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Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/'We're all responsible for the floods'

'We're all responsible for the floods' The Jakarta flood and disaster mitigation task force recorded the number of flood victims in temporary shelters across the city has reached up to 20,000, and two people died in the flood that has inundated the capital over the past few days.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Low income earners pay high drug prices

Low income earners pay high drug pricesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sukmawaty, 55, was in pain while preparing meals for last week's Islamic Day of Sacrifice because she could not take the medicine needed to control her diabetes.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Agency gets victims going with cash-for-work plan

Agency gets victims going with cash-for-work planTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh While many survivors in the tsunami-battered province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam are either sleeping inside makeshift shelters or waiting for others' mercy for their daily needs, a handful of others ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Father, son reunited after three week search

Father, son reunited after three week searchDedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Medan Salatin Syah's perseverance has born fruit. After searching in vain for 22 days, the 44-year-old Aceh man finally found his son, Tajus Gibra Syah, 3, last week in a refugee shelter in Medan.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Activists study 'suspicious witnesses' over Munir murder

Activists study 'suspicious witnesses' over Munir murderTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to speed up the investigation into the alleged murder of top human rights campaigner Munir, members of the government- sanctioned fact-finding team have recently fixed their sights on 11 ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Private firm, NGO to provide shelters

Private firm, NGO to provide shelters JAKARTA: Australian oil and gas company PT Kojo and the Zero-to-One Foundation has hammered out an agreement to provide temporary accommodation for orphans of the tsunami in Aceh.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/How to get rid of an unwanted foreign business partner

How to get rid of an unwanted foreign business partnerFrank Richardson, Norwich, UK Opportunities for creativity abound where the rule of law is weak because of corruption and incompetence.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Residents return to flood shelters

Residents return to flood sheltersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Refugees who went home on Saturday were back in temporary shelters on Sunday as their houses were again flooded after authorities closed the flood gates to the Ciliwung River that passes through the Presidential Palace.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Cop suspected for helping robbery

Cop suspected for helping robbery JAKARTA: A police officer, identified as Brig. Sus, was named a suspect in an armed robbery that killed a security guard in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, on Jan. 11.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/The rebuilding of Aceh

The rebuilding of Aceh The last thing the Acehnese will want to do is sit around and do nothing. They will need building materials, tools, nails, claw hammers, pumps, pipes, corrugated sheeting, portable generators, fuel and whatever else is required -- and they want that now.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/New term, old agenda for Bush

New term, old agenda for Bush George Herbert Walker Bush will officially start his second term as U.S. president after being sworn in at noon on Capitol Hill.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 24, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, January 24, 2005Exhibitions* Indonesia Good Design Exhibition, Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said kav. S-3, South Jakarta (Tel. 5241069), Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Jan. 26 to Feb. 18.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Aceh emergency ends, foreign troops leave

Aceh emergency ends, foreign troops leaveThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Sunday that the emergency situation in tsunami-ravaged Aceh is now nearly over, and that foreign troops should gradually be replaced by civilians.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Ride to safety brings Aceh teenager to Jakarta

Ride to safety brings Aceh teenager to JakartaThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tall, thin 15-year-old boy sits slumped on a couch in a Jakarta living room, his eyes focused on the baby niece of the Acehnese architect who has taken him in."She reminds me of my eight-month-old brother.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Drunk man leaps off 'Antara' building

Drunk man leaps off 'Antara' building JAKARTA: A young Papua man, presumably drunk, jumped off the third floor of Wisma Antara building in Central Jakarta and fell two floors below onto the generator room.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Cuts to kerosene quota sparks uproar in North Sulawsi province

Cuts to kerosene quota sparks uproar in North Sulawsi provinceJongker Rumthe, The Jakarta Post, Manado, North Sulawesi Regional governments in North Sulawesi have expressed their concern at the central government's policy of cutting the quota of subsidized kerosene for North Sulawesi province by ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Dik Doang pays surprise visit to Banda Aceh

Dik Doang pays surprise visit to Banda Aceh Singer-cum-sports presenter Dik Doang paid a surprise visit on Friday to the TVRI Banda Aceh shelter that houses victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workers

N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workersRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/Pematang Siantar, North SumatraNorth Sumatra has long been known for its large oil palm, cocoa and rubber plantations, but they have contributed little to the local people's welfare over the centuries.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Residents in Rawabuaya reluctant to leave houses

Residents in Rawabuaya reluctant to leave housesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Suparmanto and his wife refuse to seek refuge in government shelters, even though knee-height water has inundated their home in Rawabuaya subdistrict, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, since Wednesday.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/'Read-A-Thon' raises money for orphanage in Aceh

'Read-A-Thon' raises money for orphanage in AcehYenni Djahidin, Contributor, Washington The morning was bitterly cold, so cold that school was delayed for two hours.Clad in warm winter clothes, students arrived, one by one, in the third-grade classroom.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Seeing the two faces of American people

Seeing the two faces of American peopleJames S. Kallman, Jakarta It has taken several years and a tragedy on the other side of the world, but at last the true face of the American people has once more been shown in a very visible manner.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Will we see a new Bush?

Will we see a new Bush?Jonathan Freedland, Guardian News Service, London The American weekly satire show Saturday Night Live used to have a neat spin on the last Republican president to serve two full terms.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Rawabuaya residents stay put in flooded homes

Rawabuaya residents stay put in flooded homes Bambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaSuparmanto and his wife refuse to seek refuge in government shelters, even though knee-height water has inundated their home in Rawabuaya subdistrict, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, since Wednesday.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Ensuring aid effectiveness

Ensuring aid effectiveness The Consultative Group on Indonesia (CGI) predictably approved on Thursday US$2.8 billion in new loans and $600 million in new grants to help the government plug part of the big hole in its budget.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Mega tells govt to stay out of congress

Mega tells govt to stay out of congress JAKARTA: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's government should not meddle in the upcoming Democratic Party Of Struggle (PDI-P) congress, party leader Megawati Soekarnoputri says.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Disillusion rises of democracy stalls, says Demos study

Disillusion rises of democracy stalls, says Demos studyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The development of Indonesian democracy after more than six years of transformation from an authoritarian regime has failed to usher in significant change in the country's political landscape, with corruption and ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Indonesia to offer to liberalize 7 service subsectors at WTO

Indonesia to offer to liberalize 7 service subsectors at WTOZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is preparing to liberalize seven of its service subsectors in a bid to improve the country's support services in trade of goods.According to Minister for Trade, Mari E.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/JP/5/BATAM

JP/5/BATAMAcehnese migrants see better future on their own soilFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Islands While many Aceh tsunami survivors were scared to return to their homes for fear of aftershocks and more tsunami, not a few Acehnese living outside the province were instead planning to go ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Dengue cases double in four days

Dengue cases double in four daysAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The number of dengue fever cases in Jakarta jumped from 263 cases on Tuesday to 400 cases on Saturday, an official said.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Journalist detained after visiting Aceh

Journalist detained after visiting AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta An American journalist, who was caught up in a tussle between the military and the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) a few years ago, has been detained at the Polonia Airport in Medan on Sunday after visiting Aceh.William A.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/FEMA-like agency

FEMA-like agency Surly Indonesia should have an effective and efficient body to coordinate emergency work in a natural disaster? Otherwise everything becomes chaotic, as we see in Aceh.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Disease hits flood victims in Sumatra

Disease hits flood victims in SumatraOyos Saroso and M. Huzair, The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung/Palembang Thousands of refugees in flood-hit areas in Sumatera are contracting serious diseases because of inadequate shelter and a lack of clean water, officials say.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Dysentery outbreak kills 12 in Flores

Dysentery outbreak kills 12 in Flores KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: An outbreak of dysentery has killed at least 12 people and affected hundreds of others in eastern Flores, an official says.

Mon, 24 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".

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Students compete in fashion contest

Students compete in fashion contest BOGOR: Bogor, Bandung and Sukabumi fashion students took part in a competition held by German company PT Beiersdorf Indonesia in Bogor on Saturday.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/More CDMA handsets enter RI market

More CDMA handsets enter RI marketThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As the competition in the mobile telecommunications sector gets tighter, mobile handset producers are rushing to improve their products to tap into Indonesia's vast and potentially lucrative market.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

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JP/ / Recognition of Zhao Zhao Ziyang never visited Hong Kong but he played a highly significant role in helping shape the city's future. He will be remembered here as a reformist leader who was in touch with the people -- a Communist Party chief with a distinctive human touch.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Cirebon students help fight dengue fever

Cirebon students help fight dengue feverNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West Java Facing the threat of an increase in cases of dengue fever during the wet season, the Cirebon municipal administration has involved students in its campaign to wipe out mosquito larvae in ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/PLN closes deal with Petronas for Klorok power Plant

PLN closes deal with Petronas for Klorok power PlantFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta State-owned power firm PT PLN signed a deal with Malaysian counterpart Petronas to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Klorok power plant in East Java.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Infrastructure investors remain skeptical

Infrastructure investors remain skepticalRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The many promises and projects offered by the government during last week's Infrastructure Summit apparently were not enough to ease the fears of cautious investors, who still want to see the promises translated ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Forensic tests go against witnesses in Adiguna case

Forensic tests go against witnesses in Adiguna caseAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors have returned the case file of Adiguna Sutowo, the sole suspect in the murder of Yohannes Berchmans "Rudy" Haerudy Natong, after finding witnesses' testimonies did not match with the forensic ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/God may punish wrong doers

God may punish wrong doers In reference to the letter published in The Jakarta Post dated Jan. 17 titled It's purely a natural disaster, I would like to share my views in this regard.There is no doubt that God is loving and secure.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Aceh's disaster could herald political change

Aceh's disaster could herald political changeDamien Kingsbury, Melbourne, Australia It is a truism in politics that a cathartic experience can result in unrelated change.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Prambors wins first softball league title

Prambors wins first softball league titleMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prambors of Jakarta won on Sunday the title of the first Indonesian Softball League after defeating Citra Muda of Jakarta 4-3 in the grand final.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Man behind Medan aid dispatch

Man behind Medan aid dispatchApriadi Gunawan, Contributor, Medan, North Sumatra Air Col. Adi Supranto has shown great skill in determining the flight schedules at Medan's Polonia Airport, which, for the last three weeks, have seen the presence of a great number of foreign military airplanes ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/

Truly religious people reject fanaticismIqbal Widastomo London The number of people who are extreme or fanatical in practicing their religious faith continues to disturb me, on an almost daily basis.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Assessing education and the mystery of its missing benefits

Assessing education and the mystery of its missing benefitsAri A. Perdana, Cambridge, USA Is education the key to explain the wealth (and poverty) of nations?As in many other things, economists are not united in their answer.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Sharia-based financing seminar to kick-off

Sharia-based financing seminar to kick-offThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta To further disseminate information and promote sharia-based financing in Indonesia and southeast Asia, an international Islamic finance seminar will be held here this week, featuring experts in Islamic and international financing ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Living with dengue

Living with dengue Dengue hemorrhagic fever, that treacherous mosquito-borne disease that comes with little warning to torment the unsuspecting, is with us again. Or so Jakarta's city health office warns us.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Hundreds loose houses to fire

Hundreds loose houses to fire JAKARTA: About 270 people lost their homes and after a fire burned down an entire neighborhood in Kampung Sawah, Kebun Jeruk, on Sunday.The fire, which razed 60 houses, started about 5 p.m. on Saturday. Police are still investigating the cause of the blaze.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/West Irian Jaya poll may spark conflict

West Irian Jaya poll may spark conflictKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Papuan leaders urged the central government to cancel a plan for direct elections in the newly created, but controversial West Irian Jaya province, as they believe it could cause serious conflict in the resource-rich ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Floods are here again

Floods are here again Right in the middle of the disastrous events in Aceh and North Sumatra the bulk of Indonesian media cameras are pivoting back to Jakarta. Floods have hit the capital again and this is being dished up as prime news.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Tangguh construction snagged over govt guarantee

Tangguh construction snagged over govt guaranteeLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The construction of the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Papua may be further delayed, pending an agreement for the inclusion of the "government act" clause in the contract.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/When the wolf is at the door

When the wolf is at the door Certainly, Red Riding Hood would agree: When the wolf is at the door be especially careful if he comes bearing largesse.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/The rebuilding of Aceh

The rebuilding of Aceh The last thing the Acehnese will want to do is sit around and do nothing. They will need building materials, tools, nails, claw hammers, pumps, pipes, corrugated sheeting, portable generators, fuel and whatever else is required -- and they want that now.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Acehnese migrants see better future on their own soil

Acehnese migrants see better future on their own soilFadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam, Riau Islands While many Aceh tsunami survivors were scared to return to their homes for fear of aftershocks and more tsunami, not a few Acehnese living outside the province were instead planning to go back, ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workers

N. Sumatra plantations produce generations of poor workersRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra North Sumatra has long been known for its large oil palm, cocoa and rubber plantations, but they have contributed little to the local people's welfare over the centuries.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Honor your guests, regardless of who they are!

Honor your guests, regardless of who they are!Imanuddin Razak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta "Honor your guests! If they arrive at lunchtime or dinnertime, invite them to dine with you no matter how plain the meal is that day," said a father of a friend of mine when I and a number of friends dropped ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Aid workers wade through minefield of nationalism

Aid workers wade through minefield of nationalismJohn Mcbeth, The Straits Times/Asia News Network, Singapore Nationalism, often tinged with conspiracy theories and a measure of xenophobia, is never far from the surface in Indonesia. Just witness some of the hostile questions U.S.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/Aid mission a test of integrated command

Aid mission a test of integrated command The government has sent about 1,000 Self-Defense Forces troops on a mission to aid victims of the powerful earthquake that occurred in waters off Sumatra, Indonesia, and the enormous ensuing tsunami. Japan has never sent so many SDF members overseas before.

Mon, 24 Jan 2005

JP/People seek blessings in bygone Majapahit sites

People seek blessings in bygone Majapahit sitesIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto, East Java An employee of the Trowulan Statue Preservation Board (BPAT), Joko, was attending to Dutch and Australian tourists interested in the museum's collection of artifacts from the Majapahit ...