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Sustainability from ruin Emil Salim Jakarta2. Agus -- The Tsunami aftermath: Agricultural land rehabilitation 1 x 30 Rehabilitating Aceh's soil Fahmuddin Agus Bogor3. Bush -- Helping the tsunami victims 1 x 30 note: pls make sure byline reads '_the_ President of...' thx.

Fauzul caught between uncle and savior

Fauzul caught between uncle and savior Fauzul Kabir clings to his uncle, Sofyan. This five-year old child has become the center of a dispute between Sofyan and his neighbor Saudah who found and saved him.

Festive and rowdy TV programs

Festive and rowdy TV programs On Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. Metro TV aired a video of the tsunami in action which was recorded by a family member of the Aceh Police chief who also perished in the disaster. The family video, which showed the moments after the earthquake and those leading to the actual...

RI banks on gold at Islamic games

RI banks on gold at Islamic gamesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sports officials expect gold in at least three of the four events the country will participate in at the first Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh in April.

Computers outsmart humans in chess battle

Computers outsmart humans in chess battleMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta It was touted as a battle of "man vs machine", with some of the country's best chess players pitting their mental smarts against hi-tech computer programs.And as expected, the computers came out on top on Monday.

Envoys present credentials

Envoys present credentials JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received on Monday the letters of credential of newly appointed ambassadors to Indonesia from Algeria and Zimbabwe in a state ceremony at Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.

Komatsu Indonesia almost doubles sales

Komatsu Indonesia almost doubles sales JAKARTA: PT Komatsu Indonesia, a unit of Japan's Komatsu Ltd., said sales in the nine months ending Dec. 31 had risen 97 percent from a year earlier.Komatsu Indonesia's sales rose to Rp 1.1 trillion (US$118 million) from Rp 558.

Shares end down, led by profit-taking in Telkom

Shares end down, led by profit-taking in TelkomDow Jones, JakartaIndonesian shares ended lower on Monday led by profit-taking in Telekomunikasi Indonesia and many bank blue chips after the main index hit a record high in the previous session, dealers said.

Stock prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 2005:

Stock prices at the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan. 10, 2005: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades...

Astra net profit in 2004 could increase 10 percent

Astra net profit in 2004 could increase 10 percentRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed automotive company PT Astra International's 2004 net profit is likely to increase by at least 10 percent on the back of higher sales of its automotive products and a gain from the sale of...

Health center fees to double

Health center fees to doubleMulta Firdaus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangThe Tangerang administration is seeking to double medical fees at public health centers (Puskesmas) in the regency from Rp 2,000 to Rp 4,000.

1. School (50) - 42 pts 6 cols 1line (1x24)

1. School (50) - 42 pts 6 cols 1line (1x24) Schools reopen in Aceh or Students search for friends 2. Crash (40) - 48 pts 4cols 1line (1x24)10 hurt in U.S. chopper crash 3. Palestine (45) - 36 pts 2 cols 2line (2x20)Abbas wins election, challenges await4.

Alternative energy for electricity

Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.

6 months on, monorail route still up in the air

6 months on, monorail route still up in the airDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUncertainty still shrouds the US$650 million monorail project, though its been half a year since the first pylon for it was sunk into the median strip of Jl. Asia-Afrika in Central Jakarta.

Corruption and democracy

Corruption and democracyFrom Koran Tempo President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Dec. 9 Anticorruption Day for the purpose of waging a war against corruption. On several occasions he even said he would direct the corruption eradication movement himself.

SBY gives two weeks to clean up Aceh

SBY gives two weeks to clean up AcehThe Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe Indonesia Military (TNI) and body retrievers sped up work on Monday following an instruction from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to expedite the cleaning up of Aceh from rubble and flotsam.

FPI members go on trial

FPI members go on trial JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court on Monday tried two members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) -- Riyan Fahriza and Eka Jaya -- for vandalizing night-spots in Kemang, South Jakarta during the fasting month of Ramadhan last year.

Humanity beyond religion

Humanity beyond religionMuhamad Ali, Manoa, Hawai I do not known of any disaster more horrific or more touching than the earthquake and tsunami that hit Asia. Virtually everybody in the world is deeply touched and tearful.

No more brokers for military equipment

No more brokers for military equipmentFrom Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has said the TNI has no objection to the one-stop system of defense equipment buying under the Ministry of Defense and suggested the procurement involve no brokers or third...

E. Timor joins int'l aid for tsunami

E. Timor joins int'l aid for tsunami JAKARTA: East Timor President Xanana Gusmao slated to visit Indonesia later this month to hand over a donation from his people for victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami.In a meeting with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday, East Timor Minister of Foreign...

Hassan to Europe over debt relief

Hassan to Europe over debt relief INDONESIA: Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda will visit several European countries to seek clarity on international offers of a debt moratorium following the tsunami disaster.

PAN postpones congress

PAN postpones congress JAKARTA: The National Mandate Party's (PAN) second national congress has been rescheduled to April 7-10 to allow party members to focus on how they can assist relief efforts in tsunami-ravaged provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra.

Court cases in

Court cases in Aceh to proceed KENDARI, South East Sulawesi: Minister for Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin said that all legal cases currently in process in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam will continue even though documents and papers in the cases might have been swept away by the tsunami that...

Corruption and democracy

Corruption and democracyFrom Koran Tempo President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono declared Dec. 9 Anticorruption Day for the purpose of waging a war against corruption. On several occasions he even said he would direct the corruption eradication movement himself.

Aceh refugees longing to return home

Aceh refugees longing to return homeDedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, Medan An 18-year-old girl named Evi is sitting alone on top of a plastic mat, while arranging several pieces of used clothes. She refused to talk, only mumbling a few unrecognizable words.

Draft bylaw seeks to punish polluters

Draft bylaw seeks to punish pollutersBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration has submitted to the City Council a draft of a bylaw that seeks to reduce air pollution in the capital.

CNOOC considers bid for Unocal

CNOOC considers bid for UnocalAssociated Press, New YorkChina's third biggest oil and natural gas company is considering making a bid for all or part of U.S. rival Unocal Corp., published reports said on Friday.

Conditions in Aceh 'slightly improving'

Conditions in Aceh 'slightly improving'The Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh, JakartaTwo weeks after a quake-triggered tidal wave washed away many parts of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the government claimed on Sunday a steady improvement in the condition of survivors and cities affected by the tsunamis.

Japan has key role in aiding tsunami victims

Japan has key role in aiding tsunami victimsThe Daily Yomiuri, Asia News Network, Tokyo Japan must play a leading role as an Asian power in helping aid and rehabilitate nations devastated by the recent earthquake- triggered Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.

Delta Tirta, BNI Jakarta take honors

Delta Tirta, BNI Jakarta take honorsSURABAYA: Highly favored Delta Tirta and BNI Jakarta took the men's and women's titles respectively at the Indonesia Open Beach Volleyball 2004 in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Sunday.

Govt shifting focus to building relocation centers

Govt shifting focus to building relocation centers In the aftermath of the tsunami, the government has been the target of criticism for its slow response and for various mishaps. The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno and Aan Suryana interviewed Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab who...

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;JP;REN; ANPAf..r.. Brief-BAT-Pall-Mall BAT to merge with Pall Mall JP/14/brief BAT to merge with Pall Mall JAKARTA: Publicly listed cigarette and tobacco company PT BAT Indonesia, a local unit of U.S.-based British American Tobacco Inc.

Kudos to TNI

Kudos to TNI The Indonesian Military (TNI) must be one of the few institutions whose work and contributions to the emergency relief effort in disaster-stricken areas in Aceh and North Sumatra has not been fully appreciated.

Homeless survivor wants to go home

Homeless survivor wants to go homeAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLying on a bed in one of the rooms of MMC Hospital in South Jakarta, Tuti Herawaty, 50, could not hold back her tears when asked about her plans after she is discharged from the hospital.

Ministry winds up Jakarta Bay probe

Ministry winds up Jakarta Bay probe JAKARTA: The Office of the State Minister for the Environment says its investigation into pollution that damage coral reefs and mangrove forests in Thousand Islands is almost complete."Our investigation is nearly final.

Japan delegation visits Jakarta

Japan delegation visits Jakarta INDONESIA: The secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan, Tsutomu Takebe, is heading a delegation to Jakarta for a two-day visit from Sunday to Monday.

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;JP;REN; ANPAf..r.. Brief-BAT-Pall-Mall BAT to merge with Pall Mall JP/14/brief BAT to merge with Pall Mall JAKARTA: Publicly listed cigarette and tobacco company PT BAT Indonesia, a local unit of U.S.-based British American Tobacco Inc.

* Evidence seen as enough to charge Adiguna Page 2

* Evidence seen as enough to charge Adiguna Page 2 * NGOs reveal flaws in local election law Page 4 * Humanity beyond religion Page 6 * Jakarta's draft bylaw seeks to punish polluters Page 8 * Ferguson left red-faced as Exeter embarrass United Page 10 * World struggling with details of tsunami...

Alternative energy for electricity

Alternative energy for electricityFrom Bisnis IndonesiaThe high world oil price will certainly raise the cost of power production by state electricity company (PLN), whose cost components are 25 percent composed of fuel oil.

Court cases in Aceh to proceed

Court cases in Aceh to proceed KENDARI, South East Sulawesi: Minister for Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin said that all legal cases currently in process in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam will continue even though documents and papers in the cases might have been swept away by the tsunami that...

Fear of eating seafood sweeps across Asia: Singapore report

Fear of eating seafood sweeps across Asia: Singapore reportDeutsche Presse-Agentur, SingaporeDemand for fish and seafood has plunged across Asia - as have prices - on unfounded fears that species in the Indian Ocean are feeding off bodies washed out to sea by the Dec.

Disaster command centers face mammoth tasks

Disaster command centers face mammoth tasksA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehLt. Col. Gandara has his hands full. He wanders around a hangar at an air force base in Medan, North Sumatra, where a disaster mitigation command center is located.

What of truth commission for East Timor?

What of truth commission for East Timor?Aboeprijadi Santoso, Amsterdam Indonesia has asked East Timor to initiate a joint-commission of truth and reconciliation to resolve the issue of the violence during and after the United Nations-organized vote in East Timor in 1999.

World responds to Aceh's pain

World responds to Aceh's painSudirman Nasir, Victoria, Australia The catastrophic Asian tsunami has not merely destroyed countless cities and villages and killed over one hundred and fifty thousand people, but has also stimulated a genuine spontaneous desire among people to help.

Australia to stay in Aceh

Australia to stay in Aceh AUSTRALIA: Australian troops and aid workers will remain in tsunami-stricken Indonesia for as long as they are needed, Prime Minister John Howard said in Sydney on Sunday.In a televised address to the nation, Howard said Australia was taking a leading role in the response...

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.Higher fuel prices should be paid for the comfort of excessive fuel consumption by the high income group,...

Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous

Australians can be rightly proud of their government's generous commitment to Indonesia's recovery from the tsunami. This is a new level of co-operation and goodwill between Australia and its closest neighbor. It also demonstrates how far relations between the two have improved in a very short time.

Draft bylaw seeks to punish polluters

Draft bylaw seeks to punish pollutersBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta administration has submitted to the City Council a draft of a bylaw that seeks to reduce air pollution in the capital.

Papua ready to establish MRP

Papua ready to establish MRPNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraThe central government will hand over the government regulation on the establishment of the Papuan People's Council (MRP) to the Papua administration on Monday, bringing the realization of the long-awaited council an inch...

Candy as change

Candy as change This is in response to the letter from Wendy (of Freiburg, Germany) who complains of getting candy in lieu of Rp 100 change at Balinese stores (Cheating in Bali, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 16).