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Gaining mutual trust through community development

Gaining mutual trust through community development Several oil and gas companies operating in remote areas in Indonesia have given assurances regarding their commitment to assisting the government to improve the welfare of the people through community development programs.

RI infected with corruption

RI infected with corruption Corruption is the most dangerous disease in the world. The cause of this disease is a nasty germ that can inflict terrible harm on anyone who contracts it.Corruptors can behave worse than an animal. An animal is greedy, but a corruptor is greedier than they are.

Yogyakarta university names award recipients

Yogyakarta university names award recipientsSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta Former minister of the environment Emil Salim and former rector of the Jakarta Teachers Training Institute (IKIP) Conny Semiawan will receive Hamengkubuwono IX Awards from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in...

Water operator defends hike plan

Water operator defends hike planP.C. Naommy and M. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A top executive at city tap water operator PT PAM Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja), claimed on Tuesday that the company would not be able to provide better services unless the Jakarta administration increased the...

Indonesian migrant workers

Indonesian migrant workersFrom Warta Kota Wiwin bin Marka of Subang, West Java, an Indonesian woman who worked in Saudi Arabia, died at the police hospital in Kramat Jati, allegedly after drinking something that her Saudi Arabian employer said would make her work faster.

Bumi shares suspended on rumors

Bumi shares suspended on rumors JAKARTA: The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) and the Surabaya Stock Exchange (SSX) suspended on Tuesday the trading of shares in mining company PT Bumi Resources on suspicion over share price fluctuations.

Legal framework, cooperation needed to help migrant workers

Legal framework, cooperation needed to help migrant workersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The implementation of international legal frameworks and bilateral cooperation are needed to help exploited and abused women migrant workers, a regional workshop on protecting women migrant workers in Asia said on...

Who makes the rules?

Who makes the rules? I am an Indonesian housewife who has been shopping for about 10 years in Hero Kemang, South Jakarta. I was extremely annoyed to learn that bajaj are no longer allowed to enter the Hero Kemang parking lot, reportedly at the request of a "foreign customer".

BRI fraud suspects surrender

BRI fraud suspects surrenderAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Two of the leading suspects in the Rp 294 billion (US$34.5) Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) loan scandal surrendered to the Attorney General's Office on Monday night.

House urged to finalize FTZ law on Batam

House urged to finalize FTZ law on BatamThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Batam Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) chairman Ismeth Abdullah urged lawmakers to quickly complete the deliberation of the bill providing Free Trade Zone (FTZ) status for Batam as any further delay would slow down the flow of...

Santia dedicates victory to late grandmother

Santia dedicates victory to late grandmotherMusthofid The Jakarta Post Hanoi"I'm really happy that I could win a gold medal for the country. I'd love to present the victory to my late grandma," Santia Tri Kusuma, 22, told The Jakarta Post on the sidelines of the Individual Time Trial (ITT) on...

Rights watchdogs give bad marks to government

Rights watchdogs give bad marks to governmentUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Human rights watchdogs gave the thumbs down to the government on Tuesday, for policies they considered unfavorable and even flagrant violations of human rights principles.

Illegal logging: It's not just about law enforcement

Illegal logging: It's not just about law enforcementLuca Tacconi, Senior Economist, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jakarta In 2001, the most recent year for which relatively accurate statistics are available, Indonesians consumed some 19 million cubic meters of timber in the...

ICRC resumes its activities in Aceh

ICRC resumes its activities in Aceh JAKARTA: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has resumed activities in conflict-torn Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam after four months of suspension.The reopening of the ICRC office in the provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Dec.

Indonesians win trip to South Korea

Indonesians win trip to South Korea JAKARTA: Four Indonesian high school and university students will get the chance to visit various places in South Korea after they were declared on Tuesday as winners of a writing contest on South Korea.

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RI benefits from carbon trade mechanism

RI benefits from carbon trade mechanismStevie Emilia, The Jakarta Post, Milan, Italy As the summit on climate change here is set to enter the high level session on Wednesday, participants are completing mechanisms aiming to regain forest land and clean up the air, and also to gain money from...

Jakartans brace for floods next month

Jakartans brace for floods next monthLeony Aurora , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) says rainfall in Jakarta in January will be almost as high as it was during the disastrous floods in 2002.

Building a civil society

Building a civil society Amid continuing gross violations in Indonesia of the basic human right to shelter -- as the forced eviction of squatters in Jakarta has so dramatically illustrated in the past few weeks -- this year's focus on domestic violence in commemorating World Human Rights Day --...

Man shot dead for alleged robbery

Man shot dead for alleged robbery TANGERANG: Police shot dead a man in Cikupa district, Tangerang regency, early Tuesday for attacking officers and trying to escape arrest over allegedly robbing and killing a man.Tangerang Police detective deputy chief Insp.

Megawati off to overseas trip

Megawati off to overseas trip JAKARTA: Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday left Jakarta for a nine-day trip to Japan, China and Pakistan, her seventh overseas tour this year.The President is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda, Minister of Energy and...

The integration of banks, capital markets, state budget a good start

The integration of banks, capital markets, state budget a good startKahlil Rowter, Head of Research, Mandiri Sekuritas, Jakarta The linkage among the banking industry, the capital market and the government budget has moved from merely influencing each other to a tightly integrated one.

House to revise law on BPK

House to revise law on BPKThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representatives has decided to revise Law No. 5/1973 on the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) which is aimed at, among other things, making the agency's audit work more effective.

The Jakarta Post

The Jakarta Post Jakarta/Bekasi Although the contract between Jakarta and Bekasi on the use of the Bantar Gebang dump expires at the end of this month, Bekasi remains unsure whether Jakarta will be permitted to continue dumping its daily 6,000 tons of garbage at the site.

Australia provides A$26m to RI

Australia provides A$26m to RIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The governments of Indonesia and Australia signed an agreement on Tuesday on Australia's A$26 million assistance program for five years to support Indonesia's economic reform program.

Eviction doesn't worry Glodok sidewalk vendors

Eviction doesn't worry Glodok sidewalk vendorsTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The recent series of evictions executed by the Jakarta administration has given rise to little other than a "well, whatever" type of response among "regular evictees".

'Fuel issue' may pose a big challenge to new government

'Fuel issue' may pose a big challenge to new governmentRudijanto, Contributor, Jakarta Whoever wins the presidential election will face a big test in 2005, when the country implements the liberalization of the downstream sector in oil and gas.

Rowers help Indonesia reclaim third place

Rowers help Indonesia reclaim third placeMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Hanoi Indonesian rowers extended their domination in the 22nd Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday to help the national squad back into third place with 26 gold medals and ousting Malaysia to fourth with 23 golds.

Valspar opens base in Indonesia

Valspar opens base in Indonesia JAKARTA: New York-listed paint and coatings company Valspar Corporation is building a US$1.2 million facility at the Soewarna Business Park, Cengkareng, to serve as its operational base in Indonesia.

1. BUSWAY: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9

1. BUSWAY: 28 pt, 1 cols, 3 x 9 Busway to kick off on Jan. 15 2. KPU: 55 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 30 New Order officials among DPD aspirants 3. FLOOD: 40 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 35 Heavy rains expected in Jakarta next month 4. SEAGAMES: 30 pt, 5 cols, 1 x 40 Rowers help Indonesia reclaim third place

Reenactment traces bomb assembly

Reenactment traces bomb assemblyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The explosives used in the bomb attack on the JW Marriott Hotel in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Aug. 5, had been assembled at a rented house on Jl. Kemuning Raya in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, say police investigators.

Snow monkeys released in Safari Park

Snow monkeys released in Safari Park BOGOR: Six snow monkeys (Macaca fuscata) from Japan were released on Tuesday in conjunction with the inauguration of the Gunma Safari Park inside the grounds of the Indonesian Safari Park in Cisarua, Bogor.

Japan celebrates 30 years with ASEAN at Tokyo Summit

Japan celebrates 30 years with ASEAN at Tokyo SummitKornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post, Tokyo Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will open a two-day summit with 10 Southeast Asian leaders on Thursday, marking Japan's three decades of ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) here.

Govt delays signing antigraft pact

Govt delays signing antigraft pact JAKARTA: Indonesia will not sign the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Mexico this week, but at the world body's headquarters in New York next week.Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Tuesday that he was unable to attend...

Cigarette smuggling attempt foiled

Cigarette smuggling attempt foiled SURABAYA: Customs officials at Tanjung Perak port here foiled an attempt on Tuesday to smuggle American brand Marlboro cigarettes into Indonesia.The move meant that a potential loss of Rp 1.

Boyce raps Hassan over Iraq criticism

Boyce raps Hassan over Iraq criticismReuters, Jakarta In unusually blunt remarks, U.S. Ambassador Ralph Boyce said on Tuesday that Indonesia's strong criticism of Washington's Iraq policies should be kept to the proper channels and not aired in public.

Medco sees oil production to drop next year

Medco sees oil production to drop next yearRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed energy company PT Medco Energi Internasional said on Tuesday that its oil production in 2004 would drop by 14 percent on depleted reserves, forcing the company to boost gas production to...

Court begins STPDN killing trials

Court begins STPDN killing trialsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Sumedang District Court opened the trials on Tuesday of 10 students of the Public Administration Institute (STPDN) charged with killing junior Wahyu Hidayat, 20, early in September.

E. Timorese jailed for killing UN workers

E. Timorese jailed for killing UN workersAgence France-Presse, Dili A court in East Timor on Tuesday jailed a former militiaman for 10-and-a-half years over the murder of two local United Nations workers during the territory's bloody breakaway from Indonesia in 1999.

Patient dies in 5th-floor leap

Patient dies in 5th-floor leap JAKARTA: Mamay Riskomar, 54, killed himself by jumping from the fifth floor of Fatmawati Hospital, Cilandak, South Jakarta, on Tuesday morning. The victim, who had been admitted to the hospital on Sunday due to chronic diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis, had...

Microsoft Indonesia launches Office 2003

Microsoft Indonesia launches Office 2003Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A little over a month after the initial launching in New York in October, PT Microsoft Indonesia launched on Tuesday a set of new computer applications called Microsoft Office System 2003.

Big names shun PDI-P offer

Big names shun PDI-P offer JAKARTA: A number of big names have rejected an offer from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) to represent it in next year's general election.Economists Mari Pangestu and Sri Mulyani have said they would not contest the elections, as has Lt. Gen.

Safari Park gets snow monkeys

Safari Park gets snow monkeys BOGOR: Six snow monkeys (Macaca fuscata) from Japan were released on Tuesday in conjunction with the inauguration of the Gunma Safari Park inside the grounds of the Indonesian Safari Park in Cisarua, Bogor.

Ex-militiamman defers papua plan for nationalist group

Ex-militiamman defers papua plan for nationalist groupNethy Darma Somba, The Jakarta Post, Timika, Papua A group of former East Timorese militiamen postponed a plan on Tuesday to open a branch office of their pro-integration Red-and- White Defenders Front (FPMP) in Papua province, following strong...

RI students in Pakistan grilled

RI students in Pakistan grilledFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Police and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) are conducting a preliminary interrogation of six Indonesian students detained in Pakistan for alleged...

Medal tally

Medal tally G S B T1. Vietnam 73 32 36 141 2. Thailand 37 48 49 134 3. Indonesia 26 31 34 91 4. Malaysia 23 25 26 74 5. Philippines 21 21 41 83 6. Singapore 17 19 21 57 7. Myanmar 4 21 25 50 8. Cambodia 1 2 4 7 9. Laos 1 1 3 5 10. Brunei 0 1 5 6 11. Timor Leste 0 0 0 0

To dump or not to dump, that is Jakarta's question

To dump or not to dump, that is Jakarta's questionThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Bekasi Although the contract between Jakarta and Bekasi on the use of the Bantar Gebang dump expires at the end of this month, Bekasi remains unsure whether Jakarta will be permitted to continue dumping its daily 6,000 tons...

Separatism must not survive

Separatism must not surviveFrom Media IndonesiaOf the various separatist movements and rebellions in Indonesia since 1947, only two relatively strong armed separatist groups have survived, namely the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Free Papua Organization (OPM).

Unilever acqisition of Knorr okayed

Unilever acqisition of Knorr okayed JAKARTA: PT Unilever Indonesia, a subsidiary of global consumer products giant Unilever Plc, said on Monday that the majority of its shareholders had approved the firm's acquisition of food seasoning products company PT Knorr Indonesia.

New Order officials eligible for DPD

New Order officials eligible for DPDMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Former government officials of the Soeharto administration and graft suspects were among the 757 candidates from 26 provinces declared fit to run on Tuesday by the General Elections Commission (KPU) for the Regional...