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JP/4/MILITARYRI to get credit facility to buy U.S. Hercules hardwareTiarma Siboro The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe United States has granted Indonesia a credit facility to procure spare parts for its Hercules aircraft to be used for relief efforts in tsunami-hit Aceh province, a defense official said on...

Government to double fish export by 2006

Government to double fish export by 2006Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has announced a US$5 billion revenue target from fish product exports by 2006, or more than twice last year's estimated revenue of $2.14 billion.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged on Wednesday A$1.0

Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged on Wednesday A$1.0 billion (US$765 million) over five years to Indonesian tsunami reconstruction and development. Indonesia is the worst-hit nation with almost 150,000 dead and 500,000 homeless from the Dec.

Low-cost apartments to be built, but only for a chosen few

Low-cost apartments to be built, but only for a chosen fewDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWith at least 80,400 families living in city slums, it is clear the administration will be unable to build enough low-cost apartments for those in need of affordable housing.

Will the world deliver on its promises to Aceh?

Will the world deliver on its promises to Aceh?Kornelius Purba, Jakarta U.S. military crews launching more than 100 helicopter flights a day from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, ferrying food, water and medicine to tsunami victims in Aceh, regard their current mission as more satisfying...

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.

Mandiri settles Kiani debt restructuring

Mandiri settles Kiani debt restructuringRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState Bank Mandiri, the nation's largest bank in terms of assets, has ended lengthy negotiations over the settlement of its massive loans in troubled pulp and paper producer, PT Kiani Kertas, after both agreed to...

Withe tells fans to keep it clean

Withe tells fans to keep it cleanMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National soccer team coach Peter Withe is appealing to local fans to behave during Saturday's Tiger Cup final against Singapore -- for the sake of their side.

RP inflation hits 6 percent

RP inflation hits 6 percent MANILA: Consumer prices in the Philippines shot up 8.6 percent in December, bringing the 2004 average inflation rate to six 6.0 topping official forecasts and raising the possibility of higher interest rates, the government said on Wednesday.

Donations for Aceh from business communities take many forms

Donations for Aceh from business communities take many formsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe catastrophic earthquake and tsunamis that ravaged much of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra have prompted companies to pour in donations of cash, goods and services, not only for the victims but also...

Donors likely to provide debt relief

Donors likely to provide debt reliefThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIndonesia moved closer to securing debt relief on Wednesday with Japan, the country's largest single donor, joining a group of nations supporting the idea.

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).

Bali officials named graft suspects

Bali officials named graft suspectsThe Jakarta Post, DenpasarSome 20 legislators in Bali were named suspects by the local prosecutor's office on Wednesday in an alleged corruption case involving state funds worth Rp 187.97 billion (about US$20.43 million).

Garuda may book first losses since '98

Garuda may book first losses since '98Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFor the first time since the crisis, national flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia may have suffered losses as a result of higher fuel prices and stiffer industry competition in 2004.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla

Vice President Jusuf KallaDeputy head of national disaster mitigation bodyCoordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi ShihabMembershipMinister of Home Affairs M. Ma'rufMinister of Health Fadilah SupariMinister of Social Affairs Bachtiar ChamsyahState Minister for Public Housing M.

Germany top tsunami donor after $680m pledge

Germany top tsunami donor after $680m pledgeAgencies, Berlin/RiyadhGermany will increase its aid to nations hit by the Asian tsunami to 500 million euros (US$680 million), Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Wednesday, making it the world's top donor to the ravaged region.

Companies facilitating tsunami aid effort: UN

Companies facilitating tsunami aid effort: UNJonathan Fowler and Sam Cage, Associated Press/GenevaPrivate companies have stepped in to try to smooth aid deliveries in Indonesia, the country hardest hit by a tsunami around the Indian Ocean, the United Nations said. European and U.S.

1. Justice (1x41)

1. Justice (1x41) Supreme Court to halt pre-disaster trials 2. Loot (2x24) Security forces move against looting in Aceh 3. Bali (1x30) Bali officials named graft suspects 4. Student (2x25) Schoolchildren feel insult and injury from tsunami 5. Sukhoi (1x35) House may ground govt's Sukhoi plan

Powell awed by Aceh ruin

Powell awed by Aceh ruinAgencies, Banda AcehAs his helicopter swooped low over a razed coast of tsunami- ravaged Aceh, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell found himself face-to-face with unimaginable destruction.

Armed robbery, crime see illegal arms sales soar

Armed robbery, crime see illegal arms sales soarAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFifty-year-old Tina will never forget the horror of facing two armed robbers waiting in front of her house in Jatipulo, West Jakarta, when she and her son arrived home from the bank last February.

VP, Bappenas join forces with donors

VP, Bappenas join forces with donorsUrip Hudiono and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has established a relief and reconstruction scheme with international donors and organizations to coordinate the relief and reconstruction effort for the tsunami disaster.

ASEAN needs UN to maintain emergency aid: RI

ASEAN needs UN to maintain emergency aid: RIIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is likely to ask the United Nations to coordinate the emergency relief for tsunami victims in the region.

Myanmar 'relatively unscathed' by tsunami

Myanmar 'relatively unscathed' by tsunamiMYANMAR: Myanmar was "relatively unscathed" by the tsunami that wreaked havoc in other Indian Ocean countries last week, according to the World Food Program, which sent an assessment team to the army-ruled country known for its secrecy.

Spatial plan for coastal cities proposed

Spatial plan for coastal cities proposedZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) have proposed a new spatial plan for coastal cities following the 9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit Aceh and North...

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.

Photographer Tarmizi close to tears

Photographer Tarmizi close to tearsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFacing blood and tears and catching them in pictures are a daily task for Acehnese photographer Tarmizi Harva, who arrived back in Lhokseumawe just one day after Aceh was hit by a massive earthquake and series of tidal waves on...

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).

Incompetence the real killer

Incompetence the real killer With Indonesia bearing the brunt of the death and destruction wrought by the Indian Ocean tsunami, it is instructive to ask whether this was entirely because of its proximity to the earthquake's epicenter. The answer, it seems, is a resounding "no".

* Battle on in Banda Aceh to save those who can be saved Page 3

* Battle on in Banda Aceh to save those who can be saved Page 3 * Supreme Court to halt pre-disaster trials in Aceh Page 4 * Will the world deliver on its promises to Aceh? Page 6 * 'Arms race' breeds insecurity in Jakarta Page 8 * O'Neal leads Pacers past Bucks, plans donation Page 9 * Europe pays...

Hotels association sends relief to Aceh

Hotels association sends relief to AcehDENPASAR: The Bali Hotel Association (BHA) sent on New Year's Eve its first wave of relief to survivors of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and North Sumatra.

Malaysians warned about orphans

Malaysians warned about orphansMALAYSIA: Malaysians hoping to adopt children were urged by authorities on Wednesday to beware of traffickers, who might try to sell youngsters left orphaned after neighboring Indonesia's quake-and-tsunami disaster.

Getting our act together

Getting our act together Indeed, it is not too early now to start planning the reconstruction of the province of Nangroe Aceh Darussalam so that life can resume as normally as the circumstances there permit. A number of aspects, however, should be taken into serious consideration.

We humbly thank you

We humbly thank you It has been obvious from the beginning that the devastation caused by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami was simply too enormous for Indonesia to deal with alone. The huge death toll, the massive destruction and the hundreds of thousands of people now forced to live in refugee...

Human approach on disaster victims is the most difficult

Human approach on disaster victims is the most difficultAmong the thousands of relief workers in the tsunami ravaged areas are those from the Paris-based medical aid charity Doctors without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres, MSF), recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize for humanitarian aid.

Govt blasted for hampering relief efforts

Govt blasted for hampering relief effortsM. Taufiqurrahman The Jakarta Post/JakartaAid organizations working for humanitarian relief programs in tsunami-hit Aceh complained on Wednesday that instead of providing them with assistance, the government had hampered effective efforts to mitigate the...

Officials raid pirating operation

Officials raid pirating operation JAKARTA: The director general of intellectual property rights at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Abdul Bari Azed, led a raid on a suspected VCD pirating operation in West Jakarta on Wednesday.

House faction backs DPD's plan for more authority

House faction backs DPD's plan for more authorityKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe planned move by the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) to grant itself greater authority through a constitutional amendment has won the support of the 57-strong Democratic Party faction in the House of...

Decision expected soon in Coke trial

Decision expected soon in Coke trial JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court said on Wednesday it would announce on Jan. 19 its decision in a lawsuit filed by Japanese national Takasu Masaharu against soft drink bottling company PT Coca-Cola Indonesia.

Some 1,000 teachers in Aceh missing

Some 1,000 teachers in Aceh missing JAKARTA: At least 1,000 teachers in Aceh are missing following last week's tsunami disaster, and around 50 percent of school buildings in affected areas were destroyed, according to the latest statistics issued by the Ministry of Education.

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.

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.

Bali cultural community to hold first arts biennale

Bali cultural community to hold first arts biennaleI Wayan Juniartha, The Jakarta Post, SanurIn an apparent move to put Bali in the front lines of the world's contemporary arts scene, a group of Balinese scholars, artists and writers have pooled their resources to organize the island's first fine...

Volleyball tourney goes on despite last-minute no-shows

Volleyball tourney goes on despite last-minute no-showsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite the eleventh-hour withdrawal of several teams, the 2004 Main Division of the Volleyball League (Livoli) will be held at Bima Sports Hall in Cirebon, West Java, from Jan. 10-Jan. 15.

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.5, 2005

Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Jan.5, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 225 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...

TV Today: Friday, January 7, 2005

TV Today: Friday, January 7, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee7:30 Health8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m.

1. Coordin --- 1x40 Unchecked

1. Coordin --- 1x40 Unchecked Govt blasted for hampering relief efforts NGO accuses officials of abusing aid for Aceh 2. Fisher ---- 1x32 unchecked Spatial plan for coastal cities proposed or Buffer zone proposed for coastal cities 3.

One more Acehnese child dies

One more Acehnese child diesAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDesy Chaerani, a one-and-a-half-year-old infant, who was evacuated from Aceh, died at the Harapan Kita hospital in West Jakarta from acute respiratory problems on Wednesday, as more people arrive for treatment at hospitals here.Dr.

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...

Keep the donation momentum going

Keep the donation momentum goingV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network, Selangor, Malaysia As expected, Malaysians have responded magnificently to appeals to raise money for the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster. In a matter of days, they have donated millions of ringgit.

Aceh disaster leaves survivors traumatized

Aceh disaster leaves survivors traumatizedNani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehIt's been 11 days since the quake-triggered tsunami hit Aceh, but the horrible nightmare continues.At nightfall, Mahdi Abdullah is busy packing, taking pillows, blankets and food with him.