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Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Bank divestment continues
Bank divestment continues The House of Representatives should approve immediately the government's request to sell its remaining stakes in four private banks that were nationalized at the height of the economic crisis in 1998.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Beng-beng makes money from rubbish to help the poor
Beng-beng makes money from rubbish to help the poorFathuddin Muchtar, Contributor, Yogyakarta Compassion never turns a blind eye towards those who are in need. And compassion does not encourage one to wait until he or she prospers before they lend a hand.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. 5RIAU (4x12)
1. 5RIAU (4x12) Riau intent on putting a stop to unrestrained deforestation ORRiau to restrict forest concessions for sake of the environmentOR Riau intends to restrict number of forest concessions, save environment Emergency schools for Egon victims Thai guns circulate in N.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
House mum on investigative audit for IBRA
House mum on investigative audit for IBRALeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The House of Representative needs to submit a formal request for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to conduct an investigative audit on the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA), says a senior audit official.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
BMG warns of more storms, landslides, floods
BMG warns of more storms, landslides, floodsThe Jakarta Post JakartaThe Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) issued a public warning on Friday of more landslides and floods due to rainstorms that would fall until the end of this month, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Birdbrain leadership
Birdbrain leadershipOng Hock Chuan Partner PT Maverick Solusi Komunikasi Jakarta There are three simple steps to effective crisis management that government institutes ignore at the risk of losing their credibility: Respond quickly, tell the truth and make it right.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
IBRA employees' severance pay
IBRA employees' severance payFrom Koran Tempo The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is making severance pay available for its 2,500 employees, worth half a trillion rupiah. Some 1,600 of its regular employees and 900 workers on a contract basis will be relieved of their jobs with the end...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
The busway and tinted windows
The busway and tinted windows Seen from the bus riders' point of view, the busway project is a great idea. It is the only means of transportation that can take them from Blok M to Kota, and vice versa, without getting caught in traffic.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
In Aceh, the price of loyalty to the unitary state of
In Aceh, the price of loyalty to the unitary state of Indonesia is not very expensive after all. It is equal to only the two cows and a small amount of cash given out by Aceh's governor, Abdullah Puteh, at each rally held to demonstrate the loyalty of Acehnese to the Republic of Indonesia.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Low-cost apartments only for ID-holders
Low-cost apartments only for ID-holdersDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Evicted fishermen who do not possess Jakarta ID cards are not entitled to rent low-cost apartments in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, and are forced to return to their hometown in Indramayu regency, West Java.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Inco's 2003 profit tripled on higher nickel prices
Inco's 2003 profit tripled on higher nickel pricesRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed PT International Nickel Indonesia (Inco), a local unit of the world's second largest nickel company Inco Ltd.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
IBRA employees' severance pay
IBRA employees' severance payFrom Koran Tempo The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA) is making severance pay available for its 2,500 employees, worth half a trillion rupiah. Some 1,600 of its regular employees and 900 workers on a contract basis will be relieved of their jobs with the end...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Police seize assets of firms involved in BNI scam
Police seize assets of firms involved in BNI scamEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Police have confiscated assets worth some Rp 1 trillion (US$125 million) of three firms implicated in the high profile Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) scandal, but their audited value is not yet known.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Malls for all?
Malls for all? Jakarta's income per capita is approximately Rp 30 million (around US$3,500) per year. Which explains why, relatively speaking, Jakartans have great purchasing power.That is the argument used by administration officials to legally allow the establishment of more and more malls,...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Riau determined to curb illegal logging
Riau determined to curb illegal loggingRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauRiau plans to review its forestry policy to curb rampant illegal logging, which contributes to regular flooding in the resource- rich province, its governor says.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style 1 X 38 The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style Aguswandi Researcher The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL) London2. Rob -- RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news story 1 X 48 RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuinely good...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Oil prices climb ahead of OPEC meeting
Oil prices climb ahead of OPEC meetingAgence France-Presse, London Oil prices pushed upwards again on Friday ahead of a meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel next week to discuss whether to cut output to prop up the market in anticipation of a season decline in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Unique concepts of the zero-sum game
Unique concepts of the zero-sum gameBennett Silalahi, Chairman, Center for Global Economic Studies, Jakarta What is a zero-sum game? The dictionary says it is a situation in which a gain by one is matched by an equal loss by another.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Govt nab suspect prostitutes
Govt nab suspect prostitutes BEKASI: Bekasi public order officers took 30 women into custody in the wee hours on Thursday on Jl. Juanda, Jl. Cut Mutiah and Jl. Ahmad Yani, suspecting them of soliciting for sex.The officers later released 18 of the women.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Emergency schools for Egon victims
Emergency schools for Egon victimsYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara The Sikka regency administration on Flores island said on Friday that they would build temporary schools for children currently languishing in refugee camps in Maumere town following the eruptions of...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Schools for thought not just obedience
Schools for thought not just obedienceSimon Marcus Gower, Executive Principal, High/Scope Indonesia, Jakarta "I can't believe it! Studying here is so enjoyable and I'm getting the best grades of my life.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Nusakambangan forests on the brink of destruction
Nusakambangan forests on the brink of destructionAgus Maryono and Amin A. Abdurrahman, The Jakarta Post, Cilacap, Central Java Most people might know Nusakambangan as a prison island with its maximum security lock-up for hundreds of hardened, dangerous criminals like former president Soeharto's son...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Terror suspects plan more attacks
Terror suspects plan more attacks JAKARTA: Prime Bali and Jakarta bombing suspects Dr. Azahari and Noordin M. Top, who are still at large, continue to plan more terror attacks in Indonesia, National Police Chief Gen Da'i Bachtiar said here on Friday.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style
1. Agus -- The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style 1 X 38 The cheapening of loyalty, Indonesian style Aguswandi Researcher The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign (TAPOL) London2. Rob -- RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuine good news story 1 X 48 RI-Australia museum exchange: A genuinely good...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Occupancy rate of hotels edges up
Occupancy rate of hotels edges up AMBON, Maluku: The occupancy rate of hotels in the Maluku capital of Ambon has shown significant increase since the lifting of the state of civil emergency in July 2003, a hotelier has said.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
City needs to enforce bylaw on fire prevention
City needs to enforce bylaw on fire preventionP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Fire has destroyed hundreds of houses across the city during the current wet season, mostly at night, raising concerns over just how safe our homes are.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
China vaccine spark controversy
China vaccine spark controversySari P. Setiogi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government's decision to allow the importation of avian influenza (AI) vaccine from China has sparked controversy in the poultry industry amid worries that the vaccine, reportedly still uncertified by international health...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Local government to help logistics contingency plan
Local government to help logistics contingency planFabiola Desy Unidjaja and Kurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Regional governments will also share the burden of emergency measures in anticipation of problems that may hinder the upcoming elections, Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno said...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Mega to attend Summit in Teheran
Mega to attend Summit in Teheran JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is slated to attend the D-8 Summit in Teheran, Iran later this month, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda said on Friday.He said that the President would leave on Feb. 17 as the summit would be held on Feb. 18.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
BMG warns of more disasters
BMG warns of more disastersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) issued a public warning on Friday of more landslides and floods due to rainstorms that would fall until the end of this month, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Toro United Nations award contender
Toro United Nations award contenderThe Jakarta Post, Margaret Agusta, Contributor The Toro community of Central Sulawesi is among 26 finalists for the United Nations Equatorial Prize for environmental protection to be presented at the ongoing Conference on Parties 7th Convention on Biodiversity, in...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
LPG scarcity and Pertamina
LPG scarcity and PertaminaFrom Warta KotaKerosene was recently scarce in Tangerang and Bekasi. Now liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is hard to find in both areas for no apparent reason. Its producer, PT Pertamina, should be able to explain.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Ali Alatas to leave for Myanmar soon
Ali Alatas to leave for Myanmar soon JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri is sending special envoy Ali Alatas to Myanmar to seek further explanation on the ongoing democratization and reconciliation process in the neighboring country.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Malaysia questions ramin report
Malaysia questions ramin reportP.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A senior Malaysian diplomat doubted the validity of a joint report released by local non-governmental organization Telapak and the London-based Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) on the smuggling of Indonesian ramin wood...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Popularizing elections
Popularizing electionsFrom Media Indonesia A survey conducted by Cetro, a non-government organization, has shown the greater part of the population remains uninformed about how to vote in the general elections, which will take place in less than 100 days.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Muchtar Pakpahan tries again to win workers' support
Muchtar Pakpahan tries again to win workers' supportAnton Doni, Head, Research and Development Unit, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Freedom of expression following the fall of the New Order government led to unprecedented strikes among civil servants, employees at state-owned companies, bank employees...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Hotels gear up for St. Valentine
Hotels gear up for St. Valentine YOGYAKARTA: February is upon us. Many consider this the month of love. And to participate in the amorous time, star-rated hotels here are offering various packages to celebrate the popular Valentine's Day.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Is Jakarta's new busway system bound for glory or failure
Is Jakarta's new busway system bound for glory or failureM. Ali, Transportation Researcher, Cunningham Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom The statement: "Traffic problems have just got much worse in Jakarta!" came from a person who has to travel from his home in South Jakarta to his place...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Hippo dies in duel with son
Hippo dies in duel with sonDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta suffered a serious loss on Wednesday when one of its two hippopotami died in a fight with the other animal.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
PPIB brings fresh prospects to elections
PPIB brings fresh prospects to electionsThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta As a newcomer on the political scene, the New Indonesia Alliance Party (PPIB) has set out to garner the 3 percent electoral threshold necessary to proceed to the presidential election.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
We are not amused
We are not amused I must say, I fail to see The Jakarta Post's purpose in printing the article titled Sumatra cow almost jumps over the moon on Feb. 3, 2004Not exactly news, nor was it amusing. If it was to show concern for animals, it hardly does that.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Poe approved to run for president
Poe approved to run for president PHILIPPINE: Election officials in the Philippines affirmed on Friday an earlier ruling that movie icon Fernando Poe is qualified to run for president, throwing out a petition to disqualify him on citizenship grounds.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
1. Jusuf -- Myanmar: Difficult road to reconciliation and
1. Jusuf -- Myanmar: Difficult road to reconciliation and democracy 2 X 23 Myanmar: Difficult road to reconciliation, democracy Jusuf Wanandi Member, Board of Trustees Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta 2.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Riau determined to curb illegal logging
Riau determined to curb illegal loggingRidwan Max Sijabat The Jakarta Post Pekanbaru, RiauRiau plans to review its forestry policy to curb rampant illegal logging, which contributes to regular flooding in the resource- rich province, its governor says.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Three detained in pawn scam
Three detained in pawn scam JAKARTA: The police have detained two directors and a manager of state pawnshop PT Pegadaian in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, over alleged fraud which has caused Rp 5.5 billion (US$655,000) in state losses.National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Military replaces its legislator
Military replaces its legislator JAKARTA: Maj. Gen. Willem T Da Costa, a legislator from the Military/Police faction, was officially replaced on Friday by colleague Maj. Gen. M. Ali Fathan as he is due to retire.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Rupiah Rates Feb.6
Rupiah Rates Feb.6 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 6,819.90 6,053.93 6,470.90 6,402.69 Brunei dollar 1 5,277.12 4,684.74 5,007.08 4,954.63 Canadian dollar 1 6,691.09 5,941.26 6,348.68 6,283.54 Swiss franc 1 7,165.16 6,360.51 6,798.49 6,726.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
TV Today: Saturday, February 7, 2004
TV Today: Saturday, February 7, 2004TVRI 6:00 a.m. News: Berita Pagi7:30 Cartoon10:00 TV Drama: Nostalgia11:30 Battle of Wits12:30 p.m. Music1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music2:30 English News Service3:00 TV Drama: Paviliun 213:30 City News4:00 Film6:00 Pesona Fisika7:00 News8:00 TV...
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Mining business help lift UT sales
Mining business help lift UT salesThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Publicly listed heavy equipment company PT United Tractor (UT) announced on Thursday that it booked slightly higher sales last year, contributed mostly by its mining businesses.
Sat, 07 Feb 2004
Riau intent on putting a stop to rampant deforestation
Riau intent on putting a stop to rampant deforestationRidwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Pekanbaru, Riau Riau plans to review its forestry policy to curb rampant illegal logging, which contributes to regular flooding in the resource- rich province, its governor says.