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Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Security status lowered in Timor
Security status lowered in TimorKUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: The United Nations Security Council lowered its alert status in West Timor regency from an Alert IV to an Alert III in response to improved security, a senior government official said on Monday.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
City plans to remove Kota terminal
City plans to remove Kota terminalThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe West Jakarta municipality plans to remove the bus terminal in downtown Kota, West Jakarta in order to help alleviate chronic traffic congestion around the old downtown area and get rid of all the eyesores.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
City OKs fare subsidy for monorail
City OKs fare subsidy for monorailDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, JakartaGovernor Sutiyoso revealed on Monday that the city administration had decided to accept the request by the PT Jakarta Monorail (JM) consortium, for a subsidy for monorail fares in order to keep them at an affordable level of...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
DBS leads S'pore charge into RI
DBS leads S'pore charge into RI SINGAPORE: Singapore's largest lender is leading the charge for a bigger piece of Indonesia's banking action, with plans to open six more branches by the end of the year, a DBS executive said in a report published on Monday.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Merpati adds flights to Nias
Merpati adds flights to Nias JAKARTA: To assist relief work on earthquake-devastated Nias island, Merpati Nusantara Airlines has added two additional flights each day between Medan and Gunung Sitoli and Sibolga.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Farming activities, such as duck and pig breeding, also receive
Farming activities, such as duck and pig breeding, also receive financial support from FreeportBAnastasia Tekege runs a small shop in addition to her construction businessC PT Kapiri, which runs an ice factory in Mapura Jaya, is managed by a local businessman
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
Taxi fares are higher than my salary
Taxi fares are higher than my salaryBeginning April. 1, the Jakarta administration has allowed taxi operators to raise their fares by as high as 38 percent for the waiting fee, despite the fact that their services are often below par.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
A war among brothers?
A war among brothers? I remember a teaching from Tsun Szu in his famous masterpiece The Art of War to the effect that a good "war" is won without a drop of blood being spilt on earth. And another thinker, whose name I forget (may God pardon me), says that a war is the result of a bad political...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Policemen busted for illegal logging
Policemen busted for illegal loggingEva C. Komandjaja, The Jakarta Post, JakartaThe National Police have arrested two police officers in Papua for allegedly facilitating illegal logging in the province and failing to come forward with evidence.A spokesman for the National Police, Sr. Comr.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Caltex interested in supplying fuel to RI
Caltex interested in supplying fuel to RILeony Aurora, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOil producer Caltex has expressed interest in supplying and retailing fuel here, and has submitted an application for a business permit.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Coal boosts RI non-oil, gas exports
Coal boosts RI non-oil, gas exportsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe robust demand for coal in the global market is one of the main driver's behind a 79.53 percent jump in the nation's first two-month non-oil and gas exports, a Central Statistics Agency (BPS) official said.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Collecting artifacts for the sake of posterity
Collecting artifacts for the sake of posterityEmmy Fitri, The Jakarta Post, JakartaIt was in 1969 that a young, high-spirited Austrian chef, keen to explore a country emerging from bloody political turmoil, first set foot in Denpasar, Bali.
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
Constitution to get local translations
Constitution to get local translationsAndi Hajramurni, The Jakarta Post, MakassarTo assist the public in interpreting the amended Constitution, the Constitutional Court has recommended that regional administrations work together with higher learning institutions to translate it into their...
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Jamsostek has new board of directors
Jamsostek has new board of directorsThe Jakarta Post, JakartaState Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto replaced on Monday the board of directors of state-owned insurance company PT Jamsostek, asking them to increase the number of policy holders and improve the welfare scheme for them.
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
1. Loggers (1x35)
1. Loggers (1x35) Policemen busted for illegal logging 2. Envoy (3x14) RI delegates set to fly to Vatican 3. Pan (2x28) Minister 'must resign' before running for PAN chairmanship 5. Susul (2x23) Traumatized students return to schools
Tue, 05 Apr 2005
Bakrie group reschedules meeting
Bakrie group 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
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...
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Ministry to audit 3G license holders
Ministry to audit 3G license holdersThe Jakarta Post, JakartaFaced with problems of ineffectiveness in firms currently holding 3G licenses, the Ministry of Information and Communications is undergoing an audit on the telecommunication companies.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Papal legacy
Papal legacy The comments of two Catholic women -- one from the world's newest state, East Timor, the other from New York -- about Pope John Paul II, the former leader of about 1.1 billion Catholic faithful, accurately reflected the feelings of so many people around the globe.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Police powerless against illegal cars
Police powerless against illegal carsBATAM, Riau Islands: The widespread use of smuggled cars from Singapore and Malaysia by local residents in Batam has caused many cars to carry similar license plate numbers, police officials say.Chief of Barelang police traffic unit, First Adj. Comr.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Indonesia's precious chance for international respect
Indonesia's precious chance for international respectWimar Witoelar, Jakarta They say political discontent comes from raised expectations. That was the case with the raised expectations arising out of the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono campaign, and it could become the case now as the government promises...
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
City administration told to crack down on illegal fees
City administration told to crack down on illegal feesBambang Nurbianto The Jakarta Post/JakartaFactions in the City Council expressed concern on Tuesday over illegal fees collected by city administration officials and thugs and urged authorities to crack down on such practices.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Coaches suggest matches suspension
Coaches suggest matches suspension MILAN, Italy: The coaches of leading Serie A teams called for the suspension of Italian league matches this weekend in a sign of respect for the seriously ill Pope John Paul II.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Princes among the 'papabili', the men who could be pope
Princes among the 'papabili', the men who could be popeAgence France-Presse, Vatican CityThere is no clear favorite to succeed Pope John Paul II as the Roman Catholic Church's 264th leader, but several cardinals are thought to have the calibre, charisma and political clout to prevail at a conclave...
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
'Totus tuus' -- a pope who dedicated himself to humanity
'Totus tuus' -- a pope who dedicated himself to humanity Early life Karol Wojtyla was born on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, near Krakow. His father was a non-commissioned officer in the Polish army and his mother died in 1929 when he was eight.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Pope John Paul II, giant of the age
Pope John Paul II, giant of the agePhilip Pullella, Reuters/Vatican CityAdored by many, attacked by others, Pope John Paul is the most prominent religious leader and perhaps the most widely recognized person in the world.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
'Everybody feels a personal link with him'
'Everybody feels a personal link with him'Kornelius Purba, The Jakarta Post It was Saturday morning on Feb. 5, 2000 in the Vatican audience room. After receiving then president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid, Pope John Paul II blessed 11 Indonesian Catholic businessmen and journalists who were...
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Riau to host Physics Olympiad
Riau to host Physics OlympiadPEKANBARU, Riau: Some 116 participants from 20 countries will be coming to the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru for the 6th Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) next month, official said on Saturday.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Jakarta mulling an extra holiday
Jakarta mulling an extra holiday JAKARTA: The central government is still considering granting Jakarta schools a public holiday on April 21, the day when most of the heads of state participating in the Asian-African Summit are expected to arrive.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
More govt fees planned for tourist industry
More govt fees planned for tourist industry City to cut kerosene red tape Airport takes over taxi service More residents lack access to health services 'Teach bad taxi drivers a lesson' Over 100 bomb threats received since Australian Embassy attack
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Effects of fuel price hike
Effects of fuel price hike I am writing in response to the article published on March 28. The article is titled, Who fights for the poor?.The ostensible purpose of the article was to investigate the effects of the rise in fuel prices.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
PDI-P sets target in local elections
PDI-P sets target in local electionsM. Taufiqurrahman and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, DenpasarThe Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has changed the much criticized selection of candidates for regional executive posts, which in the past was determined by the central board.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Airport takes over taxi service
Airport takes over taxi serviceMulta Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, TangerangIn response to complaints over illegal fees and robberies in taxis leaving the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II has introduced a new transportation system.
Mon, 04 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.
Mon, 04 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...
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Oh wants to find Indonesia's next tae kwon do champions
Oh wants to find Indonesia's next tae kwon do championsMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Expatriate workers come and go, but tae kwon do coach Oh Il Nam is here for the long haul in the country he considers his second home.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
1. POPE: 2 X 20
1. POPE: 2 X 20TO BE SENT LATER 2. NIAS: 3 X 15 Pope's death and crash test faith on quake island 3. RI: 3 X 17 Pope was a man of peace for Indonesia: Muslim leaders
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
1. INSIGHT: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS
1. INSIGHT: 1 LINE, 49 COUNTS Indonesia's precious chance for international respect 2. QUAKE: 1 LINE, 20 COUNTS New quakes trigger panic 3. PRAYERS: 1 LINE, 33 COUNTS Mourning Catholics flock to churches 4. VISIT: 1 LINE, 32 COUNTS Tragedy hangs over SBY's Australia trip
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Tragedy hangs over SBY's Australia trip
Tragedy hangs over SBY's Australia tripRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, DarwinPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono began a two-day visit to Australia on Sunday, expressing sadness over the deaths of nine Australian military personnel in a helicopter crash during relief work on...
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
KL seeks closer cooperation with RI
KL seeks closer cooperation with RIMALAYSIA: Malaysia has called on Indonesia to work more closely to combat piracy in the Malacca Strait following a rash of attacks on ships using the busy shipping lane, news reports said on Sunday.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Poverty and the prospects for democracy
Poverty and the prospects for democracySirojudin Abbas, Jakarta The latest report released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in December, 2004, reveals that 17.4 percent (37.4 million) of the Indonesian population live in extreme poverty (under the poverty line).
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Reyes saves best for last in Sian tour 9-ball final
Reyes saves best for last in Sian tour 9-ball finalMoch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite flirting with defeat in earlier rounds, Efren "The Magician" Reyes emerged the winner of the second leg of the San Miguel Asian 9-ball Tour in Central Jakarta.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Govt calls on NGOs to obey prevailing rules
Govt calls on NGOs to obey prevailing rulesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaThe government has called on local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to obey the laws governing the establishment of such groups, and has asked foreign NGOs to obtain official permission to carry out work in the country.
Mon, 04 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.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
IBI plans giving free services
IBI plans giving free services JAKARTA: The Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) plans to provide free medical examinations for pregnant women and free immunization for infants on the occasion of World Health Day, which falls on April 7, according to Harni Koesno, the president of IBI.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Gedung Merdeka restored as Bandung icon
Gedung Merdeka restored as Bandung iconYuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, BandungHeads of state from Asian and African countries will meet again at Bandung's Gedung Merdeka and have time to reminisce during the commemoration of the 50th golden jubilee of the Asian-African Summit.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Mourning Catholics flock to churches
Mourning Catholics flock to churchesThe Jakarta Post, JakartaDevout Catholics across Indonesia mourned the passing of Pope John Paul II on Sunday morning, with many lowering flags to half mast and ringing the church bells before attending requiem masses in various churches.
Mon, 04 Apr 2005
Howard: Deadly crash of chopper 'heartbreaking'
Howard: Deadly crash of chopper 'heartbreaking'Agence France-Presse, Sydney, AustraliaAustralian leaders expressed their heartbreak on Sunday after nine defense personnel were killed when a navy helicopter crashed while on a mercy mission to earthquake stricken areas of Indonesia.