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Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Govt to buy property overseas on credit
Govt to buy property overseas on creditAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta In an effort to use the funds allocated to rent offices/residences abroad in an "efficient manner", the government will continue purchasing new property for its diplomatic missions and staff by borrowing money from...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
43 prosecuted for drug case
43 prosecuted for drug case JAMBI, Jambi: Jambi Police have completed the case files of 43 people charged with consuming and trafficking ecstasy, said Jambi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Djoko Turrochman on Thursday.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Blueprint for reconstructing Aceh province completed
Blueprint for reconstructing Aceh province completedMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The government has finalized the blueprint for the reconstruction of tsunami-stricken Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, Vice President Jusuf Kalla declared on Friday.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Statue in auction may be from Borobudur
Statue in auction may be from BorobudurSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Magelang, Central Java It is possible that the Buddha statue withdrawn last week from an auction at Christie's in New York, following a request from the government of Indonesia, might have originated from the famous Borobudur...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
1. OIL: 3 LINES, 13 COUNTS
1. OIL: 3 LINES, 13 COUNTS Sky-high oil prices to stay, IMF warns 2. VILLA: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Govt to buy property overseas on credit 3. TOLL: 1 LINE, 36 COUNTS Number of missing in Aceh revised down 4. HYPER: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS Hypermarkets kill small businesses: Traders' group 5.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
China seen reasserting its Third World leader role
China seen reasserting its Third World leader roleBenjamin Kang Lim, Reuters/Beijing Chinese President Hu Jintao will attend the 50th anniversary commemorations of the Asia-Africa Conference in Indonesia, reasserting China's credentials as a leader of the Third World, diplomatic sources and...
Sat, 09 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...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Petronas drops plan to build Donggi
Petronas drops plan to build Donggi JAKARTA: Malaysia's state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. (Petronas) will not build a liquefied natural gas plant in Indonesia as gas reserves at the proposed site fall short of requirements.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Pertamina to raise prices of high-grade gasoline
Pertamina to raise prices of high-grade gasolineBloomberg, Jakarta State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina plans to increase the price of high-grade gasoline later this year because of higher import prices, a company official said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Indonesia, East Timor seal border accord amid Susilo visit
Indonesia, East Timor seal border accord amid Susilo visitRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post/Dili Indonesia and East Timor announced on Friday an agreement on territorial borders as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began his two-day visit to the country's former colony.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Is that car legit? Check on SMS 1717
Is that car legit? Check on SMS 1717 JAKARTA: Cellular phone users in Jakarta, Tangerang, Bekasi and Depok can now check the legality of a vehicle by sending short message (SMS) to 1717."The operator of SMS 1717 will send a message saying whether the vehicle is registered," the city traffic police...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
After Nias, where next?
After Nias, where next? Today, just under two weeks after a huge earthquake demolished their homes, burying hundreds of men, women and children in their sleep, the people of Nias are still struggling to rebuild their lives.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
APEC must modify itself: CSIS says
APEC must modify itself: CSIS saysThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The current state of economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region has been called into question, particularly after the Pacific Rim leaders met last November in Santiago, but were unable to come up with a focus on global security and...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Muntilan craftsmen create 'ancient' Buddhist statues
Muntilan craftsmen create 'ancient' Buddhist statuesSri Wahyuni, The Jakarta Post/Magelang, Central Java Creating the appearance of antiquity in a newly made Buddhist statue made from volcanic rock is not too difficult a job for craftsmen at the stone craft center in Tamanagung village, Muntilan...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Convert Jamsostek to Trust Fund
Convert Jamsostek to Trust FundRidwan Max Sijabat Jakarta As the government, political parties and elites continue treat PT Jamsostek, a state-owned company carrying out social security program for workers, as their cash cow, for the sake of workers, it will be much better for sake of the workers...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Bustamante secures A Mild pool title
Bustamante secures A Mild pool titleMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post/Kuta, Bali Francisco Bustamante of the Philippines won the A Mild Billiard International Open after defeating Mika Immonen of Finland 11-10 in a tightly-contested final match at the Paradiso Bowling and Billiard Center here on...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
1. PUNGLI: 1 X 35
1. PUNGLI: 1 X 35 Medan-Meulaboh paved with illegal charges 2. GAM: 3 X 16 Self-rule demand a crunch issue in new GAM talks 3. MUNIR: 3 X 16 Probe into death of Munir suffers new setback 4. OMBUDSMAN: 2 X 24 Ombudsman commission faces budget constraints, criticism 5.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Disasters and
Disasters and divine warningsFrom Koran TempoThe natural disasters that have taken place in the country should serve as a divine warning that we as a nation need to take a close look at ourselves. Unless there is a concrete improvement in our morality, more disasters are likely to follow.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Hypermarkets kill small businesses: Traders' group
Hypermarkets kill small businesses: Traders' groupThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is looking into allegations that the city administration has violated regulations on hypermarket development in the capital.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Don't demolish
Don't demolish Puncak kiosks, please The Bogor Police have ordered the removal of kiosks, stalls and workshops along the road in Puncak, Cisarua/Megamendung district, as well as those in the parking lot of the Atta'Awun Mosque in Cisarua, by no later than April 9.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Merpati Airlines service
Merpati Airlines service As a frequent Merpati flyer to Bandar Lampung, I fully agree with Vatsala S. that Merpati's ground staff deserve praise and compliments ("Kudos to Merpati", The Jakarta Post dated April 6).
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Self-rule demand a crunch issue in new GAM talks
Self-rule demand a crunch issue in new GAM talksMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta A top-level government delegation will hold a third-round of peace talks with officials of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Finland next week in a bid to seek a peaceful way to end nearly three decades...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Self-rule demand a tough issue in new GAM talks
Self-rule demand a tough issue in new GAM talksMuninggar Sri Saraswati The Jakarta Post/JakartaA top-level government delegation will hold a third-round of peace talks with officials of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Finland next week in a bid to seek a peaceful way to end nearly three decades of...
Sat, 09 Apr 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 otherwise, chooses to do within the privacy of its borders is its business. Specifically, the key neighborhood club -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- lists as a core...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Scavenger irked by broken promise
Scavenger irked by broken promiseWahyuana, The Jakarta Post/Bekasi With a daily income ranging between Rp 7,000 (US$78 cents) and Rp 12,000, Muhammad Nahlan, 48, a Bantar Gebang scavenger, was ecstatic when told in late March that he had been chosen to receive a free medical card that will allow...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Ministry to work on trade facilitation, transparency
Ministry to work on trade facilitation, transparencyZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The Ministry of Trade is focusing on improving trade facilitation, foreign trade policies and good governance as among measures to boost the country's exports.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Padang's Zainal fails in reelection bid
Padang's Zainal fails in reelection bidSyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post/Padang Zainal Bakar, a corruption suspect and former West Sumatra Governor, has failed in his bid to seek reelection this year.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Essay competition held on 'Sekaten'
Essay competition held on 'Sekaten' YOGYAKARTA: In a bid to help the local government to redesign the currently much-maligned Sekaten night market, Gadjah Mada University's Center for Tourism Studies is holding an essay- writing competition.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Locust attack rice fields in Kupang
Locust attack rice fields in Kupang KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: First they ate South Sulawesi, now huge swarms of locusts have decimated at least 177 hectares of paddy fields across Kupang.After two weeks of the plague, farmers fear that the rice harvest would be completely ruined.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Indonesia has reservations on Annan's human rights proposal
Indonesia has reservations on Annan's human rights proposalEndy M. Bayuni, The Jakarta Post/Geneva Indonesia, which chairs the United Nations Commission on Human Rights this year, has some reservations about the proposal to abolish the agency and replace it with a smaller council as suggested by UN...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
City guarantees natural gas for public transportation
City guarantees natural gas for public transportationBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The city administration will ensure the smooth distribution of natural gas automotive fuel in the city to support its "blue- skies" program.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Probe into death of Munir suffers new setback
Probe into death of Munir suffers new setbackEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post/Jakarta The probe into the death of a noted human rights campaigner has suffered another setback, with top Garuda Indonesia officials denying any role in the case and giving conflicting statements regarding pilot...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Surfers stay away after Nias quake
Surfers stay away after Nias quakeEvi Mariani, The Jakarta Post/Teluk Dalam, Nias Sorake beach in Southern Nias is like heaven for surfers due to its waves that characteristically break from right to left, creating a long tube.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
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Foreign 'educators' should be carefully examined Pieter Van Der Vienhart Tilburg, Netherlands 2. Setiono -- Teaching english in Indonesia: Whose norms? 2 x 30 Teaching English in Indonesia: Whose rules should be followed? Setiono Jakarta
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Bank Niaga expects 20 percent growth in profit in 2005
Bank Niaga expects 20 percent growth in profit in 2005The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bank Niaga, Indonesia's eighth largest bank in terms of assets, expects its gross profit before tax, which reached Rp 754 billion (US$79.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Fuel price hike means more money for scavengers
Fuel price hike means more money for scavengersNana Rukmana, The Jakarta Post/Cirebon While many people are feeling the bite from recent fuel price increases, Cirebon scavengers are finding it a blessing in disguise.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Number of missing in Aceh revised down
Number of missing in Aceh revised downJerry Norton, Reuters/Jakarta Officials here have slashed by 60 percent their estimate of the number of people missing in Aceh province after the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami, because of better data collection.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Food aid and local production: Who will feed Aceh?
Food aid and local production: Who will feed Aceh?Indra Lubis and Isabelle Delforge Jakarta In the province of Aceh, the majority of the population makes its living from agribusiness or fishing. The 42,000 families depending on small-scale fisheries have been terribly devastated by the tsunami.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Flooding warning system broken
Flooding warning system broken JAMBI, Jambi: Seventeen out of 20 flood early warning devices in Jambi are broken, putting thousands of lives in the region at risk from flash floods, an expert says.The broken water-level recorders made it difficult for concerned parties to check the water levels in...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
TelkomFlexi moves to meet 3m subscribers target
TelkomFlexi moves to meet 3m subscribers targetThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesia's leading fixed-wireless service operator TelkomFlexi is upbeat that its target for three million new customers will be achieved this year, with the help of its new promotion program.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Teaching english in Indonesia: Whose rules should be followed?
Teaching english in Indonesia: Whose rules should be followed?Setiono, Jakarta Who owns the English language? Americans, the British, the Canadians, New Zealanders or Australians? There was a time when such a question proved to be well-founded.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Australia will not beg for East Asia Summit entry
Australia will not beg for East Asia Summit entryMichelle Nichols, Reuters/Canberra Australia would not beg for an invitation to join a summit of East Asian countries but should be a member because of its high- level involvement in the region, Prime Minister John Howard said on Friday.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Taufik edges Gade for semifinal place
Taufik edges Gade for semifinal placeAgence France-Presse, Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Taufik Hidayat repeated his excellent performance in Athens by beating former world number one Peter Gade to reach the semifinals at the Japan Open badminton tournament on Friday.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Government needs valid database on the poor
Government needs valid database on the poorThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Sutinah and her husband, residents of Rawa Badak, North Jakarta, have to feed six children, not to mention her parents, who all live in the same house.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Badminton
BadmintonJapan Open Results from the US$180,000 Japan Open badminton tournament on Friday (x denotes seeds): Men's singles quarterfinals Lin Dan (Chn x1) bt Bao Chunlai (Chn x5) 11-15, 15-6, 15-4 Kenneth Jonassen (Den x4) bt Lee Chong Wei (Mas x6) 15-10, 15-7 Chen Hong (Chn x3) bt Chen Yu (Chn)...
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Addressing gender needs in Aceh reconstruction
Addressing gender needs in Aceh reconstructionAndayani, Canada Since post-tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation was officially begun on March 26, there has been a need to call attention to whether women's needs have been appropriately addressed in Aceh.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Indonesia needs a more diversified financial sector
Indonesia needs a more diversified financial sectorP.S. Srinivas Jakarta Having put the crisis of eight years ago firmly behind it, Indonesia is now looking ahead -- to a more promising economic future for its people.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
JP/5/GOVERNOR
JP/5/GOVERNORWest Sumatra Governor fails in reelection bidSyofiardi Bachyul Jb The Jakarta Post/PadangZainal Bakar, a corruption suspect and former West Sumatra Governor, has failed in his bid to seek reelection this year.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
Fraud alleged in school probe
Fraud alleged in school probeThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The police are investigating the alleged embezzlement of around Rp 133 million of assistance funds for poor students at state junior high school No. 232 in Pisangan, Pulogadung, East Jakarta.The city police's fraud squad detectives chief, Adj.
Sat, 09 Apr 2005
KL minister will meet MILF leaders
KL minister will meet MILF leaders MALAYSIA: Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar will meet senior leaders of the Philippines' largest Muslim separatist group in southern Mindanao next week, an official said on Friday.