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Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Tax agency in desperate need of extensive reform
Tax agency in desperate need of extensive reformAgam Fatchurrochman and Edi Suhardi, Jakarta One of the puzzles of the Indonesian economy has been the tax office. True, the Directorate General of Taxation has played an important role as the prime motor of the economic engine and by consistently...
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Volcano warning system
Volcano warning system The way people look at the apocalyptic Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh has changed somewhat. With a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale, the catastrophe looks like the apex of a string of major earthquakes in this archipelago, both before and after Boxing day.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
State officials to get Camrys
State officials to get CamrysRendi A. Witular and Primastuti Handayani, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Indonesian government has opted to use Toyota Camrys as the official car for all state officials, with Volvo S80s being used to transport heads of state for next week's Asian-African Summit.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Who to give the
Who to give the money to in Aceh? I've just spent about ten days up in Aceh in one of the Lhoknga camps in an attempt to come up with some projects that will get a few people up and running into a new livelihood. They have all lost everything -- family, house, community and livelihood.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Workshop participants to be deported for visa violation
Workshop participants to be deported for visa violationApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post/Medan After seven hours of questioning, four foreigners participating in a trauma counseling workshop in Medan will soon be deported for visa violations. Syarief O.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Yogyakarta seeks right concept for Sekaten night market
Yogyakarta seeks right concept for Sekaten night marketSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Yogyakarta When the Yogyakarta municipal government revamped the image of Sekaten night market last year, it never imagined that it would harvest criticism, especially regarding its accessibility for poor families.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Volcano warning system
Volcano warning system The way people look at the apocalyptic Dec. 26 tsunami in Aceh has changed somewhat. With a magnitude of 9 on the Richter scale, the catastrophe looks like the apex of a string of major earthquakes in this archipelago, both before and after Boxing day.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
The ups and downs of Sekaten through the ages
The ups and downs of Sekaten through the ages Held for the first time in the 15th century in the Demak kingdom under the reign of Raden Patah, the Sekaten celebration was especially designed by the wali (pious Muslim leaders) to propagate Islam.
Sat, 16 Apr 2005
Minister visits Batam, discusses FTZ status
Minister visits Batam, discusses FTZ statusFadli and Zakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Batam/Jakarta The Ministry of Trade is still assessing solutions to resolve the ongoing debate on the status of the industrial island of Batam, despite the government's previous statement that it was going ahead...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Students entertain receptive audience with Shakespeare
Students entertain receptive audience with ShakespeareEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"Nothing can be bad when simpleness and duty tender it." The quotation from the last act of a drama staged by students from the English department of Atmajaya University last weekend sounded like a perfect...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
22 hurt as Merpati skids off runway
22 hurt as Merpati skids off runwayTwenty-two people were injured as a Merpati plane skidded off the runway upon landing at the Makassar airport, South Sulawesi, on Thursday amid heavy rain and strong wind, officials said.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Howard seeks compromise on Asian peace pact
Howard seeks compromise on Asian peace pactAustralia is likely to swallow its pride and sign a Southeast Asian peace pact in order to secure a place at a key regional meeting in Malaysia at the end of the year, commentators in Canberra said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Poor Kalimantan farmers face hard life
Poor Kalimantan farmers face hard lifeRusman, The Jakarta Post, SamarindaHartono, 41, puffs on a rolled cigarette while he plows the land. His wife, Aida, is working nearby, wearing a woven wide-rimmed hat to protect herself from the unforgiving sun.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
1. Kontras -- 4x10
1. Kontras -- 4x10 Authorities in Medan break up workshop on trauma healing 2. Bluepri -- 1x34 Govt to issue rules on Aceh reconstruction 3. Holiday -- 4x10 Sutiyoso asks students to stay at home during summit 4. GAM ----- 1x40 GAM pitches for self-rule at Helsinki peace talks 5.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
1. Mul (3x15)
1. Mul (3x15) Mulyana may revise initial statements 2. MA (2x24) Bagir: Court determined to win public trust 3. Flu (1x27) Bird flu in RI may infect people
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Removing anti-graft constraints
Removing anti-graft constraintsFrom Gatra Corruption in Indonesia has become a chronic disease, like a tumor that is spreading all over the body and is nearly incurable. Now the government has apparently become serious about dealing with these criminals and needs the support of law enforcers, state...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Bagir: Court determined to win public trust
Bagir: Court determined to win public trustMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Supreme Court said in its 2004 annual report that it was still struggling to restore public trust in the country's weak judicial system, a core part of the reform drive launched in 2003.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Asian and African countries must strengthen their collaboration
Asian and African countries must strengthen their collaboration in advocating for global peace and security and the establishment of an equitable international economic order. We are happy that the Asian African Summit to be held in Jakarta from April 22 to April 24, this week will strengthen and...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Jackie Chan to raise mine awareness
Jackie Chan to raise mine awarenessCAMBODIA: Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan is to tour Cambodia next week to raise mine awareness in his role as a goodwill ambassador for the UN children's fund UNICEF and UNAIDS.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Annan ask A-A Summit to discuss UN reform
Annan ask A-A Summit to discuss UN reformMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post, JakartaUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked the organizers of the upcoming Asian-African Summit to hold a special session to discuss reform within the world body.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Susilo appoints Sjahrir as advisor
Susilo appoints Sjahrir as advisorRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday appointed economist-cum-politician Sjahrir as his personal economic adviser.After meeting with the President at the State Palace on Thursday, Sjahrir said Susilo had asked him...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
TNI won't demand payment for business takeovers
TNI won't demand payment for business takeoversRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian military (TNI) will not seek financial compensation in return for the relinquishment of its businesses to the state, but has asked the government to improve the welfare of soldiers.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Summit-UN-reform
Summit-UN-reformJP/1/CabinetAnnan to discuss UN reform at next week's SummitMuninggar Sri Saraswati and Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaUnited Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked the organizers of the upcoming Asian-African Summit to hold a special session to discuss reform within...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
TV Today: Saturday, April 16, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, April 16, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee7:30 Religious Teachings8:00 Talk Show: Hembing10:30 Music11:30 Oto Screen1:00 p.m. News: Berita Siang1:30 Documentary2:00 Music3:00 English News Service4:30 Comedy5:00 Children...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Budget disaster or energy policy
Budget disaster or energy policy The recent increase of fuel prices, which sparked debate among the general public, could have been hindered from the onset. Indonesians have been used to enjoying subsidized fuel, at least from the first oil boom in 1974 at a time when domestic consumption was low,...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 14, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 14, 2005 ____________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Survivors start life all over, again
Survivors start life all over, againDedy Ardiansyah, The Jakarta Post, SingkilThe only thing 30-year-old Linda could do was after disaster struck again was to start again from scratch.When the tsunami struck on Dec, 26, she and her husband fled from Meurebo district in Meulaboh, West Aceh as the...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Govt to issue regulations on Aceh reconstruction
Govt to issue regulations on Aceh reconstructionRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected in the next few days to sign a number of regulations that should provide a legal framework for rehabilitation and reconstruction...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
GAM pitches for self-rule at Helsinki peace talks
GAM pitches for self-rule at Helsinki peace talksAgencies, Helsinki/Jakarta/AcehIndonesia is pouring over a proposal from Aceh rebels for self- government after the two sides reached a broad agreement on future economic ties, the separatists said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
GAM makes self-rule pitch in peace talks
GAM makes self-rule pitch in peace talksAgencies Helsinki/Jakarta/AcehIndonesia is pouring over a proposal from Aceh rebels for self- government after the two sides reached a broad agreement on future economic ties, the separatists said on Thursday.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Uniting (East) Asia
Uniting (East) Asia The conclusion of the ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cebu, the Philippines, earlier this week was quite satisfactory. The 10 foreign ministers of the regional grouping agreed to a set of modalities for membership to a high-level...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Danamon bond
Danamon bond issue postponedJAKARTA: Due to high market volatility and an inevitable future rise in Bank Indonesia's benchmark interest rate, Bank Danamon has decided to postpone its plans to issue Rp 2.5 trillion (US$264.55 million) in bonds.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Global bond more than twice oversubscribed: Government
Global bond more than twice oversubscribed: GovernmentUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPatience does pay. Waiting for just the right moment to enter the market, the government sold on Wednesday US$1 billion worth of sovereign bonds, having previously delayed the offering amid unfavorable...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Who to give the
Who to give the money to in Aceh? I've just spent about ten days up in Aceh in one of the Lhoknga camps in an attempt to come up with some projects that will get a few people up and running into a new livelihood. They have all lost everything -- family, house, community and livelihood.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
JP/1/head
JP/1/head April 15, 2005 1. TNI: 2 X 21 TNI won't demand payment for business takeovers 2. BOND: 2 X 24 Global bond more than twice oversubscribed: Government 3. SYAHRIR: 1 X 32 Susilo appoints Sjahrir as advisor 4. CLINTON: 1 X 35 Staggering job ahead in tsunami areas 5.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
JP/18/SIA
JP/18/SIA'Enchanting Bali' and boarding pass aim to lure guests to BaliRita A.Widiadana The Jakarta Post/DenpasarIt was a rainy April morning, unusual weather for normally sunny Bali. This was the result of minor cyclone Juliet, which swept through East Indonesian waters from April 7 through to...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
RI may become an oil importer as output slides
RI may become an oil importer as output slides Claire Leow and Grace Nirang Bloomberg/JakartaIndonesia, Southeast Asia's only OPEC member, may become a net oil importer this year as projects led by ConocoPhillips, Unocal Corp. and PetroChina Co.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Danamon bond
Danamon bond issue postponedJAKARTA: Due to high market volatility and an inevitable future rise in Bank Indonesia's benchmark interest rate, Bank Danamon has decided to postpone its plans to issue Rp 2.5 trillion (US$264.55 million) in bonds.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Poor farmers face hard life in Kalimantan
Poor farmers face hard life in KalimantanRusman The Jakarta Post/SamarindaHartono, 41, puffs on a rolled cigarette while he plows the land. His wife, Aida, is working nearby, wearing a woven wide-rimmed hat to protect herself from the unforgiving sun.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
RI, Australia bolster defense, economic ties
RI, Australia bolster defense, economic tiesRendi A. Witular, Canberra After six years of twists and turns in bilateral ties between Indonesia and Australia, the two countries have embarked on a "new era" of enhanced defense and economic cooperation.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
RI needs tsunami early warning system
RI needs tsunami early warning systemRetno L.P. Marsudi, Jakarta In order to set up a tsunami early warning system in Indonesia, the country will host an international workshop on April 28 and April 29.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Illegal slaughter house 'still going'
Illegal slaughter house 'still going' TANGERANG: The Tangerang Government Watch group urged officials to take action against a slaughter house in Panunggangan Barat, Karawaci, which was continuing its operations although it was instructed to close last year.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Unregistered motorbikes seized
Unregistered motorbikes seizedTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorAt least 1,400 unregistered motorcycles, mostly used as ojek (motorcycle taxis) in Sukabumi district, have been confiscated by the police over the past several weeks.Sukabumi Police chief Comr.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Govt to issue regulations on Aceh reconstruction
Govt to issue regulations on Aceh reconstructionRendi A. Witular and Muninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected in the next few days to sign a number of regulations that should provide a legal framework for rehabilitation and reconstruction...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
'Sogo Jongkok' traders want businesses back
'Sogo Jongkok' traders want businesses back JAKARTA: Some 400 street vendors called for the City Council to allow them to reopen their businesses along Jl. Fachruddin, near Tanah Abang on Sundays and public holidays.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Taiwan donates $250,000 to NGO
Taiwan donates $250,000 to NGOINDONESIA: Taipei Economic and Trade Representative to Indonesia David Lin has handed over a donation of US$250,000 to the Helen Keller International Indonesia for tsunami victims in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Search for missing plane intensified
Search for missing plane intensified JAYAPURA, Papua: National Police Headquarters deployed at least 15 Mobile Brigade troopers on Thursday to search for a missing plane in Papua.Besides the additional troopers, police headquarters also dispatched a helicopter and a Skytruck police aircraft to...
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
After decades, uniforms losing their significance
After decades, uniforms losing their significanceWhether or not civil servants have to wear uniforms continues to be debated. The real and immediate consequence of the requirement, however, is that billions of rupiah of tax-payers' money is spent on these uniforms.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Controversy as Sjafrie given key defense post
Controversy as Sjafrie given key defense postTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday a major reshuffle that has seen Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesman Maj. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin take up the key post of secretary-general.
Fri, 15 Apr 2005
Who does the House
Who does the House really speak for? From Media IndonesiaWith members of the House of Representatives failing or refusing to listen to the voice of people they represent, I wonder who they are really speaking for.