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Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Lack of coordination slows Aceh rebuilding: Study
Lack of coordination slows Aceh rebuilding: StudyThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPoor coordination has been blamed for the slow rehabilitation and reconstruction process in tsunami-struck Aceh, particularly in the areas of housing and economic recovery, a study reveals.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Final bombings victim buried in home town
Final bombings victim buried in home townThe sleepy Australian west coast town of Busselton was burying its second victim in three years of terrorism on the distant island of Bali.High school student and budding football star Brendan Fitzgerald, 16, was to be buried on Thursday in a coffin painted...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
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checked --JSRPhoto caption A JP/Evi MarianiVoyagers Chris Tipper (left) and Jason Lewis at a guesthouse in Central Jakarta, after finishing half of the Indonesian leg from Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara to West Java, one part of their human-powered, round-the-world expedition. Photo caption B www.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Councillors' salaries
Councillors' salaries Amid news of elderly people dying after queuing up for Rp 100,000 in aid, it is astonishing to hear that Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso has reportedly doubled city councillors' monthly salaries to Rp 50 million, in addition to their housing allowances and luxury cars ( The Jakarta...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Don't cry Bali
Don't cry BaliGlan Iswara Christchurch, New Zealand "Why did they bomb Bali? Why Bali?" For the tourism-reliant Balinese these questions are significant. For example, a taxi driver who usually waits for passengers at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, sadly said: "After the bombs in October 2002, tourism...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ismoko detained over BNI bribe case
Ismoko detained over BNI bribe caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA one-star police general, who had been in charge of a major bank corruption probe, was officially detained here on Thursday as a suspect for his alleged role in a bribery case linked to the high-profile lending scam...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Timely delivery of 'Post'
Timely delivery of 'Post' For exactly six years (1999-2005) I have been subscribing to The Jakarta Post. Then I paid Rp 45,000 a month. The time of delivery ranged from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (Bali time), at the time of our coffee break.But things have changed.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
EMP eyes Rp 3.78t from rights offer
EMP eyes Rp 3.78t from rights offer JAKARTA: PT Energi Mega Persada, Indonesia's second-largest publicly traded oil and gas producer, said it plans to raise Rp 3.78 trillion (US$377 million) selling stock to shareholders and use the proceeds to buy a company and develop its oil and gas fields.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
SBY joins world leaders's network to reform UN
SBY joins world leaders's network to reform UNMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has agreed to join the so- called "Leader's Network in Support of UN Reform" initiated by Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson to push for effective action to reform...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Bank Danamon loans, profit up
Bank Danamon loans, profit upThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPublicly listed Bank Danamon announced on Wednesday an 8.5 percent increase in its unaudited nine-month net profit, thanks to rapid expansion in lending, particularly consumer lending.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Rental rates continue upward trend
Rental rates continue upward trend The average asking gross rent of mid-up leased apartment units continued to climb upwards in the second quarter of this year, partly due to the increase in the oil price in the first three months.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Police to quizz house member
Police to quizz house memberAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police are to summon Trimedya Panjaitan, a House of Representatives member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), as a witness in the murder of his secretary, Nung Yuningsih, 35, alias Nungky.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Oyos Saroso H.N.
Oyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Pot/Bandarlampung The fishing village of Kuala Penet, situated at the estuary of Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, might be just a small dot on the map, but for environmentalists it is notorious as the center of illegal logging in southern Sumatra.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Naming GAM rebels 'won't endanger them'
Naming GAM rebels 'won't endanger them'Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government insisted on Thursday that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should submit the names of its 3,000 former fighters as part of their integration process into society after a peace deal to end 29 years of...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
1. Cats and dogs rain on pet care center Page 6
1. Cats and dogs rain on pet care center Page 62. Grand Indonesia, a new shopping experience 173. Watch Mount Merapi erupt live at Ketep Pass Theater Page 19
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Indonesia's key stock index rises
Indonesia's key stock index risesNaila Firdausi, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's benchmark stock index advanced for a second day. PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa jumped to a two-month high after its nine-month profit almost tripled on higher sales and narrower currency losses.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Political courage needed to fight terrorism
Political courage needed to fight terrorismRidarson Galingging, Jakarta The Indonesian government has welcomed the Australian initiative to assist Indonesia in amending its Antiterror Law.Why did the government feel an urgent need to welcome our neighbor's help in reforming the country's antiterror...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Stok prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2005
Stok prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Oct. 27, 2005 ________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume __________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Waters 1,820 -30...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Tsunami victims protest land demarcation
Tsunami victims protest land demarcation Around one hundred people affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh staged a protest on Thursday against the state land agency's (BPN) plan to handle the demarcation of their land.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
RI assigns consul for Jamaica
RI assigns consul for JamaicaNEW YORK: The Indonesian government has appointed the director of the Jamaican Port Authority, Noel Arthur Anthony Hylton, as Indonesian honorary consul for Jamaica, Antara news agency reported on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Illegal logging still rife in Way Kambas park
Illegal logging still rife in Way Kambas parkOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungThe fishing village of Kuala Penet, situated at the estuary of Way Kambas National Park in Lampung, might be just a small dot on the map, but for environmentalists it is notorious as the center of illegal...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
New oil exploration a must: Association
New oil exploration a must: AssociationWahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Malang, East JavaAt the current pace of production, and without new exploration, Indonesia's existing productive oil wells -- which account for some 25 percent of the country's estimated total reserves -- will run dry in...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
No impact on sales in RI: Yamaha
No impact on sales in RI: YamahaTetsuya Komatsu and Naoko Fujimura, Bloomberg, Tokyo Yamaha Motor Co. President Takashi Kajikawa comments on the company's sales in Japan and Indonesia. He also spoke about Yamaha's plan to develop less-polluting motorcycles.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Depok wage lower than Jakarta's
Depok wage lower than Jakarta's JAKARTA: Chairman of the Depok chapter of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Inu Kertapati said that the minimum wage in Depok could not be equal to that of Jakarta because of the economic differences between the two cities.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Car bomb blast injures one in Palu
Car bomb blast injures one in PaluA small bomb exploded on a minibus in Central Sulawesi province on Thursday, injuring one person, police said.Maj. Sambas Kurniawan, a local police chief, said it was not immediately clear who was behind the early afternoon blast, which occurred in a region that...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Police turn to people to counter terrorism
Police turn to people to counter terrorismAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity police have distributed at least 100,000 leaflets bearing the faces of suspected terrorists across the capital as part of efforts to engage the public in the fight against terrorism.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Krivec wins Jababeka women's chess tourney
Krivec wins Jababeka women's chess tourneyMusthofid The Jakarta Post/Jakarta WIM Jana Krivec of Slovenia came out on top over Georgian veteran WGM Nana Alexandria to win the Jababeka Women's International Chess Tournament on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta
Scroll of Honor for Jakarta We refer to the article Activists slam habitat award for Jakarta, published in The Jakarta Post on Oct. 4. The city of Jakarta is a megacity with more than 10 million inhabitants. About 20 percent, or two million, are living in kampongs or slums.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Good deeds during Ramadhan
Good deeds during Ramadhan? It is amazing to see that recently another hardliner Muslim group targeting shops and restaurants during this Ramadhan period. ? As I understand that they are supposed to be fasting and when they are fasting they are supposed to do good deeds during this season.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Dipasena signs $240m loan agreement
Dipasena signs $240m loan agreement JAKARTA: PT. Dipasena Citra Darmaja, an Indonesian shrimp farmer, today signed a loan agreement worth US$240 million with its creditor PT Recapital Advisors, the government's asset-sale agency said.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Development causing Lampung hills to shrink
Development causing Lampung hills to shrinkOyos Saroso H.N. The Jakarta Post/BandarlampungApart from its magnificent beaches and bays, in the past Bandarlampung city was also known for its hills.But not any more.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Jakartans rushing to mental hospitals
Jakartans rushing to mental hospitals JAKARTA: The number of mentally ill people in Jakarta has risen dramatically over the past month, so much so that four government mental institutions in Jakarta were overwhelmed, Tempo Interaktif reported on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Is Indonesia ready
Is Indonesia ready for single currency?Wouldn't life be much easier if the prices of basic necessities were the same as before the monetary crisis? Wouldn't it be nice to have money in the bank for unexpected expenses like healthcare? These things would all be possible if Indonesia had sound...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Siloam HealthCare Group
Siloam HealthCare Group World-class medical care at affordable rates Why do many Indonesians go to Singapore, Australia or other overseas countries for routine medical tests or treatment? The answer to this question is simple, these countries are thought to offer better doctors and better hospitals.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
'Mudik' takes us out from routine'
'Mudik' takes us out from routine'It is estimated that more than 2.5 million residents will travel home from the city for the Idul Fitri holiday. The Jakarta Post interviewed two Jakartans about their plans for this year.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Govt puzzled over bird flu, cats probed
Govt puzzled over bird flu, cats probedBhimanto Suwastoyo, Agence France-Presse/JakartaIndonesia's human bird flu outbreak is puzzling experts because several victims do not work or live around poultry, prompting an investigation into whether other animal hosts, perhaps cats, are to blame for the...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Nearly extinct orchids found in resort area
Nearly extinct orchids found in resort areaTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorA team of scientists comprising researchers from the National Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and the Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) in Bogor have found a surviving group of a nearly extinct orchid species...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Straight from the middle ages
Straight from the middle ages Recently there have been a lot of discussions about the citizenship bill and the "deposit" for Indonesian women who want to marry foreigners.Please don't let any reactionary forces implement rules that are similar to many in the middle ages.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
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checked -- JSR Cultural Heritage exhibition sees few visitors Evi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaOn a typical Wednesday morning at the National Museum, fewer than 10 people were seen strolling around the three-month Shared Cultural Heritage exhibition, which is displaying hundreds of ethnographic...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Furniture workers wait for bonuses
Furniture workers wait for bonusesNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, CirebonSome 20,000 workers in Cirebon regency's rattan industry will have a somber Idul Fitri, with many not getting their annual bonuses due to worsening business conditions.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Business slows after fuel prices hike
Business slows after fuel prices hikeApriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post/MedanA shop owner, Asmah, jumped up from her seat upon seeing a customer walking past her clothing store in Petisah market in Medan.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Less-is-more philosophy would do our lawmakers good
Less-is-more philosophy would do our lawmakers goodBenget Simbolon Tnb., Jakarta"Nemo dat quod non habet" is a Latin saying that means nobody can give what they do not have. Although it is a Latin saying, people here will easily understand that a person needs to first have money before they can...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
CNOOC may cut stake: Report
CNOOC may cut stake: Report BEIJING: The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is willing to ask the government to reduce its majority stake in the company to remove a political obstacle to overseas acquisitions, a report said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Decentralization and Youth Pledge
Decentralization and Youth PledgeSunny Tanuwidjaja, Dekalb, Illinois Seventy years ago, all regional representatives throughout Indonesia gathered in Batavia (now Jakarta) to affirm their unity in the Sumpah Pemuda (Youth Pledge).
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Grand Indonesia offers new shopping experience
Grand Indonesia offers new shopping experienceTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"Build it and they will come" said the character that Kevin Costner played in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams, a quote which also seems to be the byword for the management of PT Grand Indonesia, which is...
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ambassador makes first visit to Bali
Ambassador makes first visit to BaliJAKARTA: Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Yutaka Iimura has been serving in Indonesia for more than three years, but his first official visit to Bali was not until this week.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
M'sia to woo regional carriers to new budget terminal: Report
M'sia to woo regional carriers to new budget terminal: ReportAssociated Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia will woo regional budget carriers to a new low-cost terminal that will be launched next year, although AirAsia is expected to be the main user, reports said on Thursday.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Water pollution
Water pollution One of the critical problems in Indonesia is water pollution. It has become a big issue since all people rely on water. Hopefully, we can find a way to solve this problem.Every action has consequences.
Fri, 28 Oct 2005
Ba'asyir to get sentence remission
Ba'asyir to get sentence remission Defying Australia's request, the Indonesian government confirmed on Thursday that Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir would have his jail term cut in observance of the Idul Fitri Islamic holiday next week.