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Searching for all articles published on 2005-04-29 ...

53 articles.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Four witnesses questioned over Theo's assault case at JIS

Four witnesses questioned over Theo's assault case at JISAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice have began questioning witnesses in an assault case involving Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo F. Toemion at the Jakarta International School (JIS) on April 17.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/People come out for candidates

People come out for candidates AMBON, Maluku: At least 700 people gathered outside the office of the Maluku General Elections Commission (KPUD) on Thursday to demand their candidates be allowed to contest the election in Eastern Seram regency.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/West Java fishermen sink beneath high operating costs

West Java fishermen sink beneath high operating costsNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, IndramayuFishermen on West Java's north coast have complained that their operating costs since the increase in fuel prices have become unbearable, and said they hoped the government would soon disburse fuel ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/In support of death for Aussies

In support of death for Aussies Good on the Australian Police for alerting the Indonesian authorities on these nine (Australian) drug traffickers.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Foreign aid, not govt, saved Aceh

Foreign aid, not govt, saved Aceh What is wrong with our country and our officials? Without help from outside people, foreigners, the tsunami-stricken region of Aceh would still be in the same state as it was the day after the tsunami happened.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Officers to undergo more psych tests

Officers to undergo more psych testsEva C. Komandjaja and Indra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/SurabayaThe National Police say they will tighten their recruitment procedure following a fatal shooting involving two officers in Jombang, East Java.National Police spokesman Sr. Comr.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers

Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officersAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/War declared on illegal logging

War declared on illegal loggingPALU, Central Sulawesi: Government and security officials in Central Sulawesi announced on Thursday a new campaign against illegal logging.The campaign was announced after a meeting of all concerned parties at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Rock legends make comeback for tsunami victims

Rock legends make comeback for tsunami victimsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeveral rock legends have recorded new material for an album that will be sold to raise funds for the survivors of the tsunami in Aceh.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/International NGOs criticize Newmont

International NGOs criticize NewmontJAKARTA: Representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from Indonesia, Peru, Ghana, Romania, and the United States state of Nevada called on Wednesday Newmont Mining, the world's largest gold producer, to reform its environmental practices at ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Megawati's PDI-P opponents open office

Megawati's PDI-P opponents open officeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is facing an imminent split, with members opposed to the leadership of Megawati Soekarnoputri ready to set up a new party should they fail to oust the PDI-P leader.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/New Criminal Law exceeds Dutch repression

New Criminal Law exceeds Dutch repressionAbdullah Alamudi, JakartaThe controversial bill that seeks to revamp the Criminal Law is turning back the clock 90 years to the time when Dutch colonial rulers and government officials were immune to public criticism and accountability.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Traders complain about street vendors

Traders complain about street vendors JAKARTA: Show owners in Glodok, West Jakarta are complaining about street vendors operating in the area, saying that their presence has prevented customers from coming there."Our income has decreased due to traffic jams caused by their presence.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Govt studies Inco request to boost output

Govt studies Inco request to boost outputLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is considering nickel mining company PT International Nickel Indonesia's request to expand production of its giant mine in Soroako, South Sulawesi, to 200 million pounds of nickel in matte by 2009.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Aceh's reconstruction should be based on village mapping

Aceh's reconstruction should be based on village mappingAzwar Hasan, Banda Aceh If we ask tsunami-affected Acehnese what they desire most, they will almost invariably reply that their greatest desire is to go back to where they used to live, in spite of the fact that their homes have been ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/BPK to get foreign help in Aceh fund audit

BPK to get foreign help in Aceh fund auditUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta PostAn independent advisory board comprising representatives of international state audit institutions will be established to assist the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in coordinating and carrying out the auditing of tsunami aid for ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Few in RI turn to financial advisers

Few in RI turn to financial advisersYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungFew people in Indonesia make use of financial advisers, with only 1 percent of the country's five million middle-class families availing themselves of the services of a financial adviser.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/On Mount Semeru

On Mount Semeru I am writing in response to the photo and caption published on the front page of The Jakarta Post on April 17. The photo displays Mount Semeru, located southeast of Surabaya.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Artists accused of blasphemy

Artists accused of blasphemyHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThey fight "infidels", they rail against city nightlife, and now they have turned their overzealous worldview against popular soft rock band Dewa.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Govt to play by the rules on Theo

Govt to play by the rules on TheoMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has vowed to enforce the law indiscriminately in the case of Investment Coordinating Board chief Theo Toemion, who allegedly assaulted a teenager and several other people during a recent children's ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Hypnotic 'professor' released by police

Hypnotic 'professor' released by policeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Bogor Police released on Thursday Sawaran Singh, 63, who was detained on Wednesday for allegedly trying to swindle the rector of Ibnu Khaldun University (UIK) in Bogor.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Rupiah extends rally against dollar

Rupiah extends rally against dollarUrip Hudiono and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe rupiah continued its upward rally against the U.S.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Pollution blacklist lacks power: Environment activist

Pollution blacklist lacks power: Environment activistID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaAn environmental activist lashed out on Thursday at State Minister of the Environment Rachmat Nadi Witoelar Kartaadipoetra's statement on five firms on the environment office's pollution blacklist, saying it ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Police hunting down student kidnapper

Police hunting down student kidnapper JAKARTA: Ciledug Police in South Jakarta are now tracking down a man accused of kidnapping two high school students.Police officer Adj. Comr. Triyanto said the alleged kidnapper, identified as Nano a.k.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/City parking management comes in for criticism

City parking management comes in for criticismDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor the 30-plus years of its existence, city-owned parking management (BP Parkir) -- assigned to oversee the parking business in the capital -- has been suffering deficits as its spending has always exceeded its ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Rolex calls entries to enterprise awards

Rolex calls entries to enterprise awardsThe world class watchmaker Rolex calls entries from Indonesia and also the rest of the world for its 2006 Rolex Award -- the 30th anniversary of the international biennial initiative.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Suspect in Mamasa violence arrested

Suspect in Mamasa violence arrestedMAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Police have arrested one of the persons alleged to have incited the April 24 violence in Mamasa regency, West Sulawesi, which lead to the deaths of four people and injured seven others.South Sulawesi Police chief Insp. Gen.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Aceh's inconsistent law is a means of repression

Aceh's inconsistent law is a means of repressionOtto Syamsuddin Ishak, Jakarta Law enforcement is one of the Indonesian government's strategies for the settlement of the war in Aceh.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Merpati's Easy Flyer service

Merpati's Easy Flyer service In response to a letter by Joseph Louis Spartz titled Merpati Airlines service, addressed to Merpati and published in The Jakarta Post on April 21, we would like to express the following:On behalf of the management of PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines, we would like to ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/ABN AMRO clarifies

ABN AMRO clarifies Thank you for your interest in elaborating about priority banking and illustrate ABN AMRO as one of the product cases. In particular, we'd like to point out the article A cup of cappuccino is never enough published in The Jakarta Post on April 12, page 17.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Hitler anniversary

Hitler anniversaryGwynne Dyer London Adolf Hitler has now been dead slightly longer than he was alive, and he is about to stop being real.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Looking to increase sales, Acer eyes corporate users

Looking to increase sales, Acer eyes corporate usersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPT Acer Indonesia, the country's second biggest personal computer (PC) manufacturer, plans to increase its sales by 20 percent this year.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Experts warns of police crime wave

Experts warns of police crime waveAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/RI losing out in Chinese cocoa market: Askindo

RI losing out in Chinese cocoa market: AskindoZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia is losing out to Malaysia in grabbing a slice of China's cocoa bean market, as Asia's largest economy applies a zero-tariff policy for the commodity originating from Malaysia, an association has said.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Susilo vows to clean up graft

Susilo vows to clean up graftMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed on Thursday to begin ridding his office of corruption, part of a top-down reform drive to stamp out the practice that infects all levels of government in the country.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Unilateral approach may not solve Iran nuke issue: RI

Unilateral approach may not solve Iran nuke issue: RIAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs debates on Iran's nuclear program are heating up, Indonesia -- a peace-loving nation and home to the largest Muslim population in the world -- urged all countries in the Middle East as well as the ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Defending the rupiah

Defending the rupiah The joint concerted efforts of Bank Indonesia and the government to defend the rupiah exchange rate, which fell to a three-year low of nearly Rp 9,800 against the U.S.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/EMP to spend $58 million on marginal fields

EMP to spend $58 million on marginal fieldsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLocal oil and gas firm PT Energy Mega Persada (EMP) will spend US$58 million to develop its two marginal fields and cash in on an incentive recently offered by the government.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Toyota Q1 domestic sales up 34%

Toyota Q1 domestic sales up 34%The Jakarta Post, JakartaPT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM), the distribution arm for Toyota in Indonesia, reported a 34 percent increase in this year's first- quarter sales compared to the same period last year.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Nepalese drug suspect shot dead

Nepalese drug suspect shot deadAbdul Khalik and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar, BaliA suspected Nepalese drug trafficker, identified as Man Sing Gale, 40, was shot dead on Wednesday as he allegedly resisted arrest by agents of the National Narcotic Agency (BNN) and ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank Mandiri

Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank MandiriEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) questioned Bank Mandiri president ECW Neloe for the second day on Thursday over an alleged lending scandal involving the state-owned bank.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlement

Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlementHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists have warned that the government blueprint for the reconstruction of tsunami-stricken Aceh and North Sumatra, may be inaccurate and prone to embezzlement.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Indonesia illegal workers return home

Indonesia illegal workers return homeFadli, The Jakarta Post, Tanjung PinangSome 184 Indonesian illegal workers arrived back in Indonesia at the Sri Bintan Pura International Port in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands province on Thursday from Malaysia.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/

Photo of Ancol not Taman Mini With regard to the article Taman Mini sets to survive longer than Soeharto regime published in The Jakarta Post on April 25, page 22, there is a mistake in the caption of the picture.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/On Mount Semeru

On Mount Semeru I am writing in response to the photo and caption published on the front page of The Jakarta Post on April 17. The photo displays Mount Semeru, located southeast of Surabaya.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Rich countries should do more to fight poverty

Rich countries should do more to fight povertyJeffrey D. Sachs, Project Syndicate In my new book The End of Poverty, I show how extreme poverty can be ended by 2025, but only if the rich world follows through on its promise to help the poorest countries.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers

Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officersAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Garbage slide victims demand compensation

Garbage slide victims demand compensationYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungAfter being left in uncertainty for over two months, victims of the garbage landslide at the Leuwigajah dumping site in South Cimahi, West Java, have decided to take the matter to court on Thursday, demanding ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer?

Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer?Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post When they had the chance to meet up with him during his visit to Copenhagen this week, his former mentors at the National Bank of Denmark may well have asked Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Indian food attracts wider market

Indian food attracts wider marketEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThanks partly to Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and other Bollywood people, all things Indian are gaining popularity here, including its spicy and pungent cuisine.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/'Dewa, FPI should resolve dispute'

'Dewa, FPI should resolve dispute'Rock band Dewa was reported to the city police by a number of Muslim organizations led by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) last Monday for using the Arabic world of Allah on the cover of its Laskar Cinta (Soldier of Love) album.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Corby maintains innocence on final day of trial

Corby maintains innocence on final day of trialWahjoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarWith her eyes glistening with tears, Australian drug-accused Schapelle L.

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

JP/Association sees money in pork

Association sees money in porkPURWOKERTO, Central Java: A monogastric association estimates that up to 20 million people in the country regularly eat pork, making this a potentially lucrative market segment.