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Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Pressure mounts for police over Adiguna
Pressure mounts for police over AdigunaAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaTwo protests were staged in front of Jakarta Police Headquarters on Wednesday to demand that police quickly resolve the murder of bar tender Yohanes Berchmans Haerudy alias Rudy at the Hotel Hilton on Jan. 1.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
NGO accuses officials of abusing aid for Aceh
NGO accuses officials of abusing aid for AcehForum-Asia, an Asian-based human rights watchdog, expressed concern on Wednesday over the alleged abuse of aid for tsunami victims in Aceh as some officials were selling the food aid to survivors.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Bali Hyatt gets new GM
Bali Hyatt gets new GMSANUR: Hyatt International Hotels and Resort has recently appointed Stephen Radcliffe as the general manager of Bali Hyatt in Sanur.Radcliffe, a British national, started his hospitality career in 1982 at Ashley Hotel in the United Kingdom in the food and beverages department.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
AWAIR to launch three new routes
AWAIR to launch three new routes JAKARTA: AWAIR, a local unit of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia, said on Wednesday it would launch three new routes on Sunday."We are proud of our rapid business growth in responding to high demand from the Indonesian people," president Sendjaja Widjaja said in a...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Busway to recruit 15 woman drivers
Busway to recruit 15 woman drivers JAKARTA: Busway operator PT Jakarta Express Trans (JET) is looking for 15 women to be hired as busway drivers.JET director for finance and general affairs Ibnu Susanto said a special team was in charge of the recruitment.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Battle on in Banda Aceh to save those who can be saved
Battle on in Banda Aceh to save those who can be savedLaurence Boutreux, Agence France-Presse, Banda Aceh When Australian surgeon Paul Shumack arrived at Banda Aceh's military hospital there were hundreds of dead bodies littering the corridors.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Saving the Asian tsunami survivors
Saving the Asian tsunami survivorsAmando Doronila, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Asia News Network, Manila World leaders converge in Jakarta for the Asian tsunami disaster summit tomorrow to launch the largest international humanitarian relief effort ever.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
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...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
'Embezzlers of aid should be shot'
'Embezzlers of aid should be shot'Relief supplies have arrived in Aceh from all over the country and the world. But the absence of a competent coordinating authority has left many survivors, especially those outside refugee camps, without food, clean water or medicine for over a week.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Schoolchildren feel insult and injury from tsunami
Schoolchildren feel insult and injury from tsunamiApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, North AcehMuhfarizal looked sad when his friends went to school while he stayed at a refugee camp in a field at Cut Meutia hospital in North Aceh.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Singapore's PMI grows
Singapore's PMI growsSINGAPORE: A key index released on Wednesday showed Singapore's key manufacturing sector grew at a faster pace in December as orders and production increased.The forward-looking Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 51.8 points in December, up 1.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Call in the reserves
Call in the reservesHarold James, Project Syndicate The People's Bank of China and the Bank of Japan -- as well as other central banks in Asia -- are in trouble. They have accumulated vast foreign exchange reserves, estimated at more than US$2 trillion.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
KPK to submit graft cases to court
KPK to submit graft cases to courtJAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expected to hand over its indictment against two government officials allegedly involved in a high-profile graft case soon.
Thu, 06 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.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Fund-raisers must have permit: Govt
Fund-raisers must have permit: Govt JAKARTA: The Ministry of Social Services demanded institutions, foundations and community groups seeking funds or other donations from the public to help the tsunami victims, obtain a permit.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Security forces move against looting in Aceh
Security forces move against looting in AcehEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abandoned buildings in Aceh, whose owners have either died or fled to other areas, have become too much of a temptation for hungry, poor refugees, some of whom have been caught looting.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Rains, floods hamper tsunami relief
Rains, floods hamper tsunami reliefIrwin Arieff, Reuters/United NationsHeavy rains and floods are holding up efforts to help victims of the Asian tsunami, but the United Nations said on Tuesday that "extraordinary progress" was being made and the total amount of aid pledged had risen to between...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
House may ground govt's Sukhoi plan
House may ground govt's Sukhoi planKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe House of Representatives may shelve the Ministry of Defense's request to allocate some Rp 8 trillion (US$893 million) to buy 16 Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
UN bodies work around the clock for victims
UN bodies work around the clock for victimsSari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe severe devastation in Aceh and North Sumatra, caused by the earthquake-triggered tsunami that crushed the two provinces only a few days before New Year, has forced United Nations bodies to work hand-in-hand...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Global leaders offer sympathy and help to Indonesia
Global leaders offer sympathy and help to IndonesiaFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe leaders of dozens of countries are flying in to Indonesia bearing funds, heavy equipment and other aid for relief and reconstruction efforts in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 6, 2005
Where to go in Bali for Thursday, January 6, 2005.TB.30" 1.0" Exhibitions * Painting Opposite Attract, a collaboration show by Made Wianta and Filippo Sciascia, Gaya Fusion of Senses, Jl. Raya Sayan Ubud (Tel. 0361 979252, www.gayafusion.com), until Jan. 30.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
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.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Supreme Court to halt pre-disaster trials
Supreme Court to halt pre-disaster trialsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Court plans to issue a circular declaring the cessation of on-going cases that were being heard in district courts, religious courts, state administrative courts, sharia courts and the high court...
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
2 x 23
2 x 23 Will the world deliver on its promises to Aceh? Will the world also fool Acehnese like Indonesia?Kornelius Purba The Jakarta Post Jakarta2. UN -- We need a super-UN 2 x 30 We need a super United Nations to handle major global disasters David Aaronovitch Guardian News Service London
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
Salary only small part of city officials' incomes
Salary only small part of city officials' incomesBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOn any given day, the parking lot for level II officials at City Hall is filled with expensive cars and drivers waiting to whisk their bosses home.
Thu, 06 Jan 2005
World leaders in unite in crisis
World leaders in unite in crisisAgencies, JakartaUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and world leaders arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday to try to deal with Asia's tsunami crisis and a US$2.3 billion humanitarian relief operation, the biggest since World War II.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
'Republik Togog' staged for charity
'Republik Togog' staged for charity JAKARTA: As a show of solidarity with the people of Aceh and North Sumatra and victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, Teater Koma is to stage Republik Togog to raise funds.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
* Police grill 15 witnesses in Adiguna affair Page 2
* Police grill 15 witnesses in Adiguna affair Page 2 * Four more regents to face corruption probes Page 4 * Holiday delirium and a lack of public civility Page 6 * Jakarta calls for vigilance against floods Page 8 * Karateka Bambang lives to tell of tsunami horror Page 10 * Gunmen assassinate...
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Govt to issue new antigraft decree
Govt to issue new antigraft decree JAKARTA: Justice and Human Rights Minister Hamid Awaluddin said on Tuesday that his ministry has finished drafting a new antigraft decree, which requires suspected corruptors to be put in jail from the beginning of the investigation.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
1. BPPT ----- 2x23
1. BPPT ----- 2x23 BPPT to propose applying 'Seawatch' tsunami alert 2. Universi - 2x17 Aceh students find scholastic help 3. Child ---- 2x17 Govt bans adoption to protect orphans 4. Murder --- 2x16 Police grill 15 in Adiguna case 5.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Witnesses ID Adiguna as shooter: Police
Witnesses ID Adiguna as shooter: PoliceAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police said on Tuesday that several of the 15 witnesses questioned over the murder of Yohanes Berchmans Haerudy Natong, or Rudy, 28, have identified businessman Adiguna Sutowo as the waiter's killer.Sr. Comr.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Four more regents to face graft probes
Four more regents to face graft probesFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono granted permission on Tuesday for police to probe four more regents in Kalimantan and East Nusa Tenggara for alleged corruption.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
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.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Grab your cell phone, start SMS-ing for Aceh
Grab your cell phone, start SMS-ing for AcehLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAfter trumpets were blown, toasts made and hugs shared, Nina settled down on a cozy sofa in a plush hotel room rented by a family friend to welcome the year 2005.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Criminals and opportunists exploit tsunami tragedy
Criminals and opportunists exploit tsunami tragedyAgence France-Presse, ColomboFrom hoax tsunami warnings to fake rescue workers looting bodies and survivors being sexually and financially exploited -- Asia's tragedy has brought out not only the best but the worst in human nature.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Elephants saved tourists from tsunami
Elephants saved tourists from tsunami KHAO LAK, Thailand: Agitated elephants felt the tsunami coming, and their sensitivity saved about a dozen foreign tourists from the fate of thousands killed by the giant waves.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Jakarta hospitals offer free treatment to Acehnese children
Jakarta hospitals offer free treatment to Acehnese childrenAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaJakarta hospitals are offering free medical treatment for Acehnese children wounded in the catastrophic tsunami that swept through the troubled province on Dec. 26.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Anticorruption commission detains two senior government officials
Anticorruption commission detains two senior government officialsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday detained two senior government officials allegedly involved in a 2002 graft case, with the commission preparing to bring the case...
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Low coordination breeds chaos
Low coordination breeds chaosThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh/Lhokseumawe/JakartaThe massive relief operation for tsunami-hit areas in Aceh is on the brink of chaos with the absence of a single authority directing the aid effort.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Rebels break Christmas truce
Rebels break Christmas trucePHILIPPINES: Suspected communist guerrillas in the western Philippines island of Palawan fired on an army outpost in the first attack since a Christmas truce expired this week, a military spokesman said on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Asian disaster to cause limited impact
Asian disaster to cause limited impactAgence France-Presse, SydneyThe cost in human life of the Boxing Day tsunamis is appalling by any measure but the economic impact of one of the world's worst natural disasters is likely to be minimal in the longer term, Australian analysts said on Tuesday.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Indonesia, ASEAN and Australia
Indonesia, ASEAN and AustraliaS.P. Seth Sydney Indonesia is understandably upset over Australia's recent announcement of its plan to establish a 1,000-mile maritime identification zone to fight terrorism and other international crimes.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
A "tsunami generation" of children are likely to suffer more
A "tsunami generation" of children are likely to suffer more than adults as rebuilding efforts get under way in devastated Indian Ocean states, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Children account for at least a third of the 150,000 killed by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
U.S., Asia could gain from tsunami diplomacy
U.S., Asia could gain from tsunami diplomacyLinda Sieg, Reuters/TokyoThe huge aid effort for tsunami-hit areas of the Indian Ocean rim gives the United States, Japan, China and India a chance to improve their images as compassionate "soft powers" in a region where they compete for influence.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Govt plans to seize, ban fishing ships from Taiwan
Govt plans to seize, ban fishing ships from TaiwanRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi will issue a decree on Wednesday that will ban the import of used fishing vessels from Taiwan that are operated by local companies allegedly to...
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
JP/1/POWELL
JP/1/POWELLU.S. commits to long-term rebuilding effortIvy Susanti The Jakarta PostWashington has stated its commitment to long-term involvement in post-tsunami relief efforts in the affected countries of southern Asia.Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday in Jakarta that the U.S.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Rupiah Rates Jan.4
Rupiah Rates Jan.4 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,594.20 6,812.91 7,241.48 7,165.40 Brunei dollar 1 5,970.19 5,356.16 5,692.91 5,633.28 Canadian dollar 1 8,097.92 7,265.88 7,721.81 7,641.80 Swiss franc 1 8,521.49 7,646.39 8,125.71 8,042.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
IOC vows US$1m for victims
IOC vows US$1m for victimsAgencies, London The International Olympic Committee will donate US$1 million to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.The devastating tidal wave was triggered by an earthquake off Indonesia on Dec. 26 and killed at least 150,000.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
Aussie surfer's Krakatoa omen came true in Sumatra
Aussie surfer's Krakatoa omen came true in SumatraAhmad Pathoni, Agence France-Presse/Banda AcehOnly days ago, Australian surfer David Lines was reading a book about the famed 19th century eruption of Indonesia's Krakatoa volcano, which warns the region could be hit by a giant earthquake.
Wed, 05 Jan 2005
RI tells RP to delay medical help
RI tells RP to delay medical helpPHILIPPINES: Indonesia has asked the Philippines to delay the dispatch of a medical team to Aceh as the tsunami-ravaged province is inaccessible, an official said on Tuesday."The whole infrastructure was devastated.