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Tiny Bogor lakes no match for flood

Tiny Bogor lakes no match for floodTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor At least 32 of 93 small lakes for flood control in Bogor, West Java are damaged, according to an official in the city.The head of the Bogor Public Works agency, Nurhayanti said the 32 lakes were getting shallower every year...

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RI tsunami orphans get help from KL Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Friday his country would pay for the education of 38,000 Indonesian children orphaned by the tsunami disaster as he toured the worst-hit area.

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.

* Monsanto pays $1.5 million penalty for Indonesian bribe Page 2

* Monsanto pays $1.5 million penalty for Indonesian bribe Page 2 * Acehnese councillors fret over arduous aid procurement procedures Page 4 * Tsunami survivors not alone as world unites Page 7 * Some 115,000 fruit trees to regreen Jakarta Page 8 * Tsunami charity match a sellout in Australia Page 9...

Japan 'can show strength via relief'

Japan 'can show strength via relief'Hiroshi Hiyama, Agence France-Presse/Jakarta/Tokyo With its money and expertise in disasters, Japan can seize the moment in the tsunami aftermath to show its commitment to the rest of Asia and strengthen its political and economic standing, analysts said on...

PTDI president faces trial

PTDI president faces trial BANDUNG, West Java: Edwin Soedarmo, president director of ailing state-owned aircraft maker PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI), will go on trial on Friday for failing to pay compensation to more than 6,500 dismissed employees in early 2004.

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.

1. VISIT: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS

1. VISIT: 2 LINES, 15 COUNTS Annan stunned by Aceh devastation 2. AUSSIE: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Australia may let Acehnese immigrate 3. NANI: 2 LINES, 12 COUNTS People return to Baiturrahman 4. GULF: 1 LINE, 24 COUNTS Arabs criticized for stinginess

Rising star Boas looks to foreign fields

Rising star Boas looks to foreign fieldsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta At 18, Boas Salossa is already a big fish in the small pond of soccer here, rated one of the best left wingers in the country.Local fans dutifully chant the national team player's name at every game at home.

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".

Post-tsunami health care in dire condition: WHO

Post-tsunami health care in dire condition: WHOAgence France-Presse, Bangkok Health experts warned on Friday it could take years to rebuild health infrastructure in tsunami-devastated parts of Asia where millions of people face potential widespread outbreaks of disease.

Graft an 'extraordinary crime'

Graft an 'extraordinary crime'Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The draft of a new anticorruption ruling considers corruption an extraordinary crime if it causes a minimum of Rp 50 billion (US$5.5 million) in state losses, an official said on Friday.

1. Discourse (50) - 42 pts 7 cols 1line (1x45)

1. Discourse (50) - 42 pts 7 cols 1line (1x45) Tsunami has little impact on the Indonesian economy 2. Corrupt (35) - 48 pts 4cols 2lines (2x24)New law considers graft an extraordinary crime 3. Debt (45) -- 36 pts 5 cols 1line (1x35) Susilo says he prefers grants over loans 4.

Trying to rebuild Aceh

Trying to rebuild AcehA'an Suryana, Medan The Aceh aid distribution problem -- something that has confounded the government for a week since the tsunami disaster -- has for the most part been overcome, after more military helicopters were deployed into the disaster-stricken province by countries...

EU holds snap talks on Asia tsunami disaster

EU holds snap talks on Asia tsunami disasterMichael Thurston, Agence France-Presse/Brussels European Union (EU) foreign ministers were gathering for hastily- arranged talks on further ways of helping disaster-hit south Asia on Friday, a day after Europe boosted aid pledges to some 1.

Minister confirms Cemex legal battle over

Minister confirms Cemex legal battle overRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto has announced that Mexican cement giant Cemex SA agreed to suspend its lawsuit against the government and to accept an out-of-court settlement.

Rising seas threaten many islands, cities and coasts

Rising seas threaten many islands, cities and coastsAlister Doyle, Reuters/Oslo It sounds insignificant alongside the Indian Ocean tsunami, yet an almost imperceptible annual rise in the world's oceans may pose a huge threat to ports, coasts and islands by 2100.

World leaders get first-hand look at tsunami destruction

World leaders get first-hand look at tsunami destructionDeutsche Presse Agentur, Banda Aceh, Indonesia/Colombo World leaders toured countries around the Indian Ocean on Friday, expressing their shock at the "utter destruction" wrought by Asia's killer tsunami and vowing to provide prompt aid to...

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.

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.

Rupiah Rates Jan.6

Rupiah Rates Jan.6 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,478.77 6,709.68 7,131.59 7,056.62 Brunei dollar 1 5,942.40 5,331.55 5,666.55 5,607.24 Canadian dollar 1 7,986.28 7,166.76 7,615.55 7,537.34 Swiss franc 1 8,376.16 7,516.48 7,987.32 7,905.

Australian aid package a watershed for Canberra-Jakarta

Australian aid package a watershed for Canberra-Jakarta relations: analysts Neil Sands Agence France-Presse/Sydney, AustraliaAustralia's A$1 billion (US$764 million) Indonesian tsunami aid package shows Canberra's eagerness to permanently improve a relationship with its largest northern neighbor...

Govt ups logging quota to meet demand

Govt ups logging quota to meet demandRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe country's ailing forestry-based industry is likely to revive following the government's plan to increase its logging quota this year, to meet the local industry's capacity and help create employment opportunities.

Carrying guns into bars 'commonplace'

Carrying guns into bars 'commonplace'Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaArmed people can walk into hotels and bars in Jakarta almost without restriction, with most gun-toters ignoring the requirement to turn in their weapons at the door.

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.

TNI intensifies deployment in Aceh

TNI intensifies deployment in AcehRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehThe Indonesian Military (TNI) is continuing to reinforce its capacity in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, deploying additional personnel and transportation to accelerate relief efforts.

Council approves Rp 14t budget

Council approves Rp 14t budgetBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAlthough rejected by two factions, the City Council on Thursday finally approved the Rp 14 trillion (US$1.5 billion) budget for 2005 after the Jakarta administration pledged to make periodic reports about the use of the money.

Globalization and Westernization

Globalization and Westernization Referring to Professor Christopher Lingle's article entitled RI and globalization debate: Embracing 'contract culture', which appeared at The Jakarta Post on Dec. 28, I am impressed by the articulation and clarity of his debate on the issue of globalization and its...

Total may be less than the sum of its parts

Total may be less than the sum of its partsLee Hsien Loong, Jakarta We have all been shaken by the horrific television images of waters crashing in, terrified people being swept away, towns and villages reduced to rubble, and piles of corpses bloated beyond recognition.

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.

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...

* Aceh government begins to function again Page 2

* Aceh government begins to function again Page 2 * RI to get credit facility to buy U.S. Hercules hardware Page 4 * Economic ramifications of the Aceh disaster Page 6 * Pasar Jaya insists on demolishing Tanah Abang market Page 8 * Singapore to turn a blind eye to local fans' antics Page 9 * U.S.

Australian determined to improve RI ties

Australian determined to improve RI tiesNeil Sands, Agence France-Presse/Sydney, IndonesiaAustralia's A$1 billion (US$764 million) Indonesian tsunami aid package shows Canberra's eagerness to permanently improve a relationship with its largest northern neighbor too often strained by cultural,...

Indonesia tea exporters face tough year

Indonesia tea exporters face tough yearLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt is ironic that Indonesia, despite being the world's fifth largest tea exporter, consumes only 280 grams of tea per person per year -- one-third of that sipped by Indians and a paltry one- fifth of what the British...

Adiguna's blood contained trace of illicit drugs

Adiguna's blood contained trace of illicit drugsAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPolice announced on Thursday that samples of urine and blood of Adiguna Sutowo, taken a day after the shooting incident that killed Yohannes Berchmans Haerudy Natong alias Rudy, contained methamphetamine and...

List of world leaders at Jakarta tsunami summit

List of world leaders at Jakarta tsunami summit-- Australian Prime Minister John Howard-- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen-- Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao-- Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh-- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi--...

Economic ramifications of the Aceh disaster

Economic ramifications of the Aceh disasterDavid E. Sumual, Jakarta Aceh has again become the center of global attention in recent days. Yet this time, the province has not grabbed the headlines because of the separatist rebellion.

Meeting point of Busway moved from Monas to Harmoni

Meeting point of Busway moved from Monas to HarmoniDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta administration will move the meeting point of the three busway corridors from the National Monument (Monas) park to Harmoni, right above the Mookervart River between Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl.

City moves busway meeting point to Harmoni from Monas

City moves busway meeting point to Harmoni from MonasDamar Harsanto The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta administration will move the meeting point of the three busway corridors from the National Monument (Monas) park to Harmoni, right above the Mookervart River between Jl. Gajah Mada and Jl.

Call rises for Aceh relief fund monitoring body

Call rises for Aceh relief fund monitoring bodyTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaObservers are demanding that the government set up an independent body to manage humanitarian relief funds for Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, citing a potential for abuse of the badly needed funds.

Batam rejects Aceh refugees

Batam rejects Aceh refugeesFadli The Jakarta Post/BatamDozens of survivors of the quake-triggered tsunami have found they cannot even enter Batam to find their relatives. Authorities denied them entry because they failed to meet requirements as stated in the city's regulations.Under Batam Bylaw No.

Schumacher mourns bodyguard who died in tsunami

Schumacher mourns bodyguard who died in tsunami Seven-time world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, who has donated US$10 million to the victims of last week's Asian tsunamis, revealed in Paris on Wednesday that one of his bodyguards died in the tragedy.

Globalization and westernization

Globalization and westernization Referring to Professor Christopher Lingle's article entitled RI and globalization debate: Embracing 'contract culture', which appeared in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 28, I am impressed by the articulation and clarity of his debate on the issue of globalization and its...

A quiet word on Aceh

A quiet word on Aceh In assisting Indonesia after the tsunami disaster it is essential that Australians acknowledge that they are there to help, not lead, the recovery effort.For Indonesian officialdom and opinion makers to decide the Australian government was sticking its bib into their country's...

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.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in ruppiah) on Jan.6, 2005

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ( in ruppiah) on Jan.6, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades Alfindo...

Residents demand land compensation

Residents demand land compensation TANGERANG: Residents whose lands were affected by the ring road project linking the Tangerang capital of Tigaraksa with Ciputat, on Thursday demanded that the regency administration pay them compensation.

'USS Abraham Lincoln' enjoys Aceh humanitarian mission

'USS Abraham Lincoln' enjoys Aceh humanitarian missionA'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, On board the 'USS Abraham Lincoln' off Banda Aceh CoastThe ship's alarm sounded at 5:40 a.m., prompting Lt. Eric Danielsen, a helicopter pilot, to quickly rise from his bed in his small cabin in the aircraft...

1. Danger --- 1x40

1. Danger --- 1x40 Wealthy, arrogant, armed and above the law 2. Banda ---- 2x25 Aceh bureaucracy back in action minus 900 employees 3. TNI ----- 1x30 TNI intensifies deployment in Aceh 4. Adiguna -- 2x25 Adiguna's blood contained traces of illicit drugs 5.

Agian wakes up from coma

Agian wakes up from comaThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA woman, whose husband persistently sought legal approval for doctors to euthanize her, is finally able to speak coherently.Agian Isna Naili, 33, greeted her visitors and chatted with Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari on Thursday, while lying on...