Archive: 25 February 2005
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Fri, 25 Feb 2005
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<p>JP/ /</p><p>Susilo's 100 Days and the tsunami</p><p>The first hundred days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's mandate have passed and the pundits, predictably, are pontificating.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Again, fine for littering
<p>Again, fine for littering</p><p>From Kompas</p><p> It seems Jakarta's regional regulations on fines for littering in public places will be imposed again soon. The regulation has always existed -- but inadequate implementation means it has been less-than...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Proliga volleyball takes to the court next week
<p>Proliga volleyball takes to the court next week</p><p>Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> After being postponed from mid-February due to the Dec. 26 tsunami, the 2005 Sampoerna Hijau Proliga volleyball competition will open begin next week.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Despite objections from the House of Representatives, the
<p>Despite objections from the House of Representatives, the government will press ahead with its plan to increase domestic fuel prices, saying it is only trying to fulfill the fuel subsidy allocation as required by the 2005 state budget.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Stalled project irks councillors
<p>Stalled project irks councillors</p><p> TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal council will ask an independent team to audit a stalled building project.</p><p>"We suspect irregularities in the project ...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/4/scene
<p>JP/4/scene Court settles backlog of cases</p><p> SERANG, Banten: Supreme Court chief Bagir Manan said on Thursday his office had managed to settle almost all of the outstanding cases that had piled up over the years.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Indonesian stock index falls from record high
<p>Indonesian stock index falls from record high</p><p>Bloomberg, Jakarta</p><p>Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell for the first day in 10, failing to extend the longest winning streak in more than two years.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Timber barons protest illegal fees
<p>Timber barons protest illegal fees</p><p>JAYAPURA, Papua: Over 150 people claiming to be timber company employers staged a protest on Thursday in Jayapura, demanding the government put an end to rampant extortion against them.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Banten governor fumes over smoking ban at airport
<p>Banten governor fumes over smoking ban at airport</p><p>Multa Fidrus, The JakartaPost, Tangerang</p><p>Smoking bans may be for the good of all, but Banten Governor Djoko Munnandar is none too happy that no one asked him before plans were made for a smoke-free...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/1/HEADING
<p>JP/1/HEADING</p><p> 1. FUEL: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS</p><p> Govt presses ahead with fuel price hike </p><p> 2. ADIGUNA: 3 LINES, 14 COUNTS</p><p> Adiguna murder trial begins; security tight </p><p>3.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Court settles backlog of cases
<p>Court settles backlog of cases</p><p> SERANG, Banten: Supreme Court chief Bagir Manan said on Thursday his office had managed to settle almost all of the outstanding cases that had piled up over the years.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
* Credit card fraud on the rise in Indonesia Page 2
<p>* Credit card fraud on the rise in Indonesia Page 2 * Survey suggests PPP needs change in leadership Page 4 * Haze worsening in some parts of Sumatra Page 5 * Relocation of survivors needs heart and wisdom Page 6 * Banten protests smoking ban at Soekarno-Hatta airport Page 8 * Proliga...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Councillors to get Rp 15m monthly housing allowance
<p>Councillors to get Rp 15m monthly housing allowance</p><p>Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>City councillors now have every reason to smile.</p><p>Governor Sutiyoso has set councillors' monthly housing allowance at Rp 20 million for...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
TV Today: Friday, February 25, 2005
<p>TV Today: Friday, February 25, 2005 .TB.30" .90"</p><p>TVRI .tb .30" .90" </p><p> 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings</p><p>6:00 News: Berita Pagi</p><p>7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee</p><p>8:30 Music: Asik-Asik...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
House members nearly brawl over Cemex case
<p>House members nearly brawl over Cemex case</p><p>Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>Lawmakers nearly got into a brawl on Thursday after failing to agree on a plan to disclose alleged irregularities in the settlement process of a dispute between the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Now for the action
<p>Now for the action </p><p> It has taken Indonesia many years, and an international scandal, for the country to finally wake up to the immensity of the looting that has been going on for decades in its lush tropical rain forests.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Truth commission urged for Papua
<p>Truth commission urged for Papua</p><p> JAKARTA: In a bid to help put closure to many of the human rights abuses in Papua, a working group for the troubled province called on the government to establish a local commission of truth and reconciliation.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Post-tsunami future starts to take shape
<p>Post-tsunami future starts to take shape</p><p>John Aglionby, Guardian News Service/Banda Aceh</p><p> Among the hundreds of small communities devastated by the December 26 tsunami was Nusa, Aceh.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Flooding worsens in south Bandung
<p>Flooding worsens in south Bandung</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Bandung/Yogyakarta</p><p>Heavy rain over the last two days has increased the area under water in south Bandung regency, with 18 out of 45 districts inundated on Thursday in what is said to be the worst...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Aceh aid part of Rotary Club centenary
<p>Aceh aid part of Rotary Club centenary </p><p>The Jakarta Post Jakarta</p><p>Rotary Club members throughout Jakarta celebrated the club's international centennial with a charity event for tsunami-torn Aceh in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
'Timay' the hippo moved to Solo
<p>'Timay' the hippo moved to Solo</p><p>In a two-ton cage on board a truck, seven-year-old Timay has started his 12-hour journey on Wednesday from his home in Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor to Satwa Taru Jurug zoo in Surakarta, Central Java.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
1. GAM (45) - 48 pts 4 cols 2 lines (2x24)
<p>1. GAM (45) - 48 pts 4 cols 2 lines (2x24)</p><p>Govt opposes Aceh self-rule, agrees on GAM political party</p><p>or</p><p>Govt opposes Aceh self-rule, allows GAM to contest poll</p><p> 2.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Govt opposes Aceh self-rule, may allow GAM to join poll
<p>Govt opposes Aceh self-rule, may allow GAM to join poll</p><p>Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>The government expects to reach a peace accord with the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in June or July after two rounds of talks to settle 32 years of...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Coal output to reach 150 million tons in 2005
<p>Coal output to reach 150 million tons in 2005</p><p>Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>With demand from domestic and overseas markets on the rise, the country's oil output for 2005 is expected increase by 18 percent from last year, to 150...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Correction-page19-TheArts
<p>Correction-page19-TheArts</p><p>JP/19/CORR</p><p>Correction</p><p>In the page 19 story headlined Lie Fhung's visions take wing in the Thursday, Feb. 24 edition of The Jakarta Post, the second paragraph reads: </p><p>...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
The Violent Face of Indonesia
<p>The Violent Face of Indonesia Thang D. Nguyen Jakarta</p><p> As 2004 came to an end, Western intelligence forces issued a warning of a potential terrorist attack in a Hilton hotel in Indonesia during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
RP misses 2004 import target
<p>RP misses 2004 import target</p><p>MANILA: Philippine imports rose 7.5 percent to US$40.3 billion in 2004, below the official growth target of 11 percent, the government said on Thursday.</p><p>The National Statistics Office said earlier that exports rose 9.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Adiguna murder trial begins; security tight
<p>Adiguna murder trial begins; security tight</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>Escorted by 50 police officers, Adiguna Sutowo, the wealthy businessman charged with the New Year's day murder of a waiter over a Rp 150,000 (US$16) bar bill, entered the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Australia, East Timor to resume maritime boundary negotiations
<p>Australia, East Timor to resume maritime boundary negotiations</p><p>Associated Press, Canberra</p><p>Australia and East Timor will resume talks on how to share US$30 billion n seabed oil and gas royalties in March, five months after an acrimonious breakdown in the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Respite for Aceh
<p>Respite for Aceh</p><p>There never was a good war or a bad peace. Despite the incremental pace of negotiations, the positive mood at the conclusion of a second round talks in Helsinki between the government and representatives of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should be welcomed...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/04/PPP
<p>JP/04/PPP</p><p>PPP needs changes in leadership: Survey</p><p>The Jakarta Post/Jakarta </p><p>A day ahead of the national gathering of the United Development Party (PPP), a survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) revealed on Thursday that the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Foreign investment in Indonesia
<p>Foreign investment in Indonesia </p><p> Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu's comments and concerns with regard to "out of control regional administrations' levies on foreign investors" (The Jakarta Post of Feb. 14) are to be commended.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Govt presses ahead with fuel price hike
<p>Govt presses ahead with fuel price hike</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>Despite potential objections from the House of Representatives, the government will press ahead with its plan to increase domestic fuel prices, saying it is only trying to fulfill the fuel...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Annan recommends keeping UN mission in East Timor
<p>Annan recommends keeping UN mission in East Timor</p><p>Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press/United Nations</p><p>UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan recommended that the United Nations keep a scaled-down mission in East Timor for an extra year, warning that a pullout in...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Ryamizard flaunts achievements
<p>Ryamizard flaunts achievements</p><p>Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>In an apparent attempt to lobby for the job as new Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Apexindo to pay off debt via bond issue
<p>Apexindo to pay off debt via bond issue</p><p> JAKARTA: Publicly listed drilling company PT Apexindo will offer Rp 750 billion (US$81.52 million) in bonds next month to pay its debts to several creditors.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
SBY tells journalists to learn
<p>SBY tells journalists to learn</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met on Thursday two Indonesian journalists who had been released from captivity in Iraq at the gazebo in front of his office here.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
'TNI banned from taking sides'
<p>'TNI banned from taking sides'</p><p>KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: A top military official has said that the Indonesian Military (TNI) will stay neutral ahead of the direct election of regional administration heads in East Nusa Tenggara province this year.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Loans and foreign control
<p>Loans and foreign control</p><p>From Media Indonesia</p><p>Indonesia has become the focus of world attention following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Aceh. One of the manifestations of sympathy is the debt moratorium approved by the Paris Club.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Survivors' relocation requires heart, wisdom
<p>Survivors' relocation requires heart, wisdom</p><p>Totok Amin Soefijanto, Boston, Massachusetts</p><p> Machiavelli said: "It is better to be feared than to be loved.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Airbus paints upbeat outlook for Asia Pacific
<p>Airbus paints upbeat outlook for Asia Pacific</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>The Asia Pacific region will become the core market for the world's top aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, over the next five to ten years, replacing the European market as the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Governance reform key to fighting corruption: ADB
<p>Governance reform key to fighting corruption: ADB</p><p>Endy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> Amid growing public discontent over the lack of progress in punishing those involved in corruption, a new study says that because corruption is largely systemic,...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Citra Marga to issue Rp800b bonds
<p>Citra Marga to issue Rp800b bonds</p><p> JAKARTA: Leading private toll operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada plans to issue a total of Rp 800 billion (US$86.95 million) in bonds this year to refinance its debts and the development of a 12-kilometer toll road in Surabaya.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
RP police arrests JI terror suspects
<p>RP police arrests JI terror suspects</p><p>Agencies, Manila</p><p>Police said on Thursday they thwarted planned attacks on an airport, malls, a church and U.S. troops with the arrests of three Jamaah Islamiyah members who allegedly came to the Philippines to train...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Festival to screens local, international dance films
<p>Festival to screens local, international dance films</p><p>A. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>The term "dance film" is confusing for laymen and even film buffs -- is it a documentary film about dance or a dance that has been...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
PPP needs changes in leadership, LSI survey says
<p>PPP needs changes in leadership, LSI survey says</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>A day ahead of the national gathering of the United Development Party (PPP), a survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) revealed on Thursday that the popularity of the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Detaching ourselves from the culture of violence
<p>Detaching ourselves from the culture of violence</p><p>Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta</p><p> From the pre-independence to post-Soeharto eras, violence has marred the history of this nation, perhaps prompting some to ask: Are we born violent? It would be shameful to...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Gender issues and families
<p>Gender issues and families</p><p>From Republika</p><p>A lot more women in Indonesia are joining the struggle related to gender issues and pursuing gender ideals in daily life, forcing some of them to abandon their domestic roles as mothers and housewives.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Ex-ministers 'richer for the experience'
<p>Ex-ministers 'richer for the experience'</p><p>Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>Announcing his personal wealth to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s office here on Thursday, former tourism and culture minister I Gede Ardika...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Part 1 of 2: Lessons from E. Asian Financial Cooperation
<p>Part 1 of 2: Lessons from E. Asian Financial Cooperation</p><p>Makmur Keliat, Jakarta</p><p> There are two official documents we could refer to in tracing the idea of financial cooperation in Southeast and East Asia.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Musicians rejoice at return of jazz festival
<p>Musicians rejoice at return of jazz festival</p><p>M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>The prayers of Indonesian jazz musicians for a major scale musical event has finally been answered with the return of an international jazz festival in the capital,...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
E. Asia Summit's birthing pains
<p>E. Asia Summit's birthing pains </p><p>Eric Teo Chu Cheow The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore</p><p> At last October's meeting of ASEAN heads of government in Vientiane, Laos, it was announced that an East Asian Summit will be launched by...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Alpha Amirrachman
<p>Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta</p><p></p><p>2. sIMON -- Schools can help end conflict 1 X 30 Schools can help end conflict </p><p>Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta</p>
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Aceh aid part of Rotary centenary
<p>Aceh aid part of Rotary centenary</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>Rotary Club members throughout Jakarta celebrated the club's international centennial with a charity event for tsunami-torn Aceh in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Election work continues despite judicial review
<p>Election work continues despite judicial review</p><p>Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>The government's preparations for the country's first ever regional elections continues despite the ongoing judicial review process of Law No.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Dengue, diarrhea kill 57 people
<p>Dengue, diarrhea kill 57 people</p><p>KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Dengue and diarrheal diseases have killed at least 57 people and affected some 3,100 other residents in East Nusa Tenggara province since January, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
CRC buys Lippo Karawaci stake
<p>CRC buys Lippo Karawaci stake</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>China Resources Holdings (CRC Group) has reported to the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) its purchase of a 15.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
An example of moral accountability
<p>An example of moral accountability</p><p>Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p> The room is simply furnished with a couple of desks and a cabinet but no computer. A framed poster on the wall reads "World Health Day: Safe Motherhood.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Accommodating
<p>Accommodating thousands of children From Republika</p><p> Following the report in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 3 that there is fear about the future of the child survivors of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the central executive board of Hidayatullah would like to...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Rupiah Rates Feb.24, 2005
<p> Rupiah Rates Feb.24, 2005 </p><p> Banknote rates TT rates</p><p> Selling Buying Selling Buying </p><p> </p><p>Australian dollar 1 7,690.09 6,897.71 7,332.34 7,255.24 Brunei dollar 1 5,997.79 5,379.89 5,718.76 5,658.74 Canadian dollar 1 7,829.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
West Jakarta to build more roads
<p>West Jakarta to build more roads</p><p> JAKARTA: The West Jakarta Public Works Agency will soon begin construction of a tunnel beneath the Pesanggrahan toll road in Arjuna, and an overpass above the Meruya-Tangerang toll road.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
1. PPP (3x18)
<p>1. PPP (3x18)</p><p> PPP needs change in leadership, survey says </p><p></p><p>2. Maruf (2x24)</p><p> Election work continues despite judicial review </p><p></p><p>3.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Shareholders approve NISP's stake sale
<p>Shareholders approve NISP's stake sale</p><p>Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>Shareholders of Indonesia's NISP bank have approved the sale of a 28.5 percent of stake to the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
RPX clarifies
<p>RPX clarifies</p><p> Thank you for the article titled Courier firms opens Cibitung Warehouse on Feb. 17.</p><p>We would like to highlight an error in your article that mentioned "... PT Repex Wahana as a subsidiary of a U.S. based RPX Group".
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Haj pilgrimage for
<p>Haj pilgrimage for Islamic bodies</p><p>From Koran Tempo</p><p> The Religious Affairs Ministry's Director General for Haj Affairs, Tulus, has stated that the operational improvements of the haj should be realized by amending the Haj Pilgrimage Law of 1999.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Aid fund control crucial
<p>Aid fund control crucial</p><p>From Koran Tempo</p><p>The distrust in some circles over the utilization of aid funds for the reconstruction of post-tsunami Aceh and North Sumatra is inseparable from the short-term orientation of most Indonesian officials and the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Police begin quizzing Cimahi dump management officials
<p>Police begin quizzing Cimahi dump management officials</p><p>Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung</p><p>The Cimahi Police have started questioning officials in charge of the Leuwigajah dump in south Cimahi, where mountains of garbage collapsed on Monday...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Schools can help end conflict
<p>Schools can help end conflict</p><p>Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta </p><p> It is truly sad that the youth of Jakarta seems so often to be engaged in violent conflict. Adolescents in their school uniforms may still be seen running amok on the streets of Jakarta as they...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Govt goes ahead with regional elections
<p>Govt goes ahead with regional elections</p><p>Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/Jakarta</p><p>The government's preparations for the country's first regional elections continues despite the ongoing judicial review process of Law No.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Correction-Page20-captions
<p>Correction-Page20-captions</p><p>JP/20/CORR</p><p>Correction</p><p>Two of the captions on page 20 of The Jakarta Post dated Feb. 24 were misspelled. The name of the Algerian Ambassador to Indonesia should be spelled "Hamza Yahia-Cherif", and...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Indofood, Nestle form joint venture
<p>Indofood, Nestle form joint venture</p><p>PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's largest instant noodle producer, announced on Thursday the forming of a joint venture firm with Switzerland-based food giant Nestle S.A.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Envoys read poems to console tsunami victims
<p>Envoys read poems to console tsunami victims</p><p>JP/18/Envoy</p><p>Envoys read poems to console tsunami victims</p><p>M. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/Jakarta </p><p>In the aftermath of the tsunami that swept across Aceh and North...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
IPB says no tuition hike
<p>IPB says no tuition hike</p><p> BOGOR: Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) Rector Ahmad Ansori Mattjik said on Wednesday the university would not increase tuition from the current Rp 750,000 per semester for new students.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Council sets up ethics watch
<p>Council sets up ethics watch</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Jakarta</p><p>The City Council inaugurated on Thursday its newly established Ethics Committee, a body created to improve the conduct and discipline of councillors.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Haze thickens in Sumatra, delays forestry minister
<p>Haze thickens in Sumatra, delays forestry minister</p><p>The Jakarta Post, Medan/Jambi/Pekanbaru</p><p>Haze thickened on Thursday in several parts of Sumatra, causing flight delays and school shutdowns.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/17/AUCT
<p>JP/17/AUCT</p><p>Bachelor auction romantic way to raise funds</p><p>Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/Jakarta</p><p>The hottest bachelor at the charity auction was Alexander Jovanovic, 43, an Aussie with a pair of hazel-colored eyes, 180 centimeters in...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Sony's sorry after sales service
<p>Sony's sorry after sales service</p><p> On Nov. 20, 2004 I bought a SONY VAIO VGN-S28GP laptop computer from a registered dealer in Singapore. The purchase price included an amount for an "international warranty", which it turns out is not valid in Indonesia...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Leniency spoils pupils
<p>Leniency spoils pupils</p><p> I would like to comment on the article 'National Plus schools require close monitoring on Jan. 26. Two years ago, I was a teacher at an elementary National Plus school located in Tangerang, owned by a large conglomerate company.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
'Is Sutiyoso serious about fighting graft?'
<p>'Is Sutiyoso serious about fighting graft?'</p><p>While the Jakarta administration's ongoing campaign aims to promote the capital as the "service city", a survey conducted by Transparency International Indonesia (TII) has ranked it as the nation's...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta
<p>Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta and other flood-prone areas across the country, such as Lampung, South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Almost every year, Jakarta and these areas are inundated during the wet season.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Council questions hypermarkets
<p>Council questions hypermarkets</p><p> JAKARTA: In response to a protest by the Association of Indonesian Traditional Market Traders over the presence of hypermarkets in the capital, the City Council plans to meet with city administrators.