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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Credit not subsidy for fertilizers

Credit not subsidy for fertilizers This refers to Prijono's article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 27 titled Fertilizer prices and farmers' woes. I have been in Indonesia for seven years and have a few thoughts to offer.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/HP, Infosys introduce Finacle

HP, Infosys introduce FinacleJAKARTA: Hewlett-Packard and its global partner Infosys introduced on Tuesday a banking solution called Finacle to help Indonesian banks transform their information on technology (IT) systems in meeting changes of demands.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/'If it's about clean air, what about factories?'

'If it's about clean air, what about factories?'The City Council has dropped its own idea to introduce vehicle age restrictions into the draft of the new air pollution bylaw on Monday, realizing the enormous cost that it would impose, and with the city administration yet to provide adequate ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Martiono named Pertamina's new chief commissioner

Martiono named Pertamina's new chief commissionerLeony Aurora and Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government has decided to install Martiono Hadianto as the new chief commissioner of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina and replace two other board members.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Defendants want charges dropped

Defendants want charges dropped JAKARTA: Harun Let Let and Tarcisius Walla, who have been accused of graft, demanded charges against them be dropped because the alleged crime took place before the enactment of Law No. 30/2002 on corruption.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/On Israeli aid

On Israeli aid I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Thailand donates $250,000 to RI

Thailand donates $250,000 to RIINDONESIA: Thailand, itself afflicted by the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster, has donated US$250,000 in financial aid to Indonesia for humanitarian relief in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, the Thai Embassy in Jakarta said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Unlisted state banks may be merged, minister says

Unlisted state banks may be merged, minister saysLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is considering merging unlisted state banks with bigger, healthier publicly listed ones, a senior official says.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Kardaya awaits President's approval

Kardaya awaits President's approvalFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives endorsement of Kardaya Warnika as the new Oil and Gas Upstream Regulatory Agency (BP Migas) chairman still requires President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's approval before he can take up his ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Duties for mining equipment scrapped

Duties for mining equipment scrappedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is providing tax free facilities to oil and gas companies that import upstream mining equipment as well as oil products in a bid to reduce production costs in the industry.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/How to cope after the diagnosis

How to cope after the diagnosisWhen my child was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, I returned to Jakarta -- after she was medivaced to Singapore -- an emotional and physical wreck.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Credit not subsidy

Credit not subsidy for fertilizers This refers to Prijono's article in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 27 titled Fertilizer prices and farmers' woes. I have been in Indonesia for seven years and have a few thoughts to offer.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/City fear spread of dengue fever

City fear spread of dengue feverThe Jakarta Post, JakartaHead of City Health Agency, Abdul Chalik Masulili, warned people about the alarming spread of dengue fever in the city, which has seen at least 1,030 people infected and seven deaths in the past two months.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/New investigation starts for Ismoko

New investigation starts for Ismoko JAKARTA: The National Police will start on Thursday an investigation into former director of the police fraud squad Brig. Gen. Samuel Ismoko for allegedly accepting bribes from Adrian Waworuntu, a key suspect in the Rp 1.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/U.S. has shipped spare parts to Indonesia

U.S. has shipped spare parts to IndonesiaThe Jakarta Post, New York/JakartaThe U.S. has provided tsunami-hit Indonesia with spare parts for five of its 24 U.S.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Japan helps in overpass project

Japan helps in overpass project BEKASI: The public works ministry has agreed to cooperate with a Japanese government to construct an overpass in the Bulak Kapal area of Bekasi regency.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Acehese demand more inclusive talks

Acehese demand more inclusive talksNani Afrida and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/MedanProminent Aceh figures and scholars appeared lukewarm on Tuesday about the recent peace talks between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Helsinki, saying that the talks ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/We thank you for your continued support by reporting on Bank

We thank you for your continued support by reporting on Bank Danamon's activities.The article titled Danamon selects bonds issue underwriters in your Jan.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Mobile water pumps donated for floods

Mobile water pumps donated for floods JAKARTA: To help the city administration cope with annual flooding, the Japan government donated on Monday several mobile water pump vehicles, which will be used in flood-prone areas.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Taufik to run for Democratic Party leadership

Taufik to run for Democratic Party leadershipJAKARTA: State Minister of Administrative Reforms Taufik Effendi has won support to join the race for the new leadership of the Democratic Party at an upcoming congress, according to a senior party official.

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Wed, 02 Feb 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".

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/300 families lose their livelihood

300 families lose their livelihoodAndi Hajramurni The Jakarta Post/MakassarSome 300 families of farmers and fishermen in Parangloe district in Gowa regency are fast losing their main source of income as most of their paddy fields and Je'neberang river where they used to fish are filled with mud.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Pride or what?

Pride or what? With great contentment did I read and listen to stories about the readiness of foreign military troops to help tsunami victims in Aceh. But now?I know that Acehnese are proud -- perhaps too proud.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Locals raise stink over polluted river

Locals raise stink over polluted riverTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorResidents of Kampung Limus Nunggal Hilir in Caringin subdistrict, Bogor, complained on Tuesday that the Cicukangaleuh River was polluted with cow manure from PT Sumber Citarasa Alam Farm.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Six die in Riau bus crash

Six die in Riau bus crashPEKANBARU, Riau: A bus crashed into a trailer truck early on Tuesday morning in Rantau Bais subdistrict, Rokan Hulu regency, killing six and injuring 23 others.A preliminary police investigation has found brake failure to be the likely cause of the accident.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/International law competition bodes well for future

International law competition bodes well for futureThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA team from Pelita Harapan University, representing the imaginary Republic of Appolonia, took its turn on Saturday before the International Moot Court, organized at the Santika Hotel in Jakarta, accusing the Kingdom of ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Flooding causes crop failure

Flooding causes crop failureCIREBON, West Java: Flooding in Cirebon over the past month has damaged at least 2,825 hectares of paddy field in the regency, an official said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Pride or what?

Pride or what? With great contentment did I read and listen to stories about the readiness of foreign military troops to help tsunami victims in Aceh. But now?I know that Acehnese are proud -- perhaps too proud.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Small businesses ask for easier financing access

Small businesses ask for easier financing accessThe Jakarta Post, JakartaOne day, 63-year-old Suherman, a small-scale entrepreneur, asked for a loan from a local bank in Jakarta. He needed to borrow Rp 2 million (US$219) to support his business that produced caramelized traditional snacks.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Militants jailed for assembling bombs

Militants jailed for assembling bombsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorThe Cibinong District Court sentenced on Tuesday four members of the Oman Rahman religious community to jail term ranging between three years and five years for assembling and storing bombs at a house in Cimanggis, Depok ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Designing a strategy for post-tsunami reconstruction

Designing a strategy for post-tsunami reconstructionYayan GH Mulyana, Bogor, West Java In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra, the Indonesian government has outlined a three- stage strategy.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Television ads in need of 'quality control'

Television ads in need of 'quality control'The Jakarta Post, JakartaCommercial breaks during television shows generally generate one of two reactions: viewers will reach for the remote and switch channels, or they will sit through the ads.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Thousands in Alor living in limbo

Thousands in Alor living in limboKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Thousands of Alor residents are still living in tents after a powerful earthquake rocked the regency on Nov. 12, 2004.The powerful earthquake killed at least 34 people and damaged thousands of houses.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Danamon responds

Danamon responds We thank you for your continued support by reporting on Bank Danamon's activities.The article titled Danamon selects bonds issue underwriters in your Jan.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/NU to send teachers, preachers to Aceh

NU to send teachers, preachers to AcehCIREBON, West Java: Nadhlatul Ulama, the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, plans to send hundreds of teachers and preachers to the stricken province of Aceh.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Traveling with a diabetic child

Traveling with a diabetic childStephanie Brookes, Contributor, JakartaWhen our daughter, aged seven, was diagnosed with Diabetes Type 1, it took us all by surprise.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Alleged corruption at HI revealed

Alleged corruption at HI revealedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSome two hundred former employees of Hotel Indonesia filed a report against the hotel's former board of directors on Tuesday, alleging that they had corrupted workers' pension and insurance funds.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Sugar money to stay with prosecutors

Sugar money to stay with prosecutorsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office decided to allow the North Jakarta Prosecutor's Office to keep, for the time being, the Rp 180 billion (US$20 million) in proceeds from the auction of over 56,000 tons of smuggled sugar as evidence in an ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Acehnese kids express grief, hope through poems

Acehnese kids express grief, hope through poemsDedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, MeulabohOur Prayer Oh Allah, the most compassionate and merciful We are subservient to You and we are weak Don't bequeath this ordeal anymore Don't deal out this suffering again As we know the blame is oursOh Allah, ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Change of hospital status sees protests

Change of hospital status sees protestsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration's decision to change three city hospitals into corporate entities in a bid to boost their professionalism, has received a negative reaction from several hospital staff and local residents.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Tsunami kills 6,800 workers

Tsunami kills 6,800 workersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState employment insurance fund PT Jamsostek has allocated more than Rp 100 billion (US$10.5 million) in compensation to the families of 6,800 workers killed by last month's tsunami in Aceh.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/S'pore deputy PM meets with Susilo

S'pore deputy PM meets with SusiloJAKARTA: A Singaporean delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan, met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday to discuss humanitarian relief and recovery in Aceh, counter- terrorism and economic cooperation.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/'Coarse' language concerns Surabayans

'Coarse' language concerns SurabayansID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaTotok Mulyanto was shocked when he listened to a television program his 16-year-old son Hatmoko was watching on East Java private television station JTV.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/System of accountability

System of accountability Those who regularly follow the summaries of the Supreme Audit Agency's reports on the state budget accounts would find nothing surprising in the latest findings related to the government's 2003 budget accounts.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Jakarta quietly hikes water rates

Jakarta quietly hikes water ratesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city administration has secretly increased tapwater rates by between 4 and 16 percent, depending on the level of water consumption and customer classification.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/TV Program: Wednesday, February 2, 2005

TV Program: Wednesday, February 2, 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.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Acehnese civil servants not yet ready to work

Acehnese civil servants not yet ready to workFadli, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehGrief is still visible on Ibrahim Pase's face. The 47-year-old civil servant at Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam gubernatorial office lost his four children when tsunami swept the region on Dec. 26 last year.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/PM Howard will visit tsunami-hit Aceh province

PM Howard will visit tsunami-hit Aceh provinceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAustralian Prime Minister John Howard is scheduled to visit Indonesia's tsunami-hit northern province of Aceh on Wednesday to see personally the situation there and to give support to Australian aid personnel currently assisting ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Malaysia delays raids on illegal immigrants

Malaysia delays raids on illegal immigrantsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMalaysia has deferred a large-scale operation to crack down on an estimated 800,000 illegal migrant workers in the country, including 400,000 Indonesians, despite the end of the three-month amnesty.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Jakarta to develop new Betawi village

Jakarta to develop new Betawi villageBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta will soon have a new Betawi village should a plan to turn the Srengseng Sawah subdistrict in South Jakarta into a Betawi cultural village get a nod from the City Council.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/RI books record high exports in 2004: Statistics Agency

RI books record high exports in 2004: Statistics AgencyZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia's exports last year reached an historic high of US$69.71 billion, or up 11.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Pasar Jaya awaits council ruling

Pasar Jaya awaits council rulingDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough the Central Jakarta District Court has annulled the asset preservation order on the Tanah Abang textile market, the city market operator PD Pasar Jaya has decided not to go ahead with its renovation plan which had ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Priority bills includes pacts on antiterrorism

Priority bills includes pacts on antiterrorismKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives (DPR) said on Monday it planned to deliberate 55 bills this year, including three bills on the ratification of an international convention to suppress terrorism and transnational ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Witness says Puteh returned money

Witness says Puteh returned moneyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaAceh administration secretary Tantawi Ishak testified at the graft trial of Abdullah Puteh on Tuesday that the suspended governor had not returned all of the Rp 7.75 billion (US$861,111) transferred to his account.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Pope urges Catholics to help tsunami victims

Pope urges Catholics to help tsunami victimsTony Hotland and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPope John Paul II has urged all Catholics to assist tsunami- affected people and underlined the necessity for collaboration in relief efforts, says a spokesman for the Vatican.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Power plant gets successful trial

Power plant gets successful trialPALU, Central Sulawesi: The Central Sulawesi provincial government successfully tested a wind-powered electricity power plant with a capacity of 500 watts.The trial cost the provincial government Rp 32 million (US$3,555), an official said on Tuesday.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/East Timor: Justice for whom?

East Timor: Justice for whom?Adirito de Jesus Soares, Dili Many people have commented about the first 100 days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's presidency. One of his campaign promises, as we know, was to deal specifically with corruption -- one of most acute problems facing Indonesia.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Pop star revisits past glory for tsunami victims

Pop star revisits past glory for tsunami victimsM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tragedy in Aceh moved Yusuf Islam to revisit his past as pop singer Cat Stevens.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Regents to be questioned for graft

Regents to be questioned for graft JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has approved a request from the National Police to question three regents and a deputy regent in connection with separate corruption cases, an official said.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Honda to expand Karawang plant

Honda to expand Karawang plant JAKARTA: Japanese carmaker PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) announced on Tuesday that it would expand its production facilities in Karawang, West Java, following increased demand last year that saw sales more than double compared to 2003.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Marble-sized hail pounds Taman Mini

Marble-sized hail pounds Taman Mini JAKARTA: For the first time in recorded history, hail rained down on several neighborhoods of East Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon."The hail stones were about the size of marbles," Rina, a resident of Halim Perdanakusuma area, was quoted as saying by Detikcom.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Information ministry to be upgraded

Information ministry to be upgradedFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a presidential decree to upgrade the Office of the State Minister for Communications and Information into a portfolio ministry that will also be given responsibility for ...

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Communist putsch riddle

Communist putsch riddle I am highly disturbed by the article from Prijono Tjiptoherijanto in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 28, titled Some things never change despite changes in regime. The author presents a misleading view about the history of the Oct.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2005

JP/Tsunami pushes Aceh January inflation to 7.02 percent

Tsunami pushes Aceh January inflation to 7.02 percentThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe recent giant tsunami in Aceh have not only lifted boats onto roofs but also the prices of basic foods in the area.The food price increase propped-up January 2005's inflation rate in its capital city of Banda Aceh to 7.

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