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Wed, 30 Mar 2005
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DONEFOR SPOTLIGHT -- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005DATA SECURITY: PT Gardatama Nusantara and Malaysia's Network Security Solutions (NSS) MSC SDN BHD have signed a cooperation accord on data and network security.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Poultry breeders to get bird flu vaccines
Poultry breeders to get bird flu vaccinesSuherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, SemarangOver 23 million doses of bird flu vaccine have been prepared to prevent the disease from spreading like wildfire in Central Java, an official said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Landslide hits Kampar, W. Lombok
Landslide hits Kampar, W. LombokPuji Santoso and Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, Kampar/MataramLandslides have hit several areas in Kampar regency, Riau province and West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara province, leaving three houses buried in mud and six villages cut off from the outside...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Bogor land broker gets 2 years
Bogor land broker gets 2 yearsTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Cibinong district court declared on Tuesday land broker Djejen Teteng, 55, guilty of deception and sentenced him to two years in prison.The verdict was a year shorter than requested by state prosecutors.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
'I long for more creative films'
'I long for more creative films'After decades of hibernation, the Indonesian film industry has begun to show signs of life, led by a pack of young actors, directors and writers. In observance of National Film Day on March 30, The Jakarta Post asked residents for their views on local movies.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Three nations to sell shares in AAF
Three nations to sell shares in AAFZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaMalaysia, Thailand and Singapore plan to sell all 27 percent of their shares in the ailing fertilizer producer PT ASEAN Aceh Fertilizer (AAF) in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to any interested investors, a senior executive says.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Indonesia quake triggered by Dec. 26 mega-shock
Indonesia quake triggered by Dec. 26 mega-shock Michael Perry Reuters/SydneyA huge undersea earthquake that killed hundreds in Indonesia overnight was a result of increased geological stress caused by last December's mega-quake that sent a devastating tsunami across southern Asia, seismologists...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Aneka Tambang halts commissioning
Aneka Tambang halts commissioning JAKARTA: PT Aneka Tambang, an Indonesian gold and nickel miner 65 percent-owned by the Indonesian government, said it halted commissioning of its FeNi II ferronickel smelter.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Prosecutors named for Munir case
Prosecutors named for Munir case JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has reportedly set up a team of prosecutors to deal with the murder of top human rights campaigner Munir.Based on a letter sent by the Attorney General's Office to the high prosecutor's office in Jakarta, the team's...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Land broker gets 2 years for deception
Land broker gets 2 years for deceptionTheresia Sufa The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe Cibinong district court declared on Tuesday land broker Djejen Teteng, 55, guilty of deception and sentenced him to two years in prison.The verdict was a year shorter than requested by state prosecutors.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Consultant blames PASI for Sakeh's training troubles
Consultant blames PASI for Sakeh's training troublesMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Runner Ahmad Sumarsono Sakeh is experiencing a difficult adjustment in the first few months of his two-year training program in Germany, a sports consultant to the education ministry says.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Indonesians happy battlers: Survey
Indonesians happy battlers: SurveyHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaWhile media reports often focus on doom and gloom -- price hikes and the rampant corruption, poor investment climate and widespread social injustice and poverty in the country -- a recent national survey made public on Tuesday...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Regional dances on TV
Regional dances on TVFrom Media IndonesiaA program to mark private TV station TPI's recent anniversary showcased some regional dances, beginning with a Sundanese dance performed gracefully by Raden Hedi Junus.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
More people with TB in Jambi
More people with TB in Jambi JAMBI, Jambi: The number of people infected with tuberculosis in Jambi municipality reached 385 this year, almost twice the number of people who contracted the virus last year, or 199 people, a senior health official said on Monday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Police arrest alleged killer of teenage girl
Police arrest alleged killer of teenage girlThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Jakarta Police announced on Tuesday the arrest of the lone suspect in the murder of 11-year-old Heni Febrina "Febi" Purnama Sari, who was kidnapped, beaten, raped and killed on Feb. 17, two days after her birthday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Rohmat 'not linked to terror attacks'
Rohmat 'not linked to terror attacks'Eva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAn investigation conducted by the Indonesian police working along with the Philippines security forces revealed that Rohmat, an Indonesian citizen nabbed in the Philippines last week on terror charges, was not involved...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
World sends condolences, offer help to quake-hit RI
World sends condolences, offer help to quake-hit RIAgencies, New Delhi/CanberraA number of countries across the globe sent their condolences on Tuesday to Indonesia and offered help after an earthquake hit Nias island and killed several hundred people.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Earthquake brings bad memories back
Earthquake brings bad memories backApriadi Gunawan and Sjofiardi Bachyul The Jakarta Post/Medan/PadangWith her four-year-old daughter sobbing in her arms, Elly rushed from her house in Belawan area after a very strong earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale jolted Medan city late on Monday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go
The rules of the diplomatic game in Southeast Asia go something like this. Whatever a government, despotic or JP/6/E00 business. Specifically, the key neighborhood club -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- lists as a core principal the "non-interference in the internal affairs"...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Legislators criticize Juwono over Ambalat disclosure
Legislators criticize Juwono over Ambalat disclosureTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeveral legislators criticized Minister of Defense Juwono Sudarsono for publicly announcing the results of what were meant to be confidential talks on financial preparations for possible military operations...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
UN 'well-funded' for new quake disaster aid
UN 'well-funded' for new quake disaster aidReuters, GenevaUN relief agencies said on Tuesday their aid effort in Indonesia following December's tsunami disaster was well-funded and they were unlikely to need more cash after the latest quake in the region.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Angie still in doubt for Fed Cup tie
Angie still in doubt for Fed Cup tieMusthofid, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The tough proposition of facing Germany in a World Group II Fed Cup tie could become a mission impossible for the national women's tennis team if Angelique "Angie" Widjaja is ruled out by a nagging knee injury.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Mega wins support in PDI-P meet
Mega wins support in PDI-P meetM. Taufiqurahman and Dwi Atmanta, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarAs expected, delegates attending the national congress of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) unanimously accepted on Tuesday the accountability report of outgoing chairwoman Megawati...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Earthquake brings back bad memories
Earthquake brings back bad memoriesApriadi Gunawan and Sjofiardi Bachyul, The Jakarta Post, Medan/PadangWith her four-year-old daughter sobbing in her arms, Elly rushed from her house in Belawan area after a very strong earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale jolted Medan city late on Monday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
1. ANALYSIS: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. ANALYSIS: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Tax amnesty suggestion has powerful support in Cabinet 2. AAF: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Three nations to sell shares in AAF 3. TAXI: 2 LINES, 21 COUNTS Jakarta taxi fares go up by 36 percent 64. IFES: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Indonesians happy battlers: Survey
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Opportunities in tsunami's wake
Opportunities in tsunami's wakeChristopher Jasparro, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, Honolulu The tsunami tragedy has begun fading from the headlines, but the aftermath of relief efforts in Indonesia's Aceh could have far-reaching consequences.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Telkom tipped to post 14% profit gain
Telkom tipped to post 14% profit gainSoraya Permatasari, Bloomberg/JakartaPT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, the nation's biggest phone company, may say 2004 profit rose 14 percent after adding sales with low call rates and an expanded network, even as competition from overseas companies intensified.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Susilo delays trips in honor of quake victims
Susilo delays trips in honor of quake victimsMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Rendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAs a token of sympathy to the victims of the 8.7-magnitude earthquake affecting Nias and Simeuleu islands, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delayed his visit to Australia, New...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
1. Quake (55) - 65 pts 6 cols 1line (1x20)
1. Quake (55) - 65 pts 6 cols 1line (1x20) Nias quake kills hundreds 2. PDI-P (55) -- 42 pts 4 cols 1line (1x28)Reformists may form splinter PDI-P 3. Hassan (30) -- 28 pts 2 cols 2lines (2x18) Susilo delays trips in honor of quake victims --- 4. Photo, Grafik, ad
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Diarrhea kills 23 in Maluku
Diarrhea kills 23 in Maluku AMBON, Maluku: At least 23 toddlers have died from diarrhea in the past month in Ambalau district, Buru regency, Maluku.The chief of Ambalau district, Ruslan Makatita, blamed the large number of deaths on a shortage of medical professionals in the area.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Future rides on land use
Future rides on land useDouglas Sheil and Imam Basuki, Bogor One of the worst environmental disasters in Indonesian history was an ambitious but failed rice-growing project in Central Kalimantan during the Soeharto era.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Rival to testify in Sangaji's trial
Rival to testify in Sangaji's trial JAKARTA: The South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office is to summon the leader of a notorious "youth organization", John Refra Key, to testify in a trial arising out of the brutal murder of the leader of another organization, Basri Sangaji, next week, public prosecutor...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
SMS may damage Adiguna's case
SMS may damage Adiguna's caseThe Jakarta Post, JakartaProsecutors introduced new evidence in the murder trial of wealthy businessman Adiguna Sutowo on Tuesday.The six-strong prosecution team, led by Andi Herman, submitted to the Central Jakarta District Court a cell phone allegedly belonging to...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Boats seized with logs
Boats seized with logsNaval soldiers stand on one of the three boats towing 3,000 logs of timber suspected to have been illegally felled is docked at the Tanjung Balai Karimun Naval Base, Riau.Base commander Lt. Col.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Experts puzzled by no tidal wave
Experts puzzled by no tidal waveJaymes Song, Associated Press/Ewa Beach, HawaiiTsunami experts could not understand why Monday's forceful earthquake off Indonesia failed to produce massive waves similar to those generated by the Dec. 26 quake that killed at least 174,000 people in the same region.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
PBR 'opposes' Zainuddin's bid
PBR 'opposes' Zainuddin's bid JAKARTA: Noted Muslim preacher Zainuddin MZ is facing strong resistance from within the Reform Star Party (PBR) to his bid to win a second term as the party's leader, PBR officials said on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Timah quadruples 2004 profit on higher prices
Timah quadruples 2004 profit on higher pricesLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaState-owned PT Timah, the world's largest integrated tin miner, more than quadrupled its profit in 2004 on higher tin prices and a weaker rupiah against the dollar.Net income last year shot up to Rp 177.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Security beefed up at prosecutor's office after attack
Security beefed up at prosecutor's office after attackLuh Putu Trisna Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post, MataramSecurity was tight at the West Nusa Tenggara Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday following Monday's attack by thousands of alleged supporters of Governor Lalu Serinata demanding the release of nine...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Darmin Nasution new Bapepam chief
Darmin Nasution new Bapepam chiefThe Jakarta Post, JakartaMinister of Finance Yusuf Anwar officially installed Darmin Nasution as the new chairman of the Capital Market Supervisory Agency (Bapepam) on Tuesday.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Latest quake triggered by Dec. 26 mega-shock
Latest quake triggered by Dec. 26 mega-shockMichael Perry, Reuters/SydneyA huge undersea earthquake that killed hundreds in Indonesia overnight was a result of increased geological stress caused by last December's mega-quake that sent a devastating tsunami across southern Asia, seismologists said.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
World sends condolences, offer help to quake-hit Indonesia
World sends condolences, offer help to quake-hit Indonesia Agencies New Delhi/CanberraSeveral countries across the globe sent their condolences on Tuesday to Indonesia and offered help after an earthquake hit its island of Nias and killed several hundreds of people.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Jakarta taxi fares go up by 36 percent on average
Jakarta taxi fares go up by 36 percent on averageDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaNearly a month after the government raised fuel prices on March 1, the Jakarta administration announced on Tuesday new fares for taxis operating in the city.
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
BRI net profit rises 41% to Rp 3.63t
BRI net profit rises 41% to Rp 3.63tLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaBank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the country's fourth largest lender by assets, has reported an increase of 40.89 percent in its net income last year to Rp 3.63 trillion (US$386.17 million).
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Rp 6b fund needed for police
Rp 6b fund needed for police PALU, Central Sulawesi: An official at the Central Sulawesi Police Headquarters acknowledged the police force needed at least Rp 6 billion (US$666,666) in operational funds to provide security during the upcoming direct elections of heads of local government in the...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Tax amnesty suggestion has powerful support in Cabinet
Tax amnesty suggestion has powerful support in CabinetVincent Lingga, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Apparently buoyed by its success in ushering in the unpopular policy of increasing fuel prices, the government is preparing another politically sensitive measure -- tax amnesty -- to lure back billions...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
NU head in Thailand to discuss violence
NU head in Thailand to discuss violenceNovan Iman Santosa, The Jakarta Post, BangkokSorting out the problems in Thailand's restive south requires a careful assessment, which can only be done after getting first- hand information on what is really going on there from local community leaders before...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
[b]Bandung: Still
Bandung: Still a Forum for Innovative Politics Adam Tyson Leeds, Britain2. Yale -- Indian diplomacy energized by search for oil 1 x 30 Search for oil and Indian diplomacy Pramit Mitra Yale Center for the Study of Globalization Washington
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Urging people to apply work ethos
Urging people to apply work ethosBenget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"Everybody has the spirit of success within. They only need to find it and revive it persistently to achieve success," said Jansen Hulman Sinamo, the chairman of Darma Mahardika Institute, a company that trains people...
Wed, 30 Mar 2005
Aceh rebuilding still needs clear policy framework: Activists
Aceh rebuilding still needs clear policy framework: ActivistsHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government is being urged to design a clear policy framework for the reconstruction of tsunami-devastated Aceh, particularly one that is based on the participation of the Acehnese people.