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Fri, 28 Jan 2005
TV Today: Friday, January 28, 2005
TV Today: Friday, January 28, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary5:00 Cartoon:...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
BPK finds Rp 27.22t in unaccounted funds
BPK finds Rp 27.22t in unaccounted fundsUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has found up to Rp 27.2 trillion in funds (some US$3.02 billion) in 16 bank accounts which fall under the supervision of the minister of finance in the 2003 state budget that the government...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
1. UN: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS
1. UN: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS RI relief effort in chaos, UN says 2. AUSSIE: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS pakai yang tadi saja 3. 100HARI: 1 LINE, 27 COUNTS SBY misses 100-day targets 4. LETTER: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Aceh's children tell their story
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Thieves bring trains to a halt
Thieves bring trains to a haltMulkta Fidrus The Jakarta Post/TangerangCable thieves have struck again. Six electric commuter trains plying the Serpong, Tangerang- Tanah Abang and Jakarta routes were brought to a halt on Thursday thanks to dare-devil thieves who cut and stole the high voltage...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Antam 2004 sales up 35 percent
Antam 2004 sales up 35 percent JAKARTA: PT Aneka Tambang, a gold and nickel mining company 65 percent owned by the Indonesian government, said sales rose 35 percent last year, mainly on higher prices.Sales in the year ended Dec. 31 rose to Rp 2.76 trillion (US$302 million) from Rp 2.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Four more die of diarrheal disease
Four more die of diarrheal disease KUPANG: Four more people have died due to diarrheal disease in East Nusa Tenggara, bringing the total number of fatalities to 24. The last four victims were children who were receiving treatment at Prof. Dr. W.Z. Yohanis Hospital in Kupang.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
SGS meets Djarum in club tourney semis
SGS meets Djarum in club tourney semisMusthofid, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta On paper, it should have been easy pickings for SGS Elektrik of Bandung over Keshab Timur of East Kalimantan, but their tie came down to a nail-biting finish at the National Badminton Mixed Team Championship here on...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RI negotiators, GAM brace for talks
RI negotiators, GAM brace for talksThe Jakarta Post, Helsinki/Jakarta Negotiating teams from the Indonesian government and the main rebel movement in Aceh province, where a long-running conflict was overshadowed by last month's devastating tsunami disaster, arrived in Finland on Thursday for peace...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Prostitutes face harder life in Batam
Prostitutes face harder life in BatamFadli, The Jakarta Post/Batam "Santi", 23, a sex worker in Batam, complained that fewer clients had visited her over the past few months."Malaysian and Singaporean tourists aren't turning up any more and spending money at my place," said Santi, a masseur cum sex...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Return to a maritime country
Return to a maritime country One project offered at the recently concluded Indonesian Infrastructure Summit held in Jakarta from Jan. 17 to Jan. 18 was a port development to function as a hub for shipping imports and exports.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Susilo blamed for not improving investment climate
Susilo blamed for not improving investment climateRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Today marks the 100th day of the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. According to many assessments, his government has yet to produce results in terms of the economy, having failed to...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
SBY misses 100-day targets
SBY misses 100-day targetsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday celebrates his 100th day in office amid much criticism of his administration's failure to reach its proclaimed targets, mainly in reducing corruption and boosting the business and investment climate.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
PGN seeks to set up SPC for Sumatra gas project
PGN seeks to set up SPC for Sumatra gas project Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/MedanState-owned gas distributor Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) is slated to establish a special purpose company (SPC) to help finance its key pipeline project linking gas fields across Sumatra.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
'Response prevented deaths from disease'
'Response prevented deaths from disease'Reuters, United Nations The swift response to the Asian tsunami prevented a second wave of deaths from disease and malnutrition but the task of rebuilding is far from complete, a top UN official said exactly one month after the cataclysm.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
House urges delay of Aceh elections
House urges delay of Aceh elections JAKARTA: The House of Representatives' Commission II for home and regional affairs has recommended the government delay the direct elections of local executive heads in tsunami-ravaged Aceh.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
IBRA clearance team operation extended
IBRA clearance team operation extendedUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has decided to once again extend the operation of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) clearance team, but the move could hamper the Asset Management Company (PPA) in managing unsold assets from...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
'We can't blame the squatters for the floods'
'We can't blame the squatters for the floods' Although the Jakarta administration has continued to carry out measures to fight flooding, dredging 13 rivers, maintaining sluice gates and setting up early warning systems and emergency response teams, it could not stop the annual floods.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Poisoning suspected in sibling deaths
Poisoning suspected in sibling deathsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Two brothers and a sister were found dead on Thursday with their bodies displaying signs of having been poisoned.Eldest brother Mugiono, 45, his sister Sukarni, 40 and younger brother Narno, 35, were found dead in Sukarni's...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Holland offers full scholarships
Holland offers full scholarships BOGOR: The Dutch government is offering full scholarships for civil servants, activists, lecturers as well as journalists in the Studeren in Nederland (StuNed) scheme."The StuNed scholarship scheme is only for Indonesians ...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
On Israeli aid
On Israeli aid I am a regular reader of The Jakarta Post. In the Jan. 25 edition I read a letter regarding aid from the Israeli government which I thought was a very narrow-minded view from someone I would expect is a university graduate.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
More compo for evictees urged
More compo for evictees urgedThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The City Council has made a suggestion to the administration for it to raise the allotted compensation fund for evictees from Rp 500,000 (US$56) to Rp 5 million per family.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
50 bills on this year's priority list
50 bills on this year's priority listKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The House of Representatives and the government have agreed to put 50 bills in their priority program for this year, with many of the bills being from previous sessions.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Aceh rebels exploit tsunami tragedy
Aceh rebels exploit tsunami tragedyKirsten E. Schulze, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore When the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) called a unilateral ceasefire following the tsunami disaster, hopes were raised that this humanitarian disaster might lead to an end to the separatist conflict.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
JP/2/ACEH
JP/2/ACEH1 x 38 Minister admits misuse of relief funds JP/04/Court2 x 17 Ba'asyir, lawyers storm out of court JP/4/bill2 x 19 50 bills on this year's priority list JP/4/Graft2 x 26 SBY prods law enforcers to work harder to curb graft JP/4/logging1 x 38 Better welfare won't stop deforestation
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Thieves bring trains to a halt
Thieves bring trains to a haltMulkta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post/Tangerang Cable thieves have struck again. Six electric commuter trains plying the Serpong, Tangerang-Tanah Abang and Jakarta routes were brought to a halt on Thursday thanks to dare-devil thieves who cut and stole the high voltage...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
PDI-P faces hard job in Bandarlampung mayoralty election
PDI-P faces hard job in Bandarlampung mayoralty electionOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Kasman, 45, the chief of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle's (PDI-P) Bandarlampung branch, has often got home late during the past few days.Kasman's mission is an unenviable one.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RI relief effort in chaos, UN says
RI relief effort in chaos, UN saysAgence France-Presse, Banda Aceh The multinational relief effort in parts of tsunami-hit Aceh province remains chaotic, according to an official report released on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
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".
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Ba'asyir, lawyers storm out of court
Ba'asyir, lawyers storm out of courtThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is being tried on charges of involvement in acts of terror, and his lawyers walked out of the courtroom on Wednesday in protest against the judges' decision to allow the prosecution to read out the sworn...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Three labor firms raided
Three labor firms raidedAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A tipoff led to the Jakarta Police and government officials raiding three labor export firms in separate locations for illegally sheltering 168 prospective migrant workers on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Minister admits misuse of relief funds
Minister admits misuse of relief fundsM. Taufiqurrahman and Muninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government admitted on Thursday that the management of public donations for the tsunami survivors in Aceh and North Sumatra had been tainted by malfeasance.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
CPO prices to drop ahead of Chinese New Year
CPO prices to drop ahead of Chinese New YearZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Ahead of lunar new year festivities, industries in China are reducing their activity, and this will eventually cut demand for certain raw materials including crude palm oil (CPO), thus weighing down on the...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Indofood sees slight drop in 2004 net profit
Indofood sees slight drop in 2004 net profitLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The world's largest instant noodle maker PT Indofood Sukses Makmur expects a slightly lower net profit in 2004 compared to the previous year, a top executive says.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RP moves against money laundering
RP moves against money laundering MANILA: The Philippine government has began to regulate non-bank foreign exchange dealers, money changers and remittance agents to boost its anti-money laundering campaign, the central bank said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Smoking and coffee, the Acehnese way
Smoking and coffee, the Acehnese wayTony Hotland The Jakarta Post/Banda AcehA 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.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
UK spends $57m so far on tsunami relief
UK spends $57m so far on tsunami relief INDONESIA: The British government has already spent over US$57 million on a wide variety of humanitarian relief projects in Aceh and other tsunami-affected areas in the region, the British Embassy said in a statement on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Making money off the tsunami, from the black market to the
Making money off the tsunami, from the black market to the multinational[ AP Photos XSP123-126[ By JOCELYN GECKER= Associated Press Writer[ JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Making money off the tsunami, from black market to multinationalJocelyn Gecker Associated Press/JakartaFor those looking to make a...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
AP Enterprise: Critics see potential for massive theft of
AP Enterprise: Critics see potential for massive theft of international reconstruction aid to Indonesia[ AP Photos XSP126- 128 of Jan. 21[ AP Graphic TSUNAMI LOGO[ By SLOBODAN LEKIC= Associated Press Writer= EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one of a series of special reports by AP correspondents marking one...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Aceh's children tell their story
Aceh's children tell their storyAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh "I wanted to run." This short and simple statement was the only sentence seven-year-old Rafli had in mind when he was asked to write something. His face was expressionless and there was no trace of a smile.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
RP launches airstrikes on militant groups
RP launches airstrikes on militant groups Philippine helicopter gunships and planes on Thursday attacked a suspected meeting between leaders of the al-Qaeda affiliated Abu Sayyaf and Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militant groups, the military said.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Acehnese grapple with demons, death and division
Acehnese grapple with demons, death and divisionDean Yates and Tomi Soetjipto, Reuters/Lhok Nga, Aceh The mass grave near the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian town of Lhok Nga has about 100 corpses in body bags lying in the freshly dug dirt. There is room for at least 1,000 more.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
From Koran Tempo
From Koran TempoThe large number of foreign troops providing relief aid in Aceh may open the opportunity for foreign intervention. Their role should therefore be minimized by strictly implementing the government's three-phase recovery policy.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Fire kills 1 after pipeline spill
Fire kills 1 after pipeline spill JAKARTA: A fire after an oil spill on a pipeline operated by ConocoPhillips in Indonesia's southern Sumatra killed one man three days ago, the Oil and Gas Implementing Body (BP Migas) said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
Susilo seen failing on delivering promises
Susilo seen failing on delivering promisesThe Jakarta Post Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Friday celebrates his 100th day in office amid much criticism of his administration's failure to reach its proclaimed targets, mainly in reducing corruption and boosting the business and...
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
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The power of suicide bombers, hunger strikers Terry Eagleton Guardian News Service London2. GAM -- Aceh rebels exploiting tsunami tragedy 1 x 30 Aceh rebels exploit tsunami tragedy Kirsten E. Schulze The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore3.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
'Flood fever' can be deadly
'Flood fever' can be deadlyThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Laying helplessly in a third-class ward for more than a week at Tarakan hospital in West Jakarta, Usman, 42, has been struggling with a serious illness, one he still knows nothing about."The doctor took me off the intravenous (IV) drip.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005
SBY urges law enforcers to work harder to curb graft
SBY urges law enforcers to work harder to curb graft Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/Jakarta President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has urged law enforcers to work harder to root out corruption, amid criticism from some quarters about his administration's perceived lack of action on graft...
Thu, 27 Jan 2005
Acehnese kids get back to school
Acehnese kids get back to schoolNani Afrida and Dedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post/Banda Aceh/Meulaboh As the sun rose over the devastated city of Banda Aceh on Wednesday morning, Maizul, a 40-year-old school teacher, was standing in front of a classroom at one of the city's schools.
Thu, 27 Jan 2005
Foreign aid out in three months
Foreign aid out in three months I was totally disgusted to hear that the Indonesian government has ordered foreign military aid to pull out of Indonesia in three months from the day the tsunami struck. If it wasn't for foreign military aid, thousands of more people would have died from further...