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Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Country of paradoxes
Country of paradoxesFrom Koran TempoIndonesia is a country of paradoxes: While it is rich in natural resources, its people remain poor; while officials are highly educated, the nation's human resources' capability is the lowest in Asia.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
1. INSIGHT: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. INSIGHT: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Adaptation, not reform, can improve UN security role 2. CARGO: 2 LINES, 20 COUNTS Pertamina must buy LNG as rescheduling fails 4. SWISS: 2 LINES, 24 COUNTS RI denies tsunami aid spent on Geneva villa
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Namibian arrested for cheating
Namibian arrested for cheating JAKARTA: Sr. Comr Tjiptono said on Monday that police arrested a 38-year-old Namibian named Lamberth on March 28 at the Ibis Hotel in West Jakarta for deceiving an Indonesian businessman.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
JP/8/BAKRIE
JP/8/BAKRIEBakrie & Brothers reschedules meetingBakrie & Brothers, one of Indonesia's oldest publicly listed holding companies, failed to gain approval for its planned rights issue because a quorum was not met during its scheduled extraordinary shareholders' meeting on Wednesday.Only 29.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Prudential records strong growth in premium income, profit
Prudential records strong growth in premium income, profit The Jakarta Post JakartaTop insurer PT Prudential Life Assurance (PLA), a subsidiary of Prudential Plc. -- a global financial service group based in London, posted a 130 percent jump in profit in 2004 from a year earlier boosted by rapid...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
1. NIAS: 2 X 24
1. NIAS: 2 X 24 Earthquake survivors recall being trapped under debris 2. TNI: 2 X 24 Critics caution over rise in TNI spending 3. CHOPPER: 2 X 25 RI gives 'medals of honor' to chopper crash victims 4. BAN: 2 X 27 New Zealand ban on military ties with RI will remain: PM Clark 5.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Discrepancy in development
Discrepancy in development The difference in the development in western Indonesia and eastern Indonesia is growing. This can be seen from all aspects of development such as education, health, transportation, social welfare and many other areas.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Students, beware of trap
Students, beware of trapFrom RepublikaStudent demonstrations against the fuel price increase have reaped public ridicule rather than support lately partly due to their destructive behavior, so that the effectiveness of such protests is to be doubted.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Fighting corruption
Fighting corruption Korean-style Riyadi Suparno's News Analysis titled Fighting corruption through civil service reform (The Jakarta Post, March 24) is worth commenting on. There are at least two points that need further elaborating. Firstly, the massive transfer of about 2.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Critics caution over rise in military spending
Critics caution over rise in military spendingTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, JakartaCritics of the military are worried that the government's proposal to increase the defense budget this year would be used to expand the Army's much-criticized territorial function.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
JP/6/EDITORIAL
JP/6/EDITORIALWhy Asia-Africa? On April 22 and April 23, Indonesia will host a major summit bringing together 106 delegations from Asia and Africa. More than 53 state leaders have confirmed their attendance at the summit, which will be followed by a gathering to commemorate the historic 1955...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Minister 'must resign' before running for PAN chairmanship
Minister 'must resign' before running for PAN chairmanshipTiarma Siboro and Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Semarang Leader of the country's second largest Muslim organization, Muhammadiyah, has called on Minister of Transportation Hatta Radjasa to resign from his Cabinet post before running...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Agency probes irregularities
Agency probes irregularities JAKARTA: The City Audit Agency (Bawasda) said on Monday that it would pursue alleged irregularities in the use of city budget by city agencies as discovered by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK)."We are following up the report.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Dispute won't stop mine sale: New Hope
Dispute won't stop mine sale: New HopeTan Hwee Ann, Bloomberg, Australia New Hope Corp., which is selling a stake in Indonesia's biggest coal mine, said the sale won't be stopped by a reported legal dispute between Indonesian buyer Edwin Soeryadjaya and a former stakeholder of the mine.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Two gunmen killed in southern RP
Two gunmen killed in southern RPPHILIPPINES: Two unidentified gunmen, suspected to be involved in the kidnapping of three Indonesians off Sabah last week, were killed in a shootout with government troops in the southern Philippines, a navy spokesman said on Monday.Capt.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
RI, Australia hail dawn of 'new era'
RI, Australia hail dawn of 'new era'Agencies, CanberraIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hailed a "new era" of relations with Australia here on Monday as a spate of shared tragedies brought the once-rival neighboring nations closer together.
Tue, 05 Apr 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.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Locals get a look-in at Bali Open billiards tourney
Locals get a look-in at Bali Open billiards tourney Moch N. Kurniawan The Jakarta Post Kuta, Bali As qualifying rounds began at the A Mild Bali International Open began on Monday, many local hopefuls showed up to compete for a place among top-ranked billiard players from 18 countries in the main...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Excise duty rise urged to strengthen antitobacco campaign
Excise duty rise urged to strengthen antitobacco campaign Tony Hotland The Jakarta Post/JakartaObservers renewed a call on Monday for the government to strengthen the country's flaccid antitobacco campaign and to soon sign the United Nations-brokered international convention on tobacco control.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
JP/4/POPE
JP/4/POPERI delegates set to fly for VaticanThe Jakarta Post Jakarta/Jayapura/KupangNahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah leaders are joining an Indonesian delegation sent by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that will leave for the Vatican on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Canberra summit marks new era in RI-Aussie ties
Canberra summit marks new era in RI-Aussie tiesS.P. Seth, Sydney Indonesia is currently the flavor of the month with the government and the media in Australia. Canberra feels good with its generous tsunami aid package and humanitarian aid.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Tsunami-related soil damage less severe than feared: Experts
Tsunami-related soil damage less severe than feared: ExpertsGrant Peck, Associated Press/BangkokThe contamination of soil by salt water -- a potentially serious effect from December's devastating Indian Ocean tsunami -- has been less severe than originally expected, agricultural experts said...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
1. Visit --- 1x32
1. Visit --- 1x32 RI, Australia hail dawn of 'new era' 2. Exodus --- 3x9 Simeulue deserted as people flee 3. Unocal --- 1x30 Steps urged to boost antitobacco drive 4. Cardinal - 1x45 Pope's funeral April 8 as cardinals look to future
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Singapore's award-winning gallery highlights Yogyakarta artists
Singapore's award-winning gallery highlights Yogyakarta artistsCarla Bianpoen, Contributor, SingaporeOn April 8, Singapore's iPreciation gallery opens an exhibition of eight new-generation Indonesian artists.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
RI to rethink tariff cut on bus parts
RI to rethink tariff cut on bus partsPhelim Kyne, Dow Jones/JakartaIndonesia's recent easing in bus part import tariffs may flood the market with lower-cost China imports that could throw hundreds of employees of DaimlerChrysler AG's local unit out of work, a company executive said recently.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Frontline appeals against KPPU ruling
Frontline appeals against KPPU rulingLeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaSeeking to clear its name from accusations of collusion accusation, the winner of a tender to purchase Pertamina tankers, Frontline Ltd.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
UI, UKM to share research materials
UI, UKM to share research materials DEPOK: The University of Indonesia (UI) and the University of Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) have agreed to exchange research materials on medicine and health.Head of public relations of UI Henny Widyaningsih said on Monday that the two universities would also...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Move to sue PKB 'unreasonable'
Move to sue PKB 'unreasonable'KEDIRI: The National Awakening Party's (PKB) decision last year to suspend party leader Alwi Shihab and secretary-general Saifullah Yusuf after the two accepted Cabinet posts was final, a party official said on Monday.
Tue, 05 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 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"...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Nias earthquake victims left untreated
Nias earthquake victims left untreatedApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Gunung SitoliFor two days, Fajarman Harefa has been crying out in pain because his left leg is broken. He was injured after his house on Nias island collapsed when the 8.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the island.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
*Critics caution over rise in TNI spending Page 2
*Critics caution over rise in TNI spending Page 2 *Pertamina must buy LNG as rescheduling fails Page 3 *Policemen busted for illegal logging Page 4 *Why U.S. neocons dislike Kofi Annan Page 7 *Sutiyoso OKs tariff subsidy for monorail Page 8 *Locals get a look-in at Bali Open billiard tourney Page 9...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
New Zealand ban on military ties with RI will remain: PM Clark
New Zealand ban on military ties with RI will remain: PM ClarkRay Lilley, Associated Press/WellingtonNew Zealand's five-year ban on military ties with Indonesia will remain in place, Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Monday, despite steps by the U.S.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Semen Gresik delays submitting earnings
Semen Gresik delays submitting earnings JAKARTA: PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia's biggest cement maker by volume, missed a March 31 deadline to submit its 2004 earnings because an accounting firm has not completed an audit of one of its units.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
JP/6/EDITORIAL
JP/6/EDITORIALWhy Asia-Africa? On April 22 and April 23, Indonesia will host a major summit bringing together 106 delegations from Asia and Africa. More than 53 state leaders have confirmed their attendance at the summit, which will be followed by a gathering to commemorate the historic 1955...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
KPPI close to completing 1st safeguard case
KPPI close to completing 1st safeguard caseZakki P. Hakim, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe Indonesian Trade Safeguard Committee (KPPI), is to announce soon its first-ever decision, which concerns the question as to whether it is necessary for the government to protect the local ceramic tableware...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Central dominance foils selection of candidates
Central dominance foils selection of candidatesOyos Saroso H.N., The Jakarta Post, BandarlampungSeveral members of the Democratic Party's Bandarlampung branch executive board (DPC) are dejected, not because they lost in the direct regional leadership election but because their candidacy was not...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Indonesian delegates set to fly to Vatican
Indonesian delegates set to fly to VaticanThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta, Jayapura/KupangNahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah leaders are joining an Indonesian delegation sent by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono that will leave for the Vatican on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Garuda service
Garuda service After a blissful four-day holiday in Bali, my husband and I made our way to the airport at Denpasar on March 27. We were scheduled to travel on Garuda Indonesia's GA 417, scheduled to depart at 5 p.m., arriving in Jakarta at 5:40 p.m.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Ending gentle criticism of Myanmar
Ending gentle criticism of Myanmar As the date for Myanmar to take over the leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations approaches, the grouping will face a choice: Either allow the repressive regime to take over the chair next summer and face international ostracism, or force the...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
30% of Nias inmates report to police
30% of Nias inmates report to police JAKARTA: Around 30 percent of inmates from Gunung Sitoli Penitentiary in Nias, who escaped during last week's massive earthquake, have reported to local police stations, according to a senior officer at National Police Headquarters.National Police spokesman Sr.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Illegal miners use spoons and forks to dig way to freedom
Illegal miners use spoons and forks to dig way to freedomAbdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJakarta Police internal affairs is now interrogating Adj. Comr. Haryono, chief of Bojong Gede Police subprecinct in Bogor, West Java, over the escape of seven detainees on Sunday.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Thousands flee over quake rumor
Thousands flee over quake rumorKAMPAR, Riau: Thousands of Kampar residents fled their homes on Sunday after rumors that the Koto Panjang Dam had cracked during the recent earthquake in Nias.As of Monday morning, many residents were still seeking refuge on higher ground.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Indonesia quake adds to fears of more disasters
Indonesia quake adds to fears of more disasters Stuart Grudgings Reuters/JakartaThe massive tremor that struck northern Indonesia this week has confirmed experts' fears that a December earthquake set off a domino effect of seismic instability that could last decades and kill thousands.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Friends down under
Friends down underIt was hailed as a "new era" of relations between Indonesia and Australia. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister John Howard both came out of their meeting in Canberra on Monday beaming with mutual praise and confidence over the future of ties between the often...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Five injured in hotel collapse
Five injured in hotel collapseApriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, MedanA five-story hotel in the Kisaran area of Medan, North Sumatra, collapsed on Monday morning, leaving five people seriously injured.There were no deaths reported as of Monday afternoon, but there are fear that people may still be...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, April 5, 2005
TV Program: Tuesday, April 5, 2005TVRI .TB.30" .90" 5:00 a.m. Religious Teachings6:00 News: Berita Pagi7:00 Cartoon: Maya the Bee8:30 Music: Asik-asik10:00 Talk Show: Agribiz11:00 Documentary12:00 p.m. Pop Songs1:00 News: Berita Siang1:30 Animal Documentary2:00 Singing Contest: Konteswara 3:00...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Volunteers replace students in fight against dengue fever
Volunteers replace students in fight against dengue feverThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThirty-eight residents of Pasar Minggu subdistrict, South Jakarta, formed a team of volunteers on Monday to battle the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the deadly dengue fever virus through a 30-minute inspection...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 4, 2005
Stock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on April 4, 2005 ______________________________________________________________________________ Shares Close Change Trading Volume ______________________________________________________________________________ Abdi Bangsa Tbk 275 0 0 Ades...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
A new era in RI-Aussie ties?
A new era in RI-Aussie ties?S.P. Seth Sydney Indonesia is currently the flavor of the month with the government and the media in Australia. Canberra feels good with its generous tsunami aid package and humanitarian aid.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Splinter group won't form rival board
Splinter group won't form rival boardThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe splinter group in the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said on Monday its leaders would accommodate the aspirations of party members who seek internal reform.