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Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Fire safety standards
Fire safety standards It was with interest I read that the Jakarta Administration is to formulate an Indonesian National Standard on Fire Safety. These standards are long overdue for a metropolis the size of Jakarta.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Telephone bills and public rights
Telephone bills and public rightsFrom Media IndonesiaThe government has approved a maximum increase of 28 percent in local telephone charges and a minimum decrease of 10 percent in long distance charges.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Citigroup to buy out Indian affiliate
Citigroup to buy out Indian affiliate BOMBAY: U.S. banking giant Citigroup said on Monday it plans to buy out its Indian affiliate, e-Serve International, an IT- enabled services company, for some 5.5 billion rupees (US$127 million).Citigroup now holds a 44.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Heat put on Braga street development
Heat put on Braga street developmentYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungThe controversial Braga City Walk project was unlikely to bring the historic Jl. Braga area back to life, a heritage activist and residents said on Monday.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
KPU dismisses parties' call for repeat election
KPU dismisses parties' call for repeat electionThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe General Elections Commission (KPU) turned down on Monday a demand for a nationwide reelection by a score of political parties contesting the legislative election.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
New stars in RI political skies
New stars in RI political skiesLeo Suryadinata, The Straits Times, Asia News Network, Singapore Prior to this year's election in Indonesia, observers generally agreed that the PDI-P led by President Megawati Soekarnoputri, and Golkar, the ruling party during president Soeharto's time, would remain...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Councillor questioned over libel of ex-cop
Councillor questioned over libel of ex-copYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang, East Nusa TenggaraA senior councillor from the Crescent Star Party (PBB) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was questioned on Monday as a suspect in a libel case.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
1. Bantar -- Diplomatic challenges await new government
1. Bantar -- Diplomatic challenges await new government 3 X 15 New diplomatic challenges await next government Bantarto Bandoro Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta bandoro@csis.or.id2.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Rude awakening for man in flood
Rude awakening for man in floodTheresia Sufa and Marilin, The Jakarta Post, Bogor/DepokA man woke up in a tree in Depok on Sunday night to find that he and his house had been swept downriver by floodwaters in the area.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Beware of unreliable water filters
Beware of unreliable water filtersFrom RepublikaIn June 2003, I bought a water filter guaranteed for one year by PT Arya Buana Sejati, while the product itself carried the name of another company, PT Griya Sentra Mandiri/Sentrafil.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Ong begins visit to Australia
Ong begins visit to AustraliaAUSTRALIA: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary-general Ong Keng Yong was due here on Monday to begin a five-day visit to Australia at the government's invitation, officials announced.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
House should quickly approve cyber law: Experts
House should quickly approve cyber law: ExpertsDewi Santoso, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government and the House of Representatives should quickly deliberate on and approve the bill on electronic information and transactions as it will be a crucial tool to fight rampant cyber crime in the...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Minivan drivers want police to ticket them
Minivan drivers want police to ticket them BOGOR: Dozens of drivers of public minivans plying the Sukasari to Bubulak route held a strike rally on Monday at Bogor City Council, protesting extortion by officers from the transportation agency.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Douglas E. Ramage
Douglas E. Ramage and Zacky Husein Jakarta2. Pat -- Indonesia's global profile 1 X 30 KKN a stumbling block to investments Patrick Guntensperger Business Consultant Jakarta ttpguntensperger@hotmail.com
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Two of 16 suspects in high-profile BNI scandal tried
Two of 16 suspects in high-profile BNI scandal triedM. Taufiqurrahman and P.C. Naommy, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe high-profile state Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) trial began on Monday at the South Jakarta District Court, with two bank officials facing corruption charges in a case that caused Rp 1.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Ballot counting in Jakarta near completion: Officials
Ballot counting in Jakarta near completion: OfficialsEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite sluggish computerized ballot counting at the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD), officials were confident that all work would be completed by late Monday, as about 93 percent of ballots...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Commission tells members to zip it
Commission tells members to zip itKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPressed for time, the Constitutional Commission will not allow its members to talk too much during the remaining three weeks of deliberation of the amended Constitution.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Ministry leaves open-pit mining decision to House
Ministry leaves open-pit mining decision to HouseTony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaDespite mounting public criticism, the Ministry of Forestry will not push the House of Representatives to reject regulation in lieu of law No. 1/2004 that allows open-pit mining in protected forests.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Govt allocates Rp 60b for private vocational schools
Govt allocates Rp 60b for private vocational schoolsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of National Education has allocated Rp 60 billion (US$7.06 million) in grants for hundreds of private vocational high schools this fiscal year in an attempt to improve their capabilities and...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
* Headlines:300 police reinforcements arrive in Poso 2
* Headlines:300 police reinforcements arrive in Poso 2 * National:11 parties meet to discuss poll flaws, alliance 4 * Archipelago:Legislature pressing for mayor's ouster 5 * Opinion: Justice system slowly beginning to reform6 * City:Police object to TV crime shows 8 * Sports:Sizzling Mickelson...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Court opens new case against Akbar
Court opens new case against AkbarMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJust as he gears up for the presidential convention, Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung is about to face another battle he did not choose to fight -- a lawsuit filed by a self-confessed middleman.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Banking moral hazard
Banking moral hazard The closure of two small banks -- Denpasar-based PT Bank Dagang Bali (BDB), owned by I Gusti Made Oka, and Jakarta-based Bank Asiatic, owned by Tong Muk Keung -- by Bank Indonesia on Thursday due to insolvency is not likely to cause a major panic.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
New diplomatic challenges await next government
New diplomatic challenges await next governmentBantarto Bandoro, Editor, The Indonesian Quarterly Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta, bandoro@csis.or.id Many here are quite skeptical the general election will guarantee better domestic political, economic, social and...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Public park for vendors?
Public park for vendors?From Kompas A public park in Pancoran Glodok, West Jakarta, has now become a hub for vendors and has turned into a shabby slum that disturbs the comfort and security of local residents.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Winning in Indonesia
Winning in Indonesia No one won last week's Indonesian elections. As elections go, it was one of the largest and most complicated exercises in the history of modern democracy. Almost half a million candidates put their names to national, provincial and local ballot papers across three time zones,...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Scouts told to save environment
Scouts told to save environment JAKARTA: President Megawati Soekarnoputri asked the National Scouting Movement (Pramuka) on Monday to pay more attention to environmental conservation."The President has asked the new Pramuka board of executives to promote among scouts awareness of environmental...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Bouraq Airlines opens new route
Bouraq Airlines opens new route JAKARTA: Bouraq Airlines will begin direct flights between Palu, Central Sulawesi, and Surabaya, East Java, on April 13, a company official said.Bouraq Airlines general manager Erry Syahrizal said on Monday the new direct flight was meant to provide passengers with...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
JP/5/AIDS
JP/5/AIDSHIV/AIDS cases continue to soar in PapuaNethy Dharma Somba The Jakarta Post Jayapura, PapuaThe number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Papua province now reaches 1,398 and has sparked concern among Papuans and local health officials.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Machinery exports sign of industry relocation
Machinery exports sign of industry relocationAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaAnalysts warned on Wednesday that the increase in Indonesian machinery exports as reported by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) could be due to relocation to other countries by foreign factories rather than...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Navy boat purchases by regional administrations condemned
Navy boat purchases by regional administrations condemnedA. Junaidi The Jakarta Post JakartaA non-governmental organization, the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial), urged the government on Monday to cancel the planned purchase of boats worth Rp 130 billion (US$15 million) by six local...
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
KKN a stumbling block to investments
KKN a stumbling block to investmentsPatrick Guntensperger, Business Consultant, Jakarta, ttpguntensperger@hotmail.com As a new government settles in and takes on the Herculean task of turning the Indonesian economy around, there are a number of things that must be considered.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Policeman shot dead in Solo robbery
Policeman shot dead in Solo robberyBlontank Poer, The Jakarta Post, Surakarta, Central JavaIn the latest string of violent robberies, Surakarta was hit by an armed bank raid on Monday that left a police officer dead.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Indosat plans to sell its Cambodian unit
Indosat plans to sell its Cambodian unitPublicly-listed telecommunications company PT Indosat plans to sell its 49 percent stake in Cambodian Indosat Telecommunications SA, or Camintel, a company official said on Monday.The government of Cambodia has the remaining 51 percent stake.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
'City, businesses should give space for vendors'
'City, businesses should give space for vendors'The Jakarta Administration has long blamed street vendors for causing traffic jams and lending a shabby look to the city, and has frequently evicted them.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Kalit's music speaks to the soul
Kalit's music speaks to the soulTantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta One of Indonesia's most prolific composers to date is Nortier Panahatan Simanungkalit. On his music scores he is known only as N. Simanungkalit, and to his colleagues and friends, simply as Pak Kalit.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Elite police personnel arrive in Poso
Elite police personnel arrive in PosoRuslan Sangadji, The Jakarta Post, Palu, Central SulawesiMore than 300 additional paramilitary police arrived in the religiously-mixed regency of Poso, Central Sulawesi, on Monday after an new attack on a church over the Easter weekend injured seven Christians.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Council pressing for mayor's ouster
Council pressing for mayor's ousterNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post, Cirebon, West JavaMembers of the Cirebon legislative council appear set to press for the ouster of Mayor Subardi for his perceived poor performance by rejecting his accountability statement, due to be delivered on Tuesday.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Beware of unreliable water filters
Beware of unreliable water filtersFrom RepublikaIn June 2003, I bought a water filter guaranteed for one year by PT Arya Buana Sejati, while the product itself carried the name of another company, PT Griya Sentra Mandiri/Sentrafil.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
'Tempo' trial delayed
'Tempo' trial delayed JAKARTA: The hearing of a defamation suit filed by businessman Tomy Winata against Tempo magazine at the Central Jakarta District Court was delayed on Monday when two judges failed to appear.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Justice system slowly beginning to reform
Justice system slowly beginning to reformDouglas E. Ramage and Zacky Husein, Jakarta After the 1999 democratic election, a broad consensus emerged among Indonesians that legal reform was essential to consolidate democracy and support economic recovery through investment.
Tue, 13 Apr 2004
Boat purchases by local govts protested
Boat purchases by local govts protestedA. Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaA non-governmental organization, the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor (Imparsial), urged the government on Monday to cancel the planned purchase of boats worth Rp 130 billion (US$15 million) by six local administrations for...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
DPRD
DPRDProvisional results for the top 10 positions for the City Council (DPRD) based on votes counted by the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPUD) as of 7 p.m..TB.60" 5.00" ---------------------------------------------------------------- No.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
IBM ThinkPad X40 comes with an 'airbag'
IBM ThinkPad X40 comes with an 'airbag'Zatni Arbi, Contributor, zatni@cbn.net.idLast week, IBM Indonesia invited a bunch of IT journalists to its office in the almost deserted Landmark Building on Jl. Sudirman, Central Jakarta. The occasion? The launch of the tiny IBM ThinkPad X40.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Persijatim stuns Persikota as league resumes after poll break
Persijatim stuns Persikota as league resumes after poll breakMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang After almost a month-long break due to the campaigning period for legislative elections, the Indonesian premier soccer league resumed on Saturday with Persijatim of Surakarta upsetting host...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
S'pore to spend more on defense
S'pore to spend more on defenseSINGAPORE: Singapore will set aside an extra 1 percent of its annual S$8.62 billion dollar (US$5.16 billion) budget for research into new defense technology to help churn out "third generation" soldiers, the defense minister said in remarks published on Sunday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
'Samudraraksa', mission possible
'Samudraraksa', mission possible A cheerful atmosphere prevailed during the conferring of the Satya Lencana medals by President Megawati Soekarnoputri to the crew of the Samudraraksa traditional sailing vessel at the State Palace recently (The Jakarta Post, March 27).
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Homeless people get food poisoning
Homeless people get food poisoning JAKARTA: Thirty homeless people living under the flyover in Grogol, West Jakarta, fell ill with apparent food poisoning after eating meals donated by a foundation late on Saturday.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Beware of unreliable water filters
Beware of unreliable water filtersFrom RepublikaIn June 2003, I bought a water filter guaranteed for one year by PT Arya Buana Sejati, while the product itself carried the name of another company, PT Griya Sentra Mandiri/Sentrafil.
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Corporate governance improves at Asian firms
Corporate governance improves at Asian firmsDeutsche Press Agentur, Singapore Asian financial institutions have improved their corporate governance in recent years, more from a desire to comply with regulations than to capitalize on its strategic advantages, a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) study...
Mon, 12 Apr 2004
Medan Police uncover strippers in the act
Medan Police uncover strippers in the actApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan, North SumatraStriptease shows have gained in popularity and are being performed regularly at entertainment spots in Medan, where young women dancers can earn from Rp 500,000 (US$60.00) to Rp 1 million an hour.