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Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Banten governor fumes over smoking ban at airport
Banten governor fumes over smoking ban at airportMulta Fidrus, The JakartaPost, TangerangSmoking bans may be for the good of all, but Banten Governor Djoko Munnandar is none too happy that no one asked him before plans were made for a smoke-free Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/1/HEADING
JP/1/HEADING 1. FUEL: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Govt presses ahead with fuel price hike 2. ADIGUNA: 3 LINES, 14 COUNTS Adiguna murder trial begins; security tight 3. ADB: 1 LINE, 48 COUNTS Governance reform key to fighting corruption: ADB
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Court settles backlog of cases
Court settles backlog of cases SERANG, Banten: Supreme Court chief Bagir Manan said on Thursday his office had managed to settle almost all of the outstanding cases that had piled up over the years."Out of the backlog of more than 6,700 cases, we've managed to settle 6,200 in 2004.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/ /
JP/ /Susilo's 100 Days and the tsunamiThe first hundred days of President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono's mandate have passed and the pundits, predictably, are pontificating.How does one assess the President's success or failure to achieve the expected results? The situation in Indonesia today precludes...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Councillors to get Rp 15m monthly housing allowance
Councillors to get Rp 15m monthly housing allowanceBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCity councillors now have every reason to smile.Governor Sutiyoso has set councillors' monthly housing allowance at Rp 20 million for leaders and Rp 15 million for members, tripling their income from the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
TV Today: Friday, February 25, 2005
TV Today: Friday, February 25, 2005 .TB.30" .90"TVRI .tb .30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya The Bee8:30 Music: Asik-Asik 10:30 Religious Teachings1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Documentary5:00 Cartoon:...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
House members nearly brawl over Cemex case
House members nearly brawl over Cemex caseRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLawmakers nearly got into a brawl on Thursday after failing to agree on a plan to disclose alleged irregularities in the settlement process of a dispute between the government and Mexican cement giant Cemex SA...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Now for the action
Now for the action It has taken Indonesia many years, and an international scandal, for the country to finally wake up to the immensity of the looting that has been going on for decades in its lush tropical rain forests.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Truth commission urged for Papua
Truth commission urged for Papua JAKARTA: In a bid to help put closure to many of the human rights abuses in Papua, a working group for the troubled province called on the government to establish a local commission of truth and reconciliation.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Post-tsunami future starts to take shape
Post-tsunami future starts to take shapeJohn Aglionby, Guardian News Service/Banda Aceh Among the hundreds of small communities devastated by the December 26 tsunami was Nusa, Aceh. In a report from the village, John Aglionby describes progress on rebuilding lives.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Flooding worsens in south Bandung
Flooding worsens in south BandungThe Jakarta Post, Bandung/YogyakartaHeavy rain over the last two days has increased the area under water in south Bandung regency, with 18 out of 45 districts inundated on Thursday in what is said to be the worst flooding in the last 10 years.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Aceh aid part of Rotary Club centenary
Aceh aid part of Rotary Club centenary The Jakarta Post JakartaRotary Club members throughout Jakarta celebrated the club's international centennial with a charity event for tsunami-torn Aceh in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
'Timay' the hippo moved to Solo
'Timay' the hippo moved to SoloIn a two-ton cage on board a truck, seven-year-old Timay has started his 12-hour journey on Wednesday from his home in Taman Safari Indonesia in Bogor to Satwa Taru Jurug zoo in Surakarta, Central Java.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Foreign investment in Indonesia
Foreign investment in Indonesia Minister of Trade Mari E. Pangestu's comments and concerns with regard to "out of control regional administrations' levies on foreign investors" (The Jakarta Post of Feb. 14) are to be commended.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Shareholders approve NISP's stake sale
Shareholders approve NISP's stake saleLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaShareholders of Indonesia's NISP bank have approved the sale of a 28.5 percent of stake to the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (OCBC), making the Singapore-based company the majority shareholder.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
RPX clarifies
RPX clarifies Thank you for the article titled Courier firms opens Cibitung Warehouse on Feb. 17.We would like to highlight an error in your article that mentioned "... PT Repex Wahana as a subsidiary of a U.S. based RPX Group". PT Repex Wahana (RPX Group) is not a subsidiary or a U.S.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Haj pilgrimage for
Haj pilgrimage for Islamic bodiesFrom Koran Tempo The Religious Affairs Ministry's Director General for Haj Affairs, Tulus, has stated that the operational improvements of the haj should be realized by amending the Haj Pilgrimage Law of 1999.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Aid fund control crucial
Aid fund control crucialFrom Koran TempoThe distrust in some circles over the utilization of aid funds for the reconstruction of post-tsunami Aceh and North Sumatra is inseparable from the short-term orientation of most Indonesian officials and the lack of supervision.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Police begin quizzing Cimahi dump management officials
Police begin quizzing Cimahi dump management officialsYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe Cimahi Police have started questioning officials in charge of the Leuwigajah dump in south Cimahi, where mountains of garbage collapsed on Monday killing 67 people.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Schools can help end conflict
Schools can help end conflictSimon Marcus Gower Jakarta It is truly sad that the youth of Jakarta seems so often to be engaged in violent conflict. Adolescents in their school uniforms may still be seen running amok on the streets of Jakarta as they enter into, what appears to be, nothing short of...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Govt goes ahead with regional elections
Govt goes ahead with regional electionsTony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe government's preparations for the country's first regional elections continues despite the ongoing judicial review process of Law No. 32/2004 on regional elections.Minister of Home Affairs M.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Correction-Page20-captions
Correction-Page20-captionsJP/20/CORRCorrectionTwo of the captions on page 20 of The Jakarta Post dated Feb. 24 were misspelled. The name of the Algerian Ambassador to Indonesia should be spelled "Hamza Yahia-Cherif", and the correct spelling of the name of the recently deceased writer should be...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Indofood, Nestle form joint venture
Indofood, Nestle form joint venturePT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's largest instant noodle producer, announced on Thursday the forming of a joint venture firm with Switzerland-based food giant Nestle S.A., in a bid to expand the operation of the two companies locally and abroad.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
1. PPP (3x18)
1. PPP (3x18) PPP needs change in leadership, survey says 2. Maruf (2x24) Election work continues despite judicial review 3. JWG (2x24) Govt, Australia talk educational standards 4. KPK (1x32) Ex-ministers richer for the experience
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
IPB says no tuition hike
IPB says no tuition hike BOGOR: Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) Rector Ahmad Ansori Mattjik said on Wednesday the university would not increase tuition from the current Rp 750,000 per semester for new students.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Council sets up ethics watch
Council sets up ethics watchThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Council inaugurated on Thursday its newly established Ethics Committee, a body created to improve the conduct and discipline of councillors.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Haze thickens in Sumatra, delays forestry minister
Haze thickens in Sumatra, delays forestry ministerThe Jakarta Post, Medan/Jambi/PekanbaruHaze thickened on Thursday in several parts of Sumatra, causing flight delays and school shutdowns. The flight delays affected many people, including the Minister of Forestry M.S.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
JP/17/AUCT
JP/17/AUCTBachelor auction romantic way to raise fundsEvi Mariani The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe hottest bachelor at the charity auction was Alexander Jovanovic, 43, an Aussie with a pair of hazel-colored eyes, 180 centimeters in height, sexy streaks of gray hair in his wavy, dark hair and charm that...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Sony's sorry after sales service
Sony's sorry after sales service On Nov. 20, 2004 I bought a SONY VAIO VGN-S28GP laptop computer from a registered dealer in Singapore. The purchase price included an amount for an "international warranty", which it turns out is not valid in Indonesia anyway (rip-off).On Jan.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Leniency spoils pupils
Leniency spoils pupils I would like to comment on the article 'National Plus schools require close monitoring on Jan. 26. Two years ago, I was a teacher at an elementary National Plus school located in Tangerang, owned by a large conglomerate company.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
'Is Sutiyoso serious about fighting graft?'
'Is Sutiyoso serious about fighting graft?'While the Jakarta administration's ongoing campaign aims to promote the capital as the "service city", a survey conducted by Transparency International Indonesia (TII) has ranked it as the nation's most corrupt city.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta
Flooding is a commonplace problem for the people of Jakarta and other flood-prone areas across the country, such as Lampung, South Sumatra and Kalimantan. Almost every year, Jakarta and these areas are inundated during the wet season.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Council questions hypermarkets
Council questions hypermarkets JAKARTA: In response to a protest by the Association of Indonesian Traditional Market Traders over the presence of hypermarkets in the capital, the City Council plans to meet with city administrators.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
E. Asia Summit's birthing pains
E. Asia Summit's birthing pains Eric Teo Chu Cheow The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore At last October's meeting of ASEAN heads of government in Vientiane, Laos, it was announced that an East Asian Summit will be launched by Malaysia (as host of the next ASEAN Summit) towards the end of...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Citra Marga to issue Rp800b bonds
Citra Marga to issue Rp800b bonds JAKARTA: Leading private toll operator PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada plans to issue a total of Rp 800 billion (US$86.95 million) in bonds this year to refinance its debts and the development of a 12-kilometer toll road in Surabaya.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
RP police arrests JI terror suspects
RP police arrests JI terror suspectsAgencies, ManilaPolice said on Thursday they thwarted planned attacks on an airport, malls, a church and U.S. troops with the arrests of three Jamaah Islamiyah members who allegedly came to the Philippines to train Muslim militants to make bombs.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Festival to screens local, international dance films
Festival to screens local, international dance filmsA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe term "dance film" is confusing for laymen and even film buffs -- is it a documentary film about dance or a dance that has been filmed?Jakartans can make up their own minds from dozens of dance films that...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
PPP needs changes in leadership, LSI survey says
PPP needs changes in leadership, LSI survey saysThe Jakarta Post, JakartaA day ahead of the national gathering of the United Development Party (PPP), a survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) revealed on Thursday that the popularity of the country's largest Islamic political party may...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Detaching ourselves from the culture of violence
Detaching ourselves from the culture of violenceAlpha Amirrachman Jakarta From the pre-independence to post-Soeharto eras, violence has marred the history of this nation, perhaps prompting some to ask: Are we born violent? It would be shameful to answer "yes", but we might also argue that violence...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Gender issues and families
Gender issues and familiesFrom RepublikaA lot more women in Indonesia are joining the struggle related to gender issues and pursuing gender ideals in daily life, forcing some of them to abandon their domestic roles as mothers and housewives.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Ex-ministers 'richer for the experience'
Ex-ministers 'richer for the experience'Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAnnouncing his personal wealth to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s office here on Thursday, former tourism and culture minister I Gede Ardika implied that life was good being a cabinet minister.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Part 1 of 2: Lessons from E. Asian Financial Cooperation
Part 1 of 2: Lessons from E. Asian Financial CooperationMakmur Keliat, Jakarta There are two official documents we could refer to in tracing the idea of financial cooperation in Southeast and East Asia.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Musicians rejoice at return of jazz festival
Musicians rejoice at return of jazz festivalM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe prayers of Indonesian jazz musicians for a major scale musical event has finally been answered with the return of an international jazz festival in the capital, after a very long absence of such an event.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Governance reform key to fighting corruption: ADB
Governance reform key to fighting corruption: ADBEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Amid growing public discontent over the lack of progress in punishing those involved in corruption, a new study says that because corruption is largely systemic, or institutionalized, the key to solving the...
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Alpha Amirrachman
Alpha Amirrachman Jakarta2. sIMON -- Schools can help end conflict 1 X 30 Schools can help end conflict Simon Marcus Gower Jakarta
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Aceh aid part of Rotary centenary
Aceh aid part of Rotary centenaryThe Jakarta Post, JakartaRotary Club members throughout Jakarta celebrated the club's international centennial with a charity event for tsunami-torn Aceh in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Election work continues despite judicial review
Election work continues despite judicial reviewTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government's preparations for the country's first ever regional elections continues despite the ongoing judicial review process of Law No. 32/2004 on elections.Minister of Home Affairs M.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
Dengue, diarrhea kill 57 people
Dengue, diarrhea kill 57 peopleKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Dengue and diarrheal diseases have killed at least 57 people and affected some 3,100 other residents in East Nusa Tenggara province since January, an official said on Thursday.
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
CRC buys Lippo Karawaci stake
CRC buys Lippo Karawaci stakeThe Jakarta Post, JakartaChina Resources Holdings (CRC Group) has reported to the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) its purchase of a 15.44 percent stake in property developer PT Lippo Karawaci (LK) for Rp 680 billion (about US$73 million).
Fri, 25 Feb 2005
An example of moral accountability
An example of moral accountabilityKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The room is simply furnished with a couple of desks and a cabinet but no computer. A framed poster on the wall reads "World Health Day: Safe Motherhood. Pregnancy is special -- Let's make it safe".