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Sat, 19 Mar 2005
1. Fuel (45) - 65 pts 2 cols 3line (3x12)
1. Fuel (45) - 65 pts 2 cols 3line (3x12)House snubs fuel talks with govt2. Kerosene (45) - 36 pts 4 cols 1lines (1x24) Team to tackle kerosene scams 3. Sampoerna (45) - 36 pts 6cols 1lines (1x42)VP meets Sampoerna, reminds them of 'obligations' 4.
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
Army to station extra division in Papua
Army to station extra division in PapuaTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Army plans to set up a new division of elite troops and station it in the country's westernmost province of Papua, where rebel groups have been fighting a low intensity guerrilla war for the independence of the...
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
Govet may raise power tariffs
Govet may raise power tariffsBloomberg, Jakarta Indonesia may raise electricity tariffs by as much as 7 percent if the PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, the state utility, remains unprofitable, a government official said.
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
Rupiah set to gain on dollar this year: BI
Rupiah set to gain on dollar this year: BIThe Jakarta Post JakartaDespite a recent slide, the rupiah is expected to stabilize in relation to U.S. dollar in the second half of the year and head for a level below 9,000 per dollar by the end of the year, Bank Indonesia senior deputy governor Miranda S.
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 18, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on March 18, 2005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
$50 million Lamongan port deal signed
$50 million Lamongan port deal signedIndra Harsaputra The Jakarta Post/SurabayaPT Lamongan Integrated Shorebase (LIS) has signed an agreement with PT Rotary Engineering Indonesia to construct a US$50 million oil and gas port in Lamongan, East Java.
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
RP tourist arrivals up 6%
RP tourist arrivals up 6% MANILA: Tourist arrivals in the Philippines rose 6 percent in January amid an intensified campaign to lure more visitors into the country, the government said on Friday.The Department of Tourism said a total of 220,248 tourists visited the Philippines in January, up from...
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
1. Comment -- 1x40
1. Comment -- 1x40 Gambling: Bane or blessing for Jakarta? 2. Ambalat -- 3x16 Ambalat oil found by Eni last year, Malaysia sticks to its claim 3. Aceh ---- 1x32 Banda Aceh university students continue studies in tents 4. Gas ---- 1x36 CNG conversion: Learning from New Delhi
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
JP/5/FOCUS
JP/5/FOCUSRabies outbreak leaves one dead KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Fifty-four people have been infected with rabies in Ende regency, East Nusa Tenggara, over the past several weeks, with one death.To stop the spread of the virus, government officials are vaccinating thousands of dogs and...
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
Govt may postpone global bond sales
Govt may postpone global bond salesUrip Hudiono The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The currently volatile global market -- with crashing bluechip stocks and soaring oil prices scaring investors away -- may force the government to reconsider its plan to issue US$1 billion in dollar-denominated overseas bonds...
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
Acehnese students get scholarships
Acehnese students get scholarships DEPOK: Schlumberger Indonesia, a subsidiary of the global oil field services giant, has awarded scholarships to 57 undergraduate students from tsunami-affected Aceh studying at the University of Indonesia.The one-year scholarships are worth Rp 750,000 per month.
Sat, 19 Mar 2005
A betrayal of ASEAN?
A betrayal of ASEAN? For the past 30 years, the world has had nothing but praise if not admiration for the spirit of cooperation among countries united under the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), whose members include Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Cemex donates $2.1m for victims in Aceh
Cemex donates $2.1m for victims in AcehJAKARTA: Mexican cement producer Cemex has donated US$2.1 million to SOS Children's Villages in Meulaboh, Aceh, which is working to provide a nurturing environment for children orphaned in the tsunami.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
ConocoPhillips blamed for blackout in Singapore
ConocoPhillips blamed for blackout in SingaporeBeth Jinks, Bloomberg, Singapore ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. oil refiner, was blamed for a power failure that blacked out almost a third of Singapore in June, 2004, a committee appointed by the island-state's government said today.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
'Gambling means easy, fast money'
'Gambling means easy, fast money'Highlighting Jakarta's status as an international city, former Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin has suggested legalizing gambling to cater to the needs of foreigners for after-work activities. The Jakarta Post asked some residents their opinions about the issue.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Anti-Malaysian sentiment puts universities at risk
Anti-Malaysian sentiment puts universities at riskYuli Tri Suwarni and Andi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung/MakassarStaff at Bandung's Padjadjaran University are worried that anti- Malaysian sentiment could cause Malaysian students to leave the country, depriving the institution of...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Former Buru prisoners want equality
Former Buru prisoners want equalityMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government's plan to rehabilitate the civil and legal rights of past former political prisoners is expected to finally end all forms of discrimination against them and their families.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
1. Newmont -- 3x16
1. Newmont -- 3x16 Supreme Court ruling allows police to probe Newmont 2. Women ---- 2x21 Acehnese women back to business after disaster 3. Brawl ---- 2x21House Speaker Agung criticized over brawl Agung in hot water over House members' brawl 4.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
New event center opens in North Jakarta
New event center opens in North JakartaThe Jakarta Post/JakartaNorth Jakarta's newest lifestyle and entertainment center, La Piazza, now has a 500-square-meter prism-shaped event center to accommodate large gatherings."This is not just a restaurant.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
2. DEGREE -- 36pt
2. DEGREE -- 36pt Foreign degrees no panacea for unemployment woes 3. LAPRISMA -- 30pt N. Jakarta plaza offers kaleidoscopic experience 4. SPEAK -- 28pt 'Gambling means easy, fast money'
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Govt urged to revoke PT MIL's investment permit
Govt urged to revoke PT MIL's investment permitRidwan Max Sijabat and Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanEnvironmentalists have called on the government to revoke the investment permit it has issued for a Singaporean investor who is developing an international tourist resort on land near Lake...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Barbarians in the House
Barbarians in the House Those acquainted with politics looked on in amusement. The majority of those who had held their representatives in something like reverence stared in bemusement.The cacophony of the assembly turned ugly on Wednesday as the esteemed members of the House of Representatives...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Lawyers protest over terror trial
Lawyers protest over terror trial JAKARTA: Claiming terror suspect Irun Hidayat as their client, the Muslim Defense Team (TPM) has lodged a protest at the South Jakarta District Court for not informing them about his trial.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
North Jakarta plaza offers kaleidoscopic experience
North Jakarta plaza offers kaleidoscopic experienceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaNorth Jakarta's newest lifestyle and entertainment center, La Piazza, now has a 500-square-meter prism-shaped event center to accommodate large gatherings."This is not just a restaurant.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
'Sharing pact' one way to solve Sulawesi Sea spat
'Sharing pact' one way to solve Sulawesi Sea spat JP/7/STRAIT'Sharing pact' one way to solve Sulawesi Sea spat Mark Valencia The Straits Times Asia News Network Singapore The recent joint statement by the Indonesian and Malaysian foreign ministers that the Sulawesi Sea dispute would be resolved...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Garuda's new boss vows to improve profits, performance
Garuda's new boss vows to improve profits, performanceThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe newly appointed management of national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has pledged to improve the airline's operations and boost its profits after it suffered a loss last year as a result of higher fuel prices and...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
The tragedy of the impoverished
The tragedy of the impoverished What is the fate of poor people in Indonesia? A friend of mine has the answer. According to him, grass in Indonesia is much more respected than poor people. How is that? Well, we can see everywhere announcements saying "Do not step on the grass".
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Acehnese women back to business after disaster
Acehnese women back to business after disasterLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, Banda AcehFrom a human point of view, Endang, an Acehnese woman who fell victim to the devastating tsunami last December, had many reasons to give up on life.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Fake credit cards crime in metropolis
Fake credit cards crime in metropolisAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCredit cardholders are advised to use extra caution when settling bills with their cards.The city police announced on Thursday they had arrested dozens of suspects who allegedly worked with restaurant, hotel and mall...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Aiken from 'Idol' sings in Indonesian
Aiken from 'Idol' sings in IndonesianIvy Susanti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Clay Aiken, American Idol runner-up, has begun his debut tour in Indonesia this week. But rather than performing any songs, he was visiting the tsunami-ravaged province of Aceh as an ambassador for the United Nations...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Mega presses ahead with reelection bid
Mega presses ahead with reelection bidM. Taufiqurrahman and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/SemarangThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) needs to pave the way for new faces to rule the party if it wants to thrive in the future, an analyst says.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
ASEAN urged to seek peaceful solution
ASEAN urged to seek peaceful solutionMALAYSIA: Southeast Asian countries should seek peaceful resolutions to disputes, Malaysia said on Thursday, amid a tense stand-off with Indonesia over oil concessions in a disputed area.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Govt told to control police conduct
Govt told to control police conductMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has urged the government to set up mechanisms to control the conduct of police amid a rising trend of human rights violations by law enforcers in various parts of...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
NTT residents brace for food crisis
NTT residents brace for food crisisYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, KupangEast Nusa Tenggara residents are preparing for a rice shortage, which they say will not have much of an impact since they are accustomed to eating other foods, such as corn and arbila (forest nut).
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Rabies outbreak leaves one dead
Rabies outbreak leaves one deadKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Fifty-four people have been infected with rabies in Ende regency, East Nusa Tenggara, over the past several weeks, with one death.To stop the spread of the virus, government officials are vaccinating thousands of dogs and monkeys, and...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Governor wants extra troops in Maluku
Governor wants extra troops in MalukuAMBON, Maluku: Maluku Governor Karel Albert Rahalalu has asked the Indonesian Military (TNI) to deploy an additional battalion along Maluku's borders to prevent outlying islands from being claimed by neighboring countries."We have to be alert.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Wolfowitz as World Bank president
Wolfowitz as World Bank president President Bush's nomination of Paul D. Wolfowitz as World Bank president has raised predictable hackles, at home and abroad...But this hostility is mostly unjustified. Wolfowitz is the best qualified of all the recently rumored candidates for the World Bank job.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Govt continues to study moratorium conditions, details
Govt continues to study moratorium conditions, detailsRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is still studying conditions and details of the latest debt moratorium offer from the Paris Club of creditor nations, before making its final decision on the offer.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Security concerns cited in new visa policy
Security concerns cited in new visa policyRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is planning to revoke the visa-free service currently given to a handful of countries and regions outside the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN), in addition to providing the...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Doubt cast over fairness of polls
Doubt cast over fairness of pollsTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA former top official of the defunct Election Supervisory Commission (Panwaslu) said the central government should delay the country's first direct elections for local government officials because most regions still did not...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
* Supreme Court orders Newmont back to court Page 2
* Supreme Court orders Newmont back to court Page 2 * Media observer defends horror TV Page 4 * Anti-Malaysian sentiment puts universities at risk Page 5 * Aceh's disasters: 'Man-made' and natural Page 7 * Fake credit cards new crime in metropolis Page 8 * Top events expected to polish billiard's...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
UN gives wedding present to newlyweds
UN gives wedding present to newlywedsJAKARTA: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) delivered a tent to a young couple who were married on Sunday in a camp for displaced persons in Banda Aceh.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Crush Malaysia but save Siti Nurhaliza
Crush Malaysia but save Siti NurhalizaFarish A. Noor, Berlin Try as they might, the racists, bigots and chauvinists in Malaysia and Indonesia cannot deny the fundamental similarities and connections shared by the peoples of both countries.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
The soul of Aceh reconstruction
The soul of Aceh reconstructionM. T. Zen, Bandung The earthquake and tsunamis that hit Aceh on Dec. 26 were a demonstration of the power of nature. That is the price Indonesians have to pay for having a country located exactly at the confluence of four major tectonic plates that are in constant...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Deadline for aid agencies in Aceh extended
Deadline for aid agencies in Aceh extendedTony Hotland and Tiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government extended on Thursday the transition period to the reconstruction phase in Aceh, giving up to 60 more days for all foreign humanitarian aid agencies to continue their relief work there.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Opposition to fuel policy weakens
Opposition to fuel policy weakensTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIn order to allow time for legislators to calm down and explore alternative options, the House of Representatives decided on Thursday to adjourn its plenary session to determine its stance on the government's controversial fuel...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Garbage piles up in Bandung ahead of Asia-Africa Summit
Garbage piles up in Bandung ahead of Asia-Africa SummitYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungUwe works at a photocopy kiosk on Jl. Tamansari, near Jl. Ganesha intersection in Bandung city. For the last two weeks, the 26-year-old woman has worn a mask to work.
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
JP/04/HEALTH
JP/04/HEALTHIndonesia needs to allocate more funds to fight tuberculosisThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia, which ranks as the third highest tuberculosis burdened country in the world after India and China, must be more persistent in fighting tuberculosis (TB) to meet its own target of detecting...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
Agung in hot water over House members' brawl
Agung in hot water over House members' brawlThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe brawl among legislators that broke out when they were debating the government's fuel price policy on Wednesday has made House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono a target for criticism, in particular for his failure to...
Fri, 18 Mar 2005
World-class events cue to polish up billiard's image
World-class events cue to polish up billiard's imageMoch. N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post/Jakarta After a long period when it was mainly notable for its lack of activity, the Indonesian Billiards and Snooker Association (Pobsi) has succeeded in getting the sport taken seriously in recent years.