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64 articles.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Workers at 13 airport plan massive strike on Jan. 21

Workers at 13 airport plan massive strike on Jan. 21Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Airport workers in 13 cities are threatening to strike over the upcoming long weekend in protest against the government's attempt to take over the management of their old-age pension fund.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Ba'asyir nonviolent: Muhammadiyah chief

Ba'asyir nonviolent: Muhammadiyah chiefThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An influential Muslim leader testified on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court that he had not seen evidence of violent behavior by alleged spiritual leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, Abu Bakar Ba'asyir.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Civil servants fired for various reasons

Civil servants fired for various reasons INDRAMAYU, West Java: Four civil servants in Indramayu have been discharged dishonorably for indiscipline, corruption and abuse of power, a senior official said on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/KPUD member probed for assault

KPUD member probed for assault JAMBI: Jambi Police are investigating an alleged assault by a member of Jambi Elections Commission (KPUD), Abdul Rasyid.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/My sympathy for Aceh

My sympathy for Aceh I wish to publish my poem, Tsunami. Unfortunately I have no other means whereby I can help my sisters and brothers, dead or alive, who suffered in the recent tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Staying neutral in Aceh

Staying neutral in Aceh The core business of armies is war. But the deployment of military forces for disaster relief is often the most efficient use of the best available logistics expertise. Australian troops in Aceh's tsunami zone are on a humanitarian mission.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/JP/4/Scene5

JP/4/Scene5Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issueJAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation in Aceh.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/SG workers threaten strike if govt hands company to Cemex

SG workers threaten strike if govt hands company to CemexRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The labor union of state-controlled cement producer PT Semen Gresik (SG) will launch a massive strike if the government decides to hand over the company's Tuban, Java plants to Mexican cement ...

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Relief in humanity

Relief in humanitySin Chew Daily/Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia After the tsunami, we have seen the good and ugly sides of man. Of all the ugly incidents, the most distressful is none other than the reportedly unfair treatment of Aceh Chinese by the pribumis.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Survivors fear loss of traditions

Survivors fear loss of traditions The following is the second of three articles about Lampuuk, which was once a popular tourist destination about 20 kilometers west of Banda Aceh, but now has becomes a ghost town following the Dec. 26 quake and tsunami.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Mangrove to be replanted along coast

Mangrove to be replanted along coastYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Stunned by the impact of the deadly tsunami in Aceh, Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban is planning to reforest 600,000 hectares of depleted mangrove forest throughout the nation over the next five years.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Team aims to speed up Munir's case

Team aims to speed up Munir's case JAKARTA: The fact-finding team formed to assist the police investigation into the death of rights activist Munir had its first coordinating meeting with the police at the National Police Headquarters on Thursday.The team, chaired by Brig. Gen.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Councillor demands hospital for Ciputat

Councillor demands hospital for Ciputat TANGERANG: A member of the Tangerang regency council demanded on Thursday the local administration build a hospital in Ciputat to serve the needs of residents.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Acehnese offered alternative therapies

Acehnese offered alternative therapiesTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Abdussalam lay face down on one of five stretchers in a tent where several foreigners clad in yellow T-shirts helped people who had approached the Scientology volunteers in search of consolation.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Police nab two foreigners with 70 grams of heroin

Police nab two foreigners with 70 grams of heroinAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint team of the city police, immigration office and Jakarta Narcotics Agency arrested on Thursday two Nigerian citizens for possession of 70 grams of heroin.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/BI closes down

BI closes down Bank GlobalAfter months of unsuccessful rescue efforts, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided late on Thursday to close down the ailing Bank Global.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Tourists' role in tsunami recovery

Tourists' role in tsunami recovery It is easy to criticize the tourists at Phuket and other Indian Ocean resorts who went back to the beach a few days after the tsunami and lay in the sun within sight of the devastation.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Ryan leads at Ancol bowl center

Ryan leads at Ancol bowl centerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian men's bowler Ryan Lalisang put on an impressive performance to win all nine games to lead the US$75,000 Tournament of Champions at the Jaya Ancol Bowl Center on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Govt drops hotly anticipated emergency decree on smuggling

Govt drops hotly anticipated emergency decree on smugglingZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a surprise move, the government has scrapped plans to issue an emergency decree in lieu of law on smuggling, dashing hopes of an immediate campaign against the rampant practice.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/French naval ships to arrive in Aceh with aid

French naval ships to arrive in Aceh with aidAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two French warships are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Aceh province to delivery humanitarian aid to the tsunami-battered town of Meulaboh, the French Embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/15 volunteers dispatched to Aceh

15 volunteers dispatched to Aceh KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Southeast Sulawesi government dispatched on Thursday 15 volunteers to the stricken province of Aceh.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/House team to spend $72,000 to supervise haj

House team to spend $72,000 to supervise haj Kurniawan Hari The Jakarta Post/JakartaFourteen members of the House of Representatives will fly to Saudi Arabia for 10 days to supervise the management of Indonesia's haj pilgrimage at the cost of about Rp 670 million (US$72,000).

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Total Oil to build 400 houses in Aceh

Total Oil to build 400 houses in Aceh JAKARTA: The local unit of French-based oil and gas firm Total Oil Indonesia will provide a total of 400 low-cost houses in Banda Aceh for the homeless survivors of the Dec. 26 tsunami.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/New Palestinian leader

New Palestinian leader In the first election in nine years for president of the Palestinian Authority, the people chose Mahmoud Abbas, who is eager for peace talks with Israel.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Council rejects speech by Temanggung regent

Council rejects speech by Temanggung regentSuherdjoko and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Temanggung, Central Java All but one of the Temanggung councillors rejected an accountability speech by Temanggung Regent Totok Ary Prabowo on Thursday, possibly foreshadowing his ouster.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/'One should be held responsible for one's actions'

'One should be held responsible for one's actions' The murder of waiter Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong has outraged most Jakartans. The Jakarta Post asked some people about the incident.Wawan, 21, a student of Trisakti University in Grogol, West Jakarta.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Teacher files unfair dismissal complaint

Teacher files unfair dismissal complaint JAKARTA: The former vice principal of city-run high school (SMU) 90, Hamidah, reported principal Djamilah to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Thursday over her dismissal last year.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Use of Malaysia's airports

Use of Malaysia's airports I wish to refer to the letter from Martin, Medan, North Sumatra, which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 12.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/'Serambi Indonesia' survives the tsunami

'Serambi Indonesia' survives the tsunamiNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh A small, dirty shop-house with no parking space in the Beurawe area of Banda Aceh has now become the place where Aceh's only daily, Serambi Indonesia, endeavors to rise from ashes.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/A flood of compassion, pledges

A flood of compassion, pledgesAmando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network, Manila The emergency summit of 21 nations in Jakarta last Thursday to coordinate aid to more than 1.5 million homeless people in 12 countries devastated by the Dec.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Muslim leader says Ba'asyir never advocates terror

Muslim leader says Ba'asyir never advocates terrorThe Jakarta Post JakartaAn influential Muslim leader testified on Thursday at the South Jakarta District Court that he had not seen evidence of violent behavior by alleged spiritual leader of the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network, Abu Bakar ...

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Nurul fights for global justice

Nurul fights for global justiceA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Actress and activist Nurul Arifin has just been named a Young Global Leader for her passionate efforts in campaigning for social equality.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Pertamina seals $310m in syndicated loans

Pertamina seals $310m in syndicated loansThe Jakarta Post , Jakarta State oil and gas company PT Pertamina has secured syndicated loans worth US$310 million from a group of global investors, including banks, to finance the development of its gas plants in South Sumatra.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Honda enjoys sales boom in RI

Honda enjoys sales boom in RIPrimastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three top Japanese carmakers surpassed sales target in Indonesia last year with Honda recording the highest growth of 215 percent from 21,650 units in 2003 to 46,500 units.Honda's total sales made up 9.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Police arrest second suspect in Lippo fraud case

Police arrest second suspect in Lippo fraud caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have arrested a second suspect in the latest banking fraud that centered on the issuance and selling of fake promissory notes from Lippo Bank.Director of the National Police fraud squad Brig. Gen.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Emergency schools open in camps

Emergency schools open in camps The Jakarta-based People's School Foundation has opened four emergency schools in four camps for displaced people in Keutapang and Gue Gajah in Banda Aceh, Lampeunurut in Aceh Besar, and on Simeuleu Isle.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Viewing religious rituals from cultural persperctive

Viewing religious rituals from cultural persperctiveKristian Tamtomo, Jakarta I would like to comment on the article titled Spiritual Materialism in the Haj Pilgrimage written by Dadi Darmadi (The Jakarta Post, Dec. 22). The article itself is well written and well argued.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Regents quizzed for alleged graft

Regents quizzed for alleged graft KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Kupang Police questioned on Thursday Kupang Regent Ibrahim Agustinus Medah and former Kupang's deputy secretary for development Christian Nehemia Dillak for the alleged embezzlement of Rp 828.4 million (US$92,044).

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Displaced Acehnese live with their relatives

Displaced Acehnese live with their relativesA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Nini, 35, fought to break through the crowd of people attempting to board a large boat that would transport refugees to Banda Aceh.She failed to get through, but she wasn't discouraged.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Psychiatric hospital loses patients

Psychiatric hospital loses patients Only 70 of 315 patients at the psychiatric hospital in the capital town of Banda Aceh stayed put, as hospital staff rushed to open the gate wide so that patients could flee when the tsunamis hit Aceh on Dec. 26.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Lawmakers to spend $72,000 to monitor haj

Lawmakers to spend $72,000 to monitor hajKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fourteen members of the House of Representatives will fly to Saudi Arabia for 10 days to supervise the management of Indonesia's haj pilgrimage at the cost of about Rp 670 million (US$72,000).

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Harvest denies role in Monsanto scandal

Harvest denies role in Monsanto scandalMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Harvest International Indonesia president director Harvey Goldstein denied on Thursday that his company played any role in a bribery case involving U.S.-based Monsanto Co. and Indonesian state officials.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Death sought for cocaine smuggler

Death sought for cocaine smugglerMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangProsecutors at the Tangerang District Court demanded the death sentence for a cocaine smuggler holding a Brazilian passport.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Two French naval ships carrying aid, choppers arrive in Aceh

Two French naval ships carrying aid, choppers arrive in AcehAdianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post/JakartaTwo French warships are scheduled to arrive on Friday in Aceh province to delivery humanitarian aid to the tsunami-battered town of Meulaboh, the French Embassy in Jakarta said on Thursday.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issue

Susilo, House to meet on Aceh issue JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to hold a consultative meeting with the House of Representatives on Monday, to discuss various issues of the ongoing relief operation in Aceh.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Evicted squatters move to riverbanks

Evicted squatters move to riverbanksThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hundreds of squatters evicted from a three-hectare land owned by PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) in Tanah Abang district, Central Jakarta have set up tents along the banks of West Flood Canal.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/City administration fails to serve its domestic workers

City administration fails to serve its domestic workersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city has been attempting to regulate relations between maids and their employers since the early 1990s, with the goal of providing protection to domestic workers.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Adiguna's case

Adiguna's case While our brothers and sisters in Aceh were experiencing a great calamity, some of us were indulging in convivial merrymaking at luxury hotels on New Year's Eve.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Loaded guns

Loaded guns Someone is clearly failing in their job when police sources admit that there could be up to 100,000 illegal firearms in Jakarta.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Adiguna probe complete, case to be filed Friday

Adiguna probe complete, case to be filed FridayAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have wrapped up their investigation into the murder of waiter Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong alias Rudy and will submit Adiguna Sutowo's case file to the prosecutor's office on Friday.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/80 percent aid channeled: BKS

80 percent aid channeled: BKS PEKANBARU, Riau: Riau Welfare Body (BKS) has sent thousands of boxes of food and beverages and used clothing to tsunami-hit areas of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Spain sends five planes with aid

Spain sends five planes with aid INDONESIA: Spain has sent five military aircraft -- two Hercules C-130 and three CN 235 -- with several tons of humanitarian aid, and medical and military personnel to Indonesia, the Spanish Embassy said in Jakarta.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Russian govt gives scholarship

Russian govt gives scholarship JAKARTA: The government of the Russian Federation announced on Thursday it was providing scholarships for Indonesian students to study in Russia.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/'CNBC' to hold high-profile economic forum in Indonesia

'CNBC' to hold high-profile economic forum in IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following its successful run last year, CNBC strategic forum will return to Indonesia on Jan. 24 to discuss the country's economic and investment policies, as well as action plans.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Aid workers get shot at, none hurt

Aid workers get shot at, none hurtRuslan Sangadji and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Medan An unidentified group of people has fired shots at some 25 tsunami relief workers in Aceh, sparking security concerns among some volunteers and creating a further hindrance to ...

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/RI-Australia ties: From East Timor to Aceh

RI-Australia ties: From East Timor to AcehRob Goodfellow, New South Wales, Australia On Sept. 16, 1999, in the aftermath of the East Timor crisis, Indonesia formally withdrew from their Security Treaty with Australia. This highly symbolic gesture marked a low point in bilateral relations.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Chinese investors commit to infrastructure projects

Chinese investors commit to infrastructure projectsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A number of investors from China have committed US$1.5 billion in various industry sectors ahead of next week's Infrastructure Summit, intended to lure massive fresh investment to the country.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Rebuilding a New Aceh for Acehnese

Rebuilding a New Aceh for AcehneseBondan Winarno, Jakarta Now that the dust has settled and the tears dried, we are slowly recovering from our grief and have come to terms with the call to rebuild Aceh.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/UGM assists Aceh rehabilitation program

UGM assists Aceh rehabilitation program The Jakarta Post YogyakartaIn a bid to help rebuild Aceh following the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) launched Aceh Bangkit program worth some Rp 500 billion (US$54.3 million) to Rp 600 billion.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Bogor seeks help against illegal mines

Bogor seeks help against illegal mines BOGOR: The Bogor regency mining agency has asked for help from public order officers to stop illegal sand mining in a number of villages.

Fri, 14 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.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Parents report principal for graft

Parents report principal for graft JAKARTA: The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) reported on Thursday the principal of a city-run elementary school in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, for corruption.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/TNI to send thousands more troops to Aceh

TNI to send thousands more troops to AcehTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Military (TNI) said on Thursday it would send thousands of more soldiers to tsunami-ravaged Aceh, with the initial focus on cleaning up debris.TNI Spokesman Maj. Gen.

Fri, 14 Jan 2005

JP/Luxury tax lifted on several goods

Luxury tax lifted on several goods The Ministry of Finance has declassified several beverages and cosmetics as luxury products, as they had become mainstream consumer products.