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Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/U.S., RI eye improvement of military ties

U.S., RI eye improvement of military tiesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The governments of Indonesia and the United States see the possibility of improved military ties following the significant role of U.S. troops in tsunami relief operations in Aceh.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Infrastructure action plan

Infrastructure action plan The government has made the right decision in going ahead with the Infrastructure Summit, which starts today, despite some strong suggestions that it be postponed because of the situation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Companies continue to pour aid into Aceh, N. Sumatra

Companies continue to pour aid into Aceh, N. SumatraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three weeks have passed since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated two-thirds of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and part of North Sumatra. The death toll has risen to more than 110,000 since the Dec.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Power, transportation are most important

Power, transportation are most important Sumitomo Corporation Chairman Kenji Miyahara, who is also vice chairman of the powerful Nippon Keidanren (Japanese Economic Federation) talked to The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba on Sunday about Japanese investors' views and expectations about Indonesian ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Teaching children diversity

Teaching children diversityAhmad Bukhori, Boston, Massachusetts To reduce prejudiced behavior in society, children must be taught to embrace multiculturalism. Studies in multicultural development claim that bias is learned in childhood.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Navy hunts down RP fishing boat

Navy hunts down RP fishing boat MANADO: A fishing vessel from the Philippines is sought by the Indonesian Navy for escaping seizure in Bitung, North Sulawesi.Bitung Naval base commander Lt. Col.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Jakarta offers seaport, sewage projects at summit

Jakarta offers seaport, sewage projects at summitDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration will propose several vital projects during the Infrastructure Summit 2005 here on Jan. 17 and Jan. 18.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Malaysia and migrant workers

Malaysia and migrant workersSin Chew Daily/Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysians generally have a mixed feeling for illegal migrant workers from Indonesia. We love them because they have helped relieve the pressure of many a vital industry.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/PDI-P names its truant legislators

PDI-P names its truant legislators JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction have confirmed that only two of its faction members had often skipped meetings of the House of Representatives.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Huge telecom project offered at Summit

Huge telecom project offered at SummitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lack of communication is often blamed as the culprit behind the dysfunction between partners -- spouses, coworkers or governments and their people.If lack of communication is bad, no communication is often worse.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Hospital workers get substandard pay

Hospital workers get substandard pay KEDIRI, East Java: Hundreds of contract workers at Gambiran General Hospital here are being paid below the 2005 minimum wage as set in an East Java gubernatorial decree.Gambiran hospital is the largest hospital in Kediri.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/It's purely a natural disaster

It's purely a natural disaster If the earthquake and resultant tsunami were sent by God as punishment for ignoring Him as one letter writer has suggested, He (or She) must be a cruel, vindictive God to murder thousands of innocent children, some of whom were too young to have ever heard of Him or ...

Mon, 17 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.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Unlocking ASEAN's economic competitiveness

Unlocking ASEAN's economic competitivenessAlan Cassels, Jakarta With a population of about 500 million, a combined gross domestic product of US$737 billion, and a total trade of $720 billion, ASEAN today is very much an economic force in the global arena.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Bank Global repayments to start next month

Bank Global repayments to start next monthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will start repaying depositors of the recently closed Bank Global in the first week of February in accordance with its blanket guarantee program.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/2005 promises a Mac world

2005 promises a Mac worldVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, vmahmud@yahoo.com A friend had recently complained of the amount of work he had to do in cleaning out his parent's PC of viruses and spyware programs.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Taps drying up because of lack of investment

Taps drying up because of lack of investmentZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aside from traffic congestion, annual flooding and garbage disposal problems, poor tap water supply is another common complaint of Jakartans.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Prosecutor seeks long penalty for Adiguna Sutowo

Prosecutor seeks long penalty for Adiguna SutowoAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors have promised to seek a long jail sentence for Adiguna Sutowo in the murder of Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Club in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Counterfeit case triggers demand to monitor RI spies

Counterfeit case triggers demand to monitor RI spiesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The need for the government to set up a special body to control and monitor the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has become urgent, a police/intelligence ethics activist has said.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourney

Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan,. The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The quarterfinal round of the US$75,000 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions on Saturday saw an anticlimactic performance by Indonesian Ryan Lalisang along with his countrywoman Putty ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Clean up your area or face dismissal

Clean up your area or face dismissal JAKARTA: The heads of subdistricts and districts in North Jakarta municipality have been told to clean up their area or face administrative sanctions, including dismissal.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Traffic jams mean extra cost for businesses

Traffic jams mean extra cost for businessesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A chief executive officer of a state cement firm in East Java once said that the most devastating factor that could affect the firm's production cost lay not in fuel spending nor workers' wages, but on ...

Mon, 17 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.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/'I'm satisfied with busway services'

'I'm satisfied with busway services' The busway project stretching from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 15. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents whether they enjoy services provided by busway buses.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/The military's failure to adequately deliver aid

The military's failure to adequately deliver aid Twice last week this country's contribution to international tsunami relief was affected by the Royal New Zealand Air Force's failure to maintain its aircraft in sound operational condition.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Govt postpones labor dispute law

Govt postpones labor dispute law JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation in lieu of law, or Perpu, to delay the implementation of a law on labor disputes, as neither the government nor the Supreme Court were ready for its implementation.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Three suspected of abusing fund

Three suspected of abusing fund PADANG: The West Sumatra Prosecutor's Office has identified three suspects in a graft case involving Rp 10 billion (US$1.1 million) in loans that were to be distributed to farmers in Pesisir Selatan regency.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/NGOs up demand over RI spies monitoring

NGOs up demand over RI spies monitoringEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The need for the government to set up a special body to control and monitor the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has become urgent, a police/intelligence ethics activist has said.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Saudi Arabia takes first steps toward democracy

Saudi Arabia takes first steps toward democracySaad Eddin Ibrahim, Project Syndicate This month's elections in Iraq and for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority may be claiming all the world's headlines, but another potentially far-reaching ballot is also underway, albeit to far less ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Struggling for the basics in shelter

Struggling for the basics in shelterThe Jakarta Post, Lhok Nga, Aceh It's raining outside, and inside the tent, Ernida is frying tempeh and eggs for a very late lunch.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Students hitting more than books

Students hitting more than books YOGYAKARTA: A recent survey by the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (PKBI) in Yogyakarta found that 9 percent of junior high school students in the city were sexually active.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/2005 promises a Mac world

2005 promises a Mac worldVishnu K. Mahmud, Contributor, vmahmud@yahoo.com A friend had recently complained of the amount of work he had to do in cleaning out his parent's PC of viruses and spyware programs.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/40 ex-councillors to be quizzed over graft case

40 ex-councillors to be quizzed over graft caseYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara prosecutors will question 40 former Kupang council members over their alleged involvement in a Rp 1 billion (US$107,526) corruption case.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Acehnese students look ahead to uncertain future

Acehnese students look ahead to uncertain futureSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta "Ass wrwb Haikal ini ma2mak Bgmn sehat Klga kita Alhamdulillah sehat2 smua Minggu kmren di rmh kita kenduri anak yatim Bpk2 80 org Ekal kapan ujian Mak selalu berdoa mudah2an Haikal dpt IP bagus.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Change will do Indonesian badminton some good

Change will do Indonesian badminton some goodThe dominant force in women's badminton in the 1990s, Susy Susanti took all the major international singles titles. Unfortunately, it's been lean days for Indonesian women since her retirement in 1998.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Donors pledge more aid for Aceh barracks

Donors pledge more aid for Aceh barracksRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Germany, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Vision have pledged funds to build barracks to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people in Aceh displaced by the ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Reformists challenge Mega's leadership

Reformists challenge Mega's leadershipKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several weeks before the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) convenes a national congress in March, disgruntled party members are beginning to flex their muscles to block the reelection of PDI-P leader ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Sabang people rise from devastation

Sabang people rise from devastationAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Sabang, Aceh A number of tsunami victims in Sabang town, Weh island, Aceh, have begun building makeshift shelters for their families a few days ago, or about two weeks after deadly tsunami struck their village on Dec.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Embassy resumes activities, police maintain high alert

Embassy resumes activities, police maintain high alertAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the arrest of Zulfa, 22, who allegedly sent bomb threats to the British and Thai embassies in Jakarta, the British Embassy said on Sunday it would open as normal on Monday.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Nigerian arrested for beating lover

Nigerian arrested for beating lover TANGERANG: Police in Tangerang, Banten, arrested over the weekend a Nigerian for allegedly beating up his Indonesian girlfriend at the Taman Royal housing complex in Cipondoh, Banten.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Yogyakarta aim to give jobs to degree holders

Yogyakarta aim to give jobs to degree holdersSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Getting a job was the only thing Dwi Krisdianto wished and prayed for after he graduated from Semarang's Diponegoro University school of law in 2001.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Flooding drives people out of homes in Kalimantan, Sumatra

Flooding drives people out of homes in Kalimantan, SumatraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flooding over the past week around the country drove people from their homes and damaged infrastructure and crops.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Korean carmakers prepare plans for AFTA

Korean carmakers prepare plans for AFTANovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean carmakers Hyundai and KIA are considering setting up a production base in Southeast Asia to take advantage of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Salvaging peace from tsunami-ravaged Aceh

Salvaging peace from tsunami-ravaged AcehDesra Percaya, New York To the dismay of many, armed clashes between Indonesian security forces and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) reportedly continue in the tsunami-ravaged province, which can endanger the humanitarian work conducted by local and foreign ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Tetanus begins to take toll on tsunami survivors

Tetanus begins to take toll on tsunami survivorsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh At least six people in Banda Aceh, including two children, have died of tetanus over the past several days, while 30 others have been hospitalized with severe infections.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Man behind infrastructure summit

Man behind infrastructure summitZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Gathering nearly 700 investors, domestic and foreign, to attend an international event within just two months in the capital of a country, which lost 110,000 of its citizens and was badly devastated by the earthquake and ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/SBY orders review of relief agency

SBY orders review of relief agencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Citing the lack of coordination and poor management in handling emergency relief operations for tsunami victims in Aceh, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the reorganization of the National Coordinating ...

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/U.S. ready to help RI in Aceh reconstruction

U.S. ready to help RI in Aceh reconstructionVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The United States will not confine its humanitarian mission in Indonesia to providing assistance to tsunami victims, but is also willing to help Indonesia in the reconstruction of affected areas, a top U.S.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Suggested steps to increase computing security

Suggested steps to increase computing securityZatni Arbi, Contributor, zatni@cbn.net.id Late last year, Microsoft held a series of seminars on computing security in cities in the Asia-Pacific area.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami aftermath

Tsunami aftermath The people of Indonesia have been overwhelmed by the generosity of aid flowing in from countries such as Australia in the wake of the tsunami tragedy that hit Aceh province.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Confusion prevails over debt moratorium from Paris Club

Confusion prevails over debt moratorium from Paris ClubUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The public debate continues on how Indonesia should respond to the debt moratorium offer from the Paris Club creditor countries, as the offer itself is still vague in what it implies.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/City to buy land for canal at market price

City to buy land for canal at market priceBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The city administration has said it will pay the market price to acquire land for the East Flood Canal, in a move it hopes will minimize opposition from residents.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/RI to reveal roadmap in Infrastructure Summit

RI to reveal roadmap in Infrastructure Summit Head of the Government's Special Infrastructure Team Raden Pardede spoke with The Jakarta Post's Rendi A. Witular about the two-day Infrastructure Summit, which will start on Monday.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Wu and Wendy win ABF tournament of champions

Wu and Wendy win ABF tournament of championsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Men's bowler Wu Siu Hong of Hong Kong and women's bowler Wendy Chai of Malaysia won the titles of the 2004 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of the Champions here on Sunday.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Commitment name of the game for Shalin

Commitment name of the game for ShalinMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta At the age of nine, Shalin Zulkifli sat down with her parents and quietly discussed her sporting future.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/DPR told to draft witness protection law

DPR told to draft witness protection law JAKARTA: Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly Hidayat Nurwahid urged the House of Representatives to draft a witness protection law in order to speed up the process of solving graft cases.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/'Love can build anything'

'Love can build anything' The lyrics and song Love can build anything were used after Hurricanes Andrew and Opal, a major U.S. flood and a California earthquake, to lift the spirits of the affected people, and inspire others to help rebuild the communities.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Summit kicks off, offers $22b projects

Summit kicks off, offers $22b projectsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The much-anticipated Infrastructure Summit, in which the government will offer 91 infrastructure projects worth US$22.

Mon, 17 Jan 2005

JP/Immigration office boosts raids

Immigration office boosts raids JAKARTA: The immigration office has intensified raids against foreign nationals who have entered the country illegally, resulting in the arrest of 49 foreign nationals last week, an official said.M.