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Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Equipment needed to forecast future tsunami
Equipment needed to forecast future tsunamiAbdul Khalik and Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta/Bandung The government needs to invest in more equipment and must conduct more research in earthquake-prone areas nationwide to better monitor earthquakes activity.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Theresia Sufa
Theresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/BogorBogor District Court opened on Tuesday the trial of incumbent deputy mayor, Mochamad Sahid, who has been accused of embezzling Rp 8.85 billion (US$2.09 million) of Bogor council funds in 2002, when he was the council's speaker.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Cars now smarter, but drivers must still use their heads
Cars now smarter, but drivers must still use their headsZatni Arbi, Contributor/Jakarta We were traveling in the center lane of the Jakarta-Merak toll road. Suddenly, the white BMW 3-Series in front of us veered sharply to the left and slammed into the metal guard rail.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Malaysia stuns RI 2-1
Malaysia stuns RI 2-1Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Indonesia was dealt a shock 2-1 defeat to Malaysia in the first semifinal match in the Tiger Cup soccer competition at the Bung Karno Stadium here on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
JP/5/PILKADA
JP/5/PILKADACandidates gear up for June electionsOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post/Bandarlampung Candidates vying for top posts in the direct elections for heads of regional governments in Lampung province are confused over which political party to register with, as each party has its own...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
No place to go but up for RI music in 2005
No place to go but up for RI music in 2005Hera Diani,The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Little, if anything, very exciting emerged on the local popular music scene in 2004.It was so lame and dull that perhaps the "highlight" of the whole year was when then presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sang...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Meulaboh and other Aceh's western coast see no life
Meulaboh and other Aceh's western coast see no lifeThe Jakarta Post Medan/JakartaVice President Jusuf Kalla estimated the death toll in the tidal waves that swept northern Sumatra could reach 25,000 as more signs of massive destruction along the Aceh west coast emerged on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
JP/4/longsor
JP/4/longsorThree die, houses damaged in landslides Slamet Susanto The Jakarta Post/PurworejoLandslides have hit three regencies in Central Java and Yogyakarta, leaving at least three people dead and dozens of houses damaged, officials and residents said on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
A generation of young Asians lost in an epic disaster
A generation of young Asians lost in an epic disasterS. Srinivasan, Associated Press/Cuddalore, IndiaThe buzz of grim conversation in the darkened morgue was broken by a man's shriek as the small body was lowered on a bed. "My son, my king!" wailed Venkatesh, hugging the limp shrouded bundle.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
KPK says 61 vie
KPK says 61 vie for advisory seats JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Tuesday that 61 candidates have passed administrative selection to become members of the commission's advisory team.The candidates were selected from 177 applicants who were required to submit essays.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Papuan assembly also a gift for the President
Papuan assembly also a gift for the PresidentChristine Susanna Tjhin, Jakarta President Susilo's decision to spend Christmas in Papua (Dec. 26, 2004) may well be a very sympathetic yearly ritual. And the recently signed presidential regulation on the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) has been...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Love-hate maids
Love-hate maidsMost people have a mixed feeling for foreign maids. Maids are almost an indispensable commodity in many families, even progressively taking over the job functions of their employers' wives.You can count your luck if you have chosen a good one, but not everyone is that fortunate.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Buyat residents withdraw lawsuit
Buyat residents withdraw lawsuit JAKARTA: Three Buyat Bay residents have withdrawn a US$543 million civil lawsuit filed against PT Newmont Minahasa Raya for allegedly causing heavy metal poisoning."The residents -- Rasit Rahman, Masna Stirman and Juhira Ratubane -- have officially acknowledged and...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
JP/
JP/ Dompet Dhuafa Republika 128 000 4397 839 Bank Mandiri Ciputat branch, 676 030194 7 BCA Ciputat Mega Mall 004 002 990 7 Bank Syariah MandiriDompet Kemanusiaan Media Indonesia 309 300 7979 BCA Kedoya BaruKotak Pundi Amal SCTV 084 266 2000 BCA Wisma AsiaKompas Media Nusantara 001 007 55555 1001...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Asian economy seen wounded but not sunk by tsunami tragedy
Asian economy seen wounded but not sunk by tsunami tragedyShaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse/Tokyo The tsunamis that ravaged the coasts of the Indian Ocean inflicted at least hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and will likely force a rethink of 2005 spending priorities, economists said on...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Bambang PS Brodjonegoro
Bambang PS Brodjonegoro Department of Economics, University of Indonesia The period of severe economic crisis that has prevailed for the last six years might be over, what with continuing macroeconomic stability, indicated by modest economic growth and a controllable inflation rate.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Govt asks ADB, World Bank for help to rebuild infrastructure
Govt asks ADB, World Bank for help to rebuild infrastructureRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government will ask the Asian Development Bank and World Bank for their financial support to help rebuild infrastructure in Aceh, severely-damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Indonesia's economic fundamentals after fuel price hike
Indonesia's economic fundamentals after fuel price hikeDavid E. SumualIndonesia's financial markets have been shaky in recent weeks, raising scores of questions about the country's economic fundamentals.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Performing arts 2004: Flashback to a varied year
Performing arts 2004: Flashback to a varied yearHelly Minarti, Contributor/Jakarta Judging from the frequency, scale and variety of events held throughout the year, 2004 seemed to be fruitful for Indonesian performing arts.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Agency goes after city's litterers
Agency goes after city's litterers JAKARTA: The East Jakarta sanitation agency seized on Tuesday the ID cards of 130 people caught littering within a two-hour operation around Cawang and Jatinegara districts.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Dompet Dhuafa Republika 128 000 4397 839 Bank Mandiri
Dompet Dhuafa Republika 128 000 4397 839 Bank Mandiri Ciputat branch, 676 030194 7 BCA Ciputat Mega Mall 004 002 990 7 Bank Syariah MandiriDompet Kemanusiaan Media Indonesia 309 300 7979 BCA Kedoya BaruKotak Pundi Amal SCTV 084 266 2000 BCA Wisma AsiaKompas Media Nusantara 001 007 55555 1001 BNI...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
PT ORIX Indonesia Finance
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Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Former Thai paradise island is now paradise lost
Former Thai paradise island is now paradise lostAgencies, Phi Phi Island, Khao Lak, ThailandThailand's one-time paradise island of Phi Phi is now paradise lost.Two days after a wall of water smashed into the holiday island from both sides, rescuers on Tuesday were still retrieving bloated corpses...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
* Three die in landslides in Central Java Page 4
* Three die in landslides in Central Java Page 4 * Jakarta's parcel business slows down Page 5 * People's assembly a gift for Susilo Page 6 * Research yields clues to why hair turns gray Page 7 * Rough weather claims Sydney-Hobart leaders Page 8 * String of attacks in Iraq kill 42 Page 9 * Govt...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
JP/5/LONGSOR
JP/5/LONGSORRiau-Sumatra highway cut by landslidePuji Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Pekanbaru The main highway between the provinces of Riau and West Sumatra was cut on Friday by a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Kampar regency over the past week.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
The future of corruption eradication
The future of corruption eradication Saldi IsraLecturer at Andalas University's School of Law in Padang and recipient of the 2004 Bung Hatta Anti-Corruption AwardThe year 2004 will soon leave us. Aside from the successful legislative and presidential elections, this year marked an important point...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
RI extends rice import ban until June
RI extends rice import ban until June The government extended a ban on rice imports until June next year, as good harvests earlier this year have boosted rice stocks to a level sufficient to meet national demand, said a senior official on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Tsunami Killer
Tsunami KillerTsunamis used to be the stuff of Japanese folklore. But they swept into millions of real lives in coastal south and southeast Asia in the morning of Dec. 26.In a country where even patently man-made events like railway accidents are put down to the will of Lord Vishwakarma, as the...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Death toll in Asian quake disaster passes 55,000 mark
Death toll in Asian quake disaster passes 55,000 markAgencies, Jakarta/Galle, Sri LankaThe confirmed death toll from the massive earthquake and tidal waves that devastated much of Asia's coastline passed 55,000 on Tuesday, with officials warning the figure was likely to rise steeply.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
West coast stays deadly quiet
West coast stays deadly quietThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Jakarta The death toll in the tidal waves that swept northern Sumatra has surpassed 27,000 as more signs of massive destruction along the Aceh west coast emerged on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Taufik soothes Indonesia's woeful year in badminton
Taufik soothes Indonesia's woeful year in badmintonEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta Taufik Hidayat's rise to the Olympic championship not only testified to his mettle as one of the world's best shuttlers but also provided a bit of appeasement for the demanding Indonesian badminton...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Parcel business slow as officials asked not to accept gratuities
Parcel business slow as officials asked not to accept gratuitiesDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The anticorruption call made by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ahead of Idul Fitri has proven effective, and the city's parcel business is slowing down, even as New Year nears.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
1. HERCULES: 2 X 24
1. HERCULES: 2 X 24 Migrant Acehnese in anguish over uncertainty 2. BANDA ACEH: 1 X 30 Banda Aceh becomes city of the dead 3. BMG: 3 X 14 Equipment needed to forecast future tsunami 4. INMATES: 1 X 40 Aceh inmates flee prison to save their lives 5.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Three people die, houses damaged in landslides
Three people die, houses damaged in landslidesSlamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post/Purworejo Landslides have hit three regencies in Central Java and Yogyakarta, leaving at least three people dead and dozens of houses damaged, officials and residents said on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Low-key New Year celebrations: KPK
Low-key New Year celebrations: KPKMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked government officials to tone down their New Year celebrations and instead donate the money to the victims of the Aceh, Flores and Papua disasters.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
A starting point in eradicating graft: A personal experience
A starting point in eradicating graft: A personal experienceGamawan FauziIn the past few decades, graft has become extremely difficult to separate from Indonesian society. Voices of concern against graft have been heard in many places but corruption has become even more widespread, involving nearly...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Few survivors feared among messengers
Few survivors feared among messengersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta A lot of people count on them to bring the news, especially now as traumatized survivors search frantically for lost family members, but almost all of 80 journalists from the only daily newspaper based in Aceh -- Serambi Indonesia --...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Banda Aceh becomes city of the dead
Banda Aceh becomes city of the deadThe Jakarta Post, Banda Aceh Once a beautiful and historic city with its picturesque Baitur Rahman grand mosque a renowned landmark, Banda Aceh, the capital of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, has become a city of corpses in the wake of a monstrous tsunami that swept...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
The Great Withe Hope comes to rescue of Indonesian soccer
The Great Withe Hope comes to rescue of Indonesian soccerMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Tiger Cup has yet to wrap up, but the Indonesian soccer team's high flying run in the group stage in early December has redeemed an otherwise mediocre 2004 campaign, which also saw a leadership...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Images
ImagesDisaster of apocalyptic proportionsPeople may call it a "Black Sunday". A powerful 9.0- magnitude earthquake and tsunamis struck Indonesia and nine other countries on Sunday and killed more than 55,000 people, many of whom were children.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSInmate suspected of running drug ringBANDUNG, West Java: Following the arrest of six suspected drug dealers over the weekend, the Bandung Police announced they suspected an inmate was controlling the city's drug trade from inside prison.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Poso police chief grilled in refugee fund theft case
Poso police chief grilled in refugee fund theft caseRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post/Poso Central Sulawesi Police said on Tuesday they have questioned Poso Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Abdi Dharma Sitepu for his alleged role in misappropriating refugee funds worth Rp 2 billion (US$220,000).
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
KL may delay RI deportation
KL may delay RI deportationMALAYSIA: Malaysia will consider postponing plans to deport hundreds of thousands of illegal Indonesian immigrants back to their crisis-stricken country if Jakarta makes such a request, the government said on Tuesday.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Crude oil prices rise as investors cast eye on U.S. weather
Crude oil prices rise as investors cast eye on U.S. weatherAgence France-Presse, Singapore Crude oil futures edged up slightly in Asian trade on Tuesday after dropping by almost three dollars overnight amid reports of mild U.S. winter conditions, dealers said.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
JP/5/POSO
JP/5/POSOPoso police chief questioned in refugee fund graft caseRuslan Sangadji The Jakarta Post/PosoCentral Sulawesi Police said on Tuesday they have questioned Poso Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Abdi Dharma Sitepu for his alleged role in misappropriating refugee funds worth Rp 2 billion...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Sticking to priorities: Involve women in policy making
Sticking to priorities: Involve women in policy making Ati Nurbaiti The Jakarta PostToward the end of this year, we were treated to the laments of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is beginning to show a sagely side to his personality: He expressed his regret over the many broadcasts that...
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
New political complexity, new leaders and the art of leading
New political complexity, new leaders and the art of leading changesRizal SukmaThis article examines recent changes in Indonesia's politics, perceived and real, since the election of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, affectionately called SBY, as Indonesia's sixth president in October 2004.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Bogor deputy mayor on trial
Bogor deputy mayor on trialTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post/Bogor Bogor District Court opened on Tuesday the trial of incumbent deputy mayor, Mochamad Sahid, who has been accused of embezzling Rp 6.85 billion (US$736,559) of Bogor council funds in 2002, when he was the council's speaker.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Satya Arinanto
Satya ArinantoOne of the most important issues expected to be resolved promptly by the new government under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla is law enforcement; it is an expectation based on a pledge the two made in their presidential campaign.
Wed, 29 Dec 2004
Indonesia is facing several serious labor issues viewed both in
Indonesia is facing several serious labor issues viewed both in the short and long-term. While some of these interrelated problems can be partially settled, they will need comprehensive solutions that should not be limited to the labor market.