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Searching for all articles published on 2005-03-28 ...

49 articles.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Susilo seeks clerics' help in graft fight

Susilo seeks clerics' help in graft fightAgus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, PekalonganReiterating his admission that the government's war on corruption was failing to make major progress, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked Muslim clerics on Sunday to help in the fight against the endemic disease.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/New big airport to open in June

New big airport to open in June PADANG, West Sumatra: Padang's new international airport with a capacity of more than 1.2 million passengers is expected to start operating by June this year.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Churches packed on peaceful Easter

Churches packed on peaceful EasterThe Jakarta Post, JakartaUnder tight security provided by at least 16,000 police personnel throughout the capital, solemn Easter masses and celebrations held in churches and other places in the capital ran peacefully without any terror attacks as recent travel ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Megawati's statesmanship could be put to the test

Megawati's statesmanship could be put to the testDwi Atmanta, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarMegawati Soekarnoputri looks certain to have firmly secured her reelection for a third five-year term, well before the second Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) congress opens on Monday.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Wiratchant wins the Indonesia Open

Wiratchant wins the Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant sealed victory in style at the US$1 million Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005 on Sunday, sinking a five-foot birdie for a scorching 25-under par 255.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Senior reporter gets recognition

Senior reporter gets recognitionGary Shapiro, Contributor, New YorkAmong a certain stratum of journalistic cognoscenti, mutters of satisfaction are being heard at the Shorenstein Award for Journalism given to Nayan Chanda.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/A new global job with a global responsibility

A new global job with a global responsibility U.S. President George W. Bush has nominated deputy secretary of defense, Paul D. Wolfowitz, for the post of president of the World Bank.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Munir case a domestic matter: Minister

Munir case a domestic matter: MinisterYuli Tri Suwarni and Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/JakartaInternational support for Munir's wife, Suciwati, in her struggle to bring the killers of her husband to justice cannot be counted on to push along the domestic probe into the case, ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Preschool and primary school education: Give children a break

Preschool and primary school education: Give children a breakAnthony D. Pellegrini, Project Syndicate The buzzword of preschool and primary school education in many countries over the past 20 years has been "accountability.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/'Rainman' works his magic to keep players on course at Cengkareng

'Rainman' works his magic to keep players on course at CengkarengMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta With lightning and rain playing havoc with the schedule on the first two days of the US$1 million Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005, the inevitable grumbling began about the powers ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Dubya's retreat on Indonesian human rights

Dubya's retreat on Indonesian human rightsBrad Simpson, Washington, D.C. There is a bitter irony to the Bush Administration's announcement in late February that it will restore military training for the Indonesian armed forces, which came just days before the State Department's annual human ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Microcredit programs are not always what the poor need: Analyst

Microcredit programs are not always what the poor need: AnalystThe role of microfinance in the economy is gaining international recognition with the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan officially declaring last November that 2005 is the International Year of Microcredit.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Minister orders halt to resort construction

Minister orders halt to resort construction MEDAN, North Sumatra: Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban urged PT Merek Indah Lestari (MIL) on Sunday to stop building its hotel and golf course in the Merek district in Karo regency, because the construction was located in a protected forest.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Homemade cigarette industry relies on word of mouth

Homemade cigarette industry relies on word of mouth The Jakarta Post/CirebonWhile large cigarette companies have a large marketing network, organized in a professional way, cigarette producers in Losari depend on word of mouth for promotion.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/68H radio gets Aceh award

68H radio gets Aceh awardJAKARTA: The Aceh Art Council has given a Tsunami Award to 68H Radio News Agency for its contribution in radio repair efforts and news provision in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in Aceh.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Rupiah to remain under pressure on inflation, high dollar demand

Rupiah to remain under pressure on inflation, high dollar demandUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah may possibly slide to as low as Rp 9,450 per dollar this week, over public expectations of a pick up in inflation and continued strong demand for the greenback from the ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Locals complain over Sudirman Park

Locals complain over Sudirman Park JAKARTA: Residents of Pasar Baru Timur in Karet Tengsin subdistrict, Tanah Abang district, Central Jakarta, have complained over the ongoing construction of Sudirman Park Apartments, the rubble from which they say has filled the drainage ditches on the sides of ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Wiratchant keeps lead, four-way tie at second

Wiratchant keeps lead, four-way tie at secondMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Overnight leader Thaworn Wiratchant weathered the storm at the U$$1 million Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005 to remain atop the leaderboard on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Govt urged to push industry to use local farm goods

Govt urged to push industry to use local farm goodsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government's focus on developing certain manufacturing sectors that could optimize use of domestic agricultural products has been warmly welcomed, as it would eventually benefit farmers who represent the ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/A new global job with a global responsibility

A new global job with a global responsibility U.S. President George W. Bush has nominated deputy secretary of defense, Paul D. Wolfowitz, for the post of president of the World Bank.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/A few more months matter

A few more months matterNew uncertainty has clouded the build up to local elections, which will allow the people to directly elect their governors, mayors and regents from this June onward.As election time approaches, the Constitutional Court last week issued a verdict regarding Law No.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Aviation school turns back students

Aviation school turns back studentsThe Indonesian State Aviation School (STPI) at the Flight Training Center (PLP) in Curug, Tangerang regency, Banten, has closed its doors to new students for the third consecutive year this year.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Demand for conventional offices surges

Demand for conventional offices surges The demand for conventional office space in Jakarta is projected to further gain ground this year in line with the more promising outlook in the country's economy.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/A new global job with a global responsibility

A new global job with a global responsibility U.S. President George W. Bush has nominated deputy secretary of defense, Paul D. Wolfowitz, for the post of president of the World Bank.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Arun gas output back to normal

Arun gas output back to normalLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGas output in the Arun field, operated by oil and gas company PT ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia (EMOI), in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, has returned to normal following a leak discovered in a pipeline last week.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Losari, home to hand-rolled 'kretek' cigarettes

Losari, home to hand-rolled 'kretek' cigarettesThe recent take over of Indonesian cigarette maker PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk by Philip Morris Inc. has gained wide media attention. The media has run many stories on several aspects of the surprising takeover.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Armed man assaults busway guard

Armed man assaults busway guard JAKARTA: A busway security guard had to have five stitches for a gash on his forehead after a passenger beat him with a pistol during a quarrel aboard a bus on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/A world full of ironies

A world full of ironies Allow me to seek some "serious" answers to the burning questions posed by David Wallis (The Jakarta Post, March 18: A mad, mad, mad world).

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Will democracy, security-sector reform discourage terrorism?

Will democracy, security-sector reform discourage terrorism?Anak Agung Banyu Perwita, Bandung The tragedy of Sept.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Kamal Malang flooded for 5 months

Kamal Malang flooded for 5 monthsMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangTwelve-year-old Arman hurriedly stripped off all his clothes and jumped into a dark green-colored pond, alongside where his four friends had been playing handball, the only team game possible after the village's ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Traffic law

Traffic law It is great to see ideas on dealing with the gridlock in our nation's capital city. The monorail and busway should provide excellent solutions if they are implemented extensively and managed professionally.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/11 people arrested for hoarding fuel

11 people arrested for hoarding fuelOyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungLampung Police Headquarters detained on Saturday 11 people for alleged fuel hoarding.Lampung Police chief Brig. Gen.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Investor doubt grows with each protest

Investor doubt grows with each protestRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaRecent disturbances in the construction of a toll road here highlight investor uncertainty, which has been exacerbated by the government's failure to keep its promise to issue the much- awaited regulation on land ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Pelindo to built new multipurpose terminal

Pelindo to built new multipurpose terminalThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn order to increase the capacity of Tanjung Priok International Seaport, state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II is developing a 500-hectare multipurpose terminal in East Ancol, North Jakarta, which is expected to commence ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Teleworking can cut cost and boost productivity

Teleworking can cut cost and boost productivityT. Sima Gunawan, Contributor, Jakarta It is a serious meeting. Participants work hard to find ways to improve company performance, and sometimes they argue fiercely against each other. It is like any other meeting.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Physical education isn't child's play

Physical education isn't child's play For other kids, the least favorite subject was math. While math was not really a bed of roses for me, either, my worst nightmare made real was physical education. Even now, I grimace at the thought of those excruciating hours of public humiliation.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 28, 2005

Where to go in Jakarta: Monday, March 28, 2005Exhibitions* Grafis S. Prinka's Solo Exhibition, at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl. Utan Kayu 68H, East Jakarta (Tel. 8573388), until March 30 * Painting Sebuah Tafsir Visual by Muhamad Yusuf, Arok Dedes Pramoedya at Komunitas Utan Kayu, Jl.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/'Corny scenarios, bad actors'

'Corny scenarios, bad actors'After a few decades of hibernation, the Indonesian film industry has revived with scores of young moviemakers and actors. In observance of the National Film Day, which falls on March 30, The Jakarta Post asked residents their views on the quality of local movies.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Councillor arrested at club with joints

Councillor arrested at club with joints BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Police here arrested a local councillor identified by the initials AY, on Friday night after he and his friends were caught in a karaoke club in the city with a supply of drugs.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Thai golfer Wiratchant wins Indonesia Open

Thai golfer Wiratchant wins Indonesia OpenMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Thailand's Thaworn Wiratchant sealed victory in style at the US$1 million Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005 on Sunday, sinking a five-foot birdie for a scorching 25-under par 255.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Music concert to be staged at Borobudur

Music concert to be staged at BorobudurEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA huge stage will be set up at Borobudur temple compound for a concert titled Borobudur Live in Concert, complete with full orchestra and choir, on April 23, 2005.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Poverty remains in the heart of 'medern' Jakarta

Poverty remains in the heart of 'medern' JakartaDamar Harsanto and Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn Central Jakarta where multinational companies, government offices as well as most embassies are located, the Central Jakarta municipality appears to be failing to solve the ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Tension high at PDI-P congress

Tension high at PDI-P congressDwi Atmanta and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) begins on Monday its six-day national congress, which will likely be highlighted by efforts from the incumbent leader, Megawati Soekarnoputri, to win ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Governor tells public to avoid poultry with bird flu symptoms

Governor tells public to avoid poultry with bird flu symptomsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGovernor Sutiyoso warned Jakarta residents to be wary of avian flu and to avoid eating fowl that displayed avian flu symptoms even though the Jakarta Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Agency ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Wiratchant keeps lead, four-way tie at second

Wiratchant keeps lead, four-way tie at secondMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Overnight leader Thaworn Wiratchant weathered the storm at the U$$1 million Standard Chartered Indonesia Open 2005 to remain atop the leaderboard on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Homemade cigarette industry relies on word of mouth

Homemade cigarette industry relies on word of mouthThe Jakarta Post, CirebonWhile large cigarette companies have a large marketing network, organized in a professional way, cigarette producers in Losari depend on word of mouth for promotion.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/Acehnese demarcate land without govt

Acehnese demarcate land without govtNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehZamzami, 52, a resident of Lamjabat village, Meuraxa district in Banda Aceh, has a new task. As a former village administrative chief, he has been asked by residents to help them demarcate their land.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/SOEs yet to live up to expectations

SOEs yet to live up to expectationsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite a staggering combined income of Rp 495.

Mon, 28 Mar 2005

JP/More companies turn to serviced offices

More companies turn to serviced officesRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Serviced office companies remain optimistic about strong demand this year due to increased inquires and new sign-ups, but are still refraining from expanding in Jakarta despite the encouraging signs.