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Sat, 29 Jan 2005
* Hamas toasts landslide win in first ever local polls Page 2
* Hamas toasts landslide win in first ever local polls Page 2 * Donors told to send logs for Aceh rebuilding Page 4 * Senior Lampung Golkar member stabbed to death Page 5 * Tsunami moves geopolitical ground, too Page 7 * Jakarta set to ban old vehicles Page 8 * Lara blasts 156 as West Indies beat...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Deep mistrust breeds chaotic relief effort
Deep mistrust breeds chaotic relief effortM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Deep mistrust among local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and foreign aid agencies of the government-sanctioned National Relief Committee is to blame for the chaotic nature of the relief operation on the...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Critics see potential for massive theft of aid
Critics see potential for massive theft of aidSlobodan Lekic, Associated Press/Jakarta International financial institutions paid about US$35 million in the late 1980s to build the highway that meanders from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to the city, crossing picturesque rice...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Walhi criticizes new forestry plan
Walhi criticizes new forestry plan JAKARTA: Environmental activists criticized Minister of Forestry M.S. Kaban for planning to revitalize the forestry sector to maximize government revenue.Longgena Ginting, director of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), said that the government must no...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Evictees want to rebuild homes
Evictees want to rebuild homes JAKARTA: People evicted from Lorong W Barat in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, remain determined to rebuild their houses, which were demolished on Wednesday."We are not homeless, we have the right to stay here.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Clearing the tracks urgent
Clearing the tracks urgentFrom Warta KotaThe eviction of squatters from the land belonging to state railway company PTKA in Tanah Abang Bongkaran, Jakarta, now needs to be followed by the demolition of the shacks lining both sides of the railway tracks there to ensure public safety.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Evictees want to rebuild homes
Evictees want to rebuild homes JAKARTA: People evicted from Lorong W Barat in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, remain determined to rebuild their houses, which were demolished on Wednesday."We are not homeless, we have the right to stay here.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Heavy rains predicted, people prepare for more flooding
Heavy rains predicted, people prepare for more floodingThe Jakarta Post JakartaJust as residents of Kampung Melayu in East Jakarta finished cleaning and repairing their water-logged homes and were getting back to their daily routines, the flood waters have returned.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Making money off the tsunami, from black market to multinational
Making money off the tsunami, from black market to multinationalJocelyn Gecker, Associated Press/Jakarta For those looking to make a buck, head to tsunami-wrecked Sumatra, says Indonesian entrepreneur Sigip Samsu.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
JP/4/Maluku
JP/4/MalukuLIPI to conduct marine census in Halmahera SeaThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) plans to carry out a census of marine resources in the Halmahera Sea, off the eastern part of North Maluku, to compile a database on the sea's biodiversity.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Six councillors arrested for graft
Six councillors arrested for graft PURWOKERTO, Central Java: Banyumas Police have named 27 former and serving Banyumas regency councillors as suspects in a graft case involving the council's 2002-2003 budget.Twenty-one of them had been questioned by local police while six of them had been detained.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
GAM's 'support' for Aceh
GAM's 'support' for AcehFrom Suara KaryaThe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) aims to break away from Indonesia through political means and armed rebellion, claiming to struggle for the aspirations and welfare of the Acehnese people.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Tobacco and coffee provide relief
Tobacco and coffee provide reliefTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh A weary-eyed man sat inside his wet tent in the military complex in the Mata Ie area, Banda Aceh, as his daughter cuddled beside him. Smoke billowed from his thick cigarette while he sipped black coffee.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Rating upgraded to strengthen rupiah: BI
Rating upgraded to strengthen rupiah: BIUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Global acknowledgement of the country's macroeconomic stability, as evident in the recent upgrading of Indonesia's debt rating, would boost positive sentiment in the rupiah, possibly to below the Rp 9,000 level,...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Education after catastrophe
Education after catastropheAlpha Amirrachman, Jakarta Contemplating the magnitude of the catastrophe, it is clear that education is a key factor in enabling the Acehnese to rebuild their lives. Rebuilding education in the devastated province is one of the most urgent tasks for the government.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
President, VP defend performance
President, VP defend performanceMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Despite claims in the press that little had been achieved by the end of his first 100 days in office on Friday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the public at large were not concerned as they knew real progress...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
President Susilo asks state firms to help farmers
President Susilo asks state firms to help farmersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he has ordered state- owned enterprises to work to improve the livelihood of farmers and fishermen who constitute a majority of the country's 230 million population.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Default hand Suryanaga final spot
Default hand Suryanaga final spotMusthofid and Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta Suryanaga Surabaya breezed into the final of the National Mixed Team Championship on Friday as the brewing player eligibility controversy claimed two women players from Putra Cilegon.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
JP/20/SAMSID
JP/20/SAMSIDSamsidar, an Aceh woman with integrity Carla Bianpoen Contributor/Jakarta "What bothers me immensely now is that the Acehnese whose houses were untouched by the devastating earthquake and tsunami, do not show a sense of solidarity with their own people," complains Ir.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Energi Mega Persada secures $43m loan
Energi Mega Persada secures $43m loan JAKARTA: Publicly-listed PT Energi Mega Persada (EMP) has secured a US$43 million loan from PMA Advisors Investment Limited to develop the Brantas oil and gas block in East Java.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Consolidation of state funds
Consolidation of state fundsFrom Media IndonesiaAs a member of the House of Representatives Commission VI representing the National Awakening Party faction, I would like to express my views regarding State Minister of State Enterprises Sugiharto's plan to place the partnership and environment...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Donors told to send logs for Aceh rebuilding
Donors told to send logs for Aceh rebuildingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Conservation groups have urged donor countries to send part of their aid for the rebuilding of tsunami-ravaged Aceh in the form of logs in order not to put further pressure on the country's forests.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Mission of love and kindness
Mission of love and kindness Despite the Bali and Australian Embassy bomb attacks, Australia has expressed its deepest sympathy to Indonesia for the loss of lives from the tsunami devastation. The Indonesian people should know why foreign troops and aid workers are in Aceh.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Strong synergy needed to develop modern defense industry
Strong synergy needed to develop modern defense industryRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post/JakartaIn view of the limited defense budget, the government and the military should form a strong synergy with research centers, universities and financial institutions to build a modern defense industry...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
'Development plans need vetting'
'Development plans need vetting' The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency has warned Jakartans of the possibility of further flooding, as the wet season does not reach its peak until mid-February. Two people died in flooding last week while at least 20,000 residents fled to drier land.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Jakarta shuttlers dominate national junior event
Jakarta shuttlers dominate national junior eventMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta In a demonstration of the strength of the capital's badminton programs at all levels, Jakarta is already assured of three of five titles in the National Junior Championship at Amongrogo sports hall here.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Youth served in school tournament
Youth served in school tournamentSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta Aspiring young badminton stars, listen up: The 2005 Milo-Yonex Students Badminton Tournament will descend on five towns and cities starting in February in a search for stars of the future.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Has the new President's 'shock therapy' tactics improved
Has the new President's 'shock therapy' tactics improved intellectual property rights?Gunawan Suryomurcito Jakarta During his election campaign last year, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono promised to deliver a dose of 'shock therapy' to shake the country out of its pattern of...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Police station wrecked in attack
Police station wrecked in attack SEMARANG: Tayu police station in Pati regency, Central Java was attacked and wrecked by a crowd of about one hundred people late on Thursday following the death of two motorcyclists who were being pursued by the police.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Acehnese clerics brief Arab countries' envoys
Acehnese clerics brief Arab countries' envoysVeeramalla Anjaiah, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Saudi Arabian Ambassador hosted on Friday a group of clerics from Aceh province for a meeting with a group of Arab ambassadors in Jakarta.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Turning the Tide: Preventing Natural and Man-Made Threats in
Turning the Tide: Preventing Natural and Man-Made Threats in Southeast AsiaErik Friberg Jakarta In addition to the crucial immediate relief and sustained reconstruction efforts following the tragic Dec.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Accommodating thousands of children
Accommodating thousands of children From Republika Following the report in The Jakarta Post on Jan. 3 that there is fear about the future of the child survivors of the tsunami disaster in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, the central executive board of Hidayatullah would like to state as follows: 1.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
'RCTI' to hold Miss Indonesia contest
'RCTI' to hold Miss Indonesia contestThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta TV station RCTI will, for the first time, hold a beauty pageant contest, titled Miss Indonesia. This contest is different from others held previously in Indonesia, RCTI sales and marketing director Daniel Hartono said at Boutique Cafe,...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Synergies needed to build modern defense industry
Synergies needed to build modern defense industryRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In view of the limited defense budget, the government and the military should form a strong synergy with research centers, universities and financial institutions to build a modern defense industry...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
'Outsiders value the culture here'
'Outsiders value the culture here'Muslima Hapsari, Contributor/Jakarta Enthusiasm never fades from his wrinkled face, and his eyes brighten as he talks about Sintang, a regency in West Kalimantan, and the ikat cloth produced there.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Govt, rebels face to face in Helsinki
Govt, rebels face to face in HelsinkiAgencies, Helsinki, Finland Indonesian ministers and separatist rebels from Aceh met in Helsinki on Friday to discuss the cessation of three decades of fighting, in the wake of the tsunami disaster that devastated the province, but which inspired renewed peace...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Strange nation
Strange nationFrom Koran Tempo Our country is indeed a strange nation. Some in the political elite have claimed that supposed foreign aid we are receiving is often just lip service as no money actually goes into the state's coffers.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Police search for mystery psychic triple death probe
Police search for mystery psychic triple death probeTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor "Probably, one or two days, I can't go home yet, because I have to accompany a psychic from Yogyakarta, who will spend the night in Sukarni's house.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Aid fund control crucial
Aid fund control crucialFrom Koran TempoThe distrust in some circles over the utilization of aid funds for the reconstruction of post-tsunami Aceh and North Sumatra is inseparable from the short-term orientation of most Indonesian officials and the lack of supervision.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
City set to ban old vehicles from Jakarta's streets
City set to ban old vehicles from Jakarta's streetsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Jakarta residents may soon have to start checking the ages of their cars -- as the city council is considering banning all private vehicles more than 15 years old from the city as a way to fix air...
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Dulmatin may have been killed in the Philippines
Dulmatin may have been killed in the PhilippinesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Friday that his office was seeking confirmation of reports that Dulmatin, a key terror suspect, was among those believed killed in air strikes by the Philippines military.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Sleman plans to be online by 2007
Sleman plans to be online by 2007Sri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Sleman, Yogyakarta The Sleman government plans to have an integrated online administration up and running by 2007, not this year as initially planned, Regent Ibnu Subiyanto says.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Tsunami moves geopolitical ground too
Tsunami moves geopolitical ground tooRob Goodfellow, New South Wales An unexpected consequence of the Aceh Tsunami Disaster has been a movement in the geopolitical ground.Behind the scenes the "tectonic plates" of regional power are shifting.The first movement is from the north.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Agus Subekti, Kebumen's roofing tile 'king'
Agus Subekti, Kebumen's roofing tile 'king'Singgir Kartana, Contributor/Kebumen, Central Java Kebumen, Central Java, has long been known as a prominent center for roofing tiles that accommodates thousands of producers.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
JP/4/Aceh
JP/4/AcehDonors told to send logs for Aceh rebuildingThe Jakarta Post JakartaConservation groups have urged donor countries to send part of their aid for the rebuilding of tsunami-ravaged Aceh in the form of logs in order not to put further pressure on the country's forests.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Suzuki, not Auzuki
Suzuki, not Auzuki Thank you for the daily editions of The Jakarta Post from which I often get much important news.However, in your article titled Suzuki expands output 9 percent to meet sales growth in the Jan. 22 edition (p.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.28
Rupiah Rates Jan.28 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,495.13 6,713.71 7,142.33 7,066.28 Brunei dollar 1 5,906.67 5,291.02 5,628.64 5,568.88 Canadian dollar 1 7,786.39 6,976.28 7,419.88 7,342.64 Swiss franc 1 8,137.18 7,289.21 7,754.16 7,672.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Andre wants a fair shot at stardom
Andre wants a fair shot at stardomMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Andre Kurniawan presents a heartfelt homage to Olympic badminton men's singles champion Taufik Hidayat every time he takes the court.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Singaporean gives cops the slip
Singaporean gives cops the slipAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A Singaporean national detained for alleged theft in a number of five-star hotels in Jakarta managed to fool police guards and escape from city police detention early on Friday morning.
Sat, 29 Jan 2005
Students protest extravagance
Students protest extravagance PEKANBARU: Hundreds of students from different universities took to the streets on Thursday to protest at what they claimed were extravagant allowances and payments for Pekanbaru city administration executives and city councillors.