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Sat, 04 Dec 2004
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Promising start for migrant workers Alan Boulton Jakarta2. Donny -- Employment generation target needs moderation 1 x 45 Govt needs to lower its employment targets Anton Doni Jakarta 3. Asia -- What does Asia want from its Big Brother? 2 x 21 What does Asia want from its 'Big Brother'? Pana...
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Take care of city's trees
Take care of city's treesFrom Warta KotaThe fast growing and shady angsana trees along the road need proper care so they do not go wild and obscure traffic signs, even disturb the traffic flow as their branches fall off during a storm.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Promising start by new government for migrant workers
Promising start by new government for migrant workersAlan Boulton Jakarta The actions by the President and the Manpower Minister in their early days in office are a good sign that the Government will finally address the problems which confront many Indonesian migrant workers.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
KPK to verify ministers' wealth reports next year
KPK to verify ministers' wealth reports next yearMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has said it will verify the actual wealth of Cabinet ministers who have declared their assets starting early next year.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Religious leaders meet to counter extremism
Religious leaders meet to counter extremismAgencies, Canberra/JakartaA meeting of religious leaders from Southeast Asia this weekend will promote moderation and send a strong message of opposition to religious extremists as part of the war on terror, representatives of the Australian and Indonesian...
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
East Timor debuts at ASEAN varsity games
East Timor debuts at ASEAN varsity gamesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Newly independent East Timor is not part of ASEAN but it will join the week-long ASEAN University Games in Surabaya starting on Sunday, while member country Myanmar will be absent.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Crunch time for Golkar chief Akbar Tandjung
Crunch time for Golkar chief Akbar TandjungJohn Mcbeth, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung has a well-deserved reputation as a canny strategist with an instinct for survival.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Council okays use of reserve fund for canal work
Council okays use of reserve fund for canal workBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After long debate, the City Council approved on Friday the use of Rp 250 billion (US$27.78 million) of the city's Rp 873.25 billion reserve fund to acquire land for the East Flood Canal project.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Triumph over KKN crucial
Triumph over KKN crucialFrom Media IndonesiaThe government has waged a war against corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN). Governments over the years have had their own ways of eliminating these social maladies and proving their capabilities to the public.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
'Gambang Semarang' looks to younger generations to play traditional music
'Gambang Semarang' looks to younger generations to play traditional musicSuherdjoko,The Jakarta Post/Semarang It is a Wednesday afternoon at Graha Santika hotel here in Semarang. A group of a dozen elderly men mostly over 60 years of age are seen keenly playing a set of traditional music...
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Susilo declines to suspend Puteh immediately
Susilo declines to suspend Puteh immediatelyMuninggar Sri Saraswati Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post/JakartaWhile vowing to lead the fight against corruption, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declined to suspend corruption suspect Abdullah Puteh immediately, as ordered by the powerful...
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Undignified scramble for seats
Undignified scramble for seatsFrom Koran TempoIn the House of Representatives, the Nationhood Coalition and the People's Coalition are currently engaged in an undignified scramble for seats, instead of dealing with more substantive matters.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
People with HIV counsel peers, meet President
People with HIV counsel peers, meet PresidentThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta HIV/AIDS has too often been unfairly seen as a punishment for leading a high-risk or impulsive life, but a woman forced into prostitution by her father says for her the infection was "a blessing".
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Golkar may curb voting rights
Golkar may curb voting rightsKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A close aide of Golkar chairman Akbar Tandjung said on Friday that the party's regency chapters may not be given the right to vote in the upcoming national congress to avoid possible vote buying."We are afraid of money politics.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Susilo declines to suspend Puteh immediately
Susilo declines to suspend Puteh immediatelyMuninggar Sri Saraswati Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta While vowing to lead the fight against corruption, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has declined to suspend corruption suspect Abdullah Puteh immediately, as ordered by the powerful...
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
No safety bars at railway crossings
No safety bars at railway crossingsCIREBON, West Java: At least 167 railway crossing in Cirebon regency have no safety bars, making the areas prone to train accidents, a senior official at state railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) said on Friday.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Susilo won't meet Anwar
Susilo won't meet Anwar JAKARTA: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not receive Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim during the latter's visit here next week, presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said on Friday."There's no plan whatsoever from President Susilo to meet Anwar Ibrahim.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Govt identifies landslide areas
Govt identifies landslide areasYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Bandung The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will soon issue a map showing areas prone to landslides on Java, as the rainy season gains momentum in several parts of the country.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Giants cough as poor smokers swith brands
Giants cough as poor smokers swith brandsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Poverty has not stopped the poor from smoking -- the latest market research shows they have just switched to cheaper non- branded cigarettes, which is giving the country's traditional tobacco giants a proverbial...
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
Govt asked to time oil price hike
Govt asked to time oil price hikeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Indonesia is asking the government to carefully consider the timing of its plan to raise domestic fuel prices next year, so as to keep its effect on the country's inflation rate within manageable limits.
Sat, 04 Dec 2004
What's with Indonesian film?
What's with Indonesian film? Each year when we greet the Jakarta International Film Festival we also wonder about the fate of the Indonesian film industry. With this year's JiFFest kicking off this weekend, this question has come back to haunt us once again.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
BI to issue new banking rules
BI to issue new banking rulesNUSA DUA, Bali: The central bank will soon release two crucial regulations to accelerate banking activities, strengthen banking institutions and to boost real economic sectors, including small- to medium enterprises (SMEs).
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Plywood biggest forex source
Plywood biggest forex sourcePALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Plywood exports from Central Kalimantan have contributed the most in terms of provincial foreign exchange revenues compared to other commodities, a senior government official said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
ASEAN's example
ASEAN's example It is encouraging to see that ASEAN and China have signed an accord to create the world's biggest free trade area by removing tariffs for their two billion people by the decade's end.This is a giant leap in their vision of building a trade bloc to rival Europe and the U.S.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Burhanuddin Abe
Burhanuddin Abe Contributor JakartaLike other places in the world, concern for security in all aspects of life has also become a top priority in Indonesia. A number of bombings -- in Bali as well as the recent one in front of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta -- and other types of violence raging...
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
NU congress means fortune for locals
NU congress means fortune for localsSlamet Susanto and Blontank Poer, The Jakarta Post/Surakarta Sartini, 36, a food vendor outside Donohudan Haj Dormitory in Surakarta, Central Java, which hosted the recently completed Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) congress, said her income drastically increased during the...
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
On dual citizenship
On dual citizenship I recently heard from a good acquaintance that the director of an important foreign-based project, which has its head office in Jakarta, actually possesses an Indonesian passport and also a west European one.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Court slaps asset preservation order on Tanah Abang market
Court slaps asset preservation order on Tanah Abang marketThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Central Jakarta District Court issued on Thursday an asset preservation order on Tanah Abang textile market blocks B, C, D and E, and refused to revoke the traders' permits, meaning they can continue doing...
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Unilever nets best 'FinanceAsia'
Unilever nets best 'FinanceAsia'Hong Kong-based FinanceAsia magazine has recognized consumer goods company PT Unilever Indonesia, the local unit of London-and-Rotterdam-based Unilever NV, as this year's best managed company and for best corporate governance.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Justice minister to review legislation
Justice minister to review legislation JAKARTA: Minister of Justice and Human Rights Hamid Awaluddin said on Thursday he would review a number of regulations and pieces of legislation that the business community had been complaining about."Economic recovery is the most important thing.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Rupiah Rates Dec.2
Rupiah Rates Dec.2 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,434.17 6,649.01 7,078.86 7,004.09 Brunei dollar 1 5,832.98 5,217.07 5,554.19 5,495.68 Canadian dollar 1 8,061.65 7,208.73 7,676.35 7,593.71 Swiss franc 1 8,364.08 7,481.56 7,964.33 7,881.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
RI needs to specialize to survive ASEAN-China FTA: Mari
RI needs to specialize to survive ASEAN-China FTA: Mari Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries and China on Monday signed a historic free trade agreement (FTA) in Vientiane, Laos, that will pave the way for creating the world's biggest free trade zone...
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Hasyim-Sahal back in NU top spots
Hasyim-Sahal back in NU top spotsThe Jakarta Post, Surakarta/Surabaya Nahdlatul Ulama head Hasyim Muzadi stared down an attack by a rival faction on Thursday, winning reelection as NU chairman for another five years.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Police nab suspected weapons smuggler
Police nab suspected weapons smugglerEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Jakarta Police have detained a suspect for allegedly smuggling 552 illegal weapons into the country, the biggest haul this year, through Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Toll in Philippine floods tops 1,000
Toll in Philippine floods tops 1,000 Erik de Castro Reuters/Real, PhilippinesMore than 1,000 people have been killed or are missing after mudslides and flash floods devastated three coastal towns in the Philippines, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Two recent RI films to be screened
Two recent RI films to be screened Rainmaker (Ravi Bharwani, 2004) and Yasujiro Journey (Faozan Rizal, 2004) -- two low-budget feature-length films directed by young Indonesians -- are scheduled to make their home-country premiere at the Jakarta International Film Festival (JIFFEST) 2004.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Indonesia banks entering challenging phase: S&P
Indonesia banks entering challenging phase: S&PThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian banks are entering a new phase of transformation, which will pose greater challenges for industry participants, according to international rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P)In the medium term, the Indonesian...
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
1. NU: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS
1. NU: 4 LINES, 10 COUNTS Hasyim-Sahal return to NU top spots 2. JIFFEST: 1 LINE, 18 COUNTS Lights, curtains: JiFFest 3. STOCK: 3 LINES, 16 COUNTS Jakarta stocks tip 1,000 before falling back 4. S&P: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Legal uncertainty main snag: S&P
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Indocement sees sales rise
Indocement sees sales riseJAKARTA: PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, controlled by Germany's largest cement maker HeidelbergCement AG, said sales would probably rise at a faster pace in 2005, as the government was planning more roads and power plants.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Ba'asyir 'unaware' of Marriot attack
Ba'asyir 'unaware' of Marriot attackThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five witnesses testifying in the Abu Bakar Ba'asyir trial said on Thursday that they had met with the cleric either in Malaysia, Afghanistan or Philippines, but ruled out his having a hand in the J.W. Marriot Hotel bombing in August 2003.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
The spoiler of ill-fated plane did not work: Board
The spoiler of ill-fated plane did not work: BoardBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post/Surakarta A malfunctioning spoiler was a catalyst, but bad weather was the major factor behind the deadly crash of a Lion Air passenger plane that killed at least 26 people and seriously injured dozens of others, the...
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Singapore slashes vehicle entry fees
Singapore slashes vehicle entry feesSINGAPORE: Singapore said on Thursday it will reduce foreign vehicle entry fees by one-third on weekdays to attract more visitors.Foreign motorists will pay S$20 (US$12) a day beginning Dec. 6, said Singapore's tourism board and transport authority.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, December 3, 2004
Where to go in Jakarta: Friday, December 3, 2004Exhibitions* Arts by Canadian artist Ken Pattern, at Four Seasons Hotel (Regent), Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. B-4, South Jakarta, Dec. 3 to Jan. 15. * Fine Arts Agoes Jolly Sendiri, Galeri Cipta II, Taman Ismail Marzuki Jl.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Anticorruption campaign and press freedom
Anticorruption campaign and press freedomAbdullah Alamudi , Jakarta December will witness Indonesia's drive to eradicate its most serious and deepest social disease: Corruption. On Friday, the President is scheduled to attend an informal meeting on the plan to launch an anticorruption campaign.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Foreign investors 'need level playing fields'
Foreign investors 'need level playing fields'Riyadi Suparno, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Harassing foreign investors is never a good thing, moreover in times of a poor investment climate. The best advice would probably be to offer fair treatment and a level playing field. According to U.S.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Regent detained in graft case
Regent detained in graft caseJAMBI, Jambi: Local police detained Sarolangun Regent M. Madel on Wednesday night, one week after he was named a suspect in an Rp 5.7 billion (US$633,333) graft case. Jambi Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Bekasi to get 12 more 'koban' next year
Bekasi to get 12 more 'koban' next yearWahyuana The Jakarta Post/Bekasi Following the successful introduction of Japanese-style police posts, the Bekasi Police, with the assistance of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will build 12 more of these koban in 2005.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Salemba task force set up to end student brawls
Salemba task force set up to end student brawlsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Recurring riots, between students from three of the most esteemed institutions of higher learning in the country, on and around Jl.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Five ministers visit devastated Nabire
Five ministers visit devastated NabireThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Five ministers visited the devastated town of Nabire on Thursday as many residents in the area continued to come down with various diseases following the recent earthquake.
Fri, 03 Dec 2004
Microfinance key to eradicating poverty
Microfinance key to eradicating povertyRita A.Widiadana, The Jakarta Post/Nusa Dua The promotion of microfinance programs is crucial to accelerating poverty alleviation, as it would help small businesses long neglected by commercial banks, a three-day international seminar here has concluded.