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Tue, 20 Dec 2005
BI chiefs seek Rp 2.5b a year
BI chiefs seek Rp 2.5b a yearTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe board of governors of Bank Indonesia has submitted a proposal calling for each of its eight members to receive an annual salary of over Rp 2.5 billion (US$272,296).
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
1. GAS 4 x 13
1. GAS 4 x 13 Victim of gas tank explosion struggles to get justice 2. FLU: 1 x 30 Two more deaths from bird flu confirmed 3. GLODOK: 2 x 30 Megaglodok see brighter future as shopping center for industry 4. FUEL: 1 x 28 Villagers report officials to police JP/8/fuel5.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Familiar faces pull their weight at nationals championships
Familiar faces pull their weight at nationals championshipsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Gold-medal winners from the 2004 National Games were out in force on the second day of the National Weightlifting and Powerlifting Championships on Monday as one national mark fell.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Two more deaths from bird flu confirmed
Two more deaths from bird flu confirmedAgencies, JakartaThe Ministry of Health revealed on Monday the results of laboratory tests confirming that the deaths of an eight-year-old boy and a 39-year-old man were caused by the H5N1 strain of bird flu virus.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Three cheers for E. Asian Summit: A bullish view of Asian regionalism
Three cheers for E. Asian Summit: A bullish view of Asian regionalismMichael Vatikiotis, Singapore Amid all the hype and humbug about last week's East Asian Summit, the significance of the event for Southeast Asia has been missed.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Bonds fall on inflation, weaker currency
Bonds fall on inflation, weaker currencyShamim Adam, Bloomberg/SingaporeIndonesia's four-year bonds fell for a fifth day as concern about accelerating inflation and a weaker currency led some investors to sell the securities.The rupiah last week had its biggest slide since August.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Tsunami wreckage huge but human impact greater
Tsunami wreckage huge but human impact greaterMichael Casey, Associated Press/Banda AcehThere's enough tsunami trash in this Indonesian city to make a three-story-high pile covering 30 football fields.In Sri Lanka, the volume of waste dumped in lagoons and waterways is more than twice what was...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Pump priming
Pump priming The government's decision to pump prime the economy in the first semester of next year to bolster growth by ordering the finance ministry to accelerate the disbursement of Rp 10 million to Rp 15 trillion (US$1 million to $1.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Equity investment shines as bonds, mutual funds collapse
Equity investment shines as bonds, mutual funds collapse Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta stock market is in for another shining year this year, hitting record highs along the way, driven in part by the influx of investors from the bond and mutual fund markets as a result of...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
PT KAI reports more cable thefts
PT KAI reports more cable thefts JAKARTA: State train operator PT KAI has reported the theft of three separate sections of power cable over the weekend."The loss of the cable has disturbed the operation of our trains," spokesman of PT KAI's Greater Jakarta division Ahmad Sujadi was quoted by detik.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Permata targets loan expansion
Permata targets loan expansion JAKARTA: PT Bank Permata is planning to increase its loan disbursed by between 15 percent and 20 percent next year, despite the country's sluggish economic growth caused by soaring inflation and interest rate hikes.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, December 20, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Children Drama7:30 Children Show8:30 Music: Asik-asik9:30 Documentary10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara1:00 p.m.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
1. Central Java village chiefs in job protest Page 5
1. Central Java village chiefs in job protest Page 5 2. Daihatsu plans 20% increase in output Page 15 3. Tsunami wreckage huge but human impact greater Page 17
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Investment climate still walking a tightrope
Investment climate still walking a tightrope Urip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/Jakarta"Philip Morris buys Sampoerna for US$5.2 billion."If there was one sentence that could summarize Indonesia's investment sector in 2005, that could well be it. The U.S.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Greedy government?
Greedy government? I was both sad and angry to learn from news reports about the famine in Papua. How could this be? What has the local government been doing so far? Is the local government so greedy that it allows the people to live in hunger?Mr.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Young scientist with high hopes
Young scientist with high hopesSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, YogyakartaLong, loud applause and cheers reverberated at the Jogja Expo Center building here on Monday as the master of ceremonies announced that Yosua Mickael Maranatha was the Absolute Winner of this year's International Junior Science...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Police chiefs ordered to focus on gambling and corruption
Police chiefs ordered to focus on gambling and corruptionEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThirteen new regional police chiefs took up their posts on Monday with an order from National Police chief Gen. Sutanto to crack down on gambling, illegal logging, corruption and terrorism.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Village heads in job protest
Village heads in job protestSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangOver 1,000 village leaders from across Central Java staged a protest outside the governor's office on Monday, the latest in a series of protests demanding legal certainty over their positions.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Government comes to the rescue of ailing Merpati
Government comes to the rescue of ailing MerpatiThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government will soon disburse Rp 75 billion (some US$7.5 million) in fresh funds to bail out ailing state-owned domestic airliner PT Merpati Nusantara to speed up its financial restructuring program, a top official says.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Stocks gain as oil prices slide
Stocks gain as oil prices slideNaila Firdausi, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia's key stock index climbed 1.7 percent, the biggest move among equity markets included in global benchmarks, after oil prices had their biggest drop in almost three months.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
JP/4/Flu
JP/4/FluUN urges RI to anticipate bird flu pandemicTb. Arie Rukmantara The Jakarta Post/ Jakarta The United Nations (UN) urged Indonesia on Monday to prepare a contingency plan for the possibility of the avian influenza turning into a global pandemic, a senior UN official said.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Reform in tax regime not going anywhere
Reform in tax regime not going anywhereRendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaRising public expectation over a substantial reform in the country's tax regime seems to be fading away now as vested interests within the Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Taxation have stalled the...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
A conversation took place in a modest house, one with unplastered
A conversation took place in a modest house, one with unplastered walls and the exposed roof covered in cobwebs -- in a traditional fisherfolk's village in Labuan, Banten, some five hours drive from Jakarta.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Foreigners can be Malaysia tour guides
Foreigners can be Malaysia tour guides MALAYSIA: Foreign students in Malaysia will be allowed to work as temporary tour guides as part of efforts to boost tourism, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Equity investment shines as bonds, mutual funds collapse
Equity investment shines as bonds, mutual funds collapse Rendi A. Witular The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Jakarta stock market is in for another shining year this year, hitting record highs along the way, driven in part by the influx of investors from the bond and mutual fund markets as a result of...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Blatter backs bid to make Asian soccer more professional
Blatter backs bid to make Asian soccer more professionalAgence France-Presse, Tokyo FIFA chief Sepp Blatter has joined Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed Bin Hammam in urging a more professional approach to help soccer grow in the region.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Police investigate apparent suicide
Police investigate apparent suicide YOGYAKARTA: The Gunungkidul Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a 10-year-old girl who reportedly hanged herself at her house in Playen village, Gunungkidul regency, on Thursday.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Busway trial held on Tuesday
Busway trial held on Tuesday JAKARTA: Motorists are advised to avoid passing streets affected by the new busway corridors on Tuesday as the Jakarta administration has arranged for bus drivers to try out the routes.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Peace monitors to stay longer in Aceh as disarmament ends
Peace monitors to stay longer in Aceh as disarmament endsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is expected to extend the presence of international peace monitors in Aceh, previously scheduled to finish their job in March, for another three months in a bid...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Papua Governor Solossa dies
Papua Governor Solossa diesThe Jakarta Post, Jayapura/JakartaPapua Governor Jacobus Perviddya Solossa died on Monday shortly after he was admitted to the hospital due to a suspected heart attack.President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono immediately sent his condolences to the family over the death of the...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Community stations call for new radio rule to be revised
Community stations call for new radio rule to be revisedSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangCommunity radio operators in West Sumatra have requested the central government revise several articles in Government Regulation No.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Government to spend $1.82b for infrastructure projects
Government to spend $1.82b for infrastructure projectsThe government will spend Rp 18 trillion (about US$1.82 billion) next year for a range of infrastructure projects including irrigation, roads, dams and bridges, to help drive higher economic growth and reduce employment.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Emerging Asia may grow 7.2%
Emerging Asia may grow 7.2%Agence France-Presse, ManilaEast Asia, excluding Japan, will grow 7.2 percent next year, up from 7.1 percent in 2005 on the back of a rise in demand for electronics products, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Monday.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
'Most women here are super'
'Most women here are super'On Dec. 22, the country will celebrate Women's Day, which is dedicated to respecting the role of women in the past struggle for independence. The Jakarta Post interviewed some residents about their opinion of the role of women in today's community.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Golkar to break blood drive record
Golkar to break blood drive record JAKARTA: The Golkar Party is looking to break the country's blood drive record. The drive, scheduled for Dec. 30 in cooperation with the Indonesian Red Cross, is targeted to collect some 14,200 liters of blood and involves all 33 of the party's provincial branches.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
201 foreigners deported by Tual immigration
201 foreigners deported by Tual immigrationM. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post, AmbonOver 201 non-nationals have been deported by the Tual Immigration Office in Southeast Maluku, Maluku, in the last eight months over problems with their passports or immigration documents, an official says.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
1. OBITUARY: 1 X 30
1. OBITUARY: 1 X 30 Papua Governor Solossa dies 2. FISCAL: 2 X 15 SBY starts war on corrupt immigration 3. BI: 1 X 27 BI governors' yearly pay Rp 2.5b 4. WORKERS: 3 X 10 Violence mars mass labor demos
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
AirAsia plans strong growth in Southeast Asia with new A320 jets
AirAsia plans strong growth in Southeast Asia with new A320 jetsCarolyn Lim, Associate Press, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's AirAsia, the No. 1 budget airline in Southeast Asia by revenue, plans to rapidly expand services in the region next year as it takes delivery of new Airbus A320 jets, chief...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Three arrested for trafficking attempt
Three arrested for trafficking attempt JAKARTA: Police arrested three people for allegedly trying to traffic teenaged girls from Indonesia's tsunami-devastated Aceh province to Malaysia, an official said on Monday.Col.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Victim of gas tank explotion struggles to get justice
Victim of gas tank explotion struggles to get justiceAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhen Steve Sugita, 65, decided to run his car on compressed natural gas (CNG) in 1995, it was the government program to reduce air pollution and conserve energy that convinced him.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Famine in Papua
Famine in Papua I was both sad and angry to learn from news reports about the famine in Papua. How could this be? What has the local government been doing so far? Is the local government so greedy that it allows the people to live in hunger? Mr.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 19, 005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec. 19, 005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Waters...
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Filth and sloth on Kuta Beach
Filth and sloth on Kuta Beach I have visited Bali at least 20 times and have always been very happy to meet the very friendly Balinese people, to see the great culture and the beauty of the island.After the first bomb (2002) I even came twice a year to help and to promote tourism in Bali again.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Embassy bombers' death penalty upheld
Embassy bombers' death penalty upheldAgence France-Presse, JakartaThe Jakarta High Court has rejected appeals by two militants against their death sentences for their roles in last year's bombing of the Australian Embassy, court documents show.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Soldier faces 15 years in jail
Soldier faces 15 years in jailNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, JayapuraA soldier court-martialled for killing a civilian in Papua is facing 15 years in jail, although military prosecutors say the defendant opened fire in self-defense.Prosecutor Maj.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
E. Timor refugees demand compensation
E. Timor refugees demand compensationYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangHundreds of displaced persons from East Timor taking refuge in East Nusa Tenggara province demanded on Monday that the central government compensate them with Rp 263 billion (US$26.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
2005: Another year of reactive measures to cut energy consumption
2005: Another year of reactive measures to cut energy consumptionLeony Aurora The Jakarta Post/JakartaFrom elementary school on, students have the postulate drummed into them that Indonesia is rich in natural resources, including abundant oil and gas, to be used for the greater good of all.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
Myanmar and ASEAN's goodwill
Myanmar and ASEAN's goodwillV.K. Chin, The Star, Asia News Network/Selangor, Malaysia Every ASEAN summit can be regarded as useful as it enables its 10 leaders to air their views and to spell out their intentions on how to make the regional grouping more effective.
Tue, 20 Dec 2005
JP/19/XMAS1
JP/19/XMAS1RICE CHRISTMAS IN THE WEST c Duncan Graham 2005 headChristmas diners who always eat rice on the big day Duncan Graham Contributor/The Jakarta PostPoke your head into the nave of this Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI - Indonesian Christian Church) and there's the congregation squirreling...