaining fuel price subsidies is a dilemma. The swelling subsidy costs due to the world crude oil price of US$70/barrel are worrying, because apart from the lack of funds, our oil reserves are only good for about another 15 years. Indonesia should therefore launch an energy revolution to avoid dependence on oil imports within the next 15 years.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt told to put brakes on Chinese garment imports
Govt told to put brakes on Chinese garment imports Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Concerned with the massive surge in garment imports from China, local manufacturers are urging the government impose measures that would prevent it from damaging the industry, the Indonesian Textile Association (API) says.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rupiah woes, who is to blame ?
Rupiah woes, who is to blame ? The 1997-1998 regional monetary crisis saw the rupiah exchange rate to the dollar at Rp 17,000, and up to Aug. 29 it reached nearly Rp 11,800. If further uncertainty prevailed, meaning the recent concrete measures taken by the government and the monetary authority did not help strengthen the rupiah, monetary crisis chapter two would be inevitable.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Pressure ratchets up for Cabinet shake-up
Pressure ratchets up for Cabinet shake-up The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One month shy of one year old, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is facing mounting demands for a reshuffle of his Cabinet so as to avert what many say is a looming crisis. Muladi, the newly-appointed governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas), a state think-thank, called on Tuesday for the legal and economics ministers to voluntarily tender their resignations as they had failed to bring about improvements.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
NU opts for tolerance, not decree revocation
NU opts for tolerance, not decree revocation The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The revocation of a joint ministerial decree on the establishment of houses of worship would not stop violence against followers of other religions, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) leader Hasyim Muzadi said on Tuesday. He argued that the key issue in settling religious conflict in the world's largest Muslim nation was promoting tolerance and improving interfaith relations.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
APEC finance ministers likely to discuss oil price impact
APEC finance ministers likely to discuss oil price impact Associated Press, Seogwipo, South Korea Pacific Rim financial ministers will likely face pressure to discuss the impact of higher oil prices when they meet this week, with the situation in Indonesia of most immediate concern.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
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State sovereignty over Aceh Aleksius Jemadu Bandung 2. INdah -- West Papua, indegenous populations and the right to self- 1 x 30 West Papua and its indigenous people Indah Pangestu Amaritasari Jakarta 3. Star -- Tolerance is key to our freedom 1 x 30 Tolerance, the key to our freedom Mohd Roslam Mohd Saludin The Star Asia News Network/Selangor, Malaysia
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Indonesian police find mummified infant in raid on house
Indonesian police find mummified infant in raid on house Indonesian police raiding the house of a man suspected of fraud discovered the mummified body of an infant girl hidden inside an unused aquarium, a report said Tuesday. The dried up body was found covered in lime powder inside a glass box hidden at the bottom of the empty aquarium in the house in Bandung, the state Antara news agency quoted local police chief Susi Susilawati as saying.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
National cricketers seeks top spot in Vanuatu
National cricketers seeks top spot in Vanuatu The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After victories over Japan and Tonga last year, the national cricket squad is targeting a top three finish at the International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific Cup in Vanuatu later this month. The 14-strong team is scheduled to play five other national teams -- Cook Islands, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the host -- at the event in Port Vila from Sept. 23-Sept. 29.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Extortion through parking
Extortion through parking From Warta Kota Following the increase in fuel prices and expressway tolls, parking operators are demanding higher fees, while their previous promise to build canopies at parking ticket booths to protect car windows from rain water has not been kept yet. Parking areas under Jakarta's parking management board are mostly handled by hoodlums in uniform. At Metro Pasar Baru, Rp 2,000 is charged for less than an hour without a ticket.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
IPB boosts diet of its malnourished students
IPB boosts diet of its malnourished students Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor Media reports on dietary deficiencies have focused on infants and elementary students from low-income families. The Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), however, introduced a program in 2001 to improve the quality of its students' diets as it was suspected that many new arrivals to the school were undernourished.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aceh chopper broker faces court verdict
Aceh chopper broker faces court verdict JAKARTA: Judges at the Anticorruption Court are scheduled to hand down a verdict on Sept. 20 in the case of businessman Bram Manoppo, who has been charged with graft over the 2001 purchase of a Russian-made helicopter by the Aceh administration. Prosecutors had demanded that the defendant, who brokered the business deal, be jailed for seven years and fined Rp 200 million (US$20,000).
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,480 30 17,000 Adhi Karya 550 0 2,603,000 Adira Dinamika 2,100 0 0 AGIS Tbk 80 5 408,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 215 0 0 AKR Corporindo Tbk 1,230 20 1,352,000 Alakasa Industrindo 165 0 0 Alfa...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Crash victims angry at govt's slow response
Crash victims angry at govt's slow response Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan It sounds almost biblical, but living in a stinking chicken coop was hardly a spiritual experience for Priono and his family. But the three-meter by four-meter coop is all they have now, with their house, along with their three kiosks, being among the 30 houses destroyed by fire when a Mandala Airlines aircraft slammed into the Padang Bulan residential area on Monday, creating an inferno on the ground.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Phasing out fuel subsidy
Phasing out fuel subsidy Automatic monthly fuel price adjustments to Mid Oil Platts Singapore (Mops) quotations and the rupiah's exchange rate seem to be the most economically and politically feasible one of the three alternatives for removing fuel subsidies the government proposed on Monday to the House of Representatives.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
West Papua and its indigenous people
West Papua and its indigenous people Indah Pangestu Amaritasari, Jakarta Indonesia is a unique country in that it consists of hundreds of ethnic groups, each with their own culture. Indigenous people or indigenous populations are classified as peoples and entitled to the right to internal self-determination. The UN Charter, particularly article 1 (2), upholds the principle of equal rights and self-determination.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt pledge in Munir case queried
Govt pledge in Munir case queried The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One year after leading human rights activist Munir was murdered onboard a flight from Jakarta to the Netherlands, the government has failed to properly investigate and prosecute those behind his death, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Comatose mother's children can't pay bills
Comatose mother's children can't pay bills Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang Things have been going from bad to worse for the seven children of 71-year-old Cecilia Djarwati, who is now lying in a coma in the hospital. Not only are the family's efforts to seek justice from those responsible for their mother's condition making little progress, the seven children now find themselves unable to pay her medical bills at the Honoris Hospital, Tangerang, where Cecilia is being treated.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Air safety
Air safety Our condolences go out to the families of those who died on Mandala Airlines flight RI 091. We also grieve for the residents on the ground in Medan who were killed when the Boeing 737-200 aircraft smashed down in the residential area of Padang Bulan, near Polonia airport. The crash is a ghastly reminder of the catastrophe of September 1997 when a Garuda Airlines Airbus A-300B4 plunged into a mountain range near Medan killing all 234 on board.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Kiosks considered for displaced traders
Kiosks considered for displaced traders Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Some 1,500 traders displaced by the fire at the Melawai Market in the Blok M commercial district, South Jakarta, are expected to be back in business as early as November with city market operator PD Pasar Jaya constructing temporary kiosks for them.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Samarinda popular with researchers
Samarinda popular with researchers SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: East Kalimantan's traditional culture and rich natural resources made it increasingly attractive to international researchers, Community Protection and National Unity chief Djumar Soewito said on Tuesday. Four to five researchers entered the province and applied to carry out research a month, which is known for its Dayak tribe and rich mineral resources, Djumar said.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,480 30 17,000 Adhi Karya 550 0 2,603,000 Adira Dinamika 2,100 0 0 AGIS Tbk 80 5 408,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 215 0 0 AKR Corporindo Tbk 1,230 20 1,352,000 Alakasa Industrindo 165 0 0 Alfa...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
RP's Arroyo seeks unity as impeachment bid dropped
RP's Arroyo seeks unity as impeachment bid dropped Cecil Morella, Agence France-Presse/Manila A relieved President Gloria Arroyo urged the Philippine people on Tuesday to rally behind her as the legislature killed off an opposition attempt to impeach her for election fraud, ending a three-month crisis which has paralyzed her government.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Judges faulted for PKS loss
Judges faulted for PKS loss The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The West Java High Court judges committed "unprofessional conduct" in settling the Depok mayoral election dispute, according to a team of Supreme Court justices assigned to review the widely protested high court ruling. Team member Gunanto Suryono said on Tuesday that the team had recommended Supreme Court Chief Justice Bagir Manan impose administrative sanctions against the judges.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Govt to speed up new airport project
Govt to speed up new airport project Ridwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan The government said it would speed up the construction of a new airport in Medan following the crash of a Mandala plane that killed at least 150 people on Monday. Minister of Transportation Hatta Radjasa said on Tuesday that the tender for the new airport, which has been in the planning since 1997, would be completed as soon as possible so that the project could begin early next year.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Australian government helps to professionalize English teaching
Australian government helps to professionalize English teaching The Welshs are part of the Islamic Schools English Language Project (ISELP), an Australian government program. It is being managed by Australian Volunteers International and will run till 2007. The cost is AU$ 3.3 million (about Rp 25 billion). Fifteen Australian English language teacher trainers have been placed in selected Islamic junior secondary schools. Most are in East Java, including Madura.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Three named suspects for tax evasion
Three named suspects for tax evasion BATAM: Batam Police have named as suspects three businessmen accused of tax evasion and selling the rupiah in large amounts to Singapore, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. The three businessmen were named suspects on Monday, just two days after they were questioned by police as witnesses in the case. Batam Police chief Sr. Comr. Eko Hadi Sutedjo said the three businessmen were Amat Tantoso, Budiman and Meggi.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Sept.6, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk 1,480 30 17,000 Adhi Karya 550 0 2,603,000 Adira Dinamika 2,100 0 0 AGIS Tbk 80 5 408,500 Akbar Indo Makmur 215 0 0 AKR Corporindo Tbk 1,230 20 1,352,000 Alakasa Industrindo 165 0 0 Alfa...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Draft regional tax revision to ensure business certainty
Draft regional tax revision to ensure business certainty Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is drafting a revision to regional tax and user charges law that contain key items that promise more legal certainty for the business community when dealing with seemingly unpredictable regional administrations.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Bus accident kills one, injures seven
Bus accident kills one, injures seven TANGERANG: At least one person died and seven severely injured when a bus plying the Senen-Poris Plawad route met with an accident and rolled upside down near Kebon Nanas exit toll on Jl. M.H. Thamrin on Monday. Tangerang traffic police Second Insp. M. Nezim said Tuesday that the dead victim was the bus conductor, who has yet to be identified. His body was taken to the Tangerang Public Hospital.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Sydney Jones: 'I'd rather be in Jakarta than anywhere else'
Sydney Jones: 'I'd rather be in Jakarta than anywhere else' M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Many could not hide their surprise upon learning that the southeast Asia director of the International Crisis Group (ICG), Sidney Jones, had returned to Indonesia and spoken at the Asian- European Editors' Forum last week: There had been no prior announcement about it.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
RI to host meeting on Strait of Malacca
RI to host meeting on Strait of Malacca INDONESIA: The Indonesian government and International Maritime Organization (IMO) will host a two-day meeting on security in the Strait of Malacca at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in South Jakarta, starting on Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Rookie Suda may have RI bowling future in his hands
Rookie Suda may have RI bowling future in his hands The Jakarta Post, Jakarta While other Balinese kids his age picked popular national sports of badminton and soccer to pursue, I Gede Suda Arsa dared to try something different. And it's in cricket, still an alien sport to most Indonesians, that the 16 year old is on the road to becoming a star.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Malaysia, S'pore talk again on 'crooked' bridge
Malaysia, S'pore talk again on 'crooked' bridge Clarence Fernandez, Reuters/Kuala Lumpur Singapore and Malaysia began talks in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday to try and agree on plans for a bridge to replace a causeway between the neighbors, a project that occasionally inflames tempers on both sides. Malaysia-Singapore ties have warmed since Malaysia's outspoken former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad handed power to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi late in 2003.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Incorrect loan record
Incorrect loan record In 2003, ABN Amro approved my personal loan for Rp 30 million over 24 months. Every month I paid the approximately Rp 1.75 million installment on time. By April 2005, the entire 24 installments had been paid in full. However, since then, an ABN debt collector has called me many times and insisted that there is an outstanding balance of approximately Rp 500,000.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
GE hands over bursary funds
GE hands over bursary funds JAKARTA: The GE Foundation, which is owned by giant U.S. conglomerate General Electric, handed over US$66,000 to fund bursaries for Indonesian university students on Tuesday. Irid Agoes, the director of the Indonesian International Education Foundation (IIEF), received the bursaries from Stuart L. Dean, GE's Southeast Asia President, during a ceremony held at the Meridien Hotel, Jakarta.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Forum seeks public debate on Papua
Forum seeks public debate on Papua Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A group of prominent figures established a forum on Tuesday to increase public participation in the efforts to resolve the problems of Papua, which has been affected by human rights abuses and secessionist sentiment for decades.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Thousands miss out on vaccination
Thousands miss out on vaccination Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Remoteness and fears about the safety of the polio vaccine have resulted in some 400,000 under-fives in West Java still not been vaccinated seven days after a massive polio vaccination drive across the country started on Aug. 30. West Java Health Agency director Yudi Prayuda said that many children living in remote areas with poor access, such as Cidaun and Cianjur, had yet to be vaccinated. "...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
State's sovereignty over Aceh
State's sovereignty over Aceh Aleksius Jemadu, Bandung Since the establishment of the Westphalian state system in 1648, the notion of state sovereignty has been a contentious issue. The question of who has sovereignty over which territories, and how much of it can be accepted by the concerned subjects, continues to create controversies and even bloodshed.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Gambling den owner arrested, 70 machines seized
Gambling den owner arrested, 70 machines seized Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Confirming public suspicions that gambling dens are still thriving in the capital, city police arrested on Monday evening an owner of a gambling den in Beruang Cafe on Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Central Jakarta and confiscated 70 gambling machines. Chief of the serious crimes unit of Jakarta Police Comr.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Education brings light to Orang Rimba
Education brings light to Orang Rimba Jon Afrizal, The Jakarta Post, Jambi Bukit nang dekot jelon menuju podo sungoi toruyoh elah ditobong urang dusun (Villagers are starting to cut down the trees in the hilly area on the way to Toruyoh river).
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
1. Crash -- 65 pts 5 cols 1lines (1x25)
1. Crash -- 65 pts 5 cols 1lines (1x25) Mass burial for air crash victims 2. Munir -- 42 pts 4 cols 1 line (1x24) Govt pledge in Munir case queried 3. Blair -- 36 pts 4 cols 1 lines (1x26) China urged to embrace change 4. Rate -- 28 pts 1 col 3lines (3x12) BI ups rate to defend rupiah --- 4. Photo, hours, blurb
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Aussie family adapts to 'pesantren' life
Aussie family adapts to 'pesantren' life Duncan Graham, Contributor, Surabaya Like any good Aussie lad, Simon Welsh, 11, plays a straight bat. But that doesn't stop him falling for a googlie tossed by his sister Eloise, 8. To the critical observer of backyard cricket he's clearly out, leg-before-wicket, though it's true a passing kitten obstructed his line of sight. Inevitably there's a protest; it should have been a no-ball. But everyone else in the house is too busy to umpire.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Embassy Club burns down
Embassy Club burns down JAKARTA: The Embassy Club discotheque in Taman Ria, Central Jakarta caught fire early Tuesday morning, burning down the majority of the building and its interior. No one was injured in the incident, which took place when the discotheque was closed. The Central Jakarta Fire Agency received information about the fire at around 2:45 a.m. and immediately deployed 22 fire engines to the area.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
After long wait, bill governing sports made law
After long wait, bill governing sports made law The Jakarta Post Jakarta The wait is over for sports fans who have decried the decline of national sports amid the absence of a law to govern the sector and push for higher standards. An idea first mooted more than 20 years ago but trapped in legislative limbo for nearly 10 years, the bill on sports was finally passed into law here on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Farmers against dam closure
Farmers against dam closure Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Sukoharjo A vocal protest from about 700 farmers outside the Colo Dam complex in Sukoharjo, Central Java, have led to a planned closure of the dam for maintenance to be delayed a month. The authority was planning to close the dam temporarily to allow it to repair irrigation canals starting on Sept. 8. If the authority went ahead with the plan, the protesters had threatened to resort to violence to keep the canals open.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Trial stars for Dutch drug accused
Trial stars for Dutch drug accused Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang The trial of accused drug smuggler Aijal Marcus alias Max, an Indonesian-born Dutch citizen, began on Tuesday at the Tangerang District Court in Banten. Prosecutors charged the defendant with violating Article 59 of the Law No 5/1997 on psychotropics. The article carries a maximum penalty of death. The 44-year old was arrested on April 20 on Jl. Krekot I No.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Papuana opt stay with Indonesia
Papuana opt stay with Indonesia JP/7/let Papuans opt to stay with Indonesia I refer to Jusuf Wanandi's article entitled Papua problem and the international community (The Jakarta Post, Sept. 1,) about the so-called Act of Free Choice conducted by the Indonesian government in 1969, variously known in Papua as the Act of No Choice, Act Free of Choice, et cetera.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
Ahmadiyah gets House support
Ahmadiyah gets House support JAKARTA: The House of Representatives gave its support on Tuesday to the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) to go ahead with its activities in the country, despite a fatwa against the group by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). Lawmakers with the House Commission on foreign affairs, defense and information pledged to help Ahmadiyah gain freedom in carrying out its religious activities here.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005, 00:00 WIB
HSBC's FlexInvest
HSBC's FlexInvest We refer to the letter regarding our product from Himawan D. Susastra, published in The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, Sept. 6 There appears to have been a misunderstanding of the product information published on the factsheet. The yield stated in the fund factsheet is net of annual management and custodian fees. These fees are accrued daily and not charged to customers upfront.