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Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Appeal to Aceh separatists
Appeal to Aceh separatists From TempoThe Indonesian government faces a delicate and complex situation in handling post-tsunami problems in Aceh. While the government's official agency for natural disasters along with the help of volunteers are moving rubble and dead bodies, the problem posed by the...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Prostitutes face harder life in Batam
Prostitutes face harder life in BatamFadli The Jakarta Post/Batam"Santi", 23, a sex worker in Batam, complained that fewer clients had visited her over the past few months. "Malaysian and Singaporean tourists aren't turning up any more and spending money at my place," said Santi, a masseur cum sex...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Seven dead as Thai tourist boat sinks
Seven dead as Thai tourist boat sinksTHAILAND: A speed boat packed with tourists heading to the Thai island of Koh Samui after an all-night beach party capsized on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, including several Westerners, police and.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
An Acehnese child and the voices of ghosts
An Acehnese child and the voices of ghostsSanti Soekanto, Contributor, Aceh, santi-soekanto2001@yahoo.comNina recounted her story to me in the Lamsujen refugee camp in Lhoong subdistrict, Aceh Besar, on Jan. 3. This is what she said:"Assalam mualai'kum. My name is Nina Maulidia Rizka. Call me Nina.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
BRI targets 25% increase in lending
BRI targets 25% increase in lendingThe Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) is hoping to extend Rp 15 trillion (US$1.64 billion) in new loans this year, a 25 percent increase from Rp 12 trillion in new loans extended in 2004.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Sustainable infrastructure development
Sustainable infrastructure developmentGiovanni Comparini, Jakarta I have followed very closely the 100-day program of the Indonesian government to find solutions to infrastructure development, the importance of which has become even more topical after the floods, which paralyzed Jakarta just a day...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
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;JP;CD; ANPAk..r..JP/6/TOGUResponse and Recommendations to the 14th Meeting of Consultative Group on Indonesia on the Forestry and Environment SectorE.G. Togu Manurung Jakarta Forest degradation and the depletion of Indonesia's forest resource is a continuing crisis.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Bekasi landowners refuse to sell up
Bekasi landowners refuse to sell up BEKASI: A project comprising the construction of four railway tracks that would connect Manggarai, Jakarta, and Cikarang, Bekasi, may not go ahead, due to resistance from landowners.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Papua govt to distribute "Madonna" to help fight HIV/AIDS
Papua govt to distribute "Madonna" to help fight HIV/AIDSNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post/Jayapura The Papua provincial government will soon distribute copies of a film on HIV/AIDS prevention to government offices and agencies throughout Papua, a senior government official says.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.25
Rupiah Rates Jan.25 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,427.62 6,653.27 7,077.63 7,003.07 Brunei dollar 1 5,901.27 5,285.55 5,623.20 5,563.44 Canadian dollar 1 7,874.95 7,054.74 7,503.88 7,425.65 Swiss franc 1 8,119.15 7,272.80 7,736.58 7,655.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Acehnese may be facing mental illnesses
Acehnese may be facing mental illnessesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta After the heartening remarks by the World Health Organization (WHO) that the tsunami-hit areas in Aceh were free of epidemics, the organization announced Tuesday that mental illnesses might affect about one-eight of the population of...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHI
Human rights still poor in 2004: PBHIM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's human rights record remained poor in 2004, with state-sponsored violence and the cycle of impunity still persisting, a rights group says.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil
U.S. oil firm wins tender RI oil U.S.-based Galaxy Oil won on Tuesday the bid to sell 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Duri oil field in Riau and another 250,000 barrels of condensate oil per day from Senipah oil field in East Kalimantan.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Surprising Simon beats seed in Korea
Surprising Simon beats seed in KoreaMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian men's singles player Simon Santoso upset the form book and a strong opening game challenge from 10th seed Agus Hariyanto of Hong Kong on Tuesday in the first round of the Noonnoppi Korea Open 2005.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
1. ACEH: 3 X 18
1. ACEH: 3 X 18 130 damaged schools to reopen across Aceh's disaster zones 2. ISMOKO: 1 X 28 Brig. Gen. suspended for one year 3. QUAKE: 1 X 30 Tsunami hysteria haunts C. Sulawesi 4. FLOOD: 1 X 28 Flooding swamps Tangerang 5. WHO: 1 X 32 Acehnese may be facing mental illness
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
President urges state enterprises to fight corruption
President urges state enterprises to fight corruptionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged executives at state enterprises not to provide facilities for people claiming to be members of his family or other key state officials, to be in line with his...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Shares end loweron profit-taking
Shares end loweron profit-takingDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Tuesday as losses in many Asian markets spurred investors to continue taking profit in stocks that gained last week, in particular Indonesian Satellite and Telekomunikasi Indonesia, dealers said.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Rebuilding Aceh
Rebuilding Aceh It has been exactly one month since the magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of Aceh and North Sumatra.Such time should be sufficient for us to assess and absorb the implications of this unprecedented calamity, not only for those directly in the path of the disaster,...
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Riverbank dwellers resign themselves to annual floods
Riverbank dwellers resign themselves to annual floodsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaUsep Sunandar is a regular, albeit reluctant, guest at the Santa Maria Fatimah school compound in Kampung Melayu, East Jakarta, as his riverside shack is regularly inundated by Jakarta's perennial floods.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
Tycoons donate Rp 10b to Aceh
Tycoons donate Rp 10b to Aceh JAKARTA: A number of ethnic Chinese businesspeople handed over Rp 10.5 billion (US$1.16 million) for the relief effort in Aceh to Vice President Jusuf Kalla during a ceremony at the latter's office on Tuesday.
Wed, 26 Jan 2005
130 damaged schools reopen across Aceh's disaster zones
130 damaged schools reopen across Aceh's disaster zonesTony Hotland and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehSeven-year-old Safrizal slipped two books and pencils inside a box and then sprang outside a room he and his mother use as a shelter inside Lampeuneurut elementary school building in...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Rampant poaching threatens East Java's turtle population
Rampant poaching threatens East Java's turtle populationIman D. Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, Surabaya Protected turtle species in East Java are on the brink of extinction due to the rampant poaching of their eggs, says an environmental expert.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
JP2HEADINGTUESDAY, 25-01-05:
JP2HEADINGTUESDAY, 25-01-05: 1. BANDA ACEH: 3 X 18 Govt plans to rebuild Banda Aceh as a modern city 'like Putrajaya' 2. LEGAL: 1 X 28 Govt to tackle legal issues in Aceh 3. GRANAT: 1 X 27 Two police killed in grenade blast 4. SMOKE: 1 X 32 Sutiyoso wants penalties for smoking 5.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
JP1/HEADING
JP1/HEADING 1. QUAKE: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Quake triggers panic in Central Sulawesi 2. UN: 2 LINES, 16 COUNTS UN steps up Aceh reinforcements 3. SAHID: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Court throws out Sahid graft case 4. FLOOD: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Jakarta remains on alert for floods
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
To attract manufacturing and services investment immediately
To attract manufacturing and services investment immediately into the country..., Indonesia clearly needs good infrastructure to re-kickstart foreign direct and domestic investment. ;JP; ANPAk..r..Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the region: Four JP/6/ERICPublic-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
If at first you don't succeed ...
If at first you don't succeed ... American journalist William Arthur Nessen (see photo) shows his Indonesian entry visa during questioning by immigration officials at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Jakarta after defying a government exclusion order.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Banks ready for infrastructure plans
Banks ready for infrastructure plansThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia was confident that the country's banking sector would respond positively to government's plans to develop massive infrastructure projects across the country over the next five years.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
`Tsunami can boost peace prospect in Aceh'
`Tsunami can boost peace prospect in Aceh'M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Both the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) must capitalize on the outpouring of sympathy for the Acehnese in the post-tsunami aftermath to reach a peaceful solution to the protracted...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Tsunami-hit Aceh free of epidemics, declares WHO
Tsunami-hit Aceh free of epidemics, declares WHOThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that health conditions in the disaster area of Aceh were improving, and that no major epidemics were likely, but all parties involved in medical relief should remain alert to...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
'Govt must relocate riverbank squatters'
'Govt must relocate riverbank squatters' Jakartans, especially those living in flood-prone areas, are still on alert for further flooding even though the rains have been easing off. The Jakarta Post asked some residents what needed to be done in the future to avoid flooding.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.24
Rupiah Rates Jan.24 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,430.69 6,656.27 7,081.07 7,005.67 Brunei dollar 1 5,905.86 5,290.56 5,627.98 5,568.27 Canadian dollar 1 7,885.10 7,065.02 7,514.10 7,435.88 Swiss franc 1 8,134.38 7,288.28 7,751.64 7,670.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Prosecutors probe seedlings scam
Prosecutors probe seedlings scam JAMBI: Prosecutors are investigating suspected graft in the procurement of palm oil seedlings worth Rp 900 million (US$100,000) allegedly involving the head of Jambi's Social Welfare and People's Empowerment office, Darmawi.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
U.S. soldiers bid farewell to Aceh
U.S. soldiers bid farewell to AcehApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan Capt. Keith G. Nunn of the U.S. Marines waved good-bye as he and his comrades left the Novotel Soechi hotel where they had been based during their posting in Medan."Bye ... see you again," smiled Nunn, the coordinator of U.S.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
UN steps up reinforcement
UN steps up reinforcementTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh The United Nations (UN) is stepping up its reinforcement efforts in response to possible problems that may arise from the scaling back of foreign military personnel and equipment in tsunami- stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, and is...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Floods are here again
Floods are here again Right in the middle of the disastrous events in Aceh and North Sumatra the bulk of Indonesian media cameras are pivoting back to Jakarta. Floods have hit the capital again and this is being dished up as prime news. As if it hasn't happened every single year over past decades.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
FEMA-like agency
FEMA-like agency Surly Indonesia should have an effective and efficient body to coordinate emergency work in a natural disaster? Otherwise everything becomes chaotic, as we see in Aceh.The Federal Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA) in the United States deals with matters concerning a disaster,...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Home is where the cash is for Bandarlampung officials
Home is where the cash is for Bandarlampung officialsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, Bandarlampung Amid criticism, Bandar Lampung Mayor Suharto has pushed ahead with disbursing housing allowance payments to city council members even though the provincial budget for this year has yet to be...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
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, 25 Jan 2005
Government to seek financial compensation from Newmont
Government to seek financial compensation from NewmontThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Convinced that mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (NMR) is guilty of polluting Buyat Bay in North Sulawesi, the government aims to seek financial compensation from the U.S.-based firm.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Roads that link Indonesians: A new partnership
Roads that link Indonesians: A new partnership "I speak of 'new partnership' as a concept that underscores my personal commitment and my Government's determination to promote a strong environment for business and entrepreneurship in Indonesia..
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Laksa Johor: A story titled [i]Culinary festival takes regional
Laksa Johor: A story titled Culinary festival takes regional journey via laksa on Sunday, Jan. 23, page 10 contains an incorrect statement that relates the use of spaghetti instead of rice or egg noodles in Laksa Johor to the sultan of Johor.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
'OPEC should maintain quotas'
'OPEC should maintain quotas' Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Monday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), of which Indonesia is a member, should not change its quotas during an upcoming meeting on Jan. 30 in Vienna.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Knowledge, blessings sought from statues of Majapahit dynasty
Knowledge, blessings sought from statues of Majapahit dynastyIndra Harsaputra, The Jakarta Post, Mojokerto, East Java An employee of the Trowulan Statue Preservation Board (BPAT), Joko, was attending to Dutch and Australian tourists interested in the museum's collection of artifacts from the...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Two police killed in grenade blast
Two police killed in grenade blastThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two members of the police's elite Mobile Brigade were killed after a grenade exploded at their rented room in Cimanggis, Depok on Monday, police say.The officers were identified as Second Brig. Nimrot Batubara and Adj. Second Brig.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
623 diarrhea cases in East Flores
623 diarrhea cases in East Flores EAST FLORES, East Nusa Tenggara: The East Flores regency administration recorded 623 cases of diarrhea in seven districts over the last four weeks, which have claimed a total of two lives so far.
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
Please drop your
Please drop your suspicious attitude Certain readers of The Jakarta Post need to drop their suspicious attitude regarding the motives of the armies and NGOs that have arrived in the Acehnese province. Though the Indonesians I know from my time in Sumatra are invariably kind and open, a letter in...
Tue, 25 Jan 2005
AG's Office tackles legal issues in Aceh
AG's Office tackles legal issues in AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government said on Monday it would use some unconventional methods to cope with post-tsunami legal issues related to citizen documentation as well as for banking and court systems in Aceh and North Sumatra.