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Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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,...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Alwaleed donates $19m to victims
Alwaleed donates $19m to victims SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the world's fourth-richest man, donated US$19 million to the victims of last month's Indian Ocean tsunami in a televised telethon after criticism the Gulf Arab monarchies hadn't given enough aid.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
JP/6/NASIR
JP/6/NASIRAsian Tsunami The pain of Aceh, the pain of Indonesia, the pain of the worldSudirman 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...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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Trying to rebuild Aceh A'an Suryana The Jakarta Post Medan2. Tjin8 -- Rumors are wounding the spirit of humanity and diversity in Aceh 1 x 30 Wounding the spirit of humanity Christine Susanna Tjhin, Ulung Rusman and Ilma Sovri Yanti Medan3.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, January 8, 2005
Where to go in Yogyakarta: Saturday, January 8, 2005Exhibitions* Painting Alienated Life by Ouda Teda Ena, Bentara Budaya Yogyakarta, Jl Suroto No. 2 Kotabaru (Tel. 0274 560404), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., until Jan. 11. * Ceramic Stick Together by Bambang Subandono, Donny A.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
On Australia's policy in Asia
On Australia's policy in Asia I refer to Reaz Abdullah's letter (Australia's policy in Asia, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 30, 2004).In a feeble attempt to purport that racism lies behind Australia's foreign policies, Abdullah's rhetoric is more than a little reminiscent of some of the hate-driven...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Police silences rumors: Adiguna to stay in custody
Police silences rumors: Adiguna to stay in custodyAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The police have announced that they would not release from custody Adiguna Sutowo, the sole suspect in the murder of waiter Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, alias Rudy, on New Year's Day at the Hilton Hotel,...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Jambi market on fire
Jambi market on fire JAMBI: Some 11 kiosks in Pasar Baru market in South Jambi subdistrict caught fire on Wednesday night. No casualties were reported."The fire spread quickly from behind the kiosks," said Ahmad, a trader and eyewitness.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
'Only some relief aid will reach target'
'Only some relief aid will reach target' Indonesians and people from around the world have donated millions of U.S. dollars for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra. The Jakarta Post asked residents if they thought this money would ever reach the victims.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
TV Today: Saturday, January 8, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, January 8, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing10:30 Sports11:30 TV Drama1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang2:00 Music2:30 TV Magazine3:00 English News Service4:30 Comedy5:00 Children Show5:30 Documentary6:00 Battle...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Disaster aid recipients urged to check fine print
Disaster aid recipients urged to check fine printJames Grubel, Reuters/Canberra The relief effort for nations hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami has seen generous offers of both cash and kind, but countries receiving help have been urged to check the fine print of any government aid deals.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
FACTBOX-Military aid to tsunami-hit nations
FACTBOX-Military aid to tsunami-hit nations The following is a list of some of the military help pledged by governments to help the Indian Ocean nations hit by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, compiled by Reuters bureaux: AUSTRALIA -- Australia has sent 350 soldiers to Indonesia along with four...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Jan-Egil Mosand has been appointed by the United Nations to
Jan-Egil Mosand has been appointed by the United Nations to coordinate international aid to Indonesia and Thailand after last month's tsunami, Norwegian media reported on Friday. The Dec. 26 tsunami killed more than 147,000 people worldwide and left millions in need of basics such as clean water,...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Monsanto pays $1.5 million penalty for Indonesian bribe
Monsanto pays $1.5 million penalty for Indonesian bribeAgence France-Presse, Washington American agribusiness giant Monsanto has agreed to pay a US$1 million penalty to settle charges of bribing the Indonesian government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Swedish Embassy clarifies
Swedish Embassy clarifies We noticed in the Jan. 6 and Jan. 7 editions of The Jakarta Post on pages 11 and 12 respectively the list of tsunami aid, on which Sweden is mentioned to have made a contribution of US$80 million from the government and nil private contributions.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Susilo says he prefers grants to loans
Susilo says he prefers grants to loansFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Following creditor countries' offering debt moratoria to tsunami- stricken countries, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has decided that Indonesia would only accept donations in forms that would...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Lampung fishermen fear tsunami
Lampung fishermen fear tsunami BANDARLAMPUNG: Hundreds of traditional fishermen in Lampung decided to stay at home on Thursday amid widespread rumors of corpse-eating fish and fears of another tsunami."I've experienced storms before, but after the tsunami in Aceh my wife doesn't want me to leave,"...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
President's official car park?
President's official car park?From KompasOn Nov. 15, I parked my car outside of Klub Bimasena (health/sports center) in South Jakarta, near the gate of the club, which shares the same complex with Hotel Dharmawangsa.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Damaged radio stations to get new boost from '68H'
Damaged radio stations to get new boost from '68H' Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Lhokseumawe Four radio stations destroyed by the quake-triggered tidal waves in Banda Aceh will be rebuilt by 68H news radio station, and by the end of this month, at least two of them will be back on air.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Soldiers risked own lives to save people
Soldiers risked own lives to save peopleApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Lhokseumawe "If we wanted to run to safety ourselves we could have but we didn't have the heart. Our duty is not only to protect people during conflict but also at times of disaster, although it means putting our own lives at...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Donors want to know how victims are aided
Donors want to know how victims are aidedV.K. Chin The Star Online Asia News Network Selangor, Malaysia Malaysians have responded magnificently to appeals to help victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami and this shows clearly that the milk of human kindness still flows strongly in their veins.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Japan has key aid role in wake of tsunami
Japan has key aid role in wake of tsunamiThe 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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
DTK members to start work Tuesday
DTK members to start work Tuesday JAKARTA: Fifteen members of the City Transportation Council (DTK) will be installed on Jan. 11.The council will act as the people's representatives in providing advice to the city's transportation-related policies.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Indonesia asks 18 banks to submit sovereign bond sale proposals
Indonesia asks 18 banks to submit sovereign bond sale proposalsBloomberg, Jakarta/Singapore Indonesia invited Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings Plc. and 16 other overseas banks to pitch for a sale of as much as US$1.5 billion of bonds, a Finance Ministry official said in Jakarta.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Aceh's pain in exchange for trust
Aceh's pain in exchange for trust"How can we trust you with our donations?" said a woman in Boston Common Park on New Year's Eve. Such a question put us, Indonesian students who were distributing the flyers about the disaster in Aceh on that night, into short silence.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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World responds to Aceh's pain Sudirman Nasir Victoria, Australia2. Ali -- Our trans-religious sense of humanity 1 x 30 Humanity beyond religion Muhamad Ali Manoa, Hawai3. Star10 -- Donors want to know how victims are aided 1 x 30 Where is all the aid going? V.K.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Police's services
Police's services In one of your articles recently there were complaints to the effect that the police are reluctant to follow up reports on criminal acts if we do not pay them some fees. Of course, they (the police public relations officers) would deny such allegations.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Time to behave, for everybody's sake
Time to behave, for everybody's sakeMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Had Peter Withe's side failed to produce a remarkable comeback in the away semifinal match against Malaysia, Indonesia would have been forced to swallow yet another Tiger Cup flop.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Govt needs Rp 20t to rebuild Aceh, N. Sumatra
Govt needs Rp 20t to rebuild Aceh, N. SumatraRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has estimated that the cost to rebuild tsunami- bludgeoned Aceh and parts of North Sumatra soared to at least Rp 20 trillion (US$2.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Kupang in need of more kerosene
Kupang in need of more kerosene KUPANG: After a quota reduction and price hike, long queues for kerosene were observed in Kupang on Thursday. Some people said they had been forced to cook over wood fires, the old-fashioned way.A liter of kerosene is now priced at Rp 2,000 from the previous Rp 1,000.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Adopters-in-waiting keep hopes up for Acehnese orphans
Adopters-in-waiting keep hopes up for Acehnese orphansEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta People continue to line up to adopt Acehnese orphans, although the government temporarily prohibited the adoption of the homeless children amid concerns of possible trafficking.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Activists frustrated by little progress in Munir case
Activists frustrated by little progress in Munir caseTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Human rights activists have criticized the police for the limited progress they have made in investigating the alleged murder of rights champion Munir.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Bio Farma sends anti cholera vaccine
Bio Farma sends anti cholera vaccine BANDUNG: Bio Farma drug company will start sending anticholera vaccines to Aceh as well as opening on Thursday an immunization and vaccination clinic in Banda Aceh.Head of public relations at Bio Farma Elvyn Fajrul, said the company would send 2,000 doses of...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilience
UN chief witnesses Acehnese resilienceAgencies, Banda Aceh United Nations chief Kofi Annan was left stunned here on Friday by the scale of carnage wrought along the annihilated coastlines of the tsunami zone as Indonesia's death toll passed 101,000.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
MRT idling at station, but has green light
MRT idling at station, but has green lightDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta administration is confident that the construction of the ambitious Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) will go ahead."Although the project will be partly funded by the central government, we have received...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Emission tests to be mandatory for all vehicles
Emission tests to be mandatory for all vehiclesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A draft bylaw on air pollution scheduled for approval next month will require all vehicles in the city to undergo vehicle emission tests.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
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;JP;JON AFRIZAL;CD; ANPAa..r.. Scene-Jambi-governors JP/4/SCENE Candidates line up for Jambi election JAMBI: Although the registration for candidates in Jambi's gubernatorial election does not open until Feb. 20, several people already have confirmed they will contest the election.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Tsunami has little impact on the Indonesian economy
Tsunami has little impact on the Indonesian economy On the sidelines of the Special Leaders' Meeting on the Aftermath of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Jakarta on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund's Managing Director Rodrigo de Sato talked with The Jakarta Post's Riyadi Suparno and Urip...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Champions bowlers set for tourney
Champions bowlers set for tourneyMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta All but one of Asia's top 16 ranked men's and women's players are slated to participate in next week's 2004 Asian Bowling Federation (ABF) Tournament of Champions.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Protecting the tsunami children
Protecting the tsunami children Unicef's latest situation update on child trafficking reports that some 1.2 million children are removed illegally each year - as forced labor in factories and on farms, for sexual exploitation and as mail-order brides.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Communal kitchen serves food to Acehnese students
Communal kitchen serves food to Acehnese studentsSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta The Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami that decimated Aceh also shook Fajar, 24, who lives miles away from his hometown in Yogyakarta.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
A truth commission for E. Timor -- but who planned the mayhem?
A truth commission for E. Timor -- but who planned the mayhem? 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.
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
Tsunami's agonizing aftermath
Tsunami's agonizing aftermathR. M. A. B. Dassanayake, The Island, Asia News Network, Colombo In the tragic aftermath of the vast inestimable devastation of physical life and property caused by the unfathomable subterranean forces of nature which exploded as if in revolt against widespread...
Sat, 08 Jan 2005
On Australia's policy in Asia
On Australia's policy in Asia I refer to Reaz Abdullah's letter (Australia's policy in Asia, The Jakarta Post, Dec. 30, 2004).In a feeble attempt to purport that racism lies behind Australia's foreign policies, Abdullah's rhetoric is more than a little reminiscent of some of the hate-driven...