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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...

PDI-P names its truant legislators

PDI-P names its truant legislators JAKARTA: The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction have confirmed that only two of its faction members had often skipped meetings of the House of Representatives.

Tsunami's silver lining seen for war on malnutrition

Tsunami's silver lining seen for war on malnutritionSimon Gardner, Reuters, Colombo Asia's tsunami is likely to have worsened malnutrition around the Indian Ocean's rim, but a massive drive to feed hundreds of thousands of survivors may end up reducing it, the United Nations' food arm says.

Huge telecom project offered at Summit

Huge telecom project offered at SummitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Lack of communication is often blamed as the culprit behind the dysfunction between partners -- spouses, coworkers or governments and their people.If lack of communication is bad, no communication is often worse.

Hospital workers get substandard pay

Hospital workers get substandard pay KEDIRI, East Java: Hundreds of contract workers at Gambiran General Hospital here are being paid below the 2005 minimum wage as set in an East Java gubernatorial decree.Gambiran hospital is the largest hospital in Kediri.

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...

Unlocking ASEAN's economic competitiveness

Unlocking ASEAN's economic competitivenessAlan Cassels, Jakarta With a population of about 500 million, a combined gross domestic product of US$737 billion, and a total trade of $720 billion, ASEAN today is very much an economic force in the global arena.

Bank Global repayments to start next month

Bank Global repayments to start next monthThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will start repaying depositors of the recently closed Bank Global in the first week of February in accordance with its blanket guarantee program.

Donation confuses airport authority

Donation confuses airport authority KUTA, Bali: Foreign tourists to the resort island have enthusiastically donated their holiday money in boxes placed in the departure hall of Ngurah Rai International Airport.

Taps drying up because of lack of investment

Taps drying up because of lack of investmentZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Aside from traffic congestion, annual flooding and garbage disposal problems, poor tap water supply is another common complaint of Jakartans.

Prosecutor seeks long penalty for Adiguna Sutowo

Prosecutor seeks long penalty for Adiguna SutowoAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Prosecutors have promised to seek a long jail sentence for Adiguna Sutowo in the murder of Yohannes "Rudy" Berchmans Haerudy Natong at the Hilton Hotel's Fluid Club in the early hours of New Year's Day.

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...

85 students sent to Germany for internship

85 students sent to Germany for internship JAKARTA: The Tangerang-based Swiss German University sent on Saturday 85 students to Germany for six months' internship in companies with different core businesses to experience the production process of those companies.

Counterfeit case triggers demand to monitor RI spies

Counterfeit case triggers demand to monitor RI spiesEva C. Komandjaja The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The need for the government to set up a special body to control and monitor the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has become urgent, a police/intelligence ethics activist has said.

Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourney

Ryan, Putty stopped in quarters in ABF tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan,. The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The quarterfinal round of the US$75,000 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions on Saturday saw an anticlimactic performance by Indonesian Ryan Lalisang along with his countrywoman Putty...

Clean up your area or face dismissal

Clean up your area or face dismissal JAKARTA: The heads of subdistricts and districts in North Jakarta municipality have been told to clean up their area or face administrative sanctions, including dismissal.

Traffic jams mean extra cost for businesses

Traffic jams mean extra cost for businessesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A chief executive officer of a state cement firm in East Java once said that the most devastating factor that could affect the firm's production cost lay not in fuel spending nor workers' wages, but on congested...

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...

'I'm satisfied with busway services'

'I'm satisfied with busway services' The busway project stretching from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 15. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents whether they enjoy services provided by busway buses.

No more suspicions

No more suspicionsFrom Koran TempoThe recent earthquake and tsunami that devastated Aceh and claimed hundreds of thousands of human lives have aroused great national concern and deep international sympathy, shown by many countries that have provided aid to relieve the victims' suffering.

The military's failure to adequately deliver aid

The military's failure to adequately deliver aid Twice last week this country's contribution to international tsunami relief was affected by the Royal New Zealand Air Force's failure to maintain its aircraft in sound operational condition.

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...

Australia, NZ observe moment of silence for tsunami victims

Australia, NZ observe moment of silence for tsunami victimsAgencies, Canberra/Wellington Australia and New Zealand fell silent on Sunday exactly three weeks after an Indian Ocean earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami that killed more than 157,000 people in southern Asia.

Protracted legal uncertainty awaits seaport investors

Protracted legal uncertainty awaits seaport investorsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia has long dreamt of having its own seaports that are large enough to function as a hub port -- unlike the present situation in which most of the products shipped in or out of the nation have to...

Govt postpones labor dispute law

Govt postpones labor dispute law JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a regulation in lieu of law, or Perpu, to delay the implementation of a law on labor disputes, as neither the government nor the Supreme Court were ready for its implementation.

Three suspected of abusing fund

Three suspected of abusing fund PADANG: The West Sumatra Prosecutor's Office has identified three suspects in a graft case involving Rp 10 billion (US$1.1 million) in loans that were to be distributed to farmers in Pesisir Selatan regency.

NGOs up demand over RI spies monitoring

NGOs up demand over RI spies monitoringEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The need for the government to set up a special body to control and monitor the performance of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has become urgent, a police/intelligence ethics activist has said.

Struggling for the basics in shelter

Struggling for the basics in shelterThe Jakarta Post, Lhok Nga, Aceh It's raining outside, and inside the tent, Ernida is frying tempeh and eggs for a very late lunch. On the other corner of the four-by-three meter tent, her husband Ridho is playing with their five-year-old daughter Khairani...

Students hitting more than books

Students hitting more than books YOGYAKARTA: A recent survey by the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (PKBI) in Yogyakarta found that 9 percent of junior high school students in the city were sexually active.

Cutting-edge telecom help reconnect Asia's tsunami-displaced people

Cutting-edge telecom help reconnect Asia's tsunami-displaced peopleEdward Harris, Associated Press, Blang Bintang, Aceh Before the killer tsunami leveled his house and swept away his daughter, Umar Bin Adam had never used a computer.

40 ex-councillors to be quizzed over graft case

40 ex-councillors to be quizzed over graft caseYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara prosecutors will question 40 former Kupang council members over their alleged involvement in a Rp 1 billion (US$107,526) corruption case.

Mosques stand alone amid Indonesia tsunami destruction, devout

Mosques stand alone amid Indonesia tsunami destruction, devout see divine help[ Eds: RETRANSMITTING to ADD photo numbers[ AP Photos XEH106, PDJ107, BM109-110[ By EDWARD HARRIS= Associated Press Writer= BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) - Devout see divine help as mosques remain standingEdward Harris...

Acehnese students look ahead to uncertain future

Acehnese students look ahead to uncertain futureSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta "Ass wrwb Haikal ini ma2mak Bgmn sehat Klga kita Alhamdulillah sehat2 smua Minggu kmren di rmh kita kenduri anak yatim Bpk2 80 org Ekal kapan ujian Mak selalu berdoa mudah2an Haikal dpt IP bagus.

Change will do Indonesian badminton some good

Change will do Indonesian badminton some goodThe dominant force in women's badminton in the 1990s, Susy Susanti took all the major international singles titles. Unfortunately, it's been lean days for Indonesian women since her retirement in 1998.

Donors pledge more aid for Aceh barracks

Donors pledge more aid for Aceh barracksRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh Germany, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and World Vision have pledged funds to build barracks to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people in Aceh displaced by the earthquake...

Reformists challenge Mega's leadership

Reformists challenge Mega's leadershipKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Several weeks before the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) convenes a national congress in March, disgruntled party members are beginning to flex their muscles to block the reelection of PDI-P leader...

Sabang people rise from devastation

Sabang people rise from devastationAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Sabang, Aceh A number of tsunami victims in Sabang town, Weh island, Aceh, have begun building makeshift shelters for their families a few days ago, or about two weeks after deadly tsunami struck their village on Dec.

Embassy resumes activities, police maintain high alert

Embassy resumes activities, police maintain high alertAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Following the arrest of Zulfa, 22, who allegedly sent bomb threats to the British and Thai embassies in Jakarta, the British Embassy said on Sunday it would open as normal on Monday.

Nigerian arrested for beating lover

Nigerian arrested for beating lover TANGERANG: Police in Tangerang, Banten, arrested over the weekend a Nigerian for allegedly beating up his Indonesian girlfriend at the Taman Royal housing complex in Cipondoh, Banten.

Yogyakarta aim to give jobs to degree holders

Yogyakarta aim to give jobs to degree holdersSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Getting a job was the only thing Dwi Krisdianto wished and prayed for after he graduated from Semarang's Diponegoro University school of law in 2001.

Flooding drives people out of homes in Kalimantan, Sumatra

Flooding drives people out of homes in Kalimantan, SumatraThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Flooding over the past week around the country drove people from their homes and damaged infrastructure and crops.Hundreds of people in Palembang, South Sumatra, who live on the banks of the Musi River had to seek...

Canadian Premier tours Thailand

Canadian Premier tours Thailand THAILAND: Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin lit candles at the site of a Buddhist temple leveled by Asia's tsunami in the Thai resort of Phuket to honor victims of the disaster on Sunday.

Korean carmakers prepare plans for AFTA

Korean carmakers prepare plans for AFTANovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta South Korean carmakers Hyundai and KIA are considering setting up a production base in Southeast Asia to take advantage of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA).

Salvaging peace from tsunami-ravaged Aceh

Salvaging peace from tsunami-ravaged AcehDesra Percaya, New York To the dismay of many, armed clashes between Indonesian security forces and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) reportedly continue in the tsunami-ravaged province, which can endanger the humanitarian work conducted by local and foreign...

Tetanus begins to take toll on tsunami survivors

Tetanus begins to take toll on tsunami survivorsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, Aceh At least six people in Banda Aceh, including two children, have died of tetanus over the past several days, while 30 others have been hospitalized with severe infections.

Indonesia faces tough odds against Singapore

Indonesia faces tough odds against Singapore Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press, Singapore Peter Withe has beaten long odds before. At the 1998 Asian Games, the former England and Aston Villa striker coached a nine-man Thailand to an extra time victory in the quarter finals against heavily...

Man behind infrastructure summit

Man behind infrastructure summitZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Gathering nearly 700 investors, domestic and foreign, to attend an international event within just two months in the capital of a country, which lost 110,000 of its citizens and was badly devastated by the earthquake and...

SBY orders review of relief agency

SBY orders review of relief agencyFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Citing the lack of coordination and poor management in handling emergency relief operations for tsunami victims in Aceh, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the reorganization of the National Coordinating...

KL, RI to discuss foreign troops in Aceh

KL, RI to discuss foreign troops in Aceh MALAYSIA: Malaysia and Indonesia plan to discuss the issue of how long foreign troops should remain in Aceh to help tsunami relief efforts, news reports said on Sunday.

* Prosecutor vows to seek long sentence for Adiguna Page 2

* Prosecutor vows to seek long sentence for Adiguna Page 2 * Flooding hits Kalimantan, Sumatra Page 4 * Yogyakarta has high unemployment rate Page 5 * S. Arabia takes first steps toward democracy Page 7 * British Embassy reopens for business Page 8 * Maruyama retains lead at Sony Open Page 9 *...