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63 articles.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/IndoGas begins, RI opens door for investors

IndoGas begins, RI opens door for investorsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In a bid to boost more investment in the gas sector, the government will open wide all available business opportunities in the sector to foreign investors, including six major gas-related projects worth US$2.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Council wants travel budget cut

Council wants travel budget cut MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Mataram city councillors have told the city administration its travel budget is too generous and have asked that it be cut.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Noordin Top's wife to be tried as terrorist

Noordin Top's wife to be tried as terroristID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya The Police submitted on Monday the case files of terror suspect Munfiantun alias Fitri to the East Java Prosecutor's Office, and she is set for trial at the Bangil District Court in Pasuruan, East Java.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Infrastructure summit and RI's future

Infrastructure summit and RI's futurePatrick Guntensperger, Jakarta There probably has never been a more apt time for a summit conference on Indonesia's infrastructure.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Role of donors in reconstruction

Role of donors in reconstructionPiet Soeprijadi, Jakarta The scale of devastation that resulted from the earthquake and tsunami in many nations of the northern Indian Ocean, and especially in Aceh, were well beyond imagination.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami survivors suffer amputations

Tsunami survivors suffer amputationsApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/MedanMany tsunami victims have had to make an excruciatingly nasty decision; cut off a limb or die. Never in the 15 years of his life had Suwardi thought of such a choice.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Govt prepares incentives for infrastructure investors

Govt prepares incentives for infrastructure investorsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will soon issue a number of regulations that will provide incentives and legal certainty for investors in the infrastructure sector, according to senior officials.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/JP/Mulkan Salmona

JP/Mulkan SalmonaLET THE GAMES BEGIN: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (right), cheered on by Kadin chairman Muhammad S. Hidayat (left), Jakarta Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo (second from left), Coordinating Minister for the Economy Aburizal Bakrie (third from left) and Asia Inc.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Govt issues regulation on power

Govt issues regulation on powerLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta To give investors a legal basis for contracts in electricity projects, the government has issued a government regulation on the power sector."We issued Government Regulation No.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Boat the only way to reach Lamno

Boat the only way to reach Lamno With many roads along the west coast of Aceh still impassable, some fishermen (photo above) have turned their boats into passenger vessels to ferry people to Lamno from Banda Aceh.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/New partnership for infrastructure in Indonesia

New partnership for infrastructure in IndonesiaJemal-ud-din Kassum, Jakarta The terrible tragedy in Aceh has shown us the power of people uniting to work together to overcome and rebuild.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Paris Club diplomacy mission accomplished: Hassan

Paris Club diplomacy mission accomplished: HassanIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Monday that his team had accomplished its mission to negotiate debt relief in last week's Paris Club meeting as well as mobilizing support for grants and ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Residents demand compensation for damage to mangrove seedlings

Residents demand compensation for damage to mangrove seedlingsPuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Siak, Riau Hundreds of farmers in Bunsur village located on Padang Island, Riau province have since August been complaining about damage that has been done to millions of their mangrove seedlings.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/ICRC adjusts its role to disaster needs in Aceh

ICRC adjusts its role to disaster needs in Aceh The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is one of a few international organizations which has had a long presence in Aceh.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Inco to boost output by 25% in 2009

Inco to boost output by 25% in 2009 Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/ JakartaPublicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local subsidiary of the world's second largest nickel company Canada- based Inco Ltd.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Trouble in Temanggung

Trouble in TemanggungA'an Suryana, Jakarta Discontent in Temanggung regency, Central Java, culminated on Wednesday in a massive protest attended by about 10,000 people, demanding that Regent Totok Ary Prabowo step down for corruption and arrogance.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/It's better to provide a fishing rod than fish'

It's better to provide a fishing rod than fish'Leony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of the fondest memories Anggun Cipta Sasmi has of her late grandmother and hometown Yogyakarta is of women sitting on the floor, drawing batik patterns and carefully painting them with brownish wax.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/No proper debate in soccer subsidy

No proper debate in soccer subsidyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several councillors have blown the whistle on a Rp 20 billion (US$2.22 million) allocation for the Jakarta soccer team (Persija) in the 2005 city budget.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Japan provides $146m grant to RI, promises more help

Japan provides $146m grant to RI, promises more helpAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta, Jakarta The Japanese government has extended a 14.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/IBF names Taufik player of the year

IBF names Taufik player of the year The International Badminton Federation chose Taufik Hidayat on Monday as the recipient of its Eddy Choong Player of the Year award for 2004.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/KPK interviews adviser candidates

KPK interviews adviser candidates JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) interviewed on Monday a dozen candidates for its board of advisors, which will support the commission in carrying out its work.Senior lawyer Nono Anwar Makarim and sociologist Imam B.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/FPI wins praise for collecting the dead

FPI wins praise for collecting the deadTertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Dozens of members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) moved swiftly out of the pickup trucks as they arrived at the mosque in Ajun residential area in tsunami-battered Banda Aceh.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Medan airport overwhelmed

Medan airport overwhelmedApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North Sumatra Ing-Ing, an employee of China Southern Airlines, recalled that she and her two colleagues from the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, had to negotiate with and beg an operations manager at Medan's Polonia airport here ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Aceh disaster management a 'test' to lure investors

Aceh disaster management a 'test' to lure investorsZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's ability to handle unprecedented relief operations and channel donations from the international community to tsunami victims in Aceh will be a crucial test for convincing potential ...

Tue, 18 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.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/From amok to 'gotong royong'

From amok to 'gotong royong' People have taken on utopian ideals of late. They are enthusiastically doing their bit to help the victims of the tsunami, and rightly so.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/PGN's project to be finished in 2009

PGN's project to be finished in 2009 JAKARTA: State-owned gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) plans to complete the construction of a pipeline from Kalimantan to densely populated Java in 2009, a year earlier than schedule.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Quake rattles Lampung residents

Quake rattles Lampung residents BANDAR LAMPUNG: Residents of coastal areas were still rattled on Monday after an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the city late on Saturday.Residents were frightened that more earthquakes would trigger tidal waves.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/The risk of being poor?

The risk of being poor? A horrific picture was shown on TV of a fishing village in West Aceh devastated by the tsunami. The landscape was flat; only one building stuck out, the village mosque.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami elicits empathetic response from world leaders

Tsunami elicits empathetic response from world leadersHarry Bhaskara, Jakarta As soon as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became president on Oct. 20, 2004, people saddled him with an absurd hope: that his promised changes would be realized within his first 100 days of office.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Idrus saves hundreds of lives in Aceh

Idrus saves hundreds of lives in AcehAndi Hajarmurni, Contributor, Banda Aceh, Aceh He would never think twice before deciding to help victims of a disaster or a conflict anywhere he is assigned.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Weaving fair trade

Weaving fair trade The game of global trade became a fairer competition with the new year, as richer nations were forced to lift their 30-year-old quotas on imported textiles and apparel.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/The Netherlands offers a truly international study environment

The Netherlands offers a truly international study environment If the pursuit of academic excellence for your future career is not your only reasons for wanting to study abroad, then Europe must be your choice.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Fair fuel price policy suggested

Fair fuel price policy suggestedFrom Koran TempoWith the planned fuel price increase shortly, I would like to suggest a fair fuel price policy by following the principle of price differentials.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, January 19, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Showbiz11:00 Cultural Program: Nusa Budaya12:00 p.m.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Governor to mediate in Temanggung dispute

Governor to mediate in Temanggung dispute SEMARANG: Central Java Governor Mardiyanto said on Monday he would mediate in the dispute between Temanggung Regent Totok Ari Prabowo and 77 regency officials who issued a motion of no- confidence against the regent.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Council may OK test for vehicular emissions

Council may OK test for vehicular emissionsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several members of the City Council's Commission D were puffing away on cigarettes when an activist from the Coalition for Clean Air said indoor pollution produced by, among other things, cigarettes posed a ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Volunteer 'Mother' helps Acehnese in Bandung

Volunteer 'Mother' helps Acehnese in BandungYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung Djusmindar, 46, has chosen not to return to her home in Buah Batu, Bandung, since the deadly tsunamis swept through Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra on Dec. 26.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Guarantee facilities to be provided for investors

Guarantee facilities to be provided for investorsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government is mulling the provision of guarantee facilities to help mitigate the risks for investors in developing the country's infrastructure, in particular the power and toll road sectors -- a move ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Actions speak louder than words

Actions speak louder than wordsOng Hock Chuan, Jakarta The Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Government has an excellent opportunity to convince the international financial community that it means business in the two-day Infrastructure Summit that begun yesterday.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Inco to boost output by 25% in 2009

Inco to boost output by 25% in 2009Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local subsidiary of the world's second largest nickel company Canada- based Inco Ltd.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Southeast Asia's next 'tsunami'

Southeast Asia's next 'tsunami' More than 160,000 people perished in the massive earthquake and towering waves that devastated countries around the Indian Ocean last month. Up to 100,000 more could die, according to health experts, if urgent steps were not taken in the stricken areas.

Tue, 18 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".

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Floods in southern Sumatra lay waste to crops

Floods in southern Sumatra lay waste to cropsMuhammad Uzair and Oyos Saroso, The Jakarta Post, Palembang/Lampung Flooding in Lampung and South Sumatra provinces in the past week have claimed at least three lives, cut traffic and washed away thousands hectares of rice fields in the area, which ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Lions Club feeds some 700 orphans

Lions Club feeds some 700 orphans JAKARTA: Lions Club Jakarta Cendana in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, gathered and fed on Monday around 700 orphans from around a dozen of orphanages across the city at the Paramount restaurant in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Indonesia to make suggestions to UN on global forestry

Indonesia to make suggestions to UN on global forestryThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia is compiling recommendations on sustainable forest management to submit to the United Nation Forum on Forest (UNFF), which will convene in New York in May for its fifth annual meeting.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Local promoter sought for Chrisjon fight

Local promoter sought for Chrisjon fightMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Local promoters are being called upon to ensure that the mandatory title defense of World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Chrisjon takes place at home.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/TV Program: Tuesday, January 18, 2005

TV Program: Tuesday, January 18, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 12:00 p.m.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/RI still has major problems in industrial relations

RI still has major problems in industrial relations Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite a strong legal basis, Indonesia is still facing major hurdles in developing harmonious industrial relations between employers and workers, says a government official.

Tue, 18 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.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Legislators seek clarification over vice presidential decree

Legislators seek clarification over vice presidential decreeKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several members of the House of Representatives have demanded that the legislature summon President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to clarify the controversial issuance of a vice presidential decree on ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/'Govt should expand the busway'

'Govt should expand the busway' The busway, stretching from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta, celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 15. The Jakarta Post talked to residents on whether they use the busway.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Tsunami survivors suffer amputations

Tsunami survivors suffer amputationsApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Many tsunami victims have had to make an excruciatingly nasty decision; cut off a limb or die. Never in the 15 years of his life had Suwardi thought of such a choice.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/UNICEF to build 835 emergency schools

UNICEF to build 835 emergency schoolsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh In cooperation with a group of international and domestic non- governmental organizations, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) started on Monday the construction of emergency schools at or near ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Govt rolls out red carpet for investors

Govt rolls out red carpet for investorsFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised foreign investors on Monday a much better investment climate as the government aims to lure a whopping US$120 billion in new investment for ...

Tue, 18 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.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Two bankers busted for robbery

Two bankers busted for robberyAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police said on Monday they arrested over the weekend three robbery suspects, two of them employees of state bank BNI and Bank Indonesia.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Reformists ready to show Mega the door

Reformists ready to show Mega the doorM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Branding themselves a movement to reform the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), prominent members of the party joined forces on Monday to bring an end to the domination of incumbent leader ...

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Aceh rebel offer worth pondering

Aceh rebel offer worth pondering The offer by the Aceh separatists for a ceasefire with the Indonesian army in the wake of the tsunami disaster in northern Sumatra was cynical.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Short circuit at House causes scare

Short circuit at House causes scare JAKARTA: Thick smoke billowing from a room on the ground floor of the House of Representatives sparked a panic among officials there on Monday.Nugroho, a security guard, said the incident occurred at about 7:15 a.m.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/Adjie and Reza officially divorced

Adjie and Reza officially divorced JAKARTA: Actress Reza Artamevia and House of Representatives member Adjie Massaid officially divorced on Monday after the South Jakarta Islamic Court accepted the divorce petition filed by the former.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/30 ex-councillors quizzed over graft

30 ex-councillors quizzed over graft JAMBI: The Jambi Prosecutor's Office is gathering evidence in a Rp 3.6 billion corruption case in Tebo regency allegedly involving 30 former Tebo council members.Nudi D.

Tue, 18 Jan 2005

JP/BMG warns of bad weather

BMG warns of bad weather JAKARTA: The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) warned on Monday of possible storms in the next two or three days in parts of Indonesia.