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62 articles.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Relief post criticized over cash donations in N. Sumatra

Relief post criticized over cash donations in N. SumatraApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanAcehnese refugees currently in camps in Medan, North Sumatra, have begun to complain about the lack of aid for them, despite all the donations that have been pouring in from around the world.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Activists welcome 'green bylaw'

Activists welcome 'green bylaw'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMost clean air campaigns in Jakarta and other cities across the country focus on how to reduce vehicular emissions that are a major contributor to the hazardous pollutants that foul the air in urban areas.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Driving in Jakarta

Driving in Jakarta Regarding The Jakarta Post's article --Driving in Jakarta to slow to snail's pace by 2020 on Dec. 17 -- I take the liberty to send my opinion as follows:The cheap partial solution to traffic in Jakarta is to enforce the "intersection blocking rule".

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Rehabilitation Aceh's soil

Rehabilitation Aceh's soilFahmuddin Agus, Bogor Beyond the tragedy of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, North Sumatra, and other parts of Asia, there is hope for recovery.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Guns give feeling of security, claim owners

Guns give feeling of security, claim ownersAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was minutes before midnight one Monday in August last year, when Ferdiansyah, 38, an owner of several dress and apparel shops in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, was driving along Jl.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/RI hopes for debt payment suspension by Paris Club

RI hopes for debt payment suspension by Paris ClubFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia hopes to get at least a two-year suspension for the payments of its foreign debts, with the largest part expected from Japan.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Paris Club generosity is for the Acehnese

Paris Club generosity is for the AcehneseKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA former finance minister once described negotiations with the Paris Club as a humiliating experience -- humbly begging for debt mercy in front of 19 sullen faces representing rich creditor nations.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Rights body assigns 7 officials

Rights body assigns 7 officials JAYAPURA, Papua: Head of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara, appointed seven representatives for Papua province here on Monday.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/House resumes session, bickering ensues

House resumes session, bickering ensuesM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter accomplishing almost nothing in its first session, the House of Representatives got its second session off to a bumpy start on Monday, indicating that the road ahead may be a troubled one for the House.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Despite adversity, refugees determined

Despite adversity, refugees determinedDedy Ardiansyah, Contributor, Medan An 18-year-old girl is sitting alone on a mat, tidying up a heap of clothes in front of her and then folding them all over again.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/108 C. Java officials resign en masse

108 C. Java officials resign en masseSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, TemanggungAt least 108 officials from the Temanggung regency administration in Central Java resigned on Monday, after they cited an inability to carry out their duties because they could not work with Temanggung Regent Totok Ary ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Short overpass in Roxy for busway

Short overpass in Roxy for buswayThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration has dropped its plan to construct a 2.2-kilometer overpass worth Rp 200 billion in Roxy, West Jakarta.Instead, it will start the construction of a shorter overpass of 300 meters at the site, beginning this April.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Securing a more secure world

Securing a more secure worldJoseph S. Nye Project SyndicateCommittee reports are usually deadly dull, and UN committee reports are among the dullest. But the recent report of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change broke that rule.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Guns obtained for self-protection: legal gun owners

Guns obtained for self-protection: legal gun ownersAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaIt was minutes before midnight one Monday in August last year, when Ferdiansyah, 38, an owner of several dress and apparel shops in Mangga Dua, Central Jakarta, was driving along Jl.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/On early warning system

On early warning system Referring to Frank Richardson's letter Incompetence the real killer (The Jakarta Post, Jan. 6), I would like to make following points.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, January 11, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, January 11, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Foreign help sought to pressure GAM

Foreign help sought to pressure GAMFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met on Monday with six foreign ambassadors and asked if they could help pressure the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leaders living overseas not to interfere with ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Bring order to streets

Bring order to streetsFrom KompasSeveral governments have come to power following the end of the New Order in 1998, but none of their programs have included bringing order to our roads, which should be part of the present government's 100-day drive.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/The 'global village' unites in adversity

The 'global village' unites in adversityVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, Jakarta, vmahmud@yahoo.comThe shock of the tragic loss of life in the Southeast Asian region from the Dec. 26 tsunami continues to reverberate around the world.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Police examine gun fingerprints in Adiguna case

Police examine gun fingerprints in Adiguna caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice are examining the fingerprints on the gun allegedly used by murder suspect Adiguna Sutowo to shoot Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, or Rudy, a waiter at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Palestine's moment of decision

Palestine's moment of decisionDaoud Kuttab, Project Syndicate The victory of Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian presidential election poses a huge challenge to the Palestinian leadership.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Fair fuel price policy suggested

Fair fuel price policy suggestedFrom Koran TempoWith the planned fuel price increase shortly, I would like to suggest a fair fuel price policy by following the principle of price differentials.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Tomang underpass opens on Tuesday

Tomang underpass opens on Tuesday JAKARTA: The City Transportation Agency announced on Monday that it would open the Tomang underpass in West Jakarta to the public on Tuesday.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Students seek out friends

Students seek out friendsRuslan Sangadji and Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh "Amidst the horizon, your faces come across ... In the night of silence, the memory of us remains".

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Antam has high hopes for gold production

Antam has high hopes for gold productionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) has forecast its gold production to increase by 6.6 percent this year, following the full operation of its gold mine after being disrupted by fire.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Call in the reserves

Call in the reservesHarold James, Project Syndicate The People's Bank of China and the Bank of Japan -- as well as other central banks in Asia -- are in trouble. They have accumulated vast foreign exchange reserves, estimated at more than US$2 trillion.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Helping the tsunami victims

Helping the tsunami victimsGeorge W. Bush, Washington D.C. Americans join those across the globe in mourning the tens of thousands of lives, many of them children, who were lost in the recent violent tsunamis from Thailand to the Horn of Africa.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Civilians should not own guns

Civilians should not own gunsWith some 800 people in the city registered as gun owners, the murder of trainee waiter Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, alias Rudy, at the Hilton Hotel in Central Jakarta has reignited discussion about the issue of civilians possessing firearms.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/No more brokers for military equipment

No more brokers for military equipmentFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has said the TNI has no objection to the one-stop system of defense equipment buying under the Ministry of Defense and suggested the procurement involve no brokers or third ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/EU: The halo effect

EU: The halo effectGwynne Dyer, London "The Islamic world, the Islamic extremists, even bin Laden, rejoice for the entrance of Turkey into the European Union. This is their Trojan horse," warned Libyan Moammar Gadafy on Dec. 17.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/BI launches two new banknotes

BI launches two new banknotesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday witnessed the official launching at the State Palace of two new banknotes with face values of Rp 100,000 (US$11) and Rp 20,000.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami's silver lining

Tsunami's silver lining Two weeks after the colossal Indian Ocean tsunami struck 14 countries, including Indonesia's province of Aceh, massive aid work is going on in the province.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Govt acts to offer trauma counseling

Govt acts to offer trauma counselingTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Health will set up a team to deal with adverse psychological effects suffered by survivors of the disastrous tsunami that has leveled parts of Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, claiming more than 100,000 ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Sustainability from ruin

Sustainability from ruinEmil Salim, Jakarta Two weeks after the tsunami hit, the devastation it left behind in Aceh is comparable to that in Europe and Japan after World War II.Factories, roads, offices, schools, hospitals and private residences have all been wiped out.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Candy as change

Candy as change This is in response to the letter from Wendy (of Freiburg, Germany) who complains of getting candy in lieu of Rp 100 change at Balinese stores (Cheating in Bali, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 16).

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami means a fortune for 'ojek' drivers in Banda Aceh

Tsunami means a fortune for 'ojek' drivers in Banda AcehRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe earthquake and tidal waves that hit Aceh and North Sumatra have not only brought relief workers, donors and the press from all over the world to the northern tip of the island, but also ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/TNI calls on GAM to join forces to help rebuild Aceh

TNI calls on GAM to join forces to help rebuild Aceh Indonesian Military (TNI) Chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto shared his assessments on Monday with a group of journalists including The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno, about the military's current and future role in the war-torn province of Aceh.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Managing donations

Managing donations It may be worthwhile to examine the effects of the tsunami tragedy that hit Aceh province on Dec. 26 on the government, or rather on the administration under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and its political ramifications.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous

Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous commitment to Indonesia's recovery from the tsunami. This is a new level of co-operation and goodwill between Australia and its closest neighbor.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/JP/2 /gun

JP/2 /gunKey regulations on gun ownership 1. Emergency Law No. 12/1951: (1) Any person who illegally possesses a firearm faces the death penalty. 2. Law No.2/2002 on National Police: Clause 15(2.e.) The police have the right to issue and control gun licensing.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/8 years sought for terror suspects

8 years sought for terror suspectsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorProsecutors asked on Monday that four men being tried separately at the Cibinong District Court in West Java be sentenced to eight years in prison for allegedly assembling homemade bombs intended for terrorist attacks.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Local businesses urged to be more active

Local businesses urged to be more activeLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLocal businesses here need to get more involved in the making of national trade rules and regulations in order to help create a pro-business environment and improve the business climate, says the International Chamber of ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Helping the tsunami victims

Helping the tsunami victimsGeorge W. Bush Washington D.C. Americans join those across the globe in mourning the tens of thousands of lives, many of them children, who were lost in the recent violent tsunamis from Thailand to the Horn of Africa.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/StanChart donates Rp 10b for Aceh

StanChart donates Rp 10b for AcehThe Jakarta Post, JakartaStandard Chartered Bank (SCB) is offering Rp 10 billion (about US$1 million) in grants to help finance relief efforts and reconstruction work in tsunami-affected Aceh and North Sumatra.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Lion aborts take-off after flat tire

Lion aborts take-off after flat tire KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: A Lion Air MD-82 jetliner with Flight No. LI 789 aborted take-off early on Monday at Wolter Monginsidi Airport, Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi, due to a flat tire.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Most people with HIV abuse drugs

Most people with HIV abuse drugsJAKARTA: The City Commission for AIDS Control (KPAD) revealed on Monday that around 62 percent of the 25,293 AIDS/HIV patients in the city are drug abusers who use hypodermic needles.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/NGOs want probe on Jambi governor

NGOs want probe on Jambi governor JAMBI: A number of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Monday for the Jambi Prosecutor's Office to seriously probe the alleged graft case involving Zulkifli Nurdin, the former governor of Jambi province during the 1999-2004 period.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Agro Lestari to pay off Rp 550b debt

Agro Lestari to pay off Rp 550b debt JAKARTA: Indonesia's number one crude palm oil (CPO) producer PT Astra Agro Lestari has set aside Rp 550 billion (US$59.14 million) of its internal funds to pay for the principle and interest on its bonds due in March.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Court decides to continue Puteh's corruption trial

Court decides to continue Puteh's corruption trialThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA court here ruled on Monday that the corruption trial of suspended Aceh governor Abdullah Puteh would proceed, dismissing his appeal for temporary release to visit his homeland, which was devastated by the recent tsunami.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Palestinian victory

Palestinian victoryThe conclusion of the second presidential election in Palestine should be welcomed throughout the world.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/JSX suspends trade of Barito's shares

JSX suspends trade of Barito's shares JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) halted trading in shares of the country's leading wood-based product manufacturer, PT Barito Pacific Timber, pending the payment of interest on its bonds amounting to Rp 33 billion (US$3.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Bring order to streets

Bring order to streetsFrom KompasSeveral governments have come to power following the end of the New Order in 1998, but none of their programs have included bringing order to our roads, which should be part of the present government's 100-day drive.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Fauzul caught between uncle and savior

Fauzul caught between uncle and savior Fauzul Kabir clings to his uncle, Sofyan. This five-year old child has become the center of a dispute between Sofyan and his neighbor Saudah who found and saved him.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Festive and rowdy TV programs

Festive and rowdy TV programs On Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. Metro TV aired a video of the tsunami in action which was recorded by a family member of the Aceh Police chief who also perished in the disaster.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/RI banks on gold at Islamic games

RI banks on gold at Islamic gamesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sports officials expect gold in at least three of the four events the country will participate in at the first Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh in April.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Computers outsmart humans in chess battle

Computers outsmart humans in chess battleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was touted as a battle of "man vs machine", with some of the country's best chess players pitting their mental smarts against hi-tech computer programs.And as expected, the computers came out on top on Monday.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Envoys present credentials

Envoys present credentials JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Monday the letters of credential of newly appointed ambassadors to Indonesia from Algeria and Zimbabwe in a state ceremony at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Astra net profit in 2004 could increase 10 percent

Astra net profit in 2004 could increase 10 percentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed automotive company PT Astra International's 2004 net profit is likely to increase by at least 10 percent on the back of higher sales of its automotive products and a gain from the sale of ...

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Health center fees to double

Health center fees to doubleMulta Firdaus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang administration is seeking to double medical fees at public health centers (Puskesmas) in the regency from Rp 2,000 to Rp 4,000.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/Trade and reason behind generosity

Trade and reason behind generosityGwynne Dyer, London It's good that people have given from their hearts to the tsunami victims in Asia, and that governments (although they don't actually have hearts) have pledged even larger sums in aid. But the devil, as usual, is in the details.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/6 months on, monorail route still up in the air

6 months on, monorail route still up in the airDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUncertainty still shrouds the US$650 million monorail project, though its been half a year since the first pylon for it was sunk into the median strip of Jl. Asia-Afrika in Central Jakarta.

Tue, 11 Jan 2005

JP/FPI members go on trial

FPI members go on trial JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court on Monday tried two members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) -- Riyan Fahriza and Eka Jaya -- for vandalizing night-spots in Kemang, South Jakarta during the fasting month of Ramadhan last year.