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Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Lawmakers get cashed up
Lawmakers get cashed upThe Jakarta Post, JakartaIn spite of the public uproar, the government has disbursed Rp 10 million (US$1,030) in monthly operational allowances for each of 550 House of Representatives lawmakers, Antara has reported.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Mortars, ammunition found near consulate
Mortars, ammunition found near consulateIndra Harsaputra and ID Nugroho, The Jakarta Post, SurabayaSix mortars and hundreds of bullets dating back to the Dutch occupation era were unearthed on Tuesday in the empty Graha Wismilak compound, just 50 meters from the U.S. consulate.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
JP/3/head
JP/3/head 1. ANALYSIS: 1 X 42 ASEAN summits devoid of sense of real community 2. FTA: 1 X 32 S. Korea, ASEAN sign agreement on FTA 3. SUSUL1: 1 X 32 Japan pledges fresh aid to ASEAN 4. SUSUL2: 2 X 24 Japan pledges fresh aid to Southeast Asia 5.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Orang Laut tribe stays true to the sea
Orang Laut tribe stays true to the sea Fadli The Jakarta Post/BatamMuhammad Din was busy fixing his fishing net in the kitchen of his modest wooden house on Air Mas island, Nongsa district in Batam, Riau Islands province.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Muhammadiyah rectors to visit Britain
Muhammadiyah rectors to visit Britain SURABAYA: Eleven rectors of Muhammadiyah universities across the nation are slated to visit Britain later this month under the sponsorship of the British Council."The visit is part of cooperation between Muhammadiyah and Britain," Syafik Mughni, rector of the...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Astra Agro plans Rp 600b investment
Astra Agro plans Rp 600b investmentPublicly listed PT Astra Agro Lestari, a plantation subsidiary of automotive kingpin PT Astra International, is planning to spend Rp 600 billion (US$61.8 million) next year on expanding output and increasing the number of its plants.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Australia opens AEC in Medan
Australia opens AEC in MedanMEDAN, North Sumatra: An Australian government official inaugurated on Tuesday the Australian Education Center (AEC) in Medan, North Sumatra.The AEC was opened in response to increasing demand from Indonesians wishing to study in Australia, said Australian Education...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
The Aceh Tsunami catastrophe one year after
The Aceh Tsunami catastrophe one year afterAndrew Steele, Jakarta The wagons are already circling. In just over one month, swarms of journalists and humanitarian icons spanning from U2's Bono to former U.S.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Flooding hits Denpasar, Surabaya
Flooding hits Denpasar, SurabayaAntara, Denpasar/SurabayaFlooding caused by heavy rain over the last few days killed one and inundated dozens of houses in Denpasar, Bali, while 3,000 hectares of paddy fields were flood damaged in Pacitan, East Java.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
People's lot
People's lotFrom Kompas The country has witnessed several regime changes over the last decade, but the people's lot remains the same. Since the establishment of the Old Order, replaced by the New Order before the Reform Order took over, there has not been a meaningful change in the condition of the...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Ministry of Health gets WHO award
Ministry of Health gets WHO award JAKARTA: The Ministry of Health has received an award from the World Health Organization (WHO) for its efforts in dealing with the Dec. 26 tsunami that devastated Aceh province.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Sulfindo gets $151m from bond sale
Sulfindo gets $151m from bond sale HONG KONG: PT Sulfindo Adiusaha, an Indonesian chemical maker, raised US$151 million selling bonds and warrants to investors to repay debt and invest in a power plant, according to a term sheet of the sale.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Stocks climb for 8th day; Telkom gains on S&P rating
Stocks climb for 8th day; Telkom gains on S&P ratingSoraya Permatasari and Arijit Ghosh, Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesian stocks rose for an eighth day, the longest winning streak in almost 10 months. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) climbed to a record after the phone company had its debt ratings...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
'There is no need for a blanket ban on liquor'
'There is no need for a blanket ban on liquor'The city administration recently banned the sale of all drinks containing more than 5 percent alcohol at supermarkets and hypermarkets. The Jakarta Post asked people to comment on the policy.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
1. Sydney ---- 2x22
1. Sydney ---- 2x22 Aceh peace still faces major hurdles, ICG says 2. Astronomy - 2x21 Papua, Aceh students win astronomy Olympiad 3. Asbun ---- 2x26 Some councillors do not know what they are talking about: Sutiyoso 4. Aussie ---- 1x45 Suspicion, alienation fuel Sydney race riots: Analysts
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Former police detective chief named suspect in graft case
Former police detective chief named suspect in graft caseEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaFormer National Police chief of detectives Comr. Gen. Suyitno Landung was declared a criminal suspect on Tuesday for allegedly abusing his power when investigating a high-profile scam at Bank Negara...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Malay woman claims she was the victim in police video scandal
Malay woman claims she was the victim in police video scandalPauline Jasudason, Associated Press/Kuala LumpurAn ethnic Malay came forward on Tuesday and claimed she was the Chinese-looking woman whose naked video in police custody sparked a protest from China.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
On fingerprints
On fingerprints The plan to fingerprint students at Islamic schools as part of the police strategy to fight terrorism will create new problems. The government should think carefully before making this decision. If such a step is taken, it should be applied to all citizens. YULIASTUTI Jakarta
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
3G in Malaysia gains in popularity
3G in Malaysia gains in popularityAnissa S. Febrina The Jakarta Post/Kuala LumpurIndonesians now have one more thing to envy their neighbors in Malaysia about -- the rapid development of the most-advanced, rich-in-features 3G telecommunications technology.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
It's the iron fist that matters
It's the iron fist that matters This is in response to the opinion piece Are Indonesians truly tolerant by M. Tholchah on Dec. 9.In spite of the impressive critical views given by the writer of this article, he somehow missed out on the fact that the "tolerant society" created in Indonesia during...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
RP FDI flows up 68.8%
RP FDI flows up 68.8% MANILA: Foreign direct investment in the Philippines rose 68.8 percent from a year earlier to US$812 million in the nine months to September, the central bank said on Tuesday.The year-ago level was $481 million.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Bob James delivers top-notch performance
Bob James delivers top-notch performanceEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe fun part of watching a live jazz performance is the improvisations and also the occasional interchanges -- nods, smiles and glances -- between musicians, which keep them on the same wavelength.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
JP/1/heads
JP/1/heads 1. WTO -- 65 pts 3 cols 3lines (3x14)WTO talks open amid pessimism and protest 2. ASEAN -- 36 pts 2 cols 2line (2x14) S. Korea, ASEAN sign deal on FTA 3. BNI -- 28 pts 1 col 4 lines (4x10)Former police detective chief named suspect in graft case4.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
James eyes Asia for jazz exploration
James eyes Asia for jazz explorationEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDuring his visit to Indonesian jazz pianist Idang Rasjidi's studio in Jakarta, pianist Bob James learned gamelan pentatonic tunes, tinkled the ivories and played a Javanese pentatonic jazz interpretation for an hour with...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Gas leak sees 400 hospitalized
Gas leak sees 400 hospitalizedYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, PurwakartaOver 400 Purwakarta residents in West Java were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after being overcome by gas, with some 20 of them having to stay overnight at the hospital.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Govt to build food barns in famine prone areas
Govt to build food barns in famine prone areasNethy Dharma Somba, The Jakarta Post, WamenaLearning from the famine calamity in Yahukimo regency, Papua province, the central government will soon build food barns in several locations prone to famine, a local government official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
JIFFEST-apology
JIFFEST-apologyJP/19/CORR ApologyThe film The Saddest Music in the World was reviewed in the Dec. 13 edition of The Jakarta Post as it was due to be shown that day, according to the JiFFest screening schedule.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Reconstruction of Aceh port starts
Reconstruction of Aceh port startsINDONESIA: Visiting Dutch vice minister for transportation and water Melanie Schultz van Haegen launched on Tuesday reconstruction work on an Aceh port damaged in last year's tsunami.The US$9.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
JP/4/PHOTO
JP/4/PHOTOPhoto: BJP/PJ LEOFAMILY PLANNING: A woman does laundry as her three children bathe at a public well in a slum in Kampung Bahari, North Jakarta. While family planning programs have succeeded in slowing population growth over the past several decades, fertility rates for poor families...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Ninth human avian flu fatality confirmed, new patients reported
Ninth human avian flu fatality confirmed, new patients reportedThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari has confirmed a 35 year- old man who died last month as the country's ninth human bird flu fatality.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
1. Gas leak sees 400 hospitalized in W. Java Page 5
1. Gas leak sees 400 hospitalized in W. Java Page 5 2. Rocca wins second slalom of season Page 9 3. Just an everyday tale of kickboxing, a sex change Page 19
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
JP/13/MAXIS
JP/13/MAXIS3G in Malaysia gains in popularityAnissa S. Febrina The Jakarta Post/Kuala LumpurIndonesians now have one more thing to envy their neighbors in Malaysia about -- the rapid development of the most-advanced, rich-in-features 3G telecommunications technology.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Life skills help keep youngsters off drugs
Life skills help keep youngsters off drugsTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAbout 70 teachers were standing on their chairs in the auditorium of Atma Jaya University in South Jakarta on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Quality of the 'Post'
Quality of the 'Post' I am disappointed with The Jakarta Post following the Post's decision to raise the newspaper's price. In spite of the price hike the quality of the ink used for the paper is declining.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Council mad at stalled projects
Council mad at stalled projects TANGERANG: Members of the Tangerang regental council revealed on Tuesday that a number of development projects planned this year had yet to start.Deputy speaker Bayu Moerdani who led surveys to several locations said that such projects should have been completed by...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Papua, Aceh students win astronomy Olympiad
Papua, Aceh students win astronomy OlympiadThe Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile fellow Papuans in Yahukimo regency are still in the grip of famine, two students from the country's easternmost province won the inaugural Asian Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) in Siberia, Russia, recently.Eric Gibson S.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Aceh's west coast waits for attention
Aceh's west coast waits for attentionAntara, Banda AcehAlmost a year after the tsunami devastated coastal Aceh on Dec. 26 last year, five regencies on the province's west coast are still isolated due to poor transportation links.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
SEAG match-fixing claims probed
SEAG match-fixing claims probedAssociated Press, Hanoi Four members of Vietnam's national soccer team will be questioned by police over allegations of match-fixing during this month's Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, local media reported on Tuesday.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
People's lot
People's lotFrom Kompas The country has witnessed several regime changes over the last decade, but the people's lot remains the same. Since the establishment of the Old Order, replaced by the New Order before the Reform Order took over, there has not been a meaningful change in the condition of the...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
A time for drive in global trade and development
A time for drive in global trade and developmentW. Lewis Amselem, Jakarta As Trade Ministers from around the world gather in Hong Kong for the Sixth World Trade Organization Ministerial, it is important to remember what is at stake in these negotiations -- nothing less than a once-in-a-generation...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Some councillors 'do not know what they are talking about'
Some councillors 'do not know what they are talking about'Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGovernor Sutiyoso took a swipe at city councillors on Tuesday, saying they did not always know what they were talking about."Sometimes they do not understand the issues.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Classroom collapses in Banyuwangi
Classroom collapses in Banyuwangi BANYUWANGI, East Java: A classroom collapsed early on Tuesday morning in Banyuwangi regency, East Java, after hours of heavy rain, but no injuries were reported."Fortunately the school was still closed at the time of the accident," said principal Endang Nurhayati.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Japan pledges fresh aid to Southeast Asia
Japan pledges fresh aid to Southeast Asia Yuri Kageyama Associated Press/Kuala Lumpur Japan pledged 7.5 billion yen (US$70 million) in aid to Southeast Asia on Tuesday to help regional integration through encouraging development and exchanges.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Germany, NU team up to train teachers
Germany, NU team up to train teachers JAKARTA: A German education foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) for the training of teachers and instructors for its Aliyah senior high schools and vocational schools in Aceh.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Aceh peace still faces major hurdles, ICG says
Aceh peace still faces major hurdles, ICG saysThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe efforts to create lasting peace in tsunami-devastated Aceh have been more successful than expected thus far, but the process has now entered a critical stage, a report says.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Suspects nabbed for planting marijuana
Suspects nabbed for planting marijuana JAMBI, Jambi: Police in Kerinci regency arrested 10 people on Tuesday in connection with a one hectare marijuana field discovered in East Air Hangat district, some 410 kilometers from Jambi city.Kerinci Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
South Korea, Southeast Asia sign framework agreement on FTA
South Korea, Southeast Asia sign framework agreement on FTA Jae Soon-chang Associated Press/Kuala Lumpur South Korea and Southeast Asia signed an accord on Tuesday that calls for completing negotiations by the end of 2006 on freeing up trade, though a major hurdle remains over a rice import dispute...
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
RI under threat of 'lost generation'
RI under threat of 'lost generation'Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaHer name, Sasih, in Sundanese means 'month'. Over the past 14 years, Sasih has given birth to five children -- two boys and three girls -- with the youngest being barely two years old.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
TV Program: Wednesday, December 14, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Dialogue: Showbiz11:00 News: Berita Nusantara11:30 Rona Daerah1:00 p.m.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.13, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on Dec.13, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading volume _____________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades Waters...