Archive: 7 September 2005
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Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Mass burial for crash victims
Mass burial for crash victimsRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanA 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Don't insult chess
Don't insult chess From Media IndonesiaIn 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).
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Stigma hampers treatment of mental health care
Stigma hampers treatment of mental health careEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor 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
Kota 'greenmappers' capture people
Kota 'greenmappers' capture peopleThe Jakarta Post, JakartaCare 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Fuel subsidies & poverty
Fuel subsidies & povertyFrom 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Kijang Innova exported to Mid-East
Kijang Innova exported to Mid-EastThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Passenger manifest cock-up sparks anger, confusion
Passenger manifest cock-up sparks anger, confusionApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanLegislator Antarini Malik received warm congratulations from her fellow colleagues at the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Prosecutors claims to have strong case against Newmont
Prosecutors claims to have strong case against NewmontReuters, ManadoProsecutors 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005
For Info Briefs: Aug. 31 and Sept.7, 2005MALIK 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
'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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Garuda, Mandala abort their flights
Garuda, Mandala abort their flightsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
United Tractors seeks $125m loan
United Tractors seeks $125m loanPatricia 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
After long wait, bill governing sports made law
After long wait, bill governing sports made lawThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
NU opts for tolerance, not decree revocation
NU opts for tolerance, not decree revocationThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Comatose mother's children can't pay bills
Comatose mother's children can't pay billsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThings 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Govt pledge in Munir case queried
Govt pledge in Munir case queriedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOne 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
West Papua and its indigenous people
West Papua and its indigenous peopleIndah 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Crash victims angry at govt's slow response
Crash victims angry at govt's slow responseApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanIt sounds almost biblical, but living in a stinking chicken coop was hardly a spiritual experience for Priono and his family.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
IPB boosts diet of its malnourished students
IPB boosts diet of its malnourished studentsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorMedia 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Extortion through parking
Extortion through parkingFrom Warta KotaFollowing 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
National cricketers seeks top spot in Vanuatu
National cricketers seeks top spot in VanuatuThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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State sovereignty over Aceh Aleksius Jemadu Bandung2. INdah -- West Papua, indegenous populations and the right to self- 1 x 30 West Papua and its indigenous people Indah Pangestu Amaritasari Jakarta 3.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
APEC finance ministers likely to discuss oil price impact
APEC finance ministers likely to discuss oil price impactAssociated Press, Seogwipo, South KoreaPacific 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
Kiosks considered for displaced traders
Kiosks considered for displaced tradersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Pressure ratchets up for Cabinet shake-up
Pressure ratchets up for Cabinet shake-upThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOne 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Govt told to put brakes on Chinese garment imports
Govt told to put brakes on Chinese garment importsZakki 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Fuel subsidies & poverty
Fuel subsidies & povertyFrom Suara PembaruanRevoking 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
BI ups rate to defend rupiah
BI ups rate to defend rupiahThe 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
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Rupiah fails to gain on Bank Indonesia rate hike
Rupiah fails to gain on Bank Indonesia rate hikeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Decentralization remains a delicate issue in Bali
Decentralization remains a delicate issue in BaliRita A. Widiadana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarIn 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Subsidy spending may be lower, says Pertamina
Subsidy spending may be lower, says PertaminaLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Pollycarpus suspiciously friendly: Wife
Pollycarpus suspiciously friendly: WifeTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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).
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Papuana opt stay with Indonesia
Papuana opt stay with Indonesia JP/7/letPapuans 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Trial stars for Dutch drug accused
Trial stars for Dutch drug accusedMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe trial of accused drug smuggler Aijal Marcus alias Max, an Indonesian-born Dutch citizen, began on Tuesday at the Tangerang District Court in Banten.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Farmers against dam closure
Farmers against dam closureBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, SukoharjoA 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
After long wait, bill governing sports made law
After long wait, bill governing sports made lawThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Aussie family adapts to 'pesantren' life
Aussie family adapts to 'pesantren' lifeDuncan Graham, Contributor, SurabayaLike 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Education brings light to Orang Rimba
Education brings light to Orang RimbaJon 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
Gambling den owner arrested, 70 machines seized
Gambling den owner arrested, 70 machines seizedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaConfirming 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
State's sovereignty over Aceh
State's sovereignty over AcehAleksius 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Thousands miss out on vaccination
Thousands miss out on vaccinationYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungRemoteness 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Forum seeks public debate on Papua
Forum seeks public debate on PapuaMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Malaysia, S'pore talk again on 'crooked' bridge
Malaysia, S'pore talk again on 'crooked' bridgeClarence Fernandez, Reuters/Kuala LumpurSingapore 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Rookie Suda may have RI bowling future in his hands
Rookie Suda may have RI bowling future in his handsThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
RI to host meeting on Strait of Malacca
RI to host meeting on Strait of MalaccaINDONESIA: 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
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-...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Draft regional tax revision to ensure business certainty
Draft regional tax revision to ensure business certaintyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Australian government helps to professionalize English teaching
Australian government helps to professionalize English teachingThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Govt to speed up new airport project
Govt to speed up new airport projectRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
Judges faulted for PKS loss
Judges faulted for PKS lossThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 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.
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
RP's Arroyo seeks unity as impeachment bid dropped
RP's Arroyo seeks unity as impeachment bid droppedCecil Morella, Agence France-Presse/ManilaA 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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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...
Wed, 07 Sep 2005
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.