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Fri, 29 Apr 2005
EMP to spend $58 million on marginal fields
EMP to spend $58 million on marginal fieldsLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaLocal oil and gas firm PT Energy Mega Persada (EMP) will spend US$58 million to develop its two marginal fields and cash in on an incentive recently offered by the government.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Toyota Q1 domestic sales up 34%
Toyota Q1 domestic sales up 34%The Jakarta Post, JakartaPT Toyota Astra Motor (TAM), the distribution arm for Toyota in Indonesia, reported a 34 percent increase in this year's first- quarter sales compared to the same period last year.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
*Neloe quizzed again over Bank Mandiri scam Page 2
*Neloe quizzed again over Bank Mandiri scam Page 2 *Aceh's inconsistent law a means of repression Page 4 *Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to graft Page 6 *Garbage slide victims demand compensation Page 8 *Parking attendants eat away company revenue Page 9 *PM Koizumi courts India as China's...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
TV Today: Saturday, April 30, 2005
TV Today: Saturday, April 30, 2005TVRI 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Tabulaga7:30 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 Music5:30...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Nepalese drug suspect shot dead
Nepalese drug suspect shot deadAbdul Khalik and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Denpasar, BaliA suspected Nepalese drug trafficker, identified as Man Sing Gale, 40, was shot dead on Wednesday as he allegedly resisted arrest by agents of the National Narcotic Agency (BNN) and Bekasi...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
FM offers soothing words for E. Timor
FM offers soothing words for E. TimorAUSTRALIA: Australia is not trying take advantage of tiny East Timor in border negotiations with the impoverished half-island nation that could decide the fate of billions of dollars in oil and gas reserves, the country's foreign minister said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Danamon net Rp 640b in profit
Danamon net Rp 640b in profit PT Bank Danamon Indonesia posted a 17 percent increase in first-quarter net profit largely due to an increase in net interest income, the bank's Chief Financial Officer Vera Eve Liem told reporters on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank Mandiri
Neloe grilled again over alleged scam at Bank MandiriEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) questioned Bank Mandiri president ECW Neloe for the second day on Thursday over an alleged lending scandal involving the state-owned bank.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlement
Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlementHera Diani, The Jakarta Post, JakartaActivists have warned that the government blueprint for the reconstruction of tsunami-stricken Aceh and North Sumatra, may be inaccurate and prone to embezzlement.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Indonesia illegal workers return home
Indonesia illegal workers return homeFadli, The Jakarta Post, Tanjung PinangSome 184 Indonesian illegal workers arrived back in Indonesia at the Sri Bintan Pura International Port in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands province on Thursday from Malaysia.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
2 headings for potpourri
2 headings for potpourri 1. VIET -- 3 x 19 In Vietnam, millions claw their way out of poverty 2. BEATLES -- 1 x 38 Postwar generation is changing Vietnam
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
On Mount Semeru
On Mount Semeru I am writing in response to the photo and caption published on the front page of The Jakarta Post on April 17. The photo displays Mount Semeru, located southeast of Surabaya. The caption states that Indonesia lies along the geologically active "Pacific Ring of Fire" and has more...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
1. FPI (1x28)
1. FPI (1x28) Artists accused of blasphemy 2. Shoot (2x18) Officers to undergo more psych tests 3. Gam (2x30) Conflict 'intensifying' in Aceh despite peace talks 4. Fund (3x18) Activists say Aceh blueprint prone to embezzlement
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officers
Experts see rise in crimes by soldiers, police officersAbdul Khalik The Jakarta Post/JakartaThe number of crimes involving soldiers and police officers in the capital will rise unless the authorities start to come down hard on personnel who break the law, an expert says.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Garbage slide victims demand compensation
Garbage slide victims demand compensationYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungAfter being left in uncertainty for over two months, victims of the garbage landslide at the Leuwigajah dumping site in South Cimahi, West Java, have decided to take the matter to court on Thursday, demanding...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Bank NISP's Q1 profit jumps 72%
Bank NISP's Q1 profit jumps 72%JAKARTA: PT Bank NISP, an Indonesian lender controlled by Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., posted a 72 percent rise in first-quarter profit as it expanded lending.Net income rose to Rp 95.99 billion (US$10 million) from Rp 55.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer?
Is our investment promoter aspiring to be a boxer?Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post When they had the chance to meet up with him during his visit to Copenhagen this week, his former mentors at the National Bank of Denmark may well have asked Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) chairman Theo...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
On Monday 18 April, 850 meters of NATO bridges were transferred
On Monday 18 April, 850 meters of NATO bridges were transferred to Indonesia by the Netherlands. An engineering detachment of the Royal Dutch Army was responsible for the transport of the bridges to Indonesia.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
TNI to boycott meetings on shooting
TNI to boycott meetings on shootingKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The Indonesian Military (TNI) will not attend any meetings to discuss the recent shooting along the border between Indonesia and East Timor that left First Lt. Deddy Setyawan injured, a senior TNI officer said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
'Dewa, FPI should resolve dispute'
'Dewa, FPI should resolve dispute'Rock band Dewa was reported to the city police by a number of Muslim organizations led by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) last Monday for using the Arabic world of Allah on the cover of its Laskar Cinta (Soldier of Love) album.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Corby maintains innocence on final day of trial
Corby maintains innocence on final day of trialWahjoe Boediwardhana, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarWith her eyes glistening with tears, Australian drug-accused Schapelle L. Corby maintained her defense plea that she was the victim of drug smugglers on the final day of her trial at the Denpasar District...
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
[b]Susilo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla promised to honor press
Susilo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla promised to honor press freedom during their election campaign, but since coming to office their government has done the contrary.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Kofi Annan says consensus over Asian for UN top post
Kofi Annan says consensus over Asian for UN top postKamil Zaheer, Reuters/New DelhiUnited Nations members generally agree that Asia should provide the next head for the global body, after a break of three decades, Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Talks on Timor Sea issue near end
Talks on Timor Sea issue near endAgence France-Presse, Sydney Australia and its tiny neighbor East Timor are moving closer to a deal on sharing billions of dollars' worth of oil and gas reserves under the Timor Sea.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Conflict 'intensifying' in Aceh despite peace talks
Conflict 'intensifying' in Aceh despite peace talksAgencies, Banda Aceh/JakartaAttacks by separatist rebels in the tsunami-hit province of Aceh have intensified in recent weeks despite a renewed peace dialog, military officials said on Thursday.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Association sees money in pork
Association sees money in porkPURWOKERTO, Central Java: A monogastric association estimates that up to 20 million people in the country regularly eat pork, making this a potentially lucrative market segment.
Fri, 29 Apr 2005
Kamoro of West Papua exhibit art works in Jakarta
Kamoro of West Papua exhibit art works in JakartaEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta"They are lovers, not fighters," said the celebrated photographer Kal Muller when asked to describe the Kamoro people, an ethnic tribe in Papua.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
PLN to reduce diesel-fueled plants
PLN to reduce diesel-fueled plants JAKARTA: State electricity company PLN plans to gradually reduce its use of diesel fuel to run its power plants, following a decline in the country's oil production and rising energy prices.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
East Asia's growth to slow down in 2005
East Asia's growth to slow down in 2005Bernice Han, Agence France-Presse, Singapore Growth in East Asia's emerging economies is projected to slow to 6.0 percent in 2005 as it moves into a phase of more moderate, sustained expansion, the World Bank said on Wednesday.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
'Rolling Stone' ready to rock
'Rolling Stone' ready to rockM. Taufiqurrahman, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe waiting is now over. Those who have been dissatisfied with dumbing down local music newspapers and longed for a prime media to quench their thirst for an intelligent music guide can now rejoice the publication of the...
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Death sentence for corruptors
Death sentence for corruptorsFrom Media IndonesiaThe attorney general has said that capital punishment is still needed to deter criminals, but the sentence has not been handed down to any corruptors, and yet the country is still in the midst of a crisis.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Earthquake, tsunami ruin W. Sumatra's tourist industry
Earthquake, tsunami ruin W. Sumatra's tourist industrySyofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, PadangHotel and travel operators in West Sumatra have suffered large losses following the tsunami in Aceh and the earthquake in Nias.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Foreign 'professor' apprehended for trying to cheat rector
Foreign 'professor' apprehended for trying to cheat rectorTheresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, BogorA Pakistani claiming to be a professor was arrested by Bogor Police after he tried to hypnotize Ibnu Khaldum University (UIK) rector Didin Saefudin on Wednesday.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Rich-poor gap widens in communist Vietnam, but millions climbing
Rich-poor gap widens in communist Vietnam, but millions climbing out of poverty [ Eds: The Vietnam war ended on April 30, 1975.[ AP Photos DL101, 103-104[ By DENIS D. GRAY= Associated Press Writer= HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Denis D.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
ASEAN to look into free trade pact with EU
ASEAN to look into free trade pact with EUAgence France-Presse, HanoiEconomic ministers from Southeast Asian nations ended a meeting in Vietnam on Wednesday agreeing to study a potential free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, a joint statement said.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
*Govt allows delay in direct regional elections Page 2
*Govt allows delay in direct regional elections Page 2 *Alwi camp sets conditions for PKB reconciliation Page 4 *Five E. Java firms blacklisted as polluters Page 5 *Human rights violations continue to haunt us Page 6 *Council unearths more irregularities in KPUD Page 8 *Empty-handed Sutan gives...
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Council unearths more irregularities in KPUD
Council unearths more irregularities in KPUDDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe City Council has said it can corroborate alleged irregularities in the use of funds by the Jakarta Elections Commission (KPUD) during the 2004 election.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Poverty and apathy
Poverty and apathyWe heard resolute words from Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Wednesday -- that in three years, there should be no more elementary school buildings on the verge of collapse.In various areas, he said, many schools are in bad condition and need urgent attention, so that in a couple of...
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Two malpractice cases a month
Two malpractice cases a month JAKARTA: West Jakarta Health Agency office head Indrawati Hadi said on Wednesday that two malpractice cases were reported to her office every month, as reported by beritajakarta.com on Wednesday.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Govt to focus on education, health in eliminating poverty
Govt to focus on education, health in eliminating povertyUrip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has reiterated its vow to improve the living conditions of people by raising the quality of public education and health services.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
China's Hu boosts Manila ties with investments
China's Hu boosts Manila ties with investmentsStuart Grudgings, Reuters/ManilaChinese President Hu Jintao reaffirmed burgeoning ties with the Philippines on Wednesday by agreeing investments and loans worth US$1.7 billion to fund infrastructure and mining projects in the Southeast Asian nation.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Government issues decree allowing delay in regional elections
Government issues decree allowing delay in regional electionsMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government issued on Wednesday a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) that will enable the postponement of direct regional elections for regents, mayors and governors.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Koreans smell opportunity in resto business
Koreans smell opportunity in resto businessThe Jakarta Post JakartaAn inviting smell of oven-baked pizza lingers in the left wing of Entertainment Xchange in Plaza Indonesia on Jl. M.H. Thamrin in Central Jakarta.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
City plays down Menteng field history
City plays down Menteng field historyDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe city administration played down on Wednesday the historical value of the Menteng soccer field in Central Jakarta and insisted that it would go ahead with its plan to convert the field into what it describes as a...
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Rupiah Rates April 27
Rupiah Rates April 27 Banknote rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Australian dollar 1 7,861.54 7,083.50 7,511.11 7,433.80 Brunei dollar 1 6,145.08 5,537.38 5,871.16 5,811.22 Canadian dollar 1 8,141.31 7,336.06 7,778.40 7,698.85 Swiss franc 1 8,531.76 7,685.84 8,151.45 8,065.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Susilo steps in to ease panic over rupiah
Susilo steps in to ease panic over rupiahRendi A. Witular and Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, JakartaPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made an impromptu visit to the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) on Wednesday to encourage the business community to have confidence in the country's economy, following...
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
BCA Q1 net rises to Rp 837 billion
BCA Q1 net rises to Rp 837 billionBloomberg/Jakarta PT Bank Central Asia, Indonesia's second-largest lender by assets, said first-quarter profit rose about 9 percent as it earned more interest income by expanding lending. The bank said it's planning a share buyback.
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Ready to help,
Ready to help, but no one asked. I am interested to know why your country did not ask for help with rescuing village people trapped in the aftermath of the recent earthquake on the island of Nias.I am a member of New Zealand's Specialized Urban Search And Rescue task force, and we were saddened to...
Thu, 28 Apr 2005
Asia-Pacific youth share experiences on drugs
Asia-Pacific youth share experiences on drugsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaPrevention, people say, is better than cure. In most cases, this should be relatively straightforward. Not, however, when it comes to preventing drug abuse.