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Trouble in Temanggung A'an Suryana Jakarta2. Ong -- Actions speak louder than words 1 x 30 Actions speak louder than words Ong Hock Chuan Jakarta3. Pat -- Infrastructure summit, tsunamis and Indonesia's future 1 x 30 Infrastructure summit and RI's future Patrick Guntensperger Jakarta

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.

ASEAN troops in RI's tsunami-hit Aceh to remain: Malaysia

ASEAN troops in RI's tsunami-hit Aceh to remain: MalaysiaAgence France-Presse, Kuala Lumpur ASEAN troops carrying out relief work in Indonesia's tsunami- battered Aceh province will be allowed to remain indefinitely, Malaysian Defense Minister Najib Razak said on Monday.

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.

*Tsunami responses show leaders' true colors Page 2

*Tsunami responses show leaders' true colors Page 2 *Tsunami victims face amputations Page 4 *Medan Airport overwhelmed Page 5 *New partnerships for infrastructure in Indonesia Page 7 *Council may OK test for vehicular emissions Page 8 *Moya only loser among top seeds at Aussie Open Page 10 *ASEAN...

Asian power firms' outlook stable despite high fuel prices: Moody's

Asian power firms' outlook stable despite high fuel prices: Moody'sAgence France-Presse, Singapore The outlook for Asian power ulities will remain stable in the next 12 months despite recent fuel price increases, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.

Samsidar dreams of making pilgrimage for dead brother

Samsidar dreams of making pilgrimage for dead brotherBrian Murphy, Associated Pressm, Banda Aceh, Aceh The fisherman had waited all his life for this moment -- when he would put away his old nets for a while and join the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

Palm oil futures decline 1.3 percent

Palm oil futures decline 1.3 percentBloomberg, Kuala Lumpur Palm oil futures in Malaysia, the world's biggest exporter of the edible oil, fell as prices of rival soybeans had the largest decline in three months on Friday after demand from U.S. processors fell unexpectedly in December.

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".

Daihatsu will expand 2005 output

Daihatsu will expand 2005 outputNaoko Fujimura, Bloomberg, Tokyo Daihatsu Motor Co., Japan's second-biggest maker of vehicles with engines smaller than 0.66 liter, said it will expand global production by 5.8 percent this year to 1.11 million units to meet increasing overseas demand.

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 would...

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.

RI envoy to chair UN rights body

RI envoy to chair UN rights body Indonesia's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Makarim Wibisono, was appointed on Monday to chair the UN's top human rights body through 2005.A meeting of diplomats from the 53 member states in the UN Commission on Human Rights elected Makarim by...

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.

JP/4/PERPU

JP/4/PERPUNew ruling seen as crucial to curb corruptionMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government's plan to lay down a comprehensive anticorruption ruling is vital given the poor performance of law enforcers in curbing widespread corruption in the country, according to a law...

Alertness to foreign aid

Alertness to foreign aidFrom Media IndonesiaWith the entry of foreign military forces to provide aid, it is appropriate for the government and the Indonesian Military (TNI) to remain alert to the possibility of the foreign side or the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) benefiting from the...

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.

Malaysian govt urges firms to learn from Indian model

Malaysian govt urges firms to learn from Indian modelAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia is keen to build on its economic relationship with India, and its small- and medium-sized companies could learn much from their Indian counterparts, the Malaysian government said on Monday.

Singapore trade hits historic high in 2004 but growth to ease in 2005

Singapore trade hits historic high in 2004 but growth to ease in 2005 Agence France-Presse/Singapore Singapore's key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 17 percent in 2004 and total trade reached a historic high but growth will moderate this year, the city-state's trade agency said on Monday.

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.

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.

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. After all, it is one's own right to fulfill his/her need for entertainment in spite of our solidarity for the people of...

Semen Gresik 2004 Cement Sales Rise 11%

Semen Gresik 2004 Cement Sales Rise 11% Bloomberg Jakarta PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia's biggest cement maker by volume, said cement sales rose 11 percent to 15.64 million metric tons last year from 14.03 million tons a year earlier. Domestic sales in 2004 rose 12 percent to 13.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.17, 2005

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.17, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Share Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 235 10 40,000 Ades...

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...

'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.

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.

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 several...

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 the...

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.

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.

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...

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. It was a shameless and manipulative device aimed almost entirely at gaining attention and sympathy for the illegal and...

Singapore's NODX up 8 percent

Singapore's NODX up 8 percent SINGAPORE: Key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 8 percent in December to S$11.3 billion (US$6.8 billion), powered by electronics, the government said on Monday.That followed a 16.5 percent gain in November.Exports grew a seasonally adjusted 0.

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.

Tsunami-hit Asia appeals for tourists, but hesitations linger

Tsunami-hit Asia appeals for tourists, but hesitations linger Eds: RESTORES dropped word "you" in graf 2; MINOR edits.[ AP Photos[ By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN= Associated Press Writer= SINGAPORE (AP) - Tsunami-hit Asia appeals to hesitant tourists to returnChristopher Bodeen Associated...

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.

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.

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.BMG spokesman Ahmad Zakir said heavy winds were expected in the Sunda Straits, Java Sea, the northern part of the Thousand Islands,...

U.S., RI eye improvement of military ties

U.S., RI eye improvement of military tiesTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The governments of Indonesia and the United States see the possibility of improved military ties following the significant role of U.S. troops in tsunami relief operations in Aceh.This view was expressed by visiting U.

Odds of a disaster, predict when tsunami will come next

Odds of a disaster, predict when tsunami will come nextJohn Gribbin, Guardian News Service, London The fact that such a disaster happened last month in no way alters the odds of a similar event occurring next month, or even tomorrow.

Infrastructure action plan

Infrastructure action plan The government has made the right decision in going ahead with the Infrastructure Summit, which starts today, despite some strong suggestions that it be postponed because of the situation in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra.

Companies continue to pour aid into Aceh, N. Sumatra

Companies continue to pour aid into Aceh, N. SumatraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Three weeks have passed since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated two-thirds of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and part of North Sumatra. The death toll has risen to more than 110,000 since the Dec.

1. Cabinet (40) - 60 pts 2 cols 4line (4x10)

1. Cabinet (40) - 60 pts 2 cols 4line (4x10) SBY orders review of relief agency 2. Tetanus (40) - 36 pts 3cols 2lines (2x20) Tetanus begins to take toll on tsunami survivors3. Infras (30) - 28 pts 1 col 4lines (4x10) Summit kicks off, offers $22b projects 4.

Power, transportation are most important

Power, transportation are most important Sumitomo Corporation Chairman Kenji Miyahara, who is also vice chairman of the powerful Nippon Keidanren (Japanese Economic Federation) talked to The Jakarta Post's Kornelius Purba on Sunday about Japanese investors' views and expectations about Indonesian...

Teaching children diversity

Teaching children diversityAhmad Bukhori, Boston, Massachusetts To reduce prejudiced behavior in society, children must be taught to embrace multiculturalism. Studies in multicultural development claim that bias is learned in childhood.

Navy hunts down RP fishing boat

Navy hunts down RP fishing boat MANADO: A fishing vessel from the Philippines is sought by the Indonesian Navy for escaping seizure in Bitung, North Sulawesi.Bitung Naval base commander Lt. Col. I Dewa Putu GS said on Friday the fishing boat was intercepted initially by the KRI Nuku patrol boat on...

Jakarta offers seaport, sewage projects at summit

Jakarta offers seaport, sewage projects at summitDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Jakarta administration will propose several vital projects during the Infrastructure Summit 2005 here on Jan. 17 and Jan. 18.

Jones, Dupri postpone benefit single in wake of tsunami disaster

Jones, Dupri postpone benefit single in wake of tsunami disaster Eliott C. McLaughlin Associated Press/AtlantaMusic producers Quincy Jones and Jermaine Dupri say the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia has prompted them to postpone recording We Are the Future, an update of the 1985 benefit song We...

Malaysia and migrant workers

Malaysia and migrant workersSin Chew Daily/Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia Malaysians generally have a mixed feeling for illegal migrant workers from Indonesia. We love them because they have helped relieve the pressure of many a vital industry.